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The annual celebration of everything Wrenshall is set for next weekend, Sept. 8-9, starting with a 3 p.m. tailgate food fundraiser before the 4 p.m. Raptors varsity football game kickoff on Friday. Brickyard Days will really hit its stride on Saturday, with a pancake breakfast at the school 7-11 a.m., a 5K race at 9 a.m. (registration starts at 8 a.m.) and a noon start for the parade. Following the parade there is an open house and ice cream at the Wrenshall Fire Hall and fun at the Deer Park,...
Wrenshall school board members got their first look at Carlton’s response to their recent consolidation overture during Tuesday’s work session meeting. While Carlton’s response was by unanimous school board vote, it wasn’t enthusiastic. In her letter, Carlton superintendent Donita Stepan put conditions on any new discussions: that both boards agree one site is the only option for a consolidated school district and the site should be at Carlton’s South Terrace Elementary School. “If the Wrensha...
Thursday, Aug. 24 Girls Soccer Esko 4 Cambridge/Isanti 1 Football Ogilvie 42 Cromwell-Wright 21 Friday, Aug. 25 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 0 St. Francis 0 Boys Soccer Two Rivers 3 CEC 1 Football Nevis 77 Carlton/Wrenshall 0 Saturday, Aug. 26 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 1 Two Rivers 0 Boys Soccer CEC 3 Columbia Heights 0 Tuesday, Aug. 29 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 1 Esko 1 Boys Soccer Benilde-St. Margarets 4 CEC 0 Volleyball Cloquet 3 Duluth East 0 Hermantown 3 Esko 1 Carlton/Wrenshall 3 Deer River 1 Mille Lacs 3 Cromwell-Wright 2 ML/WR 3...
Cross Country Carlton/Wrenshall - Boys & Girls Thursday, Sept. 7 at Pattison Park Golf Course, 4 Thursday, Sept. 14 at Pine River-Backus, 4 Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Norwood Golf Course, 4:30 Thursday, Sept. 28 at Hibbing Municipal Golf Course, 4 Thursday, Oct. 5 at Ely, 4 Thursday, Oct. 12 at Pincushion Mountain, 4 Tuesday, Oct. 17 at Proctor Golf Course, 4 Thursday, Oct. 26 sectional tournament, TBD CLOQUET - Boys & Girls Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Mora, Spring Brook Golf course, 4:15 Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Grand Rapids, 4 Tuesday, Sept. 26, at...
Local high school cross country runners got a chance to shake off the rust last Thursday with the annual Chub Lake meet, which is all about having fun and getting a chance to run. "This is not your typical meet," said meet organizer Jerimy Hallsten of Esko. "I inherited the meet from Jerry Zimney, Mike Bushey and Tim Lindquist and I am sure they inherited running the meet from others before them, but regardless, it is a relaxed event for everyone." Each coach times their own runners and there is...
Formed in 2021, next weekend will mark the second year Esko has had anglers in the state championships. It's quite an accomplishment for the startup program. "It all started a few years ago with my son Noah, who found out about this being a sport," said Esko coach Bill Wells. "He approached the school board and then he started out trying to find kids who wanted to do the same thing, and now we are a medium-sized team." The sport is not sanctioned by the Minnesota State High School League. It is...
While still awaiting final city council approval, the city of Carlton’s volunteer ambulance service looks like it will add its first two full-time positions beginning in 2024. That was the consensus Wednesday of an advisory committee featuring representatives from six of the 10 municipalities served under Carlton’s state ambulance license. “This is a big step for Carlton ambulance,” Mark Jones said, “to have a group like this come together not only to discuss financial matters of the service, but also for you to be able to take informati...
After considerable debate and public input, the Carlton School Board resolved to begin talks with Wrenshall about consolidation, with the condition a new district would have only one location — at the South Terrace Elementary School site in Carlton. Currently, Carlton has both a secondary and elementary school while Wrenshall serves grades K-12 in one building. According to numbers provided earlier this month, Carlton projects 295 students this year, with Wrenshall budgeting for 325. Monday’s meeting began with a Truth in Taxation Hearing for...
