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Twila Eilene Shotley, 78, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away June 25, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society Center in Sioux Falls. Twila Eilene Johnson was born on July 22, 1943, in Cloquet to William and Nannie (Bjerk) Johnson. She was married to Leon Shotley on March 31, 1962. They had two daughters. She was a stay-at-home mother until the youngest was in first grade. Then Eilene was a lunch aide at Leach School, where the girls went to school. She was talented in crafts, painting, drawing...
Anita Darlene Fountain, 87, of Cloquet passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022 in Sunnyside Health Care Center in Cloquet. She was born on July 12, 1934 in Sebeka, Minnesota to Arthur and Mamie Kummala. She attended North Dakota State School of Science where she received her nursing degree as an L.P.N. Anita married Robert Fountain on May 3, 1985. Anita was preceded in death by her parents; son, Michael Gaslin; daughter, Michelle Haas; sister, Elsie Perttula; and brothers, Elmer Kummala and...
Myrna Beaupre, née House, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota was born on July 11, 1936, in Cloquet, Minnesota and passed away on June 21, 2022, in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 85. Myrna lived a full and happy life. She went to high school in Carlton, Minnesota. After her children were grown, Myrna became a Sales Rep with 3M, which was a perfect fit for her. She loved every moment of her time at 3M. She loved it so much that friends and family jokingly called her “Ms. 3M”. Among other places, her...
Police shut down Pinehurst Park Saturday night, after shots were fired in the central Cloquet park. According to a news release issued by the Cloquet Police Department, approximately 11:15 p.m. Saturday, July 2, a Cloquet Police officer was flagged down by two juvenile males and a woman in a car, who reported that someone had shot at them. The officer observed that the car had damage consistent with gunfire. They told the officer that minutes before, the boys had flagged down the uninvolved...
The July Fourth parade was the first domino to fall Monday in Cloquet. Later, after a chilly wet afternoon at Veterans Park, organizers elected to delay the movie in the park and fireworks until July 5. "It will be drier and warmer tomorrow, so people can enjoy both the evening events without feeling like they have hypothermia," said co-coordinator Ivan Hohnstadt after a day that never reached the 60 degree mark. The Northeastern Hotel, Saloon and Grille still plans to offer live music from 5-9...
