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Ma & Pa Kettle midsummer bingo starts at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 25 at the Kettle River Senior Center. Snacks will be available, and there will be 50/50 cash prizes. Cost is $1 per card per game. If you would like to be a food vendor at Ma & Pa Kettle Days on Saturday, Aug. 12, contact Marcia at 218-273-4045. If you would like to be part of the stationary parade or have a craft booth, contact Dan Reed at 218-273-6103. One year, my sisters and I and a couple of friends stayed at a timeshare near Atlanta, Georgia. One of the places we visited was the...
High school seniors Payton Rosbacka of Wright and Amanina Sheetz of Moose Lake have been selected as the Minnesota State Bar Association’s 11th District College Scholarship award recipients for 2023-2024 academic year. They were awarded $2,000 scholarships by the association’s district board of directors. The 11th District is composed of MSBA members who live or work in Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook counties. For decades, the 11th District has annually awarded financial aid to high school seniors in our district who are pursuing law...
Ralph Allen Paulson Sr. passed away on June 16, 2023, at Viewcrest Health Center in Duluth at the age of 88. He was born on Jan. 6, 1935, to Kelly and Ruth (Olson) Paulson on a dairy farm in Mahtowa. Ralph grew up on the farm and graduated from Carlton High School in 1952. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on June 24, 1952, and served in the Korean War as an F-86 crew chief. During his service Ralph was married to Dolly Johnson on June 19, 1954, in Cloquet. He was honorably discharged on June 23...
Don Roy Pearson passed away peacefully in Sahuarita, Arizona on June 4, 2023, at age 86. He was born in Cloquet in April 1937 to Roy and Tina Pearson, and grew up on their farm in the Chub Lake area. He graduated from Carlton High School in 1955 and worked for Conwed (now USG), Gamble Lumber and Brenny Dahl Block. He was honorably discharged from the National Guard and was an honorary retiree of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Don was a dedicated charter member of the Carlton Area Lions club formed in April 1972. He and his wife,...
Duane Arntson, 98, of Esko, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Duane grew up and attended school in Cloquet. He joined the U.S. Navy at age 17 and served in the South Pacific during World War II. He received the Bronze Star Medal for service in combat. After the war, he attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. He married Mary Sampson in July 1946. They celebrated 75 years of marriage. Duane worked at Potlatch for over 40 years while...
Richard D. Singpiel, 82, of Cloquet passed away June 18, 2023, at Essentia Health in Duluth. Dick was born June 8, 1941, in Cloquet, the son of Francis and Mae (Peterson) Singpiel. He graduated from Cloquet High School, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the University of Minnesota. Dick was married to Mavis Pykkonen on Dec. 19, 1964. He was a teacher for Esko schools for many years, and was the yearbook, school paper and photography group advisor at Esko High School. Dick was a member of...
Virginia Rae Erikson of Eveleth passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Essentia Health in Duluth with her family by her side. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 27 at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Carlton. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A luncheon will follow. Virginia was born April 23, 1975, to Arlyn and Gladys (Hanson) Sievert in Cloquet. She graduated from Carlton High School, and enjoyed serving as a catcher and pitcher with the...
Geraldine Louise DeFoe (Zaangwewegaabawiikwe) was born on Aug. 29, 1939, to George L. and Mary L. (Churchill) Benjamin in Ogema Township, Minnesota. She grew up in Hinckley and graduated from Sandstone High School in 1954. Following graduation, Geraldine worked as a dietician at the hospital in Sandstone for a number of years. She was married to Kenneth L. DeFoe Sr., and together they had three children, Kenneth Jr., Kevin and Keith. Geraldine passed away on June 16, 2023, at her home in...
Donald D. Peterson, 85, Barnum, died peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Moose Lake Village. He was born on April 17, 1938, to Melvin and Arlene Peterson in Barnum. Don grew up in the Blackhoof Township area and attended school in Barnum. He hauled pulpwood with his dad, logged in northern Minnesota, worked for the Soo Line Railroad, and operated a can and bulk milk route with his brother, Richard. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. On Dec. 27, 1969, Don married...
