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Friday, Feb. 25 Boys basketball Cloquet at Grand Rapids, 7:15 Esko vs. Denfeld, 7:15 Barnum at Virginia, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright at Cook County, 6:15 ML/WR at Pequot Lakes, 7:15 South Ridge vs. Ely, 7:15 Wrenshall at Ogilvie, 7:15 Girls basketball Carlton vs. Cherry, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright at Cook County, 4:45 South Ridge vs. Ely, 5:45 Wrestling Section 7 varsity sectional at Cloquet, 1 Saturday, Feb. 26 Boys basketball Esko at Holy Angels, 5 Girls basketball Barnum vs Ogilvie, 7:15 Wrestling Section 7 varsity sectional at Cloquet, 11 Monday, Feb....
Like athletic teams, One Act play teams compete against one another at section and subsection tournaments to get to the state competition. Esko had to get past 23 other regional teams in Section 7A to advance to the Class A state competition, including Carlton County schools Moose Lake, Barnum and Cromwell-Wright. Cloquet competed in Section 7AA. Cromwell-Wright performed "The Internet is Distract- OH LOOK A KITTEN" for their play. The plot centers on a girl, Micah, who is trying to complete a...
Duane Carl Johnson, 59, of Cloquet passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in his home. He was born Nov. 8, 1962, in Cloquet to Carl and Janet (Koski) Johnson. He was raised in Barnum and graduated from high school there in 1981. He attended Duluth Area Vocational Technical Institute. Duane married Tammie Johnson on Oct. 31, 1999. He served in the U.S. Navy November of 1987 to November of 1990. He was a truck driver for the Michels pipeline and worked for CAP Trico and Moses Chevrolet. He loved...
Jack Norman Oswell, 70, of Esko passed away Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 at St. Luke’s hospital in Duluth. He was born July 5, 1951, in Cloquet to Oscar “Bud” and Eleanor Oswell. Jack graduated from Barnum High School in 1969 and then attended vocational school for auto body repair. He married Susan Kay Arnson on Aug. 25, 1973, in Blackhoof Township. Jack was the owner of Oswell Auto Body until retiring in 2014. He liked riding his Harley, and enjoyed collecting cars and hunting. Jack was prece...
As Covid case numbers continue to fall after peaking here in early February, so too do the mask mandates. The only school district in the county to mandate universal mask wearing in all grades since the start of school, Cloquet school board members took a cautious approach through both the Delta and the Omicron variants, never altering the mandate. On Monday, however, board members voted 5-0 to end the mask mandate effective Saturday. Their decision was greeted with applause by nearly a dozen...
On top of a pandemic, the Barnum school board is looking at a challenging 2022, with top administrators leaving and an $8 million decision on school maintenance coming fast. During the regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15, the board held a lengthy discussion about replacing administrative staff that have left or are leaving. The board approved the resignation of Judy Vitito, the former elementary principal, effective Jan. 7, at the meeting of the board Jan. 18, and Mike McNulty, superintendent,...
A car crashed into a Barnum restaurant Sunday, but no one was injured and no charges are being filed. The 911 call came into Carlton County dispatch at 10:46 a.m. Sunday, reporting a motor vehicle had struck the Lazy Bear Restaurant building at 3696 Main St. in Barnum. According to a press release from the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, Bloomington’s Amanda Geyen, 40, was turning from County Road 6 into the shared parking lot of the Minit Mart Gas Station and the Lazy Bear Restaurant. Gey...
For girls seeking the ultimate prom experience, finding and affording a dress can be a barrier to the big night. For the past several years, a mother-daughter team has put dresses within reach. Amy and Ashleigh Arntson's nonprofit If the Dress Fits helps teens find affordable dresses by collecting dress donations from across the region. After taking two years off during the pandemic, the team is back with a new concept this year. This year, dresses and fittings are taking place by appointment on...
The recent article by Steve Korby on his memories of sliding and skiing in the woods in Cloquet triggered my own memories from the early 1960s. I grew up on a dairy farm 3 miles northwest of Barnum. Even with few neighbor kids around, I don’t ever remember being bored for lack of fun or interesting things to do. I even felt a bit sorry for my classmates who lived in the big metropolis of Barnum — what would one do for fun in such a sterile, manmade environment? One problem we faced in the winter is that our farm and the area around it were lac...
Thursday, Feb. 10 Girls Basketball Cromwell-Wright-78 Barnum-45 South Ridge-97 Wrenshall-26 Pequot Lakes-71 Esko-54 Northwoods-72 Fond du Lac-38 Cloquet-61 Hibbing-49 Boys Basketball Northwoods-82 Fond du Lac-40 Cloquet-84 (OT) Hibbing-78 Boys Hockey CEC-5 Superior-2 Friday, Feb. 11 Boys Basketball South Ridge-70 Wrenshall-61 Fond du Lac-71 Carlton-66 Hermantown-105 (OT) Esko-103 Barnum-89 Cromwell-Wright-57 Moose Lake-Willow River-92 Floodwood-31 Boys Hockey Moose Lake Area-2 Ely-2 Saturday, Feb. 12 Girls Basketball Cass Lake-Bena-72...
