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A tale of two cities and the flood recovery

When Guyal Nelson arrived at Moose Lake’s Riverside Arena on the morning of the flood of 2012, he knew something was wrong. “The water was over the road already,” the rink manager said. “I had never seen it like that before.”

Esko moves forward

The Esko School District is about to begin a renaissance in terms of its district athletic facilities — and perhaps a bit oddly, last year’s floods played a part in making that happen.

A scientific approach to further education

Recent Cloquet High School graduate Kendra Pallin is just one of a highly talented group of CHS seniors who are about to make their mark in the world of higher academia, in large part thanks to their involvement in Science Fair.

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• Minnesota 2012 State Stockholm Junior Waterprize winners

Cloquet School Board: District ratifies teacher contract, plans future spending

The Cloquet School Board ratified a two-year contract agreement with Education Minnesota Cloquet at its Monday night meeting, capping a very smooth period of negotiations.

’Jacks fall to Hawks in championship

Cloquet softball Coach Ron Tondryk admitted that his ’Jacks would need to play a virtually perfect game to defeat Hermantown in the Section 7AA softball finals.

District tries to compromise on insurance coverage

The Cloquet School Board has authorized two new High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) for presentation to Education Minnesota/Cloquet and AFSCME bargaining units as part of the collective bargaining process.

Lumberjacks earn their way to championship match

They did it the hard way, but the Cloquet softball team is back in the Section 7AA finals Thursday after three dramatic wins Tuesday in Cohasset.

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• Langenbrunner runs

CEC tennis wins, then loses in playoffs

The season is over for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys tennis team after one team victory in the section tournament and some success in the individual section of the tournament.

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Tennis season bracketed by bad weather

The boys tennis season at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton is finishing the way it started — hindered by inclement weather.

• CEC boys tennis team 2013

From the Catbird Seat...In the footsteps of Langenbrunner

Two members of the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team now have ties to the United States Hockey League — and one of them may not be a Lumberjack for much longer.

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From the Catbird Seat: Where do we go from here?

Cloquet School Board Chair Gary Huard wants it known — his vote against retaining Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey coach Dave Esse at Monday night’s School Board meeting was not personal.

From the Catbird Seat... In the red corner ...

It’s the stuff that showdowns are made of. In the red corner, Moose Lake-Willow River. The machine that is otherwise known as the Rebels encountered its first real test in last Friday’s state quarterfinal against Pierz.

From the Catbird Seat... Soccer explosion

You know your sport is popular when your team has so many players some of your teammates wear the same number.

From the Catbird Seat... Barnum is focusing on fun this year

Barnum has built a winning tradition in a number of sports, with softball being one of them. However, one of their teams in the summer Lake Superior Fastpitch League is taking a slightly different approach – they’re winning, yes, but they’re playing mostly for fun.

Wrenshall family makes Grandma’s a family event

For the Burleson family of Wrenshall, running is more than just a family affair. It’s a topic of conversation. Jane Burleson, 52, and her husband Jeffrey, 62, have made the third Sunday in June a way to spend time together in a unique way.

From the Catbird Seat... Rahkola has character

If you’ve spent any time around him, it’s hard to imagine Tim Rahkola not being around football. Though he didn’t play as much as he might have liked during his senior season with UMD’s Division II national champions, during the defensive team meeting the night before the national championship game, one senior addressed the group.

From the Catbird Seat... Division II athletics at its best

Esko’s Tim Rahkola is a fine example of what the Division II athlete is supposed to be all about.

From the Catbird Seat... They did it together, as a team

To say it’s a frantic week is an understatement. Midway through the third quarter of Saturday’s NCAA Division II football semifinal, this week didn’t look nearly as crowded from a personal point of view.

From the Catbird Seat... Tales of a football journey - only in Minnesota

If you’re going to see Minnesota, there has got to be a better way to do it than the UMD football team did it this past weekend. The Bulldogs, the top-ranked Division II team in the land, just finished a “southern Minnesota motor coach tour,” in the wry words of coach Bob Nielson.

From the Catbird Seat... Peterson makes the most of his ability

When Moose Lake’s Kyle Peterson was injured last year in a swimming accident, he lost the use of his legs.