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Payton Wefel and James LeGarde led the scoring barrage and the rest of the Esko boys basketball team played shutdown defense in Saturday’s 68-47 win over Pequot Lakes in the Section 7AA quarterfinals at Romano Gymnasium on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth. “Defensively we wanted to keep them out of the paint on drives because they are very quick and crafty with the ball,” said Esko coach Derek Anderson of the Patriots. “We wanted to take the driving lanes away and keep them in...
The Cloquet Ripsaw Robotics team, members pictured above at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, was the top Carlton County finisher in the FIRST Robotics regional competition in Duluth last week. Cloquet finished 10th in Lake Superior Regional that pits the most experienced programs against each other for a chance at moving on to national competition. Cloquet finished just outside the group moving on. The team did win the Safety Award, a technical achievement that teams covet. The...
All Minnesota K-12 schools will close by Wednesday, March 18 in response to the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, which has now been declared a worldwide pandemic. Governor Tim Walz addressed the state this morning, announcing a statewide mandate that schools close their doors by March 18, to plan for moving instruction from the classroom to distance learning by Monday, March 30. Schools have the option of closing Monday and Tuesday as well, but all schools must be closed by Wednesday, Walz said. For most Minnesota...
Entering Saturday's Section 7AA quarterfinal game, Esko and Moose Lake/Willow River had identical 16-10 records. Following the game, the No. 1 seeded Eskomos came away with a convincing 80-31 win and a spot in the semifinals Wednesday against No. 2 seed Marshall School at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Key to the Saturday game was a quick start by the Eskomos and their ability to penetrate the Rebels defense, which set them up for open looks throughout the game. "We shot really well to star...
Thursday, Feb. 20 Boys Basketball Cloquet-82 / Crosby-Ironton-68 Five different Lumberjacks scored in double digits to overcome the Rangers. Leading Cloquet was Adam Schneider with 19 points, both Alec Turnbull and Nathan Blatchford had 17 points while both Dylan Heehn and Tyler Issendorf scored 10 points. Jack Sorenson scored eight and Caleb Hansen finished with one point. Moose Lake/Willow River-95 / Proctor-42 The Rebels wasted little time in jumping on the Rails at halftime by a 57-25...
Tabietha Wiesen, 37, of Cloquet died Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd, Minnesota. A traditional wake was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5 at the Fond du Lac Head Start Gymnasium, until the 10 a.m. traditional funeral Friday, March 6. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Care, www.nelsonfuneralcare.net. Pearl Eleanor Houle, 84, of Cloquet entered into eternity surrounded by her loving family on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital from complications of a heart condition. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 11...
Tuesday's Republican and Democratic-Farmer-Labor party caucus meetings were substantially more subdued than the last time presidential candidates were on the ballot. Local party leaders on both sides agree: that's mostly because Minnesota is now holding a primary election for president, rather than using local caucuses to choose a candidate. "I've had people ask me why we're even having precinct caucuses," said Carlton County DFL chairperson Patty Murto, as she waited for results to come in...
Kettle River is the only small town in Carlton County to be featured on the WDSE documentary, "This Town," to be shown at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 2 on the Duluth station. Three other northern Minnesota towns - Sandstone, Ball Club and Grand Portage - are included in the documentary, which describes how the towns started and how they are looking to their futures. Kettle River, like so many other small towns, started when a rail line came through in 1909. A depot was built, and farmers would...
Thursday, Feb. 20 Boys Basketball Cherry-86 Wrenshall-72 Randy Wimmer poured in 26 points and Hunter Holmes added 20 for the Wrens, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Tigers nine-point halftime lead. Also scoring for Wrenshall were Austin Larva (11), Kaden Oleson (5), Isaiah Johnson (4), plus Zeke Rousseau and Mason Perry (3). South Ridge-66 Hill City-43 The Panthers rolled out to a 30-18 halftime lead and put the hammer down in the second half to come away with a 23-point win. Ben Wood led a...
The Cardinals girls basketball team is poised to make a deep run into the 2020 girls section playoffs as action begins this week. Cromwell-Wright has been one of the top teams in Class A over the past half dozen years and are, once again, the top seed in the Section 7A playoffs. Last season the Cardinals fell in the section title game to Mountain Iron Buhl. This season only two losses have prevented the Cardinals from an unbeaten regular season. Entering the playoff the Cards are 24-2 with the...
The following are the results of court cases as reported by Carlton County District Court in Carlton: Schullo, Kelly Marie, 28, Duluth - 4/23/2018 - Possession of a Narcotic Drug not Heroin in the Third Degree - Felony. Plead Guilty 9/16/2019. Disposition: 9/30/2019 - Placed on Adult Supervised Probation for 3 yrs. Credit for 9 days served. 2nd Offense: 8/17/2018 - Damage to Property - 1st Degree - Felony. Plead Guilty 9/30/2019. Disposition: 9/30/2019 - Adult Supervised Probation 3 yrs. with Conditions, Restitution $1,293. CCSO Overland, Lola...
Students, parents and teachers talked to the Barnum school board at its monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 18 to express their concerns about proposed staff cuts following news that the district needs to make significant cuts or it will go into the red. Kyle, a student, spoke first and listed two items that the students wanted the board to realize: that academic needs are met by the students’ relationships with the teachers, and that the students care deeply about each and every teacher. A high school teacher asked if restructuring, such as a f...
