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The sound of the drums spread out from the Big Lake powwow grounds like ripples in the water last weekend, as hundreds of people came together to celebrate the 26th annual Veterans Powwow at the Fond du Lac Reservation. It was a wonderful gathering, said FDL veterans services officer Tom Whitebird. "One way to get people together to show their support is having a powwow," he said. "We get a lot of people, and a lot of friendships there. It's a really good feeling for the veterans." A number of...
Meeting for the first time in their new chambers at the new City Hall, Cloquet City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Chris Swanson as interim representative for Ward 3. Swanson will be sworn in at the next council meeting Aug. 7 and will serve until voters determine who will take over Dakota Koski's seat for the remaining three years of his term, as Koski moved out his ward earlier this month. Swanson was one of four Ward 3 residents to apply for the position. The other...
Seven-year-old Bella Richards and her grandmother, Jean Vatnsdal of Cloquet, have enjoyed summer nature walks since Bella's fourth birthday. Throughout the summer, they explore the outside elements together, watching the flowers bloom and witnessing the buds grow on the trees. Once or twice a week they do something special. Armed with garbage bags and latex gloves, they challenge pollution by collecting garbage along the tree lines and boulevard strips. On their cleanup walks, they find...
The Risdon family got together earlier this month to celebrate five generations with patriarch Gene Risdon, of the Rock Place in Cloquet. Clockwise from top left are granddaughter Kary Ley, great-granddaughter Alora Wurzbach, and Risdon's daughter Irene Angell holding great-great-granddaughter Adelaide Irene Wurzbach. Jana Peterson / Pine Knot News...
Historic Minnesota events that took place July 19-25. July 19 1982 Relatives and friends of Robert Asp sail his replica Viking ship Hjemkomst into the harbor of Bergen, Norway, completing a journey from the Great Lakes. The ship is later installed in the Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center in Moorhead. July 20 1837 Bagone-giizhig (Hole-in-the-Day the Younger), Flat Mouth, Lawrence Taliaferro, Henry H. Sibley, Wisconsin governor Henry Dodge, and others meet at Fort Snelling to negotiate the sale of Ojibwe lands east of the Mississippi River....
All antique, classic, customs, street rods, low-riders and trucks are welcome at the RPM Car Show 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20 in the Rendezvous Sports Bar and Grill parking lot, 1110 Scanlon Way, Scanlon. Registration is $10 per person (and one passenger; $5 each additional passenger in a registered car); lunch is included. Registration is 8-9 a.m. Throughout the day there will be raffle prizes, a 50/50 drawing, car trivia and outdoor music. Contact Ryan Micke for more information at [email protected] or 218-310-9378 (leave a...
The Carlton County Historical Society is holding its first flea market, vintage and antique sale this weekend. Find a little bit of everything and a lot of history at the sale held outside the NorthEastern Saloon and Hotel on Dunlap Island,9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 19-20....
For the first time in its 28-year history, the global Songs of Hope company will be performing in Cloquet, presenting an afternoon concert at the Encore Performing Arts Center 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20. The award-winning Songs of Hope concert showcases the talents of young artists ranging in age from 9 to 21 coming to Minnesota from countries all across the globe, including Vietnam, China, Germany, Italy, England, Finland, Turkey, Jamaica, Guatemala and the USA. Audiences of all ages are welcome to come enjoy the high-energy, free concert....
Carlton's Ed Kavanaugh remembers coming in from the field and finding his son, Sam, in front of the TV, intently watching "Jeopardy!" and playing along with the contestants, clicking a pen each time he wanted to "buzz in." Practice makes perfect. The 2009 Carlton High School graduate made a bold and brilliant "Jeopardy!" run, winning five straight games before his winning streak came to an end in Game Six. Kavanaugh won a total of $156,202, coming out of the final day's action with zero...
The next performance in the Hot Summer Nights concert series is The Twins of Franklin, featuring fabulous vocal harmonies and many favorite melodies like you’ve never heard them before. The concert starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College amphitheatre and will be held indoors in case of rain. Otherwise, it’s bring your own chair or blanket. Delicious food will be available for purchase....
Community Memorial Hospital’s advanced wound clinic in Cloquet has received the 2018 Center of Distinction award from Healogics, the nation’s largest wound care provider. The clinic is for individuals with wounds that have not responded to traditional therapies. To receive the Center of Distinction recognition the clinic was required to meet or exceed the following criteria: 92 percent patient satisfaction, 92 percent healing rate; less than a 16-percent outlier rate (wounds that haven’t healed in 14 weeks); and achieve a median days-...
Only in Wright, could things go so wrong in a celebration … on purpose. This weekend marks the 54th annual Wrong Days in Wright celebration, where people challenge each other to a game of O-G-N-I-B (Bingo spelled backwards) and play to lose in a cribbage tournament. While it’s fun to mix things up, the real reason for the Wrong Days in Wright festivities is to bring the community together for some good old-fashioned fun, whether it’s a parade, crowning local royalty, hitting up the St. John...
