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Steven Studniski Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. I am currently employed at Sappi Paper in Cloquet as a Maintenance Superintendent. I have been in a leadership role for the last 16 years. What made you decide to run for Wrenshall mayor/city council this year? My wife and I have attended several city council meetings and we often find ourselves frustrated with how our tax dollars are being spent. What do you think are the top two issues facing the city of Wrenshall and how do you think you would go about tackling...
Wednesday, Oct. 9 Girls Soccer Esko 6 Legacy Christian Academy 0 Thursday, Oct. 10 Section 7AA Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 2 Duluth Denfeld 0 Boys Soccer CEC 2 Duluth Denfeld 1 Volleyball Barnum 3 Cook County 1 Carlton/Wrenshall 3 Silver Bay 1 Proctor 3 ML/WR 0 Duluth East 3 Esko 1 Grand Rapids 3 Cloquet 0 Football Hermantown 56 Esko 12 South Ridge 42 Chisholm 40 Rush City 24 ML/WR 22 Friday, Oct. 11 Football Cromwell-Wright 60 Sebeka 22 McGregor 58 Carlton/Wrenshall 0 Grand Rapids 42 Cloquet 7 Barnum 44 Ely 8 Monday, Oct. 14 Volleyball South...
Julianne Emerson Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. I have a personal background as an attorney with over a decade of experience in public and community service, to include advocating for students’ rights and school policies. My legal expertise, combined with my commitment to community service, supports my ability to navigate complex educational challenges effectively. What made you decide to run for Carlton School Board this year? I decided to run for the Carlton School Board to advocate for innovative e...
Violet Wendla Eckman, 96, of Cloquet, passed away Oct. 4, 2024. She was born June 13, 1928, to Charles and Wendla Lindquist in Duluth. At the age of 2, Vi’s family moved to Arthyde, Minnesota, in Aitkin County, near her grandparents farm. Vi’s parents had migrated from Finland. She attended school through eighth grade, after which she went to McGregor High School, where she graduated as salutatorian in 1946. She went on to attend Carey-Gaspard School of Business in Duluth. On May 25, 1955, she married George Raymond Eckman. The couple liv...
Carlton County is experiencing a steady flow of early voters and absentee ballots in advance of the Nov. 5 general election. “Since early voting started Sept. 20, we’ve been getting 50 to 100 voters each day,” said county auditor/treasurer Kevin DeVriendt. “The mail-in ballots are rolling in, too — 150 to 200 by mail every day.” Early voting is taking place at the auditor/treasurer’s office on the second floor of the Carlton County Historic Courthouse (Room 205). Also called “in-person absentee voting,” early voting is available for all...
The Haunted Shack between Carlton and Wrenshall is back for its 31st season, opening tonight, Oct. 11, at 7. Crews have been transforming the working farm into the Haunted Ridge the past two months. Logan Stojevich, co-director of the attraction and technical director said there are new structures along an extended haunted hayride designed for a "more terrifying experience." A "swamp scene" has also been added. Pat Stojevich, Logan's father and the founder of the Haunted Shack said "this was...
After years of looking for a more economical way to distribute the school paper, Esko school board members approved a move to a digital-only newspaper starting in January. That means community members will no longer receive a paper copy of the Esko's Corner paper produced and distributed by Esko Community Education. The move is expected to save the school district thousands in printing and postage costs. Esko isn't the only local school making the move: Wrenshall switched to a digital paper effe...
The Wrenshall school board is in the process of formalizing a policy for community use of school facilities. The policy received a first reading at the board’s meeting on Tuesday. Superintendent Jeff Pesta said that because it’s a new policy the board can conduct as many readings as it takes to get it right. “We want community feedback on this,” board chair Mary Carlson said. Depending on the category, users of the school could be charged fees. The six-page policy proposal prioritizes non-fee based use of the facility for pre-K through 12th gr...
Although most media information on elections is about national candidates, Carlton County voters should study the entire ballot before making decisions. They will be choosing, among others, three Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors. While the county has several districts, voters choose all the supervisors. In District 1, roughly the northwest quarter of the county, Michelle Boyechko has been farming for 10 years in Tamarack. She uses sustainable farming practices to raise cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens; she also works at a nearby...
