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It's been a banner year so far for many Carlton County cross country runners, and it's all coming down to the line this week at the Cloquet Country Club. The Section 7 cross country meet will take place in Cloquet Thursday at CCC, after this issue of the Pine Knot News went to press. The Class A girls will kick things off at 11 a.m., the Class A boys follow at 11:45 a.m. Then it's the Class AA girls at 3 p.m. and things will wrap up at 3:45 p.m. with the Class AA boys race. Expect the weather...
CROSS COUNTRY Section 7A and 7AA sections were set for Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Cloquet Country Club Golf Course with 7A races starting at 11 a.m. and 7AA races starting at 3 p.m. The State meet is Nov. 2 at St. Olaf College, Northfield. GIRLS SOCCER SECTIONS The Cloquet-Carlton girls team was set to play Academy of Holy Angels in a state quarterfinals match Thursday night, Oct. 24, at Chisago Lakes High School in Lindstrom. The winner of that game will play at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 at U.S. Bank Stadium against either Orono or Rochester...
After going undefeated during the regular season the Carlton-Wrenshall Raptors football team had to hit the road and play as the No. 5 seed in the Section 7A football tournament against the No. 4 seeded North Woods Grizzlies. The reason? The Raptors played a nine-man schedule and had to bump up to 11-man after combining their two programs earlier this year. In the end, the Raptors came away with a solid 33-18 win on the road. “We felt as a team that we have not received the respect that we d...
Playing with a roster of just 12 players all season, somehow Cromwell-Wright not only finished the season, but gave Hill City/Northland a scare in a 30-20 road loss on Tuesday in the opening round of the Section 5 nine-man football tournament. The Cardinals trailed 22-20 at halftime. Despite trailing, they appeared to be the team controlling the line of scrimmage. “At halftime I felt like we controlled the first half but were down two because we gave up big plays,” said Cards coach Jeff Gro...
The Braham Bombers jumped out early and never were threatened in their 48-8 win over the Barnum Bombers in a Section 7A football game in Braham Tuesday night. “Braham has good size across their offensive front and our guys had a hard time controlling the line of scrimmage,” said Barnum coach Mike Klyve. “Their run game up the middle was strong, and when we adjusted they used their speed and got out to the edge effectively with the outside run game and screen game.” A big thorn in Barnum'...
It was a tough weekend for the Minnesota Wilderness hockey team, which dropped both games of its weekend matchup with the Aberdeen Wings. The Wilderness fell 4-3 in the opener on Friday night and 4-0 on Saturday at home at Northwoods Credit Union Arena. In Friday's opening game, the Wilderness took a 1-0 lead after the first period on a goal by Eric Fawkes - his third of the season - on assists from Gavin Rassmussen and Ryan Nelson, who both played high school hockey for Cloquet-Esko-Carlton....
The Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Thunder Football team wrapped up its 2019 season with a heartbreaking, last-minute 41-36 loss to Minnesota West Technical and Community College Saturday, Oct. 19. The Thunder scored with 3:03 remaining in the fourth quarter to take a 36-33 lead heading into the game’s final minutes. Minnesota West answered with a long drive and scored with 41 seconds remaining and then held on defensively to close out the Thunder’s season. The Thunder fell behind 13-...
Fall is in the air, and retiree darts are zooming at targets at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Cloquet. Friday morning dart league has resumed play from now through April. The Major League Baseball playoffs are nearly, but not quite, as stressful as the three games played each week by these seniors. The games - with randomly picked teams each week - begin every Friday at 9 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church's Fellowship Hall on the corner of 12th Street and Doddridge Avenue. "We have guys...
The four-day MEA weekend is a Minnesota tradition. A holiday without the stress and busy schedule of an actual holiday. By the time everyone rolled out of bed Thursday morning, I was heavily gauging interest in a day trip. Two of my boys took the bait. Joseph, David and I loaded up and headed west. By mid-morning, we pulled into the market at Malmo on the northeast side of Mille Lacs. I topped off the gas tank in the Big Blue Lund as Joseph and David ran inside to gather armfuls of sugar- and...
Jules Massenet’s “Cendrillon” or, as we now know it, “Cinderella,” first debuted at the National Theater of the Opéra Comique in Paris in 1899. On Monday, it was performed in the Wrenshall School commons for a raucous crowd of grade-schoolers by Little Opera of the North, presented by Lyric Opera of the North’s Little Loon program. “This was totally different from the movie,” exclaimed one awestruck student after the performance. “There was real magic … and the prince actually sang in thi...
The Chilloween Halloween party is Friday, Oct. 25 inside the Cromwell Park Pavilion (no kids on the playground/outside). From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the party is geared toward kids in 6th grade and younger, and toward grades 7-12 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Costumes are encouraged for all ages — even adults! This is a free event with music, supper, prizes and treats. Elementary-age kids must be with a chaperone, and older kids are to leave or be picked up by 11:15 p.m. We rely completely on volunteers a...
The recent wind and rain have taken a toll on the leaves. In turn, the crinkly debris is strewn all over, leading to the debate on collecting or ignoring them. Whatever side of the fence you sit on regarding handling the leaves, one place they most assuredly shouldn’t be is the street. Why? Because the end destination, come the next rain, is a nearby storm drain leading to a nearby water feature. “What’s the big deal?” you might ask. Let me explain. When fall approaches, trees begin taking...
Janith Lee Wadman, 87, passed away surrounded by family Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Janith was born Oct. 7, 1932 to Harry and Reva (Dunton) Carlson in Waite Park. She graduated from Annandale High School and continued her education at the Minneapolis Business School. Following her education, she was employed at Occident Elevator in Minneapolis. Janith married Donald Wadman on June 19, 1954 in Annandale, and two years later the couple moved to Cloquet. Jan was a good cook and baker; she always had some g...
In 2017, the Cloquet Public Library received a Rural Gateways grant for STEM programming in Cloquet and surrounding areas. The $3,500 National Science Foundation grant from the Califa Library Group will provide science-based programs for adults. While STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) are popular topics for children’s education, they are rarely mentioned in adult programming. The programs funded by the grant are essentially “book club meets science café.” Partic...
June A. Haedt, 89, of Duluth, Minnesota passed away Oct. 19, 2019 at Viewcrest Health Center. She was born June 17, 1930 in Duluth to Martin and Eleanor (McDonald) Baumgartner. June graduated from Denfeld High School and married Walter “Wally” Haedt in June of 1949. Her faith was strong, and she loved the Lord. She always believed that she would be reunited with her husband, Wally, her twin boys, Gerald and Jerome, and her beloved twin sister, Jean Davner. June loved crafting and belonged to...
