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Look out now, but there will be a new Section 7A champion in girls softball this season. In a day of upsets, the South Ridge Panthers - under first year coach Roger Plachta - put the Carlton Bulldogs in the losers bracket with a 1-0 loss and then the Cherry Tigers eliminated the 'Dogs with a 5-2 win later in the day. The Panthers enter the section championship for the second year in a row, but this time they will be taking on the Cherry Tigers and not the Carlton Bulldogs. South Ridge rode the s...
Baseball playoffs Tuesday, May 28 Section 7A South Ridge-24 Floodwood-3 (Floodwood eliminated) Cherry-16 Wrenshall-4 (Wrenshall eliminated) South Ridge-9 Cherry-0 Carlton-4 Silver Bay-3 (Silver Bay eliminated) Section 7AA Duluth Marshall-18 Two Harbors-0 (Two Harbors eliminated) Moose Lake/Willow River-12 Crosby-Ironton-6 (C-I eliminated) Duluth Marshall-19 Moose Lake/Willow River -1 (ML-WR eliminated) Eveleth-Gilbert-5 International Falls-4 (International Falls eliminated) Greenway-2 Proctor-1...
The Esko boys track team triumphed in the 7A subsection meet May 23, coming in 44.5 points ahead of second-place Barnum, with 128.5 points to Barnum's 84. Moose Lake/Willow River took third with 81 points and Two Harbors took fourth. On the girls side, Proctor took first (87)and Two Harbors came in second with 81 points. Esko placed third with 76 points, and Cromwell-Wright tied Duluth Marshall for fourth place with 72. There were plenty of individual wins by Carlton County athletes, including...
By the end of next week, Paul Gassert will retire from his job as Carlton County auditor/treasurer. Gassert has been with the county since 1990 and is one of the longest-serving elected officials in the county. Gassert announced his decision to retire effective May 31 at the tail end of the Carlton County Board of Commissioners meeting on May 14. Chairman Dick Brenner said Gassert's announcement caught the County Board completely by surprise. "Thinking about it after the shock was over, I...
The Eskomos boys track team captured the 2019 Polar League Track and Field Championship crown last week in Esko while the girls team took a close second to Two Harbors. The Esko boys finished ahead of Two Harbors with a team total of 145.5 points while the Agates ended with 88 points, one point ahead of the third-place Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels. Barnum took fourth place for the boys teams. Esko’s Sam Rengo was a two-event winner on the boys side, capturing the 800-meter race with a time o...
Baseball Baseball Thursday, May 16 Barnum-9 East Central-6 Ryan Weller pitched the Bombers to the win by giving up just three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings of work in Barnum on Thursday. Weller picked up seven strikeouts in the win on the mound. Colton Porter, Jacob Hultgren, Isaac Golen and Dawson Sample all had two hits with Sample adding three RBIs. Friday, May 17 Carlton-5 Cook County-3 Kaden Crane continued his hot pitching streak by shutting down the Vikings and allowing seven hits while striking out six in the win. The Bulldogs trailed...
Jamie startled me awake in the middle of the night. She nonchalantly informed me, “You have something in your trap.” We peered shoulder-to-shoulder into the backyard. The moon illuminated a rectangular silhouette just off the back steps. Sure enough, the live trap I had set was tripped. The trap door was slammed shut, and the skunk we had been after for weeks was locked inside. Great, now what? Admittedly, I hadn’t played the scenario completely through. When we decided the skunk had to go, n...
Have you heard the old saying, "How do you eat an elephant? ... One bite at a time." I heard this saying often when I was young and wondered what it meant, and: Who would want to eat an elephant? As I got older, I found the explanation was quite simple. How do you do anything that seems like a huge task? One bite at a time. So take the "elephant" and apply it to the big tasks in life. How do you spring clean your house? One room at a time. How do you advance your career? One skill or...