Friday, Feb. 18 Boys basketball Esko at Cook County, 6:15 Cromwell-Wright at Carlton, 6:15 ML/WR at Barnum, 7:15 South Ridge vs. Two Harbors, 7:15 Wrenshall vs. Floodwood, 6:15 Girls basketball Esko at Cook County, 4:45 Saturday, Feb. 19 Girls basketball Cloquet at Bemidji, 1:30 Hockey Boys hockey playoffs Round 1 - TBD Monday, Feb. 21 Boys basketball Carlton at Two Harbors, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright vs. Mountain Iron-Buhl, 7:45 Cloquet at ML/WR, 7:15 Girls basketball Esko vs. Grand Rapids, 7:15 Carlton s. Two Harbors, 7:15 Barnum vs. Ogilvie, 7:15...
Graduated Cooper Ketola, of Cloquet, graduated from the University of Tampa on Friday, Dec. 17. Ketola graduated with a bachelor of arts in avertising and public relations. Esko’s Dawsen Cossalter graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in December. Cossalter received his bachelor of science in nursing. Dean’s list The University of Minnesota Duluth announced its dean’s list for fall semester. These local students on the dean’s list achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Ezekiel R. Palmer, political science - Carlton Ben Talaric...
Across Carlton County, northern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, farmers are firing up the heaters in their greenhouses, ordering seeds and preparing for another season of feeding families across the region. For one unique type of farm, this is also the season when they begin to take orders from households that will receive weekly deliveries of farm fresh produce and other products throughout the summer and fall. It's called community supported agriculture, or just CSA, and it is an approach to...
Carlton County commissioners are hoping the state will come through with close to 10 times the amount of bonding money previously allocated for the new justice center/jail during the new legislative session, as lawmakers decide what to do with a $7.7 billion surplus. Carlton County will ask the state for $22.5 million for the new justice center/jail, with the county promising to match the request. The cost of the construction is now estimated at $60 to $70 million. With many of the plans made, the county is now trying to put together a funding...
Connie Marie Illikainen, 44, of Esko, passed away peacefully Feb. 5, 2022, surrounded by loved ones at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. Connie was born Jan. 19, 1978, in Duluth to Gerald Schwoch and Laura (Bruneau) Dahms. She graduated from Barnum High School in 1996 and went on to marry Jon Illikainen on May 16, 2008, in Carlton. Connie was very passionate about family. Some could say she was born to be a mother, and her three children were her absolute world. She was...
Thursday, Feb. 3 Girls Basketball Barnum-77 Cook County-44 Esko-61 South Ridge-38 Grand Rapids-69 Cloquet-63 Floodwood-43 Carlton-33 Cromwell-Wright-60 Braham-30 ML/WR-76 Two Harbors-69 Girls Hockey Moose Lake Area-6 North Shore-1 Boys Basketball Barnum-91 Cook County-42 Deer River-56 South Ridge-51 Rush City-72 ML/WR-60 Boys Hockey Hermantown-8 CEC-0 Friday, Feb. 4 Girls Basketball Cromwell-Wright-71 Silver Bay-10 Duluth East-44 Esko-36 Girls Hockey CEC-1 Thief River Falls-0 Boys Basketball Cromwell-Wright-68 Silver Bay-38 Wrenshall-66...
Friday, Feb. 11 Boys hockey MLA vs. Ely, 6 Boys basketball Esko at Hermantown, 7:15 Carlton vs FDL Ojibwe, 7:15 Barnum vs Cromwell-Wright, 7:15 ML/WR vs Floodwood, 7:15 Wrenshall at South Ridge, 7:15 Wrestling CEC at Onamia, 4:30 Saturday, Feb. 12 Girls hockey playoffs CEC vs Marshall at Virginia, 3 Boys hockey CEC vs. Holy Family, 3 Girls basketball Barnum vs Two Harbors, 4:30 Boys basketball Carlton vs Ely, 2:45 Monday Feb. 14 Boys hockey MLA vs International Falls, 5 Boys basketball Wrenshall at Carlton, 7:15 Girls basketball Cromwell-Wright...
Thursday, Jan. 27 Girls Basketball McGregor-51 Carlton-41 Esko-83 Barnum-39 Cromwell-Wright-50 Floodwood-29 South Ridge-73 Ml/wr-52 Girls Hockey Duluth Marshall-4 Moose Lake Area-1 Boys Basketball Lakeview Christian Ac-65 Carlton-51 Friday, Jan. 28 Girls Basketball Wrenshall-71 Silver Bay-41 Ml/wr-53 East Central-37 Girls Hockey CEC-1 Chisago Lakes Area-0 Boys Basketball Silver Bay-50 Wrenshall-39 McGregor-61 Carlton-53 Esko-79 Barnum-53 Cromwell-Wright-72 Floodwood-36 ML/WR-71 South Ridge-43 Superior-100 Cloquet-47 Chisholm-65 Fond du Lac-49...
