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The July 25 memorial for Delores Marlene Westman Setterquist has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Cloquet. Arrangements are with Nelson Funeral Care of Cloquet. James A. Woollett, 86, of Cloquet passed away July 17, 2020, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Visitation: 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. funeral service Friday, July 24 in the Atkins Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. Masks are required. Military honors will be accorded by the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Bar...
Crew members from "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" spent part of two days this week at Gordy's Hi-Hat in Cloquet. They filmed customers, staff and four generations of the Lundquist family over that time period, doing close-up interviews and even flying a drone over the landmark Cloquet restaurant, which celebrates 60 years this season. The last time the well-known Food Network show visited the Hi-Hat was 10 years ago, when show host Guy Fieri came to town to sample the Northland's favorite burger j...
Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this week. July 24 1998 Pitcher Ila Borders of the Duluth-Superior Dukes is the first woman to win a men’s regular season professional baseball game. . July 25 1990 The U.S. Senate votes 96-0 to denounce David Durenberger for “reprehensible” conduct as a senator. Durenberger is censured for financial misconduct, including evading the limit on outside earnings. July 27 1972 Kidnappers abduct Virginia Piper, wife of investment banker Harry C. Piper Jr., from her home. The Minneapolis woman is relea...
Last Wednesday I had a chance to see sports in its purest form when I visited Braun Park and watched a group of young boys and girls playing tee-ball. I have been fortunate enough to coach youth sports for many years, and I coached in college and high school over the last decade, but Wednesday brought me back to what sports should be all about — fun. I saddled up along the fence and just sat back and took everything in. Little kids were buzzing around trying to catch and throw as they warmed u...
There were more volunteers and media than racers at Saturday's Pine Valley Bike and Run event, but that's OK, said organizer Tim Krohn. The five bike racers didn't care either, nor did the two runners. It's all about building awareness of the new bike trails and other opportunities at the Cloquet park. "The more publicity this park gets, the more it will grow," said biker Brendon Menze. Cloquet's Tom Anderson is a regular winner of Krohn's Frozen Forester series of races, which often cut cross...
There’s lots going on around Carlton this weekend. At the Carlton VFW Friday: Bingo 4-8 p.m., music by Stranded 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday: Car show 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., bingo 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., horseshoe tournament with registration at 11 a.m. and games starting at noon, poker tournament 1 p.m., music by Most Wanted 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday: Bingo 12-5 p.m.; bean bag tournament signup at noon, karaoke in the evening. At the Third Base Bar Friday: Music by Runaway 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday: Music by Af...
The 55th annual Wrong Days in Wright took place last weekend with a somewhat scaled back list of events. The events were not as well attended as in the past, but at least folks got a chance to get together in a safe and socially distanced way. Friday night’s fireworks concluded just as the storm’s fireworks began. There was a lot of thunder and lightning, then the rain came down in torrents for a few minutes, along with some pretty strong winds. I had an emergency bag packed just in case I had...
In a normal year, the end of July would mean high school athletes were nearing the end of their summer training and getting ready for the high school season to begin in late August. With COVID-19 still alive and well - and the governor's decision just a week away - there is still uncertainty whether or not fall sports will even happen. Fall sports teams are gearing up and holding business as usual until told otherwise. "At this point, you know as much as I do," said Cloquet football coach Tom Le...
