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The Carlton County board ushered in the new year with its annual meeting and changing of leadership in the chair position. Last year's chair, Dick Brenner, nominated Susan Zmyslony to succeed him and she earned a unanimous vote Tuesday at the Transportation Building in Carlton. "Thank you; I appreciate it," said a humbled Zmyslony before immediately turning to the agenda. Zmyslony had mentioned Brenner during the final meeting of last year, Dec. 26. "I'd like to take this opportunity, Dick, to...
The Wood City Classic boys basketball tournament featured two top local teams. Cromwell-Wright came into the tournament undefeated as one of the area's top Class A teams, while Cloquet entered with a 3-4 record after opening with one of the toughest schedules in the area in Class AAA. Tournament play began as the Cardinals took the floor against the larger Cloquet school. In the end, the Lumberjacks pulled away to an 80-56 win on Dec. 27. The 'Jacks went on to win their second game as well in...
Tuesday, Dec. 26 Girls Basketball Esko Coaches Classic Esko 65 Foley 41 Boys Basketball Esko Coaches Classic Esko 93 Hinckley-Finlayson 39 Wednesday, Dec. 27 Girls Basketball Wood City Classic Mesabi East 48 Cloquet 41 Cromwell 69 Rock Ridge 58 Chisholm Holiday Classic Barnum 60 Duluth Denfeld 28 Esko Coaches Classic Esko 65 Bloomington Kennedy 43 Walker Tournament Park Rapids 74 South Ridge 52 Aitkin Tournament ML/WR 64 Aitkin 40 Boys Basketball Pequot Lakes Tournament Pequot Lakes 70 ML/WR 44 Crosby-Ironton 101 Fond du Lac 58 Esko Coaches Cla...
The Wood City Classic girls basketball tournament was good to one local team last week and not so good to another. Cromwell-Wright came in and gathered a pair of wins to take top honors in the tournament, while the previously undefeated Lumberjacks were shocked in back-to-back games and went winless in their own tournament. The Cardinals opened play with an impressive 71-62 win over Section 7AAA power Rock Ridge as five players hit double digits in scoring. Jill Anderson scored 12 points while K...
Hey, it's the start of another year. We have almost made it into the first quarter of this century. I have so much to be thankful for. It's great to be with family and friends and especially enjoying our mild weather. I've been busy since Curtis and Steven got here on Dec. 22. We did all the Christmas stuff with family and friends, went out for a few meals, a Pine Knot party, and I had my latest infusion. All my bloodwork came back great. I've gotten so many great Christmas cards and letters....
The Wrenshall school board approved a 2024 levy nearly identical to its previous figure, $1,513,112 — some $4,557 less than the current levy. Superintendent Jeff Pesta called it a “negligible reduction,” during Monday’s Truth in Taxation hearing conducted at the school. “It’s very small when you are considering it on a half-a-million dollars,” Pesta said. The district’s budget for 2024 is $6.5 million, made up of mostly per-pupil state aid funding, along with levy and federal dollars. No community members spoke during the hearing. A thir...
More people phoned Carlton County to complain about tax increases than attended the Dec. 12 Truth in Taxation hearing. More than 30 people called the county to deliver messages about “unsustainable” increases, or to say, “you’re taxing us out of our home,” said auditor/treasurer Kevin DeVriendt. Only about a half-dozen people spoke briefly during the hearing, and only one rose to the dais to plead his case. “This is the kind of increase that’s not treating our elderly population with respect or dignity,” said Jim Kuklis, who owns Trails Edg...
Thursday, Dec. 14 Girls Hockey MLA 3 Duluth 2 Boys Hockey International Falls 5 MLA 4 (OT) Girls Basketball South Ridge 69 McGregor 30 Hinckley-Finlayson 72 Carlton/Wrenshall 31 North Woods 60 ML/WR 58 Boys Basketball Carlton/Wrenshall 79 Hinckley-Finlayson 59 Barnum 85 South Ridge 43 ML/WR 92 North Woods 85 Cromwell-Wright 78 Braham 64 Denfeld 82 Cloquet 65 Friday, Dec. 15 Boys Basketball Cromwell-Wright 66 Cook County 63 McGregor 64 South Ridge 56 Girls Basketball MIB 68 South Ridge 37 Pierz 68 ML/WR 43 Cromwell-Wright 61 Ely 51 Esko 73...
