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Li’l Lumberjacks and Kids Corner are open for business at our new Pine Tree Plaza location. Thanks to much assistance from the Cloquet football team and National Honor Society, the physical moving of both programs began Sept. 1. The Li’l Lumberjacks Learning Center opened on Sept. 6, followed by Kids Corner on Sept. 7. We have received countless positive comments from our families on how beautiful and large this new space is. There is still work to be done, but we are off to a great start! This project came to fruition with the help of sev... Full story
Jim and Mary Sanders will be putting up cornstalks on the light poles again this month. If you would like to adopt a light pole to decorate for fall, let Mary know. Come to the next Kettle River city council meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11 at the council room. The last Finnish Luncheon for the season will be Oct. 18. We will be saying goodbye and “safe travels” to all our snowbirds. Quilting at Holy Trinity is every Wednesday from 9 a.m. until noon. Donations of new cotton fabric are appreciated. Items for donation can be brought to the...
I had the opportunity to go to the Premiere Theatres in Cloquet to see the movie “Where the Crawdads Sing.” It is a very good movie, had some questionable scenes, but all in all told a great story with no bad language. I was also impressed with the new reclining seats in the theater. I was comfortable and felt safe with the extra-spaced seating. With being home most of the time now, it felt great to get away for an evening. You may also notice I have a red dress hanging out by the end of my driveway. This is to honor the missing Indigenous wom...
A Culver man was killed Wednesday, Sept. 14, as the result of a workplace incident at the Northland Constructors gravel pit in Industrial Township. According to a news release from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, Brad Lewis Wojtysiak, 40, was found dead just before 3 p.m. Sept. 14 in what appeared to be an industrial accident at the gravel pit near Highway 33 and Sunset Lake Drive. An employee at Northland Constructors, Wojtysiak was working on a large piece of equipment. Although there were other workers in the general area, he was a... Full story
AT&T customers and FirstNet subscribers in Wrenshall got a boost in wireless connectivity recently, with the addition of a new cell tower near the intersection of Military Road and Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive. The update is expected to help customers get the most out of their mobile devices, AT&T said in a news release this month. “From connecting family and loved ones to helping first responders during a crisis, AT&T is committed to our Minnesota communities,” said Paul Weirtz, president of AT&T Minnesota. “We consistently work to provi...
Local nonprofit Memorial Blood Centers is calling all eligible blood and platelet donors to step up and help save lives. The need for blood is constant, but the supply isn’t. Donors with Memorial Blood Centers help supply nearly 40 local hospitals and more than a dozen air ambulance bases. Help hospital patients in need by scheduling an appointment online at mbc.org/donate or by calling 1-888-448-3253....
Katherine Grace Loban, 74, of Moose Lake, died Saturday, September 17, 2022 peacefully in her home with her loving husband Roger at her side. Born September 24, 1947 in Rensselaer, Indiana to Rachel A. and Clarence C. Tuura. Kathy graduated from Esko High School in 1965 and from UMD in 1969 with a degree in Home Economics. She spent her early working years teaching school. Kathy moved to Moose Lake in 1980 and began working at Moose Lake State Hospital. She