Articles from the August 13, 2021 edition
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The Rickety Desk: Book chronicles a long hard struggle with illness
A recently written book by Esko area resident Elaine Osborne confronts the reader with questions about what we believe and why. “If I Felt Alone” is the story of Osborne’s struggle against the perso... Full story
Opera comes to the country
The opera is coming to the shores of Lac La Belle Tuesday, Aug. 17. The Lyric Opera of the North, or LOON, as it is lovingly called, will be presenting its Summer Sparkler event in person on the...
Wright/cromwell news
The Extreme Team youth group had a very successful car wash last weekend. We have to give these kids and their adult leaders a lot of credit for earning their way to the ELCA national youth...
On The Mark: Movies return to the barn
On the evenings of Aug. 20-21, the Dugan and Fisher- Merritt clan will again host the Free Range Film Festival at their heritage barn in Wrenshall. Screening the films ahead of time, I’ve marveled and...
It's hall of fame success for Esko softball legend
It was a chilly day in March when former Esko High School athlete Sami Mattson's cell phone buzzed. The call was from Bob Bartell, her former college softball coach at Concordia University in St.... Full story
Prep sports are back to normal … maybe
Don’t look now, but the fall sports season is right around the corner. In fact, local teams will be hitting the fields and courts within the next two weeks, and practices officially begin on Monday a... Full story
Baker to play golf for Florida Gulf Coast University
Cloquet golf star Sam Baker has committed to Florida Gulf Coast University, a Division I school located in southwest Florida near Fort Myers that competes in the ASUN Conference. The 2021 Cloquet... Full story
On Faith: Find a good place for your emotions
I'm hearing people are having all the emotions. Are you hearing this as well? Maybe more importantly, are you experiencing this? Several weeks ago, I read about the rise in airline incidents with...
Skunk on the run
Skunks have been on the move recently - as evidenced by a rise in those killed by vehicles on area roads - likely due to typical food shortages brought on by the dry summer and the fact that young... Full story
Brickyard Days returns to Wrenshall
The rain held off long enough Saturday to allow folks to enjoy the Brickyard Days parade, then Mother Nature delivered some much needed moisture to Carlton County's growing agricultural center. The... Full story
Honey Bee Festival
Things were buzzing at the Honey Bee Festival Friday, in a mellow laid back kind of way. Icon Man husband-and-wife duo Mothy and Diane Soden-Groves played for an audience in lawn chairs from the... Full story
Obituary: Steven and Barbara Kimber
Steven and Barbara Kimber of Carlton died in a tragic automobile accident in Scanlon on Aug. 10, 2021. Steve was born July 2, 1941 in Duluth, the son of Marion and Bernadine (Truhn) Kimber and... Full story
Vaccinations rise locally along with Covid cases
After a summer of no mandates — only recommendations — and declining numbers of Covid-19 infections as more and more people were vaccinated, rising cases of the virus have officials worried about another wave of infections. The next wave in the Nor... Full story