With the holidays on the near horizon, so too is the long-standing tradition of holiday sports tournaments between Christmas and New Years. Hockey and basketball take center stage over the break, but there are also scattered wrestling meets and a few ski meets — weather permitting — during the break. Following are some of the holiday highlights: Hockey The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team will open play in the Heritage Holiday Classic in Duluth against Apple Valley at 11:30 a.m. Wed...
Here it is, almost the last week of the year. It’s been an interesting year for me, especially since I have undergone treatment for breast cancer starting in April 2023. I never felt devastated when I got the news initially and still don’t feel like it’s real. Just another health issue that I have had to deal with. So far, the treatments have gone well, and all I have left now are Keytruda infusions once every three weeks and watching my blood clotting numbers weekly. I have had wonderful docto...
Boycott the deer hunt? That was a suggestion from Carlton County commissioner Gary Peterson last week, during a widely attended meeting in Carlton about wolves and their supposed impact on the declining deer population. Peterson was quoted by a Duluth media source as telling the crowd of roughly 300 attendees, "Boycott the deer season," as a way of hitting the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in its pocketbook. When reached for further comment this week about his suggestion, Peterson...
Thursday, Dec. 7 Girls Hockey CEC 2 Hibbing/Chisholm 1 Boys Hockey Denfeld 5 CEC 4 MLA 3 WSFG 2 Girls Basketball Crosby-Ironton 72 Esko 58 Cromwell-Wright 77 McGregor 26 North Woods 62 Carlton/Wrenshall 25 Boys Basketball Cherry 93 Barnum 60 Carlton/Wrenshall 56 East Central 40 Hermantown 78 Cloquet 60 Friday, Dec. 8 Boys Basketball Esko 78 Cloquet 61 Cromwell-Wright 83 McGregor 48 Girls Basketball South Ridge 83 Littlefork-Bigfalls 26 Saturday, Dec. 9 Boys Hockey CEC 3 East Grand Forks 2 Ely 7 MLA 1 Girls Basketball MIB 76 Cromwell-Wright 63...
Anticipation was high in the Cromwell High School gymnasium Tuesday when Cloquet and Cromwell-Wright girls basketball teams met on the hardwood. The Lumberjacks came into the game with a 4-0 record, while the Cardinals were 5-1. Something had to give. "It is always just a great atmosphere when we go to Cromwell," said Cloquet coach Heather Young. "The fans are loud and they are right on top of you, which makes for fun basketball." Cloquet had to withstand a furious second-half comeback by the Ca...
There will be yoga at 11 a.m. Mondays at the Cromwell Pavilion. Bring your kids and grandkids to the Cromwell city offices on Dec. 16 for a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. The city office is to the left as you turn into the Cromwell Park and Pavilion. Treat bags will be distributed. The Christmas holiday school programs will be held at 6 p.m. on Dec. 18 for the high school, and at 6 p.m. on Dec. 19 for the elementary grades. There will be early dismissal on Friday, Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. There is a...
Thursday, Nov. 30 Girls hockey Moose Lake Area 6 North Shore 2 Girls basketball Cromwell-Wright 47 Floodwood 31 Cloquet 72 Hermantown 27 Rock Ridge 67 Esko 44 Barnum East Central Boys basketball Cloquet 76 Hibbing 70 Moose Lake/WR 76 Proctor 37 Friday, Dec. 1 Barnum 58 Nashwauk-Keewatin 17 South Ridge 57 Cook County 56 Cromwell-Wright 95 Floodwood 38 Saturday, Dec. 2 Boys Hockey CEC 4 Bloomington Jefferson 2 Girls basketball Esko 78 Annandale 53 Monday, Dec. 4 Boys basketball Carlton/Wrenshall 95 Cook County 41 South Ridge North Woods Girls...
When Barnum and Cromwell-Wright boys basketball teams tipped off Tuesday, the crowd was large and raucous as fans anticipated an intense matchup of two perennial Polar League powers. But the Cardinals rode a quick flurry of points in both halves to gain a 64-58 victory at home. "I liked how we came out and played fast against them early," said Cards coach Bill Pocernich. "Dylan Nyberg got hot for us and we just kind of took off." Early in the first half, Cromwell-Wright rode the outside...