A closed session to consider allegations against a city employee was canceled Tuesday after CAT-7 coordinator Eric Lipponen, mayor Roger Maki and the city’s human resources director James Barclay disappeared down a back hallway for a few minutes prior to the formal Cloquet City Council meeting. Lipponen confirmed afterward that he had been the subject of the proposed closed meeting, and that the three men and Lipponen’s wife, Becca Lindberg, had arranged for a meeting Thursday to discuss a numbe...
City council meetings are now livestreamed, but sometimes transparency comes at a cost. In this case, CAT-7, Cloquet’s cable access channel, has lost its studio and its full-time coordinator. That’s a shame, especially since, for years, CAT-7 was the only electronic media outlet covering local government, local events and local churches. Losing a full-time coordinator also means that the level of service CAT-7 used to provide will be diminished, probably to a great extent. There will be fewer parades, sports events or graduations taped, and...
The law fascinates me, which is probably why I became a lawyer. I don’t do much criminal defense anymore, but my oldest brother Tom does; he’s a “prominent” criminal defense lawyer in Houston. We often share stories about our practices, and commiserate in the fact that our father, who loved us unconditionally, was still always a little embarrassed that he produced not just one, but two lawyers, out his seven children. Tom is preparing for a murder trial this week, and sent me his motion asking the judge to limit some of the common tricks...
The season of giving. When is it? I’d argue that the season never truly ends, as giving can be, and should be, year-round. One can give in many ways, through either resources or time; each is important in advancing the social good. I’d wager that giving $20 to a national organization won’t carry the same benefit as getting involved within your community. It just doesn’t connect you with the issue the way volunteering does. An organization benefits from its volunteers’ time and efforts in many wa...
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What is going on with this state? At one time we were considered a leader in technology, medicine and education. Now it appears that our leaders cannot make the tough decisions needed to keep this state a great place to live and work. It’s been more than a year since I made the journey to St. Paul to attend the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission hearing to support Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement Project. The MPUC approved both the certificate of need and the route permit last summer, and yet it appears we are no closer to construction tha...
Only about 45 people out of a total of nearly 800 students and hundreds of staff attended the Carlton-Wrenshall consolidation discussion meeting July 9. It was a meeting filled with optimism and rhetorical flourish. Two years ago, I provided a summary financial analysis to the Carlton school board on the cost of a two-site consolidation option with Wrenshall (high school in Wrenshall and elementary in Carlton). This was based on the data provided by the consultants hired by both districts. I...
Steven Ray Martin, 63, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Oct. 14, 2018, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph, Mich. Steve was born on Nov. 23, 1954 in Cook County, Illinois, to Janet and Arthur Martin. He graduated from Cloquet High School and went into the construction trades. Steve married Vickie Cora on April 24, 1983. They were residing in Waukesha, Wis., at the time of his death. Steve was a lover of life. He loved God and his family more than anything. He loved to fish,...
Arrowhead Senior Nutrition menu for July 19-26: Friday, July 19: Stuffed peppers, banana cake Monday, July 22: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, fresh fruit Tuesday, July 23: Special of the Day, vegetables, fruit, dessert Wednesday, July 24: Lasagna, salad, fruit Thursday, July 25: Chicken sandwich, baked beans, seasonal melon Friday, July 26: Baked fish or alternative entrée, cake Call 24 hours in advance to order the alternative entree. Frozen meals are available for weekends. Meals are served at the Cloquet Senior Center, open...
The Carlton County farmers market is going strong in both locations now: Tuesdays 4-6 p.m. in Carlton at the Four Seasons Center, and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Cloquet in the Premiere Theatres parking lot. New produce is showing up each week: carrots, beets, broccoli, cucumbers and snap peas should be available this month, as well as salad mixes and microgreens. Garlic scapes, which are the flower stalk of the garlic plant and taste like mild garlic, are available now, so get them while...
A cold winter rolling into spring is not typically an ideal growing season for berries, but local farmer Jason Amundson saw potential in the cold Minnesotan weather. Happily, Minnesota has the same growing climate as Siberia. Farm LoLa in Wrenshall is welcoming new produce to its soil. Siberian honeyberries are similar to blueberries: They have the same faded blue color but are shaped like deflated footballs. Jason describes them as "a blueberry mixed with a Sweetarts (candy)." These oddly...
Our region is flush with great food. From the Fond du Lac Band's indigenous gardeners, to Mahtowa beekeepers, Wrenshall sustainable farmers, Carlton shiitake mushroom growers, Esko picklers, Moose Lake brewers, and Cromwell orchardists - the "grow, shop and eat local region" is prospering here. Meet our food lovers and enjoy the favorite dishes they actually cook and eat at home. Ram Reizel has been involved with beekeeping and honey since he was a little boy living on the Yad Mordechai Kibbutz...
Well, it’s here. Wright will celebrate its 54th annual Wrong Days in Wright this weekend. For those of you who have come many times, you know the routine. For those of you who may be coming for the first time, you will find lots to do and enjoy. Here are just some of the events you can enjoy on Friday: the steak fry, royalty coronation, pie sale and O-G-N-I-B at Bethlehem, fireworks, music in the park, vendors, softball tourney, cook shack and beer garden, and St. John’s rummage sale. On Sat...
