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We are saddened to hear of the death of our dear friend Elaine Rose Huhta, 86, longtime Cromwell resident. She passed away Nov. 13, the 64th birthday of her only child, Kevin Hamre. She taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Mora before spending the rest of her career as a second-grade teacher for Cromwell-Wright Schools. Please direct memorials to Lakes and Pines Community Action Council (1700 Maple Ave. E., Mora MN 55051) or to the Cromwell-Wright Dollars for Scholars fund in her name (5624 Hwy...
Christmas is a magical time for children. Kids everywhere send lists and requests to the North Pole in hopes of Santa granting their wishes. To one Cloquet girl's surprise, her wish is being granted. We think Santa just needed an extra year or two to iron out the details. Alice Swanson is 9 years old and in the third grade at Cloquet's Queen of Peace Catholic School. Alice has five brothers and no sisters. So when it came to writing a 2018 letter to Santa, Alice asked for a baby sister. "Dear...
For several weeks now, Carlton County has seen a surge in its Covid-19 numbers. Not only are the day-to-day numbers of positive cases jumping by alarming amounts — by 81 on Sunday, 77 on Tuesday — the percentage of positive cases is also climbing. While increased numbers of tests will usually result in higher numbers of both positive and negative cases, more tests do not automatically equate to a higher percentage of positive tests. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the per...
Although Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College couldn’t hold its annual Giving Thanks Feast this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the college still came through for its students last Friday, Nov. 20. It gave “food bundles” instead, in a Covid-conscious manner. Through a partnership with B&B Market, the food bundles were filled and assembled into convenient packages for contactless pickup. Each food bundle included a 12-14 pound turkey, one box of stuffing, 5 pounds of boil-in-a-bag potat...
The newest member of the Carlton school board will be one of its most experienced when she takes office in January. Voters elected candidates Timothy Hagenah and Eryn Szymczak, who filed for two of the board seats, but also selected Julianne Emerson, who garnered the most write-in votes for the third open seat on the board. The Carlton school board met Friday, Nov. 13, to officially canvass the votes. Emerson had 81 write-in votes, compared to 64 for Timothy Soden-Groves, 33 for Donna House and 25 for Jennifer Chmielewski, an incumbent who...
Beware of thin ice, cold water It’s that time of year already. Ice is starting to form on lakes and rivers in Northern Minnesota. Now is a good time to refresh yourself on ice safety recommendations, courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. -Prepare for a potential fall into cold water. Cold water immersion is more likely to end in a drowning rather than hypothermia. Wearing a life jacket is your key to survival; it can keep your head above water and give you the time to get out of the water or ice safely. Bring safety e...
While last week's shutdown order put an end to any live theater performances until Dec. 19, Cloquet's County Seat Theater was ready for it. Kind of. They had selected a show that they could livestream or offer as an on-demand video performance, just in case. They had paid the extra royalties to do that. They chose a version of the show that required fewer actors, and provided for social distancing. But they still rehearsed and planned to perform in person, in front of an audience, with opening...
Grief calls for food in every culture. Friends arriving with bread, lasagna, brown paper grocery bags of fancy deli treats — it’s a helpful, practical act, but also a loving reminder that we are not alone. Maybe we bring food because words are so inadequate when dealing with death, whether you’re trying to offer sympathy to someone hurting after a loss or trying to express your own grief. Bringing food also offers an excuse for a quick face-to-face moment — to offer a hug, hear a story, or help...
Dinel and Lance Hollerbach were asked to smoke a whole hog for a birthday barbecue years ago, but they didn't have a smoker that was big enough. "One man said that he had a big roaster," Dinel said recently. "We went to look at it in the woods. There was a tree growing through it." They brought the smoker home and Lance used his welding and fabricating skills to fix it up. "When he pulled up with it at the place where we were going to smoke the hog, people laughed and called him a redneck,"...
