Articles from the February 11, 2022 edition
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Obituary: Beatrice Ann Lucille Heikkila
Beatrice Ann Lucille Heikkila, 90, of Cromwell, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in her apartment at Cardinal Courts with family by her side. She was born on July 31, 1931, in... Full story
Obituary: Melvin Russell Jokela
Melvin Russell Jokela, 74, of Esko, fell asleep in Christ, united with loved ones on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, at his home, after a brief battle with cancer. Melvin was born to Arvo and Gladys... Full story
Music man turns 95
Who needs a birthday party when you can work? Florian Chmielewski celebrated his 95th birthday last week with friends, family and more than 40 fans in the finest of traditions - by playing the senior...
Offense, defense gel for 'Jacks in playoffs
Senior Dana Jones jumpstarted the offense and the entire team played stellar defense as the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team picked up a 4-0 quarterfinal win in the Section 7A playoffs Tuesday n... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, Feb. 3 Girls Basketball Barnum-77 Cook County-44 Esko-61 South Ridge-38 Grand Rapids-69 Cloquet-63 Floodwood-43 Carlton-33 Cromwell-Wright-60 Braham-30 ML/WR-76 Two Harbors-69 Girls Hockey Moose Lake Area-6 North Shore-1 Boys Basketball... Full story
Rebels bounced from playoffs in upset
The Moose Lake Area girls hockey team wrapped up its season with a tough loss to Hibbing/ Chisholm Tuesday night at home, falling 4-2 in the opening round of the Section 7A playoffs. The No. 5 Bluejac... Full story
Wilderness players recognized
Minnesota Wilderness forward Max Neill captured the NAHL’s award for top forward for the month of January. The announcement came just three days after goaltender Konrad Kausch was named Midwest Division Star of the Week for his performance against t... Full story
Sports Schedule
Friday, Feb. 11 Boys hockey MLA vs. Ely, 6 Boys basketball Esko at Hermantown, 7:15 Carlton vs FDL Ojibwe, 7:15 Barnum vs Cromwell-Wright, 7:15 ML/WR vs Floodwood, 7:15 Wrenshall at South Ridge, 7:15 Wrestling CEC at Onamia, 4:30 Saturday, Feb. 12 Gi... Full story
CEC alpine team surprises at sections
Lumberjacks alpine ski coach Ryan Zimny knew his girls team would be in the mix at sections, but he didn't know they would do as well as they did at Tuesday's Section 7A meet. The... Full story
Eskomos wins piling up; fans have fun
The Esko boys basketball team rode a big first half from Nick Swanson, solid defense and depth to a 78-36 win over South Ridge Friday night in Esko. A big crowd was on hand to watch the speedy... Full story
'Jacks dropped by East in OT
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team held a three-goal lead on Monday night against Duluth East, but were unable to hang on as the Greyhounds scored in overtime to notch a 4-3 win at Northwoods... Full story
Carlton News
Do you enjoy watching hockey games with players of all ages? Your chance to see beginning hockey players show off their skills starts at 9 a.m. Feb. 19. It’s the Carlton Mini Mite Jamboree at the F...
Wright/Cromwell news
I forgot to mention that this year’s homecoming queen was the 75th in school history and the king was the 65th. Homecoming began in 1948 with the crowning of Jean Heikkila. The first king was Dennis K...
Rendezvous Celebrates 10th Anniverary
Photographer Amy Arntson took a few shots of the 10-year anniversary celebration at Rendezvous Sports Bar & Grill in Scanlon Saturday, including owner Ross Swanstrom with Minnesota Vikings...
