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A five-goal burst in the third period helped push the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team to an impressive 7-1 opening game win over Bloomington Jefferson at Northwoods Credit Union Arena on Saturday afternoon. "Every year we play them, they give us a good game and I thought this is one of the better teams they've had as of late," said CEC coach Shea Walters. "They came out hard in the second period, but we weathered the storm and then we really got things going in the third period." The...
Heading into Tuesday's girls basketball Battle for the Paddle, neither Cloquet nor Esko had put a mark in the win column this season. The Lumberjacks entered the game 0-2, with losses to Proctor and Hermantown, and Esko came in 0-1 with a loss to Rock Ridge. On Tuesday night the 'Jacks were able to overcome a challenging game to come away with a 71-43 victory. They also won the paddle, which goes to the victors. "We got the paddle back," said Cloquet coach Heather Young. "We will take the win,...
Arvid Brekke is a humble, Carlton County octogenarian and now a foreign sports medal winner. Brekke, who lives between Carlton and Esko on West Palkie Road, returned from Germany this fall after participating in a successful 2024 World Rowing Masters Regatta in Brandenburg. He was joined on his September journey by several of his teammates from the Duluth Rowing Club. Unlike the fairly recent George Clooney movie based on the Daniel Brown book, "The Boys in the Boat," this was not an Olympic...
After more than 20 years with the Cloquet football program, head coach Jeff Ojanen has resigned. He told his team Nov. 20 about his decision. He said he wants to spend more time with his family. "It really comes down to how priorities change in your life," Ojanen said. "When I took the head coach job three years ago I thought I'd be able to handle missing some stuff for my girls, but it got harder and harder. Right now, I want to see my girls play and help them and their teammates in any way I...
After four straight games against the Wisconsin Windigo, the Minnesota Wilderness are still looking for their first victory of the season against their rivals from across the border. The Windigo swept a weekend series last week in Cloquet, a week after winning both games at their home in Eagle River. The Wilderness scored a first period goal Friday night, but after that, the game belonged to the Windigo in a 5-1 final. Zach Homer scored the lone Minnesota goal with 9:01 remaining in the first after a turnover was forced in the offensive zone. N...
Gerald Lester "Gerry" Granley passed away peacefully Nov. 19, 2024, just one day after marking his 80th birthday with his beloved family. Born in Duluth on Nov. 18, 1944, to Lester and Frances (Brophy) Granley, Gerry grew up in Carlton. He graduated from Carlton High School in 1962, where he played varsity basketball, was part of the Future Teachers of America club, and built lasting friendships. The quote under his picture in his senior yearbook says, "In athletics, he is really neat and for a...
Patricia Ann Lass, 80, of Cromwell, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2 until 11 a.m. service at Atkins-Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet. A luncheon will follow....
Judith Ann (Heiller) Wills, 83, born in Ocheyedan, Iowa, passed peacefully into heaven surrounded by family on Nov. 14, 2024, in Cloquet. She was a loving, caring and strong mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who taught us all what those qualities really meant. She was a champion in fighting for better conditions for handicapped children and to bring them back into local homes instead of institutions. She dedicated her own life to caring for her handicapped daughter for 40 years. Her joy...
Darlene Marie (Meyer) Carter With love and heavy hearts, we share the passing of our remarkable mother, Darlene Marie Carter, who peacefully went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 10, at Franciscan Health Center on Park Point in Duluth, Minnesota. At 93, Darlene's life was one of deep faith, love, and service to others. We find comfort in imagining her granddaughter, Traci Marie, taking her hand and guiding her to her beloved husband, Jack, who passed just four months prior in July. Born July...
Prospective cross country skiers and ski jumpers ages 3-18 are invited to join the Cloquet Ski Club, which is based out of the Pine Valley park in Cloquet. Ski jumpers practice Tuesday and Thursday evenings, while cross country skiers meet every Sunday afternoon, weather permitting. Cross country membership including equipment is $50, ski jumping is $75. Membership only is $30. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/Cloquet-Ski-Club. Email additional questions to [email protected] or find them on Facebook @cloquetski...
Tom Cawcutt is calling it "the return of a tradition." After a hiatus brought upon by his own health maladies followed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the pianist/vocalist will resume his popular Christmas benefit concert series at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 612 12th St. in Cloquet. Tickets will be sold at the door - $20 for adults, $15 for students, and under 12 are free. Proceeds go to needy families. It'll be Cawcutt's first solo Christmas concert since 2014. He has been perform...
Rip Olson, 7, and his dad, Isaac Olson, make a snowman Tuesday morning outside their home on Avenue C in Cloquet. The snow was nice and sticky for the first snow of the year. It will be around for a while, as the region had its first days this week with highs under 32 degrees to usher in the holiday season....
Nearly 40 people filled the Carlton library for Monday's Carlton School Board meeting as superintendent Donita Stepan continued her advocacy of a merger with Barnum. But not before a large group of students stood to address the school board, most of them members of the Raptors cross country team, which competed at State earlier this month. Wrenshall junior Isabel Riley addressed the board on behalf of her team, pointing to the success of the Carlton/Wrenshall sports teams and what it has meant....