Thursday, Feb. 13 Boys Basketball Hermantown-79 Esko-69 Despite 30 points from Peyton Wefel and 23 points from Riley Fischer, the Eskomos fell short against the Hawks, who got 35 points from Peter Soumis and 22 from Kaden Kucza. Also scoring for Esko were Elie Blue with 12, and Braden Gabec and Cade Berger with two each. Girls Basketball Hermantown-53 Esko-39 The Hawks doubled up on the Eskomos in the first half by racing to a 30-15 lead and never looked back. Leading Esko was Kristy DeMuth with 22 points and Brenna Stark with 11. Also scoring...
Congratulations to Beth Clark on her 500th win as the head coach of the Hermantown Hawks girls basketball team on Feb. 13. Beth is originally from Cromwell, graduating in 1977. She was one of the first girls to play basketball when Title IX was instituted. She played on the varsity team in the seventh grade when Stan Verich and I were the coaches. Title IX prohibits federally-funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex. The Title IX education...
The double whammy of fewer students and state and federal mandates that aren’t fully funded has the Barnum School Board looking at major cuts to keep the budget in the black. The issues aren’t new, nor are they unique to the Barnum school district. However, after five years of deficit spending, the school board now needs to make $750,000 in cuts or risk going into statutory operating debt. A large crowd of concerned residents attended the working meeting of the Barnum school board Feb. 4. It wasn’t so much a presentation from staff to audie...
Thursday, Feb. 6 Boys Basketball Hibbing-84 Cloquet-56 The Lumberjacks fell behind by 16 points at halftime and struggle to defend the Bluejackets who got a 24-point night from Ayden McDonald and double-digit scoring from three others in pulling out the win over Cloquet. Adam Schneider led Cloquet with 16 points, Dylan Heehn scored 14, both Markus Pokornowski and Alec Turnbull finished with eight points. Also scoring were Nathan Blatchford (4), Jack Sorenson (3) and Tyler Issendorf (2). Northwoods-109 Moose Lake-Willow River-104 In one of the...
A double error from the state Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division led to confusion and concern in Floodwood, Moose Lake and several other communities in the region when they got messages to evacuate Wednesday. HSEM tests its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System weekly, but the message was distributed beyond the test environment. Further complicating the situation, the portion of the message saying “this is a test” was cut off. Communities in several counties received the message. There is no evacuation order in place, nor...
Moose Lake Superintendent Robert Indihar announced that he will retire at the end of the school year, after 22 years with the school district. According to a story in the Moose Lake Star Gazette, Indihar thanked the board for their support over his time with the district, noting that Moose Lake has been a great place to raise a family and retire from. Indihar led the school district through the aftermath of the 2016 floods of the school at its former location, several referendum votes and ultimately the construction of the new school on the...
With income tax season now open, the Minnesota Department of Revenue announced that over 200 sites will be offering free tax assistance for those filing income tax and property tax refund returns. Most sites are open through April 15. Carlton County sites include the following: • Cloquet Public Library, Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments are preferred, call 218-499-8105. • Moose Lake Community Building, Thursdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., by appointment only. Call 218-485-8225. • Lakes and Pines Moose Lake, Tuesdays 3-7 p.m., by appoi...
Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over the age of 50. It is estimated that more than 2 million people have been diagnosed with macular degeneration nationwide. During the month of February, the American Optometric Association educates the public on facts about age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. AMD occurs when there are changes to the macula, a small portion of the retina that is located on the inside back layer of the eye. The loss of...
Entering Tuesday night's Section 7A girls hockey playoffs, the Lumberjacks were more than heavily favored. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton came in as the No. 1 seed with a gaudy record of 22-3, while their competition, the International Falls Broncos, were 0-20-1 on the season. CEC didn't disappoint the hometown fans as they pumped 72 shots on net to come away with a 3-0 win. Within the first few minutes of the opening period, it became obvious that the Broncos game plan was to pack things in tight...
Thursday, Jan. 30 Girls Basketball Esko-47 Barnum-11 The Eskomos led 21-4 at halftime and never looked back in their win over the Bombers. Sarah Wagemaker led Esko with 12 points and Kristy DeMuth added 10. Jayden Karppinen scored eight, Avery Kuklinski six, Aila Gabel had five, Mallory Sunnarborg added three, Brenna Stark two and Emily Rengo one. Leading the Bombers in scoring were Mckenzee Schleret with eight points, Rayna Klejeski two and Gracie Nelson one. Ashland-69 Cloquet-49 Alexa...
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the hockey rink at Cloquet's Athletic Park on 14th Street was a hopping spot. Ice skates weren't always required. On Monday evenings from January until March, the rink was reserved for broomball. Cloquet Community Education, led by director Gary Welton, organized and conducted a men's broomball league. Teams were mostly from Cloquet but there were some from Brookston, Grand Lake and other nearby communities. The Cloquet Broomball League was unique in that...
Minnesota climatology records show that January was the cloudiest on record since recorded observations started in 1963. With the gloomy weather it can be hard to stay motivated. Luckily, our community has some options for you. The city of Wrenshall created and maintains a free outdoor ice rink located just behind the post office and bus garage. It is lit by lights hanging in the pine trees that stay on until around 9 p.m. There is a warming house and bench for folks to put on skates and rest....
As I sit down to type this week's news, it's a balmy 40 degrees in Wright. Just think, one year ago, it was 30 to 40 below zero with a wind chill of minus 50 degrees. It was on Jan. 30, the coldest day of 2019, that our local restaurant, Minetties, caught fire and burned to the ground. What a difference a year makes. We are still hoping a café can open in Wright in the future. Congratulations to Julie Peterson, a board member at Moose Lake schools the past 29 years, for receiving the Board...