A change in the defensive scheme helped Barnum blow open a tight game against the Wrens Monday night in Wrenshall. The Bombers went on to record an impressive 75-36 win over a good Wrenshall squad on the road. "The first half of the half, both teams were trading baskets and the score was even. Then we switched up matchups defensively and we were able to somewhat contain Corey Despot," said Barnum coach Rich Newman. "We were also able to get some transition points off turnovers and missed...
Friday, Feb. 4 Girls hockey CEC vs. Thief River Falls, 7:30 Boys hockey MLA at Lake of the Woods, 6 Boys Basketball Cloquet vs Proctor, 7;15 South Ridge at Esko, 7:15 Carlton at Floodwood, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright vs. Silver Bay, 6:15 ML/WR at Two Harbors, 7:15 Wrenshall vs. McGregor, 7:15 Girls basketball Esko at Duluth East, 7 Cromwell-W. vs Silver Bay, 4:45 Wrestling CEC at Pierz, 5 Saturday, Feb. 5 Girls hockey CEC vs. Bemidji, 2 Boys Basketball Barnum vs. Nash.-Keewatin, 3:30 Girls basketball Barnum vs. Nash.-Keewatin, 2 Monday, Feb. 7 Boys...
Continued fluctuations between moderate and frigid temperatures this month, coupled with spates of snow, have left roadways slick. In just the past week there were several incidents of cars sliding off roads and some overturning. In Cloquet on Friday night, Jan. 21, a bus carrying athletes from a game back to Two Harbors entered the intersection at Washington Avenue and into northbound traffic on Minnesota Highway 33. The bus, carrying 23 people, including the 71-year-old driver, hit an SUV traveling northbound on 33, the Minnesota State...
Thursday, Jan. 20 Girls Basketball Floodwood-42 Carlton-11 Esko-69 ML/WR-22 Cromwell-Wright-48 Mesabi East-31 Two Harbors-52 Barnum-44 McGregor-84 Wrenshall-50 Boys Basketball Northland-82 Carlton-35 Girls Hockey CEC-3 Northern Lakes-0 Boys Hockey CEC-4 Duluth Marshall-2 Friday, Jan. 21 Girls Basketball South Ridge-88 Cook County-22 Boys Basketball Cromwell-Wright-63 Silver Bay-57 South Ridge-92 Cook County-41 Esko-99 ML/WR-89 Barnum-73 Two Harbors-57 Wrenshall-67 McGregor-64 Carlton-93 Floodwood-64 Saturday, Jan. 22 Girls Basketball...
Friday, Jan. 28 Boys hockey CEC at Bemidji, 7:15 Girls hockey CEC vs. Chisago Lks, 6:30 Boys Basketball Cloquet vs. Superior, 7:15 Esko at Barnum, 7:15 Carlton at McGregor, 7:15 Crom vs.Floodwood, 7:15 ML/WR at South Ridge, 7:15 Wrenshall vs. SBay, 6:30 Girls basketball MLWR vs. East Central, 7:15 Wrenshall vs. SBay, 4:45 Carlton at Nashwauk-Keewatin, 5:45 Skiing CEC Nordic at Snowflake, 9:30 CEC Alpine at Mont du Lac, 5 Wrestling CEC at Hibbing, 4 Saturday, Jan. 29 Girls hockey MLA at Intl Falls, 2 Girls basketball Cloquet vs. North Branch...
More than 100 students attending Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College during Fall Semester 2021 achieved high academic standing and earned Dean’s List honors for the semester grading period. Requirements for earning Dean’s List honors at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College include maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher while completing 12 or more course credits during the semester. Students may take daytime classes, evening classes, weekend classes, online classes, or a combination of the...
Thursday, Jan. 13 Girls Basketball Cloquet-57 Hermantown-49 South Ridge-53 Floodwood-25 Cromwell-Wright-66 Two Harbors-45 Mesabi East-70 MLWR-62 Boys Basketball Hermantown-96 Cloquet-78 Lakeview Christian Ac.-78 Wrenshall-58 Esko-88 Superior-77 Girls Hockey CEC-3 Duluth-1 Friday, Jan. 14 Girls Basketball Esko-70 Hibbing-32 Boys Basketball Two Harbors-56 Cromwell-Wright-51 Barnum-96 McGregor-33 Saturday, Jan. 15 Girls Hockey CEC-3 Northern Tier-0 Boys Hockey Elk River/Zimm-8 CEC-1 Monday, Jan. 17 Girls Basketball Proctor-63 Cromwell-Wright-58...
