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Build Season - a defined period of time, typically 6-8 weeks, between Kickoff and Competition that sparks excitement, fear, and urgency to all FIRST Robotics team members. Will we have enough time? Do we have enough funds? Do we have the right talent, skill, ambition? Will it all come together? Currently, Cloquet's Ripsaw Robotics team is in the middle of build season, with high ambitions for the upcoming competitions. FIRST Robotics Competition is a worldwide organization consisting of 4,000... Full story
Friday, Feb. 25 Boys basketball Cloquet at Grand Rapids, 7:15 Esko vs. Denfeld, 7:15 Barnum at Virginia, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright at Cook County, 6:15 ML/WR at Pequot Lakes, 7:15 South Ridge vs. Ely, 7:15 Wrenshall at Ogilvie, 7:15 Girls basketball Carlton vs. Cherry, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright at Cook County, 4:45 South Ridge vs. Ely, 5:45 Wrestling Section 7 varsity sectional at Cloquet, 1 Saturday, Feb. 26 Boys basketball Esko at Holy Angels, 5 Girls basketball Barnum vs Ogilvie, 7:15 Wrestling Section 7 varsity sectional at Cloquet, 11 Monday, Feb.... Full story
Joel Lembke and Jenna Johnson were crowned Wrenshall homecoming king and queen Friday, Feb. 18, after the boys basketball game. Other homecoming candidates included Corey Despot, Abbie Resberg, Jordyn Harvey, Joshua Anderson, Magdalene Sowada, Austin Larva, Abby McKay and Joseph Mills. Zeke Rousseau-Sheff and Anne Mattson were returning royalty. Crown bearers were Evelyn Reinsch and Novalee Martinez-Dahl. Train bearers were Owen Reinsch and Lincoln Ferrelly. Photo contributed by Chloe...
For the first time since 2008, Cloquet will host the Section 7AA individual wrestling tournament this weekend. The individual portion of the tournament is held to determine the top two wrestlers in the section who will go on to the state tournament. The event starts Friday and runs through Saturday afternoon. “We are excited to host the tournament, and I really encourage people who have never seen a wrestling tournament to come and see what it is all about,” said Cloquet-Esko-Carlton wre... Full story
Honor Roll Santiago Anich Bella Abrahamson Emma Adkins Kaitlyn Adkins Ashley Aker Simone Anderson Claire Anderson Keone Anderson Siri Anderson Joseph Antonutti Rachel Antonutti Lucye Backstrom Ellahna Barnes Lourdes Barousse Ellynor Barta Joel Barta Alena Beare Mollie Belich Jaxon Benedix Hunter Berg Aspen Berg Cadence Berger Cairin Berger Cuinn Berger Maiya Bergstedt-Bloss Ahna Brekke Cadence Brissett Priya Carey Joseph Cekalla Samuel Cheslak Ayden Chopskie Jordan Chopskie Megan Chopskie Ty Christensen Liberty Clifford Avah Clow Keaira... Full story
I’m just sitting here typing this week’s news column, and since I have a really bad cold and sore throat, I am self-isolating at the Hanson Palace on the edge of Wright, and doing only “Light Duty,” just like Queen Elizabeth is, after testing positive for Covid. Speaking of royalty, congratulations to Al Elmer and JoAnne Powell on being voted king and queen at this year’s 2022 Valentine’s Day party on Feb. 12 at the Villa Vista/Cardinal Court in Cromwell. Fittingly, the dance music was provide...
Gayle Pattison of Gold Canyon, Arizona, passed in the early morning hours of Feb. 7, 2022. Gayle was the daughter of Noel and Martha Girard of St. Paul. She married Henry Pattison, and they settled in Cloquet, where they owned Pattison Veterinary Hospital for many years as well as a location in Moose Lake. She and Dr. Pattison raised their family in Cloquet before moving to Sturgeon Lake to enjoy the evening sunsets across the lake. Gayle and Henry would spend several years in retirement... Full story
UPDATE: The Cloquet Police Department sent out a message just after noon Wednesday that a missing 12-year-old boy had been found and is safe. *** previous story below *** The Cloquet Police Department is seeking the community's help in locating a 12-year-old child that ran from his home here in Cloquet. According to an online alert issued at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, the missing child, Ian Javier Reynolds, is described as a Native American, male, 5'2", 110 lbs, and wearing wind pants and a... Full story
Residents have until 8 a.m. Monday, March 7, to comment on plans for remediation of contaminated groundwater in Esko, adjacent to the Esko Post Office. A notice regarding the comment period appeared on page 5 of the Feb. 4 Pine Knot News. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency began site investigation in 1994, when the post office well was sampled as part of a petroleum release investigation and benzene was detected in the well. Remedial activities lowered the benzene levels so the MPCA closed that case in 2008. In 1996, tetrachloroethene (PCE)... Full story