Cloquet High School Quarter 1 Honor Roll A HONOR ROLL Grade 9 Elexis Anderson Drew Angell Madyson Babineau Joseph Bailey David Baker Hannah Bastien Owen Brenner LeeAna Burley Ava Carlson Elise Cawcutt Ella Chartier Quinn Danielson Macy Dearborn Kiana DeFoe Emmie Doesken Ethan Doty Madison Fredrickson Anders Gunelson Riley Hall Isaac Hill Makenna Horvat Kiley Issendorf Eli Jazdzewski Kloey Jensen Carly Johnson Gage Johnson Annalise Kalm Foday Kamara Mary Kayser Brynn Kowalke Caden Kubis Kyle Lahti Kobin Lambert OE Levinski Erin Loeb Walker...
If there was a good way to end a season marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cloquet volleyball team found it Friday night by downing the Proctor Rails in a total team effort. The Lumberjacks managed to wrap up their season just hours before the statewide shutdown took effect by dispatching Proctor 25-17, 25-19, 17-25 and 25-16. "It was really fun. I knew we would really need to rely on our substitutes with this being our third away game of the week," said Cloquet coach Heidi Anderson. "We've...
The wild ride known as the 2020 high school football season came to an end for Cloquet on Thursday night in Proctor when Cloquet fell 40-36 to North Branch, a team the Lumberjacks defeated in the first game of the season. One of the biggest issues Cloquet faced all night was slowing down the Vikings' running attack led by Ashton Labelle, who gained 178 yards. "We just didn't tackle well, especially in the first half," Cloquet head coach Tom Lenarz said. "From a scheme perspective, we knew what...
After going undefeated during the regular season, the South Ridge Panthers looked forward to playing for a section crown in nine-man football. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the state order shutting down prep sports for a month, the Panthers were forced to find an opponent outside the section for their final game. That put them on the field against Win-E-Mac, a perennial state power in nine-man football. Win-E-Mac won easily, 50-0, but the experience was a good one for South Ridge...
Entering their Wednesday game vs. Hill City/Northland, Cromwell-Wright Area knew the game would be their final game of the football season as sports . When the dust cleared on perhaps the craziest season in Minnesota history, the Storm had won 28-6 behind some big plays by their offense. "The game came down to the fact that we gave up two big runs," said Cardinals coach Jeff Gronner. "They scored on a 95-yard run and on a 60-yarder." Cromwell-Wright trailed 12-0 after one quarter and 18-6 at...
Instead of playing their home opener on Saturday night, the Minnesota Wilderness will now put a hold on hockey operations until at least late December. Following the latest executive order put out by the state of Minnesota, the local junior hockey team will be pausing its season until at least Dec. 26, general manager Dave Boitz stated in a press release. "Our players and coaches have done an outstanding job of mitigating risk and responding quickly to keep our players as healthy as possible,"...
The return of 70-degree days during the first week of November was a real blessing for many golfers. Although they had moved the parkas and snowblowers to the front of the garage after 6 inches of snow on Nov. 11 and again on Nov. 15, the shorts and golf clubs were pulled out of storage for one last hurrah. It was terrific. In reviewing the 2020 season, try to think of a sport that is the focal point or backdrop to nonprofit organizations, charity events and community causes, both financially...
Reports from area Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers: Jeff Humphrey (Cromwell) continued to follow up on deer season calls and investigations involving deer baiting, trespassing, shooting from the road, unlawful party hunting, and lending or borrowing licenses. Humphrey also assisted neighboring officers with investigations. Hunters continued to report mixed results. Several camps expressed concern about the number of wolves and coyotes in the area. Violations included hunting deer with the aid/use of bait,...
Kyle Burggraff On Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, Kyle lost his battle with the struggles of this life and passed away at his home. Kyle was born on June 5, 1991 in Duluth, the son of Kelly Burggraff and Craig Hopp. From the day of his birth, Kyle brought great joy and love to the lives of all who loved him. Kyle had a genuine kindness, a loving heart, a sense of humor that had everyone around him smiling, and he touched the lives of many. We are left with many special memories of time spent with Kyle....
Robert “Bobo” L. Denzler Jr., 66, of Scanlon passed away Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 at Community Memorial Hospital from congestive heart failure with his family by his side. Bob was born May 29, 1954 in Cloquet, the son of Robert and Bernice (Matlock) Denzler. He graduated from Cloquet High School in 1972. He served as an altar boy for St. Casimir’s Catholic Church and was in the Cub Scouts. Bob worked for Diamond Brands for 40 years with many different people. He liked fishing and hunting with...
