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Rayna Klejeski knew she and her Barnum girls basketball teammates had the potential to be successful this winter. But even the Bombers senior superstar was a bit wide-eyed with their results. A 25-win season for the first time in recent memory and a resurgence of the tiny town's rich basketball tradition resulted in bittersweet hardware last Friday when Barnum fell to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 76-50 in the Section 5A championship at St. John's University in Collegeville. Although there was a...
Ma & Pa Kettle Days bingo is at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 19 at the senior center. The first Finnish luncheon of the year will be held at noon on April 19 at the Kettle River Senior Center. The Kettle River fire department is looking for volunteer firefighters and first responders. As you begin your spring cleaning, be sure to set aside your books for the Moose Lake library book sale. The sale benefits the children’s summer reading program. This year the sale will be June 16 and 17. The library cannot accept books at this time. I will give you m...
This month is interesting, as it has several dates that are palindromes, such as 3-2-23, 3-20-23, 3-21-23, 3-22-23. That means they can be read forward and backward and still be the same. Also, the first day of spring is March 20.. Summer weather can’t be far off now, although with all the recent snowstorms, it’s difficult to imagine. Our sympathies to the family of Gary Lee Oja, 68, who died March 6. He was reunited with his mom, Maxine Oja, his dad, Henry Oja, his grandparents and other relatives. A private family burial was scheduled for...
When the Little Opera of the North came to Churchill Elementary School Friday, it wasn't only the professional cast members who performed "The Pirates of Penzance." More than 50 students became part of the production, and the gymnasium became a seashore where pirates and members of the upper class threatened and flirted and finally made peace, in honor of the Queen. Music teacher Regina Roemhildt said there was a larger-than-usual number of kids in the cast and the chorus, and the show kept the...
The County Seat Theater Company is taking audience members along for the ride, as actors present the community theater's Minnesota festival competition piece starting Friday. "Tracks" is a one-act play written by Peter Tarsi. The dramatic play is set on a well-traveled subway station where a group of strangers meet. Each person has arrived with limited personal belongings and they all claim to be in different cities and have no sense of time. Soon they learn there is no way out of the station,...
Wesley Alfred "Wes" Erickson, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, March 12, 2023 in Esko. Wes was born to Alfred and Alice on April 2, 1935, in Duluth. He graduated from Proctor High School in 1953. He served in the Korean War from 1955 through 1957 and was the first American serviceman to use the stateside voting booth in Korea in the presidential election of 1956. Wes was very proud to be an American and showed his devotion to his country by always displaying the America...
Our sweet and loving mom, Joyce Chabot Kozloski, 97, left this world on March 10, 2023, surrounded by her family. Joyce was the best mom, grandma and great-grandma that a family could ever hope for. She was selfless, caring and always up for an adventure. We all have so many special memories of fun times spent with her camping at McCarthy Beach State Park, the cabin on Martin Lake and her winter home in Mesa, Arizona. Joyce always had a project going, sewing outfits for her kids growing up,...
Leonard Lawrence Obeidzinski, 94, of Carlton passed away March 8, 2023, at Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. Leonard was born Jan. 1, 1929, and grew up in Cloquet. At age 15 he began working for his brother-in-law, Harry Andrews, delivering groceries for Jack Andrews' grocery store. He could drive the delivery truck only three times a week because of the gas rationing during World War II, so the rest of the week he delivered groceries via horse and buggy. At age 16, also because of...
Steve Webb, 69, of Carlton and formerly of Moose Lake, died peacefully March 7, 2023 at his home. He was born on March 14, 1953 in Fergus Falls to Richard and Lillie Webb. At the age of 3, Steve moved with his family to Moose Lake, where he graduated from Moose Lake High School. He later attended Duluth Area Vocational Technical Institute. Steve worked at USG in Cloquet for more than 44 years. On March 12, 1994, Steve married Susan Webb at Elim Lutheran Church in Blackhoof Township. Steve was a...
Janice M. "Jan" Zinter, 83, of Holyoke passed away March 8, 2023 at Essentia Health Moose Lake Hospital, surrounded by family. She was born Sept. 16, 1939, in New York, the daughter of Leslie and Anna (Garland) McCabe. She married Ernie on Aug. 16, 1958, in New York. Ernie's job moved them often, and they lived in several places in upstate New York and northern Minnesota. Jan retired after a long career at Younkers in Duluth. Jan was blessed with six grandchildren, who were the light of her...
Kathryn Joy Crotteau, 72 of Hermantown, formerly of Cloquet, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Essentia-St. Mary’s Medical Center. A visitation for Kathy will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 3 until an 11 a.m. service at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet....
Last week, state Rep. Spencer Igo, R-Wabana Township, voted with a small group of Minnesota House Republicans to help the DFL pass a $1.9 billion package of infrastructure projects. On Thursday, his counterpart in the Senate — Rob Farnsworth of Hibbing — voted against the same plan as Senate Republicans blocked a major construction bill from reaching the desk of Gov. Tim Walz as part of a bid to secure new tax cuts. “It was a tough vote but I’m getting more emails and requests from people to end the tax on Social Security,” Farnswort... 
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Alice J. Johnson, 94, of Cloquet passed away March 18, 2023, at Sunnyside Health Care Center. She was born May 22, 1928, in Cloquet to Lawrence and Violet Johnson and was a lifelong Cloquet resident. Alice was a 1946 Cloquet High School graduate. She married Paul Johnson on Sept. 4, 1950, in Cloquet. She worked as a cook for the Cloquet school district for 26 years. Alice was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Cloquet and was active with the church’s funeral food circle, newsletter, bulletin, a...
Ryan K. Nelson, 40, of Mound, Minnesota, passed away March 14, 2023. He was born Feb. 11, 1983, in Duluth to Keith and Judy (Mecl) Nelson. Ryan grew up in Esko with his parents and brother, Chad. The brothers were the best of friends. He graduated from Esko High School in 2001, where he excelled at baseball and basketball. Ryan spent one year at Hibbing Community College continuing his athletic pursuits. He graduated from Lake Superior College with a degree in electrical engineering technology....
Kathleen Faye Marciniak, 83, of Cloquet passed away peacefully on March 14, 2023. She was born on April 17, 1939, to Joseph and Esther Blair. Best known to her family and friends as Faye, “Gramsie,” a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she is survived by her sons, Kevin (Beth), Todd (Beth) and Patrick (Kim); grandchildren, Kirsten (Donnie), Amber (Mike), Arianna (Jason), Max and Sam; and great-grandsons, Axel and Teddy. She was a lifelong resident of Cloquet and enjoyed wor...
