Articles from the November 16, 2018 edition
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Happy Birthday, Marines
The day before Veterans Day, Marines celebrate 243 years of service A group of solemn, uniformed men - young and old - walked a birthday cake down the aisle at the Cloquet VFW Saturday, in a ceremony...
County deputy will lead Carlton after write-in vote
Carlton County Sheriff's Office deputy Mike Soderstrom can add "mayor" to his list of public roles. Soderstrom, who once served as a Carlton school board member, was the write-in choice for Carlton mayor in last week's general election. "I guess enou...
Thanksgiving together
The Carlton County Disabled American Veterans would like to invite everyone to Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday. Whether you come to eat or to volunteer or both, all are welcome to the free community...
21 to buy
Cable access may change dramatically starting Jan. 1, as the city of Cloquet cuts the cable coordinator position from full-time to half-time. CAT-7 has been on our local cable TV system since the...
Liar's blues
19. My dad catching me by the ankle as I desperately scramble up the stairs in a vain attempt to escape the well-deserved spanking I was about to endure, him fresh home from a double shift in the...
NEWS briefs
Jay Cooke State Park to close during special hunt Dec. 1-5 During a special muzzleloader hunt to prevent overpopulation of deer and protect resources, Jay Cooke State Park will be closed Dec. 1-5 to all visitors outside of the campground, office and...
LETTERS to the editor
Thanks for your support To the editor: It’s an honor to be able to stand next to, and up for, your neighbors. I want to thank all those who supported me in the recent city council election, as well as my campaign team, my family and my fellow A...
Four CEC swimmers reach state meet
Four members of the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls swim team advanced to the Class A girls state tournament this week at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis following the Section 7A...
Now 95, Clayton Kittel remembers WWII like it was yesterday
This story waited 74 years to be told It was probably about a year ago that Clayton Kittel and I embarked on bringing his war story to paper. I look back and ask myself: Why did I sign up to do this?... Full story
Jazz singer returns to invigorate Northland
This past weekend jazz singer Bruce Henry returned to the Northland to perform again at the Carlton Room in the Oldenburg House. His three-octave range and extraordinary versatility energized the...
Q&A with Yvette Maijala
Louisiana native and Magnolia Café owner Yvette Maijala doesn't mind how you pronounce her first name, but it does make her a little crazy when people hack her surname - pronounced MY-a-la (the "j" is...
Cromwell-Wright News
It was a shock to hear that Harold Haapoja, 74, passed away suddenly on Nov. 4 after a workout at a fitness center in Cloquet. His funeral was held at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet Saturday, Nov....
Obits
Paul Martin Robbins Paul Martin Robbins, 80, passed away Nov. 2, 2018 at Suncoast Hospice Woodside Center in Clearwater, Fla. after a year-long battle with bone cancer. Paul, also known as "Robbie,"... Full story
FDLTCC wins marketing and communication award
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College was honored with a Silver Medallion Award for excellence in public relations, marketing, and communication in the 2018 National Council for Marketing and...
FDLTCC student Sara Rybak wins state poster competition
Sara Rybak, a student in the Environmental Studies and Geographic Information Systems programs at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, won first place in the College Student Poster Competition...
How far is too far? Debate over busing vs walking continues
As the temperature gauge drops, the issue of busing - or specifically, the distances Cloquet School District children are required to walk if they don't geographically qualify for busing - is heating...
Bank on it!
Cardinals ride defense to state semifinals BEMIDJI - It took an interception by freshman Ethan Shelton late in the fourth quarter to preserve a victory last Friday night at Chet Anderson Stadium, but...
Minnesota Wilderness sweep Blizzard
CLOQUET - The Minnesota Wilderness junior hockey team bucked a month-long trend by sweeping the Brookings Blizzard last weekend at home. Scores at Northwoods Credit Union Arena were 5-0 Friday and...
Bulldogs finish sixth at state
The Carlton Bulldogs girls volleyball team made its fifth appearance at the Class A State Tournament last week in St. Paul and they were hoping to do something they failed to do in the past four trips...
The moon: It pulls us
The moon is full, pulling us like the tide. We really have no business heading over to Mille Lacs today. The Vikings just wrapped up another game and the afternoon is slipping away. It is the last...
Rock on! Discovery of white quartz a happy surprise
Last time we were together, we explored the formation of the unique bedrock of downtown Thomson. We traveled in the time machine of science and saw 2-billion-year-old mud compressed into shale, then...
All-State honors go to Kelley, Bender
Two members of the Cloquet girls varsity team were selected to be part of the 2018 Class A All-State Girls Soccer team by the Soccer Coaches Association. Senior Kendra Kelley was selected for First...
Suominen swims to her best times at state
Over the course of her swimming career, the Lumberjack's Makayla Suominen has grown from a quiet and reserved eighth-grader who qualified for the state swim meet to a wily senior veteran who offers...
