Rodd's Ramblings: Road to new stadium was an enjoyable journey

The official grand opening of the Members Cooperative Credit Union Stadium and athletic complex was held Friday night prior to the Cloquet vs. Duluth East football game. School officials, the school board and MCCU representatives joined in a ribbing cutting ceremony before the game, and giveaways were in abundance in celebration of the occasion.

A lot of work went on behind the scenes to get the project done, and as with anything of this magnitude, everything had to come together at the right time to make it work.

Back in the late summer of 2022, I was having a neighborhood get-together with a...