Thursday, Oct. 3 Volleyball Cook County 3 Fond du Lac Ojibwe 0 Esko 3 Floodwood 1 Cromwell-Wright 3 Carlton/Wrenshall 2 Cloquet 3 Superior 0 Moose Lake/Willow River 3 Silver Bay 2 Barnum 3 McGregor 0 Girls Soccer Esko 2 Cloquet/Carlton 1 Friday, Oct. 4 Football Denfeld 38 Cloquet 22 Ogilvie 2 Carlton/Wrenshall 0 (Forfeit) Braham 52 South Ridge 0 Esko 35 Hibbing 0 Barnum 29 Mille Lacs 0 Moose Lake/Willow River 38 International Falls 33 Cromwell-Wright 22 Verndale 8 Saturday, Oct. 5 Volleyball Esko 2 Crosby-Ironton 1 Milaca 2 ML/WR 0 Forest Lake...
The Carlton/Wrenshall girls volleyball team is moving along heading into the final few matches of the regular season. At the .500-mark, the Raptors are hoping to make some noise in the section playoffs. The team is coming off a weekend tournament in Burnsville against much larger schools and have a tough schedule before the section tournament. "We were the only single A school in the Burnsville tournament," said head coach Barb Soukkala. "We played some great teams and most were AAA schools...
What kind of man is Jeff Dotseth? One we shouldn’t vote for. We’re writing to share our concerns about the allegations against Rep. Dotseth. He has been accused of domestic abuse, animal abuse and racist behavior, over a period of a decade — not exactly a one-time mistake or lapse in judgment, or an isolated incident, or a report from only one person. In our opinion, it’s pretty simple: A man accused of domestic abuse should not be in a position to limit women’s rights to control their bodies. A man who had his own guns legally removed f...
Issues that get farmers to devote a morning of discussion during harvest time must be important. Resolutions about the Cloquet Forestry Center, local milk processing, and County Extension programs drew a dozen busy agriculture practitioners to the annual meeting of the Carlton County chapter of the Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU). The group is comprised of specialists in livestock, dairy, vegetables, berries, and agritourism, as well as Carlton County director of development Ryan Pervenanze. Chair...
Thursday, Sept. 26 Volleyball Cloquet 3 Duluth Denfeld 1 Esko 3 Barnum 0 Floodwood 3 Cromwell-Wright 0 South Ridge 3 Cook County 1 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 1 Duluth Marshall 1 Girls Tennis CEC 7 Duluth Denfeld 0 Football Barnum 49 East Central 6 Friday, Sept. 27 Football Cloquet 49 Proctor 0 Two Harbors 55 Esko 26 Bigfork 66 Carlton/Wrenshall 0 Nevis 48 Cromwell-Wright 8 Moose Lake/Willow River 37 Hinckley-Finlayson 14 Mille Lacs 74 South Ridge 0 Saturday, Sept. 28 Boys Soccer CEC 3 Hermantown 0 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 2 Hermantown 1...
Thursday, Sept. 19 Volleyball Rush City 3 Barnum 0 Cloquet 3 Greenway 1 Two Harbors 3 Carlton/Wrenshall 1 Cromwell-Wright 3 McGregor 0 Esko 3 Moose Lake/Willow River 0 Floodwood 3 South Ridge 0 Girls Soccer Duluth Marshall 3 Esko 2 Boys Soccer CEC 6 Proctor 0 Friday, Sept. 20 Football Moose Lake/Willow River 41 Mesabi East 6 Barnum 34 Braham 8 Cromwell-Wright 21 Ogilvie 6 Pequot Lakes 47 Esko 6 East Central 20 South Ridge 13 Rock Ridge 18 Cloquet 15 Hill City/Northland 94 Carlton/Wrenshall 0 Saturday, Sept. 21 Boys Soccer CEC 3 Princeton 0...
Despite worries it would create another obstacle to consolidation with Wrenshall, Carlton school board members voted 4-2 Monday to extend business manager Angela Lind’s contract through June 2027. The three-year contract included a pay increase, and a year’s wages and benefits if the two districts consolidate during her contract and Lind is not selected as business manager for the new district. Lind was previously business manager for Wrenshall, which did not renew her contract in June 2023. Wrenshall school board members previously exp...
Outside the Wrenshall school library on Wednesday, football players from the Carlton/Wrenshall Raptors cooperative team could be seen running through their practice paces. Inside the library, the football coach and Raptors athletic director Brent Pokornowski joined officials from both districts for a meeting about the sports cooperative. In doing so, officials from the districts were meeting for the first time since a series of setbacks in the ongoing effort to consolidate the districts. In one of the most recent setbacks, Carlton sought to...