Don Carlson, 87, of Billings, Mont., passed away on May 16, 2019. Don was born Oct. 13, 1931, the eighth son of Albert and Sevia Carlson in Cloquet, Minn. He grew up on the farm in Mahtowa and graduated from Barnum High School in 1950. In July of 1956, he married Gail Nylander in Duluth. Don's working years were spent with Duluth-Superior Transit, Twin City Rapid Transit and Roley Feed Mill, and he retired after 24 years with Greyhound. In retirement, he and his wife drove and directed tours in...
The Carlton County Community Bike Ride is coming up on Sunday, June 9. This free, family-friendly event encourages everyone to roll out to the Willard Munger Trail. There are pit stops in Carlton, Mahtowa, Barnum, and Moose Lake with food, music, and activities for kids. Start anywhere on the trail and ride as far as you want! The event runs 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Questions, or want to get involved? Call Jenna at 218-384-4281, ext. 243....
Softball Friday, May 10 Cloquet-17 Princeton-3 The Lumberjacks scored five runs in the third, sixth and seventh innings to cruise to the road win in Princeton. The ‘Jacks bashed out 15 hits, including a three-run home run by Kiana Bender and three hits from Olivia Diver. Chisago Lakes-1 Cloquet-0 In a matchup of two top-ranked Section 7AAA teams, the Wildcats were able to slow down the normally hot-hitting Lumberjacks to take the win in Princeton. Cloquet loaded the bases in the first inning, but were unable to push a run across and took a t...
The big kids went first. While Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College celebrated its graduation Thursday, May 16, the next couple weeks offer a flurry of high school graduation ceremonies in Carlton County. Graduations are listed chronologically below: • Cloquet Area Alternative Education Program (CAAEP): 2 p.m. Thursday, May 23 • Carlton High School: 7 p.m. Friday, May 24 • Cromwell-Wright High School: 7 p.m. Friday, May 24 • Wrenshall High School: 7 p.m. Friday, May 24 • Cloquet High School: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 • Fond du Lac Ojibwe...
It seems that this column is made up of mostly area announcements, but that’s just the way it is. There are just so many things going on in our area and many folks have taken the time to thank me for putting these activities in the column so they don’t miss out on the ones they enjoy taking part in. You would think that there isn’t much to do in a small town, but you would be wrong. Because we are a small-town area, members of our community seem to keep busy helping each other and parti...
Gerald "Jerry" Haller, 85, well-known musician and entertainer, passed away May 2, 2019 in the University of Minnesota Hospital ICU in Minneapolis with family at his side, from complications after surgery to repair a tear in the lining of his aorta. Jerry was born Dec. 27, 1933 to Alvin and Dorothy (Rapp) Haller of St. Paul, Minn. Much of his youth and summer vacations were spent with his beloved grandparents Chester and Ellen Rapp, on their farm by Forest Lake. As a teen he worked in his parent...
Jalmar Oscar Granholm, 86, formerly of Esko, died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at his home in Tucson. Visitation: 2 p.m. until the 3 p.m. funeral service Saturday, May 18 in St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Esko. Burial will follow in St. Matthews Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Matthews Lutheran Church. Lorraine Ruby Aldrin, 89, of Moose Lake, passed away May 10, 2019 in her daughter’s home in Kerrick. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19 in the Barnum Community Church. Inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Barnum. A...
The Carlton varsity boys baseball team secured the championship of the Polar League small-school division by picking up a 7-5 win over Wrenshall at Chub Lake Park Tuesday afternoon. It was a tough win for the Bulldogs, who trailed and had to fight back for the win. After taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning the 'Dogs found themselves trailing when the Wrens offense scored four runs in the top of the third inning on several misplays by Carlton. "We took advantage of their mistakes...
The Esko Eskomos boys baseball team improved to 9-2 on the season Tuesday afternoon after defeating the Barnum Bombers by a score of 17-2 in a Polar League conference matchup. Esko scored 17 runs on 10 hits and were also aided by 10 walks given up by the Barnum pitching staff. Esko scored five runs in the first inning, added five more in the second, two in the third, and again scored five more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to 10-run the Bombers in 5 innings. Barnum had only four hits...
