CLOQUET — Lots of news for you here today — so much that I can't narrow it down to just a few stories. Consider this an extended version of the usual newsletter.
In case you missed it, Sappi closed because of flooding on Friday, April 14, and reopened Monday, April 27.
Seniors at Wrenshall High School want to donate funds for their class trip (more than $7,000) to help classmate Janae Sjodin.
The Cloquet Area Fire District Board voted Wednesday, April 19 to vacate Station 3 in Scanlon.
Here are the rest of this week's headlines:
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Speaking out
About 30 community members attended the Carlton School Board meeting on Monday to demand change following an alleged threat of violence to a Native American student on school grounds.
From furs to fins
Here's a peek behind the curtain: We don't often use vertical photos to carry the front page of the paper. Horizontal photos jive better with our online content management system, so that tends to be our default.
On the technical side, there's just something about vertical shots that makes them a little trickier to slot on the cover. They tend to be close-ups of people, which don't often work as main art — those make better secondary photos.
The bottom line is it takes a special shot to carry the cover, and the one above is a great example.
Photographer Jed Carlson took this photo of Tony Sheda at Tony's Trading Post in Wrenshall, for a recent Northlandia installment. This photo has a few things going for it to my eye: Jed caught Sheda in what appears to be a moment of reflection as he looks around his shop, and in that moment, we see clearly the mounts and nets behind him on the wall, which perfectly capture what his business is about.
Be sure to scroll down in the story to see the photo of raccoons rowing a canoe (I promise this is an actual thing!).
Row the boat
Esko's Koi Perich will become a Minnesota Golden Gopher.
The junior four-star recruit announced on Twitter Wednesday that he will play at the University of Minnesota for coach P.J. Fleck.
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A few more stories to check out:
- Following a fire that destroyed the family's barn,
Jody Westerberg said the family is "so very grateful" for the support they've received
from the community.
- If you're in the market for a secondhand bicycle, check out the Carlton County Transfer Station.
Officials there maintain a bike rack
where community members can help themselves.
- And in this week's Community Education Corner, Erin Bates tells us about changes happening at Pinehurst Beach this summer, including extended hours.
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