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Paynesville entered Friday's matchup with Moose Lake/Willow River averaging 38 points per game while allowing only 11 points per game. With that said, it was the Bulldogs who used Rebel mistakes and miscues to their advantage as Paynesville defeated ML/WR 56-8 in the state Class AA quarterfinals in North Branch. Seven Rebel turnovers led to short fields and even shorter drives as the Bulldogs built a 12-0 lead after one quarter of play. Three more second-quarter touchdowns, and the Bulldogs led...
In his first season as a cross country mountain biker, Zebulon (Zeb) Wehr not only won three of the four races he competed in, he became the first-ever individual state champion for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton (CEC) mountain biking club. After finishing eighth in his first race, the Cloquet High School senior cruised to three straight victories and two titles. Wehr finished his season at the state meet in Mankato winning his race, and was crowned Minnesota High School Cycling League Division 2 JV2...
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team got off to a fast start Thursday night as the Lumberjacks defeated defending section champion Proctor-Hermantown by a score of 4-2 at Northwoods Credit Union Arena. On Saturday, however, it was the CEC who was knocked off by Anoka-Spring Lake Park by the same 4-2 margin. Thursday the ’Jacks got off to a quick start, scoring four goals in the first period as CEC completed all the scoring they would need in the two-goal victory. Dana Jones started the s...
Spending time in Carlton, Cloquet, Thomson and Jay Cooke State Park is sure to reveal a few sites of interest for sure. I like to paddle the St. Louis River from Scanlon to the Thomson Reservoir on warmer days than today. During the journey we get to run, or portage, a famous drop called "electric ledge." When approaching this drop, you can't miss how it got its name: not from the electricity flowing through my body, but the high power lines that span the river. This beautiful St. Louis River...
When it comes to soil health and water quality, farmers have always been some of the most conscientious and concerned people. This is due to their deep, hands-on connections with soil and water and nature. Farmers physically feel their soil and can tell if it is too wet or too dry for tilling, planting, harvesting. They test their soil to make sure it has the necessary minerals in order to produce good quality crops to sell and eat. They regularly check their water to ensure its safety for the...
Cloquet photographer Mark Cline captured this huge wall of sea smoke over Lake Superior, looking as if it will soon overtake a ship and downtown Duluth Tuesday morning. Cline said he captured the image from Skyline Drive near Enger Park. Check out more photographs by Cline and fellow photographer Vern Northrup on exhibit at the Pine Knot News office at 122 Avenue C, Cloquet. Both photographers are featured at The Knot gallery through December....
Our current high school exchange student from Italy, Lisa, was selected to play flute in the 52nd annual High School Honor Band at the University of Minnesota Duluth last Friday and Saturday. Lisa was one of more than 250 students chosen from more than 50 schools all over the state. She was placed in the top ensemble and earned first chair honors through an audition process held with UMD music faculty. It was a wonderful performance Saturday afternoon, following only two short days of...
Wrenshall coach Jeremy Zywicki was recently named coach of the year for the 9 Man North White district of the Minnesota State High School Football League for his work this year with the new Carlton/Wrenshall Raptors. This honor prompted me to check in with Coach Zywicki and co-coach Jason Crane. The two led the team to an 8-0 record in the regular season. According to Zywicki, the accomplishment is due in large part to the positive, hard-working students who made the dream of this season a...
Imagine yourself in the heart of Paris sipping coffee and listening to a strolling accordionist. Or at a club in Argentina dancing the tango? Now see yourself sitting at the new Moose Lake School auditorium hearing all those exciting and colorful strains of music performed live by a nationally renowned ensemble. The Café Accordion Orchestra are coming to Moose Lake at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 as the featured artists in the second Agate Encores concert of the season. The mission of Agate Encores is...
Theresa and Connie Wappes get ready to ship seven boxes recently. The "Boxes of Joy" project at Queen of Peace Catholic Church filled over 111 boxes of toys and gifts for children in need across the world. The annual Christmas gift ministry is organized by local Catholic schools, parishes and groups across the United States and facilitated by Cross Catholic Outreach. The boxes will go to Haiti, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. The boxes were filled for boys and...
The folks at Aspen Arms celebrated Veterans Day with a visit from members of the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard, who conducted formal ceremonies and later joined many of the veterans and residents who live in the Cloquet apartment building for coffee and donuts. Above right, Honor Guard members begin the process of folding the flag by opening it, while DAV auxiliary member Loralee Prouty explains the symbolism behind every fold. Top left, Army veteran Scott Sutherland explains the meaning behind t...
After 10 years of directing, Kevin Hamre had stepped away from the massive productions that are the fall musicals at Cloquet High School. Shows that often feature between 70 and 100 young actors and singers, wearing amazing costumes and performing on sets that often takes months to craft in exactly the right way ... he'd left it all in the capable hands of former student, protegee and dear friend Landon Hall. And then the 23-year-old director died, totally unexpectedly, of arrhythmia on June 8...
Autumn Voices is looking for retired men and women who like to sing. The group began in 1976, and continues today with people who love to sing. Practice is every Monday 10-11 a.m. at the Senior dining center in Moose Lake. They have nine gigs in December, presenting songs from every generation wherever they are asked to go, at senior living facilities, community events and more. They particularly need tenor and bass singers, but all singers are welcome to this fun volunteer group. Want to know more? Call Kent Matthews at 218-565-0080 or Rita...