Three years ago, Carlton and Wrenshall combined for high school football and played their first season as a junior varsity team. Head coach Brent Pokornowski has been working on a five-year plan to slowly bring the Raptors football program along so that they can compete on Friday nights. "Our first year we had 22 players, and last year we had 36 players," Pokornowski said. "This season we are up to 46 athletes. We are slowly trying to build a program with numbers that can come out and compete...
Thursday, Sept. 12 Volleyball ML/WR 3 Carlton/Wrenshall 2 South Ridge 3 Cromwell-Wright 1 Two Harbors 3 Barnum 2 Proctor 3 Cloquet 2 Football ML/WR 38 Crosby-Ironton 20 Boys Soccer CEC 2 Duluth East 1 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 6 Two Harbors 0 Esko 2 Hermantown 1 Friday, Sept. 13 Football Cloquet 46 Duluth East 22 Esko 27 Mora 14 Cromwell-Wright 33 Bertha-Hewitt 27 Barnum 38 Deer River 13 Sebeka 66 Carlton/Wrenshall 0 South Ridge 18 Ely 14 Saturday, Sept. 14 Boys Soccer CEC 2 Grand Rapids 1 Volleyball South Ridge 2 Menahga 1 Barnum 2 East...
The first returns on the popularity of the new four-day week at Carlton schools showed only a slight dip in enrollment. It amounted to good news for a district entering a new era by not having classes on Fridays. Early childhood to 12th grade saw the student count reach 304, according to superintendent Donita Stepan, compared to 317 on a report generated by the school in March. “We lost some, we gained some,” Stepan said. “We budgeted for 295 and are at 304. We are optimistic that the numbers will keep rising as the year progresses.” Nearby...
A longtime practice by the Wrenshall School's construction course was temporarily stopped last week, after school officials were advised to develop a legal agreement between a property owner and the school. The construction course is still planning on constructing a small garage project off site this fall, but not before a liability agreement is formalized. "This current project needs a legal agreement ... to mitigate the risk we are taking in supporting this - the risk for everybody [including...
Entering this season, the Cloquet volleyball team had three straight runs to the Section 7AAA finals, finishing as runner-up each time. If the Lumberjacks are going to the championship game this year, they will do so with a much younger and unproven line up. "We graduated five seniors from last year's team," said coach Heidi Anderson, whose team blanked Moose Lake/Willow River at home on Tuesday. All five of Cloquet's graduated seniors started for at least two seasons with Ava Carlson, one of th...
Thursday, Sept. 5 Volleyball North Branch 3 Cloquet 0 Crosby/Ironton 3 ML/WR 1 Carlton/Wrenshall 3 Barnum 2 South Ridge 3 McGregor 0 Boys Soccer CEC 4 Hermantown 1 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 1 Bemidji 0 Girls Swimming Hibbing/Chisholm 97 CEC 88 Friday, Sept. 6 Football Hermantown 35 Cloquet 6 Esko 56 Proctor 0 Cromwell/Wright 60 Hill City/Northland 8 Barnum 49 Chisholm 16 Deer River 41 South Ridge 6 ML/WR 32 Aitkin 14 Bertha-Hewitt 55 Carlton/Wrenshall 0 Saturday, Sept. 7 Volleyball Tournament matches Two Harbors 2 Fond du Lac 0 Esko 2 North...
Brittney Helen Hughes passed away peacefully Sept. 7, 2024, in her home in Superior, Wisconsin. Brittney grew up in Wrenshall with her parents, Chad Twedt and Marielle Hughes-Twedt, and her siblings, Jenna, Eli and Billy. Brittney graduated from Wrenshall High School in 2014 and settled into her most recent job for the past year at American Precision Avionics in Duluth. She was a confirmed member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Cloquet. Although she battled Type 1 diabetes and the...
Districtwide, Cloquet saw a 3 percent increase in Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments scores in the 2023-24 school year. Superintendent Michael Cary was happy to see the numbers mostly improving, four and a half years after the pandemic shut down Minnesota schools, but only three since students were faced with at least partial online classes. "As we move further past the pandemic, we appear to be seeing the impacts slowly diminish," Cary said. "The turnaround has been slower in our upper grade...
