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Hot weather and high winds made play at last week's Class AA Minnesota state golf tournament especially challenging for the Cloquet boys golf team, along with a little less experience on the team than in previous years. The Cloquet boys, the defending state champions, made their fifth consecutive trip to the state golf meet held at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan last Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14-15. It followed a dominant win at the Section 7AA tournament, where the Lumberjacks won by a remark...
For the fourth season in a row the South Ridge Panthers headed south to the Minnesota Class A boys baseball tournament after winning the Section 7A playoffs. Last Tuesday the Panthers dropped a 10-4 decision to Sacred Heart and the following day they were eliminated from the tournament in an 8-4 loss to New Ulm Cathedral. “It wasn’t the way we wanted to end the season, but the guys tried and it just wasn’t meant to be,” said Panthers coach Aaron Weber. “We struggled on defense and you can’t do t...
The local coaching landscape will take on a new look this winter as two well-known coaches have decided to resign their positions, while one former coach is making a comeback and another will be making her first appearance as a head coach. After 14 years as head girls basketball coach in Esko, Scott Antonutti has decided to spend more time watching his son Joe play hockey for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team. In Cloquet, seven-year head girls hockey coach Courtney Olin will also leave...
James “Jim” Arnold Burman, 94, of Cloquet went to be with his Lord and Savior June 20, 2022. He was born in Ogilvie on Nov. 27, 1927, the son of William and Elsie (Besser) Burman. James grew up and attended school in Brook Park, where he met and married his high school sweetheart, Naomi Athey. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II in Okinawa and the Philippines. James and Naomi raised their family in Cloquet, where he worked as a truck driver. After James retired, they joined Laborers...
Ramona L. Laveau, 91, of Carlton passed away June 15, 2022, at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. She was born Dec. 23, 1930, the daughter of Stephen and Rose (Winter) Laubach. Ramona farmed with her husband, Alex, for many years in Wrenshall. She worked at Mahtowa Gas after Alex died, while milking 100 cows every morning and night by herself. Ramona was a member of St. Francis Catholic Parish in Carlton and was very involved with parish work and many other civic activities. R...
Donna Faye Panger, 88, of Cloquet passed away June 19, 2022, joining her beloved husband, Gale “Pickles” Panger, who passed away in 2012. The daughter of John and Dorothy (Wolfe) Huard, Donna was born Nov. 26, 1933, and was a graduate of Cloquet High School. She was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Parish. Donna is survived by her five sons, Ross, Tim, Paul, John (Michelle) and Steve (Robyn); three daughters, Gayla, (Hans), Trish (Bill) and Ann Panger; nine grandchildren, Leah and Kyle Raaflaub, Michael and Matthew Panger, Ryan Miller, Emma...
Richard Gene Richardson, 87, of Cloquet passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, in his home at Suncrest Assisted Living with his family by his side. He was born June 12, 1935, in Cloquet to Sten and Gladys Richardson. He grew up in Esko and attended Esko schools, graduating in 1953. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served from Dec. 29, 1954 to Dec. 5, 1956. On Oct. 12, 1963, he married Kathleen O. Johnson in Bethany Covenant Church in Cloquet. Rich worked at Northwest Paper, later Potlatch, for 38 ye...
Ernest “Ernie” F. Zinter, 86, of Holyoke passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Essentia Health-Moose Lake Hospital. He was born Feb. 9, 1936, the son of Frederick and Laverne (Stadin) Zinter. Ernie married Jan (Janice) on Aug. 16, 1958, in upstate New York. His job moved them often, and they lived in several places in upstate New York and northern Minnesota. He retired after a long career from Ziegler (Caterpillar), having worked in Duluth and across the Iron Range. Ernie served his country in...
Donald (“Don,” “Donnie”) A. Jensen passed away March 9, 2022 of cancer at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. Funeral service is at 10 a.m. Friday, June 24 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Assembly Area 3, followed by an 11 a.m. luncheon at Buca di Beppo in St. Paul. Celebration of Life: 4-7 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at VFW Post 3979 in Cloquet. Mary Davis, 87, of Cloquet, passed away June 19, 2022, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born June 14, 1935, in Cloquet, the daughter of Frank and Flora (Pineau) Whitebird. Private services we...
The celebration of Pride Month each June has become more and more familiar over the years since gaining popularity in the early 1970s. The purpose of this celebration is to appreciate the LGBTQIA+ community and to allow people who identify with this group to feel safe and supported. This year, a group of high school students in Wrenshall school, including myself, gathered in celebration of the first day of Pride Month and the last full day of the school year. That day, we decided to print out a...
Finlandia Foundation Northland invites all interested in Finnish culture to celebrate Juhannus at Sampo Beach on Little Grand Lake (7095 Saginaw Road, Saginaw) 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25. This family friendly, alcohol-free celebration of midsummer is free and open to the public. Juhannus is Finland's main national holiday. The event will feature traditional and contemporary Finnish activities such as making a vihta/vasta (a sauna whisk made out of birch branches), games such as mölkky (wooden pin toss game), music, swimming and...
Any Cloquet residents awakened by the sound of a low-flying plane Wednesday morning can expect it to happen again within the next three to 12 days, according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The Wednesday morning flight was first of two aerial applications of a spray to help eradicate gypsy moth (now known as spongy moth) infestations detected in parts of Cloquet and Duluth last fall. The Cloquet site encompasses approximately 500 acres around the Sappi mill property, including the...
Hot enough to need a nice cool glass of lemonade from Emmett Kaznierczak, 11, who set up a lemonade stand overlooking Pinehurst Park Monday (pictured). It was also hot enough to buckle pavement in the southbound lanes on Interstate 35 near Moose Lake, causing some traffic delays and an emergency fix by road crews (also pictured). There were several such weather-related incidents across the state, including in the northbound lanes of I-35 near Rush City. Official National Weather Service...
In addition to half-time superintendent Bill Peel, the Barnum school district will have another staff member who will also serve the Willow River school district after July 1. At the June 14 meeting, the board voted to hire Laura Carlson as a half-time business manager. Her position will be shared with the Willow River school district. The Barnum school district will purchase her services from Willow River like it is purchasing the services of Peel. The business manager for the Barnum school district, Dawn Hultgren, is taking a position with th...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is planning a second treatment to eradicate a gypsy moth (now known as spongy moth) infestation in Cloquet and Duluth. Officials plan to conduct the treatments on Wednesday, June 29 as early as 5 a.m. in Duluth followed by Cloquet. It may take up to two hours to complete both areas. This schedule is dependent on weather conditions at the time. The MDA uses a low-flying airplane which will be traveling up to a half mile outside the treatment areas as it navigates through the infestation sites. The...
