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Kathryn Joy Crotteau, 72, of Hermantown and formerly of Cloquet, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Essentia St. Mary’s Medical Center. From the day she was born until the day she left this earth, Kathy was a ball of energy and faced life’s challenges with a combination of grit, determination and humor that can only be described as her “Kathy-ness.” But above all, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. She will be remembered for her beaming smile, her war...
Sherman W. Johnson, 84, of Cloquet passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023 at Waterview Estates in Two Harbors. Sherman was born on March 31, 1939 in Esko to Hugo and Norma Johnson. Sherman graduated from Esko High School and continued his education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He married Gail on Nov. 14, 1978. Sherman was honorably discharged after serving diligently in Vietnam. He loved football and basketball. He and his team were the first to go to state for Esko School and enter the...
Rollin Drew Martini, 79, of Cloquet passed away from complications of Parkinson’s disease on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Silver Bay. He was born to Alice (Mathison, Martini) Niemi and Roy Martini in Duluth, and grew up in the Big Lake area of Cloquet. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, and served for three years. He was stationed in Germany, where he met his wife, Sylvia. He had a long career as an accountant at Potlatch and manager of a credit union. Rollin had a zest for life a...
Russell R. “Russ” Olson, 74, of Wrenshall passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born May 25, 1948, in Cloquet. He was the son of Henry and LaVerne (Stadin) Olson of Holyoke. Russ graduated from Wrenshall High School in 1967. Following graduation, Russ served his country in the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam. He worked as a millwright at Conwed in Cloquet and other various locations. Russ was baptized, confirmed and a member of the Lutheran Church. He was a...
Thomas Edward Wentz, 82, of Saginaw passed away May 22, 2023, at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. A memorial service will be held at noon on Tuesday, May 30 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Twig. Visitation will be held one hour prior, with a lunch to follow the service. Interment with military honors will be at 3 p.m. at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Saginaw. Tom was born Aug. 22, 1940, to Russell Edward and Josephine Elizabeth (Pearson) Wentz in Duluth. He was rai...
Nearly 120 high school boys and girls golfers converged on the Cloquet Country Club for Monday’s Cloquet Invitational. “We enjoy hosting this annual, special event.” said Cloquet boys golf coach Aaron Young. “It gives us a chance to showcase our beautiful, 100-year-old golf course.” Not long ago, there were still snow banks in the golf course parking lot. Cloquet’s golf teams had played numerous away meets before even practicing outdoors. On Monday, however, it was bright and sunny, although ea...
Entering play last week, the Carlton/Wrenshall Raptors had their sights set on three big games against Cromwell-Wright, South Ridge and Silver Bay. If the Raptors were able to win those three games they would finish as the small-school Polar League Conference champions. Mission accomplished, as the Raptors rode strong pitching from Abby Mitchell and the heroics of a seventh-grader to sweep their rivals and claim the conference crown. "We made some defensive substitutions aligning ourselves for...
The Cloquet boys and girls track teams both captured top honors in the Lake Superior Conference track meet last week. The Lumberjacks boys team scored 177 points to outdistance runner-up Superior by 42 points. The girls team scored 170 points, defeating second-place Superior by 7 points. "Every year we set a goal to sweep the Lake Superior Conference to put two more plaques on the wall," said head coach Tim Prosen. "For the past decade we've been consistently contending for the title, sweeping a...
The road to the Robertson Cup ended abruptly for the Minnesota Wilderness last weekend, coming with a two-game sweep to the Oklahoma Warriors. The series started promisingly for Minnesota, which took a 2-0 lead into the third period of Game 1 on Friday at Fogerty Arena in Blaine, Minnesota. But Oklahoma was the North American Hockey League’s top scoring team in the regular season and fought back accordingly, winning 4-2, before seizing a 3-1 series-clinching win on Saturday. The Cloquet-based M...
The Esko boys and the Two Harbors girls are this year's Polar League Conference champions after last Wednesday's conference meet in McGregor. Esko won the boys event with a total of 168 points. Moose Lake/Willow River finished second with 120 points, followed by Two Harbors, Cromwell-Wright, Barnum, Carlton/Wrenshall, Cook County, South Ridge, McGregor and Silver Bay. "Our boys had a solid day," said Esko boys coach Gary Beaudot. "It's been an odd season for training, but we had a gritty...
Esko athletes Megan Chopskie (Macalester College, swimming), Ben Meysembourg (St. Scholastica, cross country, track), AJ Kazel (Northwestern, baseball), Raegan Olson (UW-Superior, softball) and Gabby Martenson (St. Catherine, volleyball) all signed letters to participate at their respective Division III colleges and universities on Tuesday afternoon....
Cloquet boys soccer coach John Sundquist poses with senior Jordan Aultman at Aultman's college signing ceremony. Aultman will be playing soccer while attending the University of Wisconsin-Superior....
The Carlton County Farmers Market opens for the 2023 season 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Each year - and each week - the market offers a different mix of freshly-picked local produce, cottage foods (home-processed or home-canned pickles, vegetables or fruit) and artisan crafts. After a long winter and many hours spent tending plants in fields and hoop houses, farmers also look forward to renewing connections and making new friends in the local foods community. Julie and Sam Jacobson from...
Artistic masterpieces from Charlie Beck's handiwork dot the landscape of Carlton County. It doesn't stop there. His treasures can be found in several other states scattered across the country. His smile is contagious and, at 89 years old, he is living the good life in Wrenshall. This is the story of the infamous (Our Savior's League) retiree darts home run hitter ... Charlie Beck. Charlie was born and raised in Carlton. He played high school football at guard and tackle, and was one of the...
Plan to attend the Jump into June sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday, June 2 at the Kettle River Veterans Building. There will be baked goods, plants and slightly used treasures available. Mark your calendar for the Moose Lake Library book sale. It is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17 at the Riverside Arena this year. Books can be dropped off at the arena June 13-15 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be some arts and craft vendors on both Friday and Saturday. The Finnish Luncheon is noon on Wednesday, June 21 at the Kettle...
It was a sad farewell as we said “Godspeed” to Lutheran interim pastor Tim Berdahl. He has certainly been a shining light in our midst as he led our congregations through the recent months. We found out that we can function well with a part-time pastor and because of this, our lay leaders have stepped up and carried on in the absence of a full-time pastor. This really proves that the church is not a building, not the pastor, but it’s the people working together to bring the word of God to us an...
Edward Lee “Ed” Gotzh, 57, formerly of Cloquet, passed away March 18, 2023 in Springdale, Arkansas. Family and friends are invited to an informal gathering 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 1 at Atkins Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet. David Ray Brown, 75, of Wrenshall passed away Monday, May 22, 2023. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service Tuesday, May 30 at Atkins-Northland Funeral Home, 801 14th St., Cloquet. A luncheon will follow the service. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Saginaw following the lunch. Kat...
The 2023 summer reading program will begin on Thursday, June 1, and go through Friday, August 18, at the Cloquet Public Library. This year’s theme is “Find Your Voice!” Our voices have power. We use our voices to share stories, express ourselves, and spark change. Our voices include not only the sounds we make, but the words we write, the art we create, the movements we perform, and the actions we take each day to impact our world. Morgan Reardon, our new children’s librarian, has been working...