Thursday, May 2 Carlton-6 Silver Bay-0 Ryan Gray’s pitching was dominant plus the Bulldogs got plenty of hits in securing the win in a game played in Cloquet. Gray gave up just three hits in seven innings of work and struck out eight to pick up the win. Kaden Crane went 3-for-4 with a homer and Gray aided his own cause with two hits. Dan Eggert also had two hits for the Bulldogs. Cook County-2 South Ridge-1 The Vikings shocked the Panthers behind a strong pitching effort from Andrew Miller, who gave up just four hits while striking out 15 P...
Thursday, May 2 Barnum-13 Rush City-12 The Bombers won a wild game at home with three different players bashing out three hits. Molly Agurkis had three hits, two of which were doubles, and she added an RBI. Mendota Castonguay had three hits: including two doubles, two runs scored and a pair of RBIs. Jessica Stevens contributed three hits and three RBI. Anna Wikstrom finished with two and an RBI. Carlton-15 Silver Bay-0 (5-innings) The red-hot Bulldogs stayed that way by shutting out the Mariners in five innings. Abby Mickle picked up the road w...
They don't have a name or a mascot yet, but the combined Carlton-Wrenshall football team players know what colors they will be wearing - blue and orange - and that they will get to play football, and even have some substitutes when needed. Casting a unanimous vote Monday, the Carlton school board joined the Wrenshall board in approving a cooperative football program for next fall. Per Minnesota State High School League rules, the cooperative agreement is for a minimum of two years. It will...
THURSDAY, APRIL 25 BARNUM-12 (6-innings) TWO HARBORS- 1 The Bombers rode the strong pitching of Isaac Golen who pitched three innings and did not give up a hit. Max Salzer was stellar at the plate with a 2-for-4 effort and an RBI. Conner Buell added a double and twos hits and Gavin John also collected two hits with a pair of RBIs. Golen helped his own cause at the plate with a 2-for-5 effort and an RBI. CARLTON-11 (5-innings) FLOODWOOD-0 Kris Herman was huge on the mound for the Bulldogs by striking out 12 Polar Bears and only allowing two...
TUESDAY, APRIL 30 Esko-7 Moose Lake-Willow River-4 The Eskomos rallied from a 4-2 deficit in picking up the road win on Tuesday. Esko scored a single run in the top of the fifth and then, trailing 4-3 entering the seventh inning, the Eskomos put up four runs against the Rebels to gain the victory. Miranda Kelley picked up the pitching win,giving up just two earned runs and then helped her own cause by bashing out a triple in the seventh inning that scored two runs. Kaitlyn Bergerson doubled, Zoie Johnson had two hits and Jayden Karppinen also f...
SOFTBALL Softball summaries for Tuesday, April 23 CARLTON-8 McGREGOR-5 Brynne Mickle pitched the Bulldogs to the win as Carlton stayed undefeated. Abby Mickle smacked out three hits with a double and a home run while Brynne Mickle added two hits with a double. Alaina Bennett also had a pair of hits, including a double. SOUTH RIDGE-14 BARNUM-3 Celia Olesiak threw a five-inning gem and the Panthers won in five innings. Adelia Olesiak bashed out two hits and had five RBI. Natalie Smith chipped in with a pair of hits for South Ridge. ESKO-6 COOK...
Ruth Birnstihl, 89, of Cloquet, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019. Services were held Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet. Michael Joseph Line, 63 of Barnum passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Essentia Health St. Mary’s in Duluth with his loving family by his side. Services were held April 16 at Atkins Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet....
A couple of weeks ago it looked like the spring sports season would be right on track. Then colder-than-average temperatures and an April snowstorm combined to cause cancellations and set schedules back by as much as two weeks. In Cloquet, activities director (AD) Paul Riess has been busy trying to reschedule games and meets and in some cases find new locations for events. As of Tuesday morning, Riess has had to deal with trying to reschedule or cancel eight different sporting events so far...
