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Girls hockey CEC at Princeton 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 CEC at Moose Lake 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 Boys hockey CEC at Hibbing 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 CEC at Eastview (Apple Valley Sports Arena) 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 Junior hockey MN Wilderness vs St. Cloud Blizzard at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 MN Wilderness at St. Cloud Blizzard at 7:10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 Boys basketball Cloquet at Princeton at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 Carlton at Braham at 5:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 Esko at Duluth East at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 South Ridge at Cherry at...
It didn't take long for the Esko boys basketball team to warm up Friday night in their 89-54 win in Cloquet. The Eskomos got hot right after the opening tip off and before the Lumberjacks could blink, they found themselves in a 20-point hole they were never able to dig out of. "It was something to see," said Cloquet coach Steve Battaglia. "Esko hit seven 3-pointers in the first six minutes of the game and we were down by 20 points before we realized the game had even started. It was...
News that St. Cloud State University is ending its football program has left at least one Cloquet graduate scrambling over finals week to find a way to keep playing college football. Dylan Lauer, a 2018 Cloquet grad, heard whispers Monday night and Tuesday morning, but dismissed them as rumors until Tuesday afternoon when the news was everywhere. By the team’s 3 p.m. Tuesday meeting with the president, he already knew what was coming. The university said it will eliminate football as well as b...
A couple of nagging health issues have kept me out of the whitetail woods and off the newly formed ice. I have to rely on the stories of others or think back to hunts of the past to keep me sane, knowing bucks and bluegills are out cruising. Some of my earliest hunting memories revolve around my brother Bruce taking me under his wing. We covered a lot of ground chasing grouse and woodcock in the fall, and speedy cottontail and snowshoe rabbits in the winter. He took me deer hunting just once. I...
News from the Minnesota Department of Natural Recources Jay Cooke getting in winter shape with deep snow Staff at Jay Cooke State Park east of Carlton have been busy after the recent snowfalls. They’ve been able to open up the office, River Inn, Oldenburg and Grand Portage parking lots but there’s now intermittent ice on sidewalks and roads. Due to a muzzleloader deer hunt Dec. 7-13, ski trails have not been groomed. With snow depth and ice on trees, it will take some time to groom beginning Saturday. Skiers are welcome to ski on ungroomed tra...
A reader in Cloquet sent a lovely email about the amazing teachers at Wrenshall school. She is an avid supporter of the nonprofit DonorsChoose (donorschoose.org), which makes it easy for people to help classrooms, teachers and students get the tools and experience they need for a great education. The reader explained, “Teachers submit their projects and the charity arranges delivery after the project is fully funded. I ended up being absolutely obsessed with this charity. Since then, I r...
We are excited to share with you that the Cromwell-Wright area has formed its first “Best Christmas Ever” team. This effort is about uplifting and giving a local family hope when there may be none left. It is changing the world, family by family, and it’s happening right here in our community this year. If you would like to donate to this worthwhile cause, use this link: bcemovement.kindful.com/bce2019/cromwellit-takes-a- village. Anything you are willing to give is greatly appreciated. We wi...
The first tree lighting ceremony in Kettle River on Friday, Dec. 6 was a big success. "Kettle River needed this," said Morgan Yeats, one of the organizers from the Ma and Pa Kettle Days committee in an email several days after the event. "I have been getting great feedback about the tree." The tree lighting was a community event that drew about a hundred people from the city and the surrounding rural area. People pitched in to help bring the 19-foot tree to the city, set it up on a heavy stand,...
The Carlton Holiday Market was wonderful. My sister, Sherry Erickson, and I took our event passports to at least six businesses in Carlton to shop and get stamped for the drawing at the tree lighting ceremony. We started out at the Bethesda Lutheran Church Bazaar, which is always fun with the homemade baked goods, next to new items, and homemade lefse and lunch. Our next stop was The Greenhouse, where we were treated to a pop-up concert by the Madrigals from Cloquet High School. It was great to...
With the end of MNsure's open enrollment period just under two weeks away, MNsure is reminding private health plan enrollees that there is still time to renew or change their coverage for 2020. Additionally, those who are seeking coverage for 2020 and have not yet submitted an application through MNsure can do so through December 23, 2019. "We strongly encourage all Minnesotans to come back to MNsure.org and compare plans to ensure they are getting the best deal and the best coverage for their family," said Nate Clark, MNsure CEO. "Financial as...
Board to set budget, tax levy The Carlton County Board of Commissioners will vote on the 2019 property tax levy (payable in 2020) along with the 2020 budget at its 4 p.m. Dec. 23 meeting. The Truth-in-Taxation public hearing was held Dec. 3. As well, the Carlton County Board of Commissioners will be reviewing a proposed tobacco ordinance at a public hearing on December 23rd during their regularly scheduled board meeting. The main inclusions proposed are to increase the legal sales age for tobacco to 21, and restrictions on the sale of...
