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A Nesting Place at Cloquet’s Community Memorial Hospital is a group for new moms with infants up to a year old and anyone in their third trimester of pregnancy. Mothers are welcome no matter where they live or delivered their baby. The free service strives to provide a safe and supportive environment to discuss all postpartum issues: breastfeeding, baby blues, anxiety, depression, sleep, relationships, exercise and nutrition. Meetings are facilitated by healthcare professionals, and the content will be dependent on the group’s needs. Ref...
Minnesota health officials have confirmed an infant death related to pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The infant was diagnosed with pertussis in August 2019 and died in November after being hospitalized for three months. The last pediatric death related to pertussis in Minnesota was in 2013. “We were extremely saddened to hear that this child passed away,” said Kristen Ehresmann, director of infectious disease at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). “Pertussis continues to be a concern in Minnesota, and we want to do every...
The Wrenshall elementary art club is open to students in grades 3-6 and meets once a month for 90 minutes after school in Molly Kidd's art room. She says students ask about the next month's offering as each monthly meeting ends. "They are so engaged during art club, it's really fun to see," Kidd said. "I really see a difference in the students' demeanor while they are making art. It is a special time that they can just let go and focus on creating." I talked to Kidd after learning about the...
What does winter in Finland consist of? Snow. Cold. Dark. But, if you really look, there’s more to Finland’s winter. Snow ... but with the excitement of skiing, sliding, skating, hiking, winter camping and all kinds of winter sports that Finns enjoy and love. Cold ... but with the sharing of warmth and connections during sauna time and other gatherings with friends and family. Dark ... but with the brilliance of the dazzling lights of Revontulet (the Northern Lights) that dance and sway to nature’s music during cold winter nights. We in north...
Pro stock racer Jason Line announced that this will be his last season on the National Hot Rod Association circuit. He has had a very successful racing career starting at age 15. He has won championships in 2006, 2011 and 2016 and has 50 pro stock wins over his career. We wish him all the best this coming year, as he will be staying with Ken Black Racing. Jason said “we’ve got a great family there. My position is just going to change a little bit, that’s all. My heart was always in drag racin...
The Minnesota State Arts Board has awarded an Artist Initiative grant, totaling $10,000, to Cloquet artist Adam Swanson. Swanson will use the funding to research and create a series of ten paintings featuring federally listed endangered species in Minnesota, exhibiting the paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth and the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul. The Artist Initiative grant program helps artists complete projects that enhance their careers and help them reach and serve a wider audience. Artist Initiative grants support...
State Rep. Mike Sundin (DFL-Esko) announced his intention to run for another two-year term in the Minnesota House of Representatives in this year’s general election, and again plans to seek the DFL party endorsement. Since 2013, Sundin has served District 11A, consisting of all of Carlton County as well as portions of Pine and St. Louis counties. “Serving in the Minnesota House is the greatest honor of my life, and I’m extremely grateful for the trust people in our region have placed in me,” Sundin said. “We need to ensure all children...
Former Cloquet police detective Scott Holman filed a civil lawsuit last week seeking $4 million in damages caused by his dismissal from employment, including defamation and "intentional infliction of emotional distress." Holman, represented by attorneys Mike Padden and Paul Applebaum, names four defendants in the lawsuit: the city of Cloquet, Carlton County, Carlton County Attorney Lauri Ketola and Cloquet City Councilor Kerry Kolodge. The lawsuit states that Holman's termination was the result...
Archie Edward Putnam, 91, of Cloquet, passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth with his family at his side. He was born May 18, 1928 to Aaron and Katherine (Nathan) Putnam in Linton, North Dakota. Archie married Maxine Young in Cloquet on Oct. 19, 1957. They were longtime members of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Archie worked on a ranch for two years in Linton and on the Garrison Dam in Riverdale, North Dakota prior to moving to Minnesota in 1950. Archie began...
Jeanne Sharon Morreim, 76, of Cloquet died on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Sunnyside Health Care Center in Cloquet. Jeanne died from aggressive dementia. Jeanne was born to Edgar and Irene (Neby) Wanner in Cumberland, Wisconsin on December 1, 1943. She was baptized and confirmed her faith in Bethany Lutheran Church near Cumberland. She attended Cory Country School during her elementary years and graduated from Cumberland High School in 1962. Jeanne then attended Augsburg College where she met her...