Thumbs down to preconditions on consolidation discussions with Wrenshall by the Carlton school board. It’s not really a good faith negotiation if the precondition limits the options to one plan. Carlton officials stipulated that a joint school needs to be at South Terrace, where the city’s elementary school is currently located. The school board members say it makes no sense to have two buildings, referring to previous consolidation discussions that included starting a high school in Wrenshall and elementary school in Carlton in existing bui...
If there is another high school football team more excited about the upcoming season than Carlton/Wrenshall you'd be hard pressed to find them. After taking a year off from varsity play due to low participation numbers, playing just a junior varsity schedule, the Raptors will once again hit the field as a varsity nine-man program. "Everything came together last year just fine," said Raptors coach Brent Pokornowski. "The whole program is excited about the upcoming season and the guys are working...
Cromwell mayor Sharon Zelazny and Wrenshall resident Harold Ankrum were recognized as the 2023 Carlton County Outstanding Seniors for 2023 on Friday, Aug 18, during Senior Day at the Carlton County Fair. Harold Ankrum is well-known in the Carlton-Wrenshall area as the longtime owner of Harold's Service just west of the Carlton County Courthouse. He is in the process of selling the business. Yet, besides helping stranded motorists, Ankrum is noted for turning "fiascos into fortunes" for cancer...
Autumn Peterson has been a part of the Carlton County Fair for more than half her life. The Wrenshall resident started with poultry and goats at the age of 8; this year she brought only rabbits. The showing process is a combination of skill on the part of the exhibitor, and an assessment of the rabbit's physical qualities. The judge observes the exhibitor's ability to show they have knowledge of the rabbit, and will also compare the rabbit's physical appearance to what is normal for that...
The Carlton school board discussed a new letter from the Wrenshall school board regarding a merger between the districts during Monday’s committee of the whole meeting. Consolidation ideas have been on again, off again for decades, with this being the latest, this time initiated by Wrenshall. The letter was signed by all six members of the Wrenshall school board, and contains no preconditions or specifics, only a request for discussion with both school boards in attendance. Reaction to the idea by the Carlton board was desultory. Board clerk S...
Charles William “Chuck” Pfisthner, 92, of Cloquet passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, surrounded by his family at Evergreen Knoll in Cloquet. He was born Jan. 3, 1931, in Morris, Minnesota to Charles and Delma Pfisthner. Chuck was a dedicated person, even at a young age when he decided to leave school after the eighth grade to go and work at logging camps. Then he joined the U.S. Army, reaching the rank of sergeant by the time he was discharged. Chuck married Gloria Ranta on Sept. 15, 195...
A cathedral of pines serves as entry to a path that winds over and through 32 acres of undulating land off Prevost Road, just north of Cloquet. A short walk is enough to slough off any travails of the day. Then there is a gate, the only gap in a fence tall enough to keep deer out. And a vista opens up, rows and rows of blueberry bushes. This is Sweet Land Farm, one of now a handful of places in Carlton County where one can pick blueberries. And, man, are they ever prevalent here. The berries...
They didn't start out with winning in mind. But as the Small Town Kids team morphed and the Ragnar road race got closer, the team from Carlton County started looking pretty good. So good, in fact, they learned upon arrival they were seeded No. 1. Ragnar is a relay race, which starts near the capitol building in St. Paul and finishes in the Duluth Rose Garden. In between, racers take turns running on country roads, highways, the Munger Trail through Mahtowa and Carlton, Skyline Parkway in Duluth...