The Bethlehem Lutheran Women’s bazaar and brunch is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 9 at the church in Wright. There will be lots of Christmas items, baked goods, egg bakes, muffins, juice and coffee. Donations of new or gently used Christmas and holiday items are welcomed. Call me at 218-357-2385 or Diane at 218-380-1722 to make arrangements for dropping off donations. The last Young Old Timers gathering for 2023 will be held at noon on Dec. 12 at the Cromwell Park Pavilion. This will be our Chri...
Joanne Nina Beck, 87, of Cromwell died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Villa Vista Care Center in Cromwell. She was born on Oct. 29, 1936, in Grantsburg, Wisconsin to Sherman and Nina Bergstrom. Joanne grew up in Superior, where she attended school. She worked as a caregiver for her nieces, nephews and her mother, and did some waitressing in her younger years. On Dec. 18, 1954, Joanne married Roy Beck in Cloquet. They lived in Cromwell, where they dairy farmed and raised Newfoundland...
Girls Hockey Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Tuesday, Dec. 5 at Two Harbors, 7 Thursday, Dec. 7 vs Hibbing, 7 Tuesday, Dec. 12 vs Duluth Northern Stars at Duluth Heritage, 7 Friday, Dec. 15 at Sartell, 7:15 Tuesday, Dec. 19 vs Proctor/ Hermantown, 7 Thursday, Dec. 21 vs Pine City, 7 Friday, Jan. 5 at Osseo, 7 Saturday, Jan. 6 at South Saint Paul, 1 Tuesday, Jan. 9 at Superior, 7 Thursday, Jan. 11 vs Duluth Northern Stars, 7 Saturday, Jan. 13 at Isanti, 8:15 Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Hibbing, 7 Thursday, Jan. 18 vs Northern Lakes Coop, 7 Tuesday, Jan. 23 at...
Thirty-two homesteads in Progress Township are set to receive notice by mail of a pending Carlton County board vote regarding an elk reintroduction pen proposed to be located there. Saying they wanted to collect public input by those most closely affected, county commissioners unanimously tabled a vote Monday that would have addressed the pen. Instead, commissioners agreed to alert residents of the possibility and give them time to appear at the next board meeting, 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Carlton County Transportation Building. “I just want the p...
The Walli family home, just northwest of the city of Cromwell, required a septic system redo, which has consumed our lives for some time. The project called for both intelligent labor and impressive machinery, including two backhoes and a vintage dump truck. We started this summer by logging off the larger trees, mostly birch and poplar. We tossed the long skinny boughs downhill like javelins. The larger trunks Rod cut to manageable lengths - more or less than 2 feet - with his chainsaw. We...
The Villa Vista/Cardinal Court Family Night is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 6. All area folks are all welcome to attend and bring your children, as Santa will make an appearance bearing gifts. Sharry Waldriff will be the guest entertainer. This is always a great way to show your support for the residents, staff, and volunteers at this time of year. I’m sorry to report that our good friend, Tom Donohue, 80, passed away in his sleep on Nov. 25, 2023, at the Cardinal Court in Cromwell. T...
Ronald Gene Rosbacka, 82, of Wright passed away on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Ronald was born to Wilbert and Helen (Soyring) Rosbacka on April 3, 1941, in Moose Lake. Ronald was raised and attended school in Tamarack, graduating from McGregor with the class of 1959. Ronald married Nancy (Randa) on June 4, 1966, and together they shared a life for 40 years and created a loving family. Ronald was a plant foreman for Peatrex Ltd. until retiring in 2006. Ronald was a m...
The weather has been so nice that my son mowed the lawn today. The grass had gotten long, and it sure looks much better now. I don’t think we have ever mowed the lawn this late in November. A few days ago I couldn’t find my cell phone and I knew it was on silent, so even if I tried to call it from the landline, I knew I wouldn’t find it. So I called my son in California and asked him where it was. He has an app on his phone for finding where I am and was able to tell me the phone was in the k...
A Carlton County board meeting flared hot Tuesday, when commissioner Tom Proulx and county staff squared off over the use of contracted social work. Despite a 4-1 vote affirming the use of contracted social workers to address a surge in disability services and long-term elder care cases, the preceding debate stirred tensions at a time of union contract negotiations. Proulx first squared off with public health and human services director David Lee over the issue. “What would happen if we said no?” asked Proulx. “I would have to come back and a...
