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🌱 How Hermantown’s Max Plante is driving Team USA’s redemption quest
Coming up: Planning Commission on the Hermantown Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How Hermantown’s Max Plante is driving Team USA’s redemption quest
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Find out what's happening in Hermantownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 42 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: Colder with clouds and sun, temps: high: 32, low: 22.
- Thursday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 32 and low of -11 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• USA after redemption, not a three-peat, at 2026 World Juniors (duluthnewstribune.com) — Hermantown native Max Plante is a key figure on Team USA as they prepare in Duluth for the 2026 World Junior Championship in Minneapolis and St. Paul. After a painful U18 loss to Canada, Plante and several former teammates are focused on redemption and another gold medal, bringing national hockey attention to a hometown star.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Planning Commission
Rice Lake City Hall , 4107 W Beyer Rd , Duluth
12:00 pm - City Council
Cloquet City Hall , 101 14th St , Cloquet
6:00 pm - Cloquet Lumberjacks vs Proctor Rails
Cloquet Senior High School , 1000 18th St , Cloquet
7:00 pm - Christmas Movie Day!
2001 Washington Ave , Cloquet
9:30 pm - Gigibaaga’adowewin “Carrying the Stickgame with us”
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College , 2101 14th St , Cloquet
5:00 pm - FDLTCC Community Drum Practice
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College , 2101 14th St , Cloquet
5:00 pm - Cloquet Lumberjacks vs Mahtomedi Zephyrs
Cloquet Senior High School , 1000 18th St , Cloquet
5:00 pm - Lakehead Harvest Winter Hayrides @ Lakehead Harvest Show – Esko
Lakehead Harvest Reunion , 70 St Louis River Rd E , Cloquet
4:00 pm - Holiday Tea
The Historic Scott House , 1321 Co Rd 4 , Carlton
1:30 pm - Eira: Celtic Music For The Season
Sacred Heart Music Center , 201 West 4th Street , Duluth
2:00 pm - Acts 2 Gathering
Holy Smokes BBQ , 1103 Avenue B , Cloquet
6:00 pm - Carlton County Board of Commissioners Adjourned Session
Carlton County, MN Calendar , 1630 County Road 61 , Carlton
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
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🗞 Nearby News
Proctor
- Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey ties with Benilde-St. Margaret's (wdio.com)
Duluth
- Duluth Firefighters are gearing up for another year of giving (wdio.com)
- GMN Weather Sketch: Nancy (wdio.com)
- Western Specialty Contractors brings new life to DeWitt-Seitz Marketplace building in Duluth (rejournals.com)
Ok Hermantown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
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