The call was unmistakable and perked the ears of a Jay Cooke State Park staff member: "Help!" a person cried. Within moments, a response was developing. The Carlton County Sheriff's Office came with its drone team, and the fire departments from Carlton and Esko descended onto the park with four-wheelers and rope rescue kits. "Ultimately, nobody was found in distress," Chief Deputy Dan Danielson said. "And nobody ever reported any loved ones missing. It could have been a self-rescue." Jay Cooke...
One step at a time. After broaching the subject of consolidation again last week, Wrenshall school board members voted unanimously Monday to send a formal letter to the Carlton School Board with the goal of reopening consolidation talks between the neighboring (and both struggling) school districts. Wrenshall board member Mary Carlson said they planned to get the letter requesting a joint work session to the Carlton board as soon as possible, hoping the Carlton would get it on their agenda for Aug. 21. At least two Wrenshall board members plan...
The Wrenshall School Board is expected to seek a new round of consolidation talks with the Carlton School District following an affirmative vote on a proposal Wednesday. In a letter addressed to the Carlton School Board, the Wrenshall board proposes a joint meeting of both full boards. “During that meeting we hope to listen to the community on the topic of consolidation and discuss how potential consolidation negotiations might move forward,” says the letter presented at the Wrenshall com...
Play in the U16/U18 Arrowhead Fastpitch League ended last week with the Cloquet U16 team winning the championship by picking up four impressive victories and going undefeated in the double-elimination tournament. "The girls played very well," said Cloquet coach Tyler Korby. "We did the little things we have to do to win and we did them consistently." Cloquet opened play with an impressive 18-3 win over the Duluth Waves, a team from West Duluth. "We hit well and bunted well and we took advantage...
Nevada Torrance of Cloquet graduated from Bismarck State College in North Dakota this past spring with an associate in applied science degree in power generation technology. • • Kaya Stark of Wrenshall was named to the dean’s list at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota for the spring semester. • • Minnesota State University, Mankato announced its honor lists for the spring semester. Students with 4.0 grade point averages received high honors. The list included: Parker Mackey of Barnum; Nicholas Baker, Hannah Lundborg (high honors) a...
It was a car show and cornhole on Saturday at the annual Carlton Daze celebration last weekend. Other Friday and Saturday events included sports tournaments, running races, a golf tournament and kid and adult fun downtown. The parade was on Sunday, followed by hot dogs and rootbeer at the firehall as well as chances to work a fire hose. As the Carlton-Wrenshall Raptors cheerleaders might proclaim: Three cheers for a wonderful weekend of good weather and good fun. Pine Knot News photos by Dave...
A former Cloquet police officer was charged last week by the Minnesota Attorney General’s office with financially exploiting a vulnerable adult — an elderly woman she befriended after responding to a call — and attempting to swindle the woman’s estate and her estranged husband after she died. Laci Marie Silgjord worked as a police officer and later a K-9 partner for the city of Cloquet from 2015 to 2022. She met Joan Arney (now deceased) in May 2020 after the Cloquet resident called police about...
National Night Out began nearly 40 years ago with the idea that the best way to build a safer community is to know your neighbors and your surroundings. A network of neighborhood watch groups and other crime prevention efforts along with law enforcement agencies threw block parties, cookouts, festivals and other events to bring people together with public safety officials, in their own neighborhoods or the larger community. It just keeps growing, reaching “millions of neighbors across t...
When you can’t come to the library, your library on wheels will come to you. The Arrowhead Library System’s Bookmobile stops every three weeks at these locations in your area: Esko, at Northwood United Methodist Church, 10:30-11 a.m. Aug. 14 and Sept. 25 ; Solway Town Hall, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Aug. 10 & 31 and Sept. 21; Wrenshall, Silver Brook Town Hall, 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Aug. 14 & Sept. 25; Kettle River, Main Street, 1:30-2:15 p.m. Aug. 14 & Sept. 25; Mahtowa, TJ’s Country Corner, 2:45-3:45 p.m. Aug 8 & 29 and Sept. 19; Cromwell, City Park, 1-2 p...