The Carlton County Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary are again organizing a free Thanksgiving meal for all Carlton County residents and their guests on Thanksgiving Day. This is the ninth year since the DAV took over the community meal. A sit-down meal will be served 12-3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28 at Zion Lutheran Church, 1000 Washington Ave., in Cloquet. All are invited to enjoy a nice turkey meal with all the fixings and good company. Delivery is also available from 10 a.m. to noon on...
Preparations are heating up for Hockey Day Cloquet, an outdoor hockey extravaganza that will take place in Veterans Park on and around Jan. 11, 2025. Expect a state-of-the-art outdoor rink, shipping containers for locker rooms and Zamboni storage, plus fan-friendly seating and food trucks. Organizer Nate Knutson told the Cloquet City Council Tuesday that the idea was a “blind shot” in the beginning but the event is now in a good spot financially. “We’ve had unbelievable backing from our local sponsors, which is super cool. It’s Carlton,...
On Saturday, Nov. 16, at 6:37 p.m., the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 3200 Block of Fraser Road in Lavell Township for the report of a UTV crash. The sole occupant of the UTV was reported as a 34-year-old male from Cloquet. St. Louis Deputies arrived on scene as the man was being treated by emergency medical personnel. After speaking with the male, it was determined he was the driver and lone occupant. There were no witnesses to the crash. After he was treated, deputies processed the Cloquet man for driving while i...
This year's Carlton Soil and Water Conservation District Outstanding Conservationist award was not presented to a person, rather the award went to an entire department. The public works department for the city of Cloquet was recognized by the Carlton SWCD on Nov. 12 for going "above and beyond" in implementing numerous conservation projects. Those projects included working with the SWCD to manage more than 10 acres of buckthorn and other invasive species on city property with the help of the...
The Arrowhead Library System will be providing Felt Mitten and Heart Pockets Take & Create Kits for member public libraries — including Carlton, Cloquet and Moose Lake libraries — to distribute in December. This art experience, created by MN Artist Mary Mulari, includes instructions and supplies for creating 6 felt pockets to trim a tree, make a garland, or use as colorful holders for treats, gift cards, or special notes. The pockets can be sewn by hand or machine. Kits will include simple instructions and all needed materials, including: fel...
A concert at the Presbyterian Church of Cloquet featured members of the church choir and those from Zion Lutheran Church under the direction of James Sheetz, part of the Concerts on Fourth series. The concert raised money for suicide awareness, $1,600 for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Other musicians included organist Marge Stillwill, pianist Gretchen Chelseth and trombonist Dan Palmquist....
Shop locally. It’s not a new concept, but with online shopping a mouse click away, it’s a message that bears repeating for old and new generations. Sure, it’s easy to find what you want online. And sometimes, that’s the only place a person living in northeastern Minnesota can find that special something. But there may be something equally or even more special lurking in a shop or business right here in Carlton County. Have you visited Sass Boutique yet? Abundant Baby? Or Shop on the Corner, home to multiple makers, artists and vintage collect...
The Sass Boutique is the newest boutique in town! You might have seen our storefront on Cloquet Avenue as you're passing through town. Or maybe you've seen us at a local vendor event. We've been working to grow our product lines and presence in town. The Sass Boutique originally launched as an online boutique back in 2018. It was my dream for as long as I can remember. After graduating college with a marketing degree and working for years in retail, starting an online boutique felt like "the...
Cloquet's Braun Park is sporting new safety netting thanks to a $7,000 matching grant from the Twins Community Fund. Essential to keep spectators safe, the new nets were installed this summer around the four fields, concession stand area and along sidelines to prevent foul balls from entering spectator areas. The nets they replaced were more than 20 years old. Under the aegis of the Cloquet Youth Baseball and Softball Association, the Braun Park fields host over 350 players each summer between...
Having completed the best local girls diving season in two decades, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton senior Rilee Durovec will take a breather. But only until her winter diving schedule resumes. Durovec reached the finals and finished eighth in the state Class A swimming and diving meet last weekend at the University of Minnesota. She'd entered the competition striving to reach Saturday's finals for the top 16 divers. She accomplished that and more. "It really means a lot to know I could get there and...
The Wilderness have had a rollercoaster ride both on and off the ice this season. Off the ice, head coach Colton St. Clair decided to step down as coach in early October and then the Wilderness hired Zach Stepan as the head coach for the team based in Cloquet. Stepan was not new to the organization, as he was already coaching the NA3HL Wilderness team based in Eveleth. “It’s been busy trying to get through the transition of new systems while not having had a full training camp for them to lea...
Marilyn Olesiak Keihl has a recipe for rhubarb cake in the last Lake Country Power newsletter. Sounds delicious. Volunteers are needed for Wednesday, Nov. 27 at the school for playground duty from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. so the entire staff can enjoy the annual Thanksgiving dinner. Contact the school if you are willing to help at 218-644-2727. Congratulations to Ari Dahl on her State cross-country race. She placed ninth at the Section 7A meet and 39th at State. Dylan Nyberg was named Offensive Player of the Year in the 9 North All District team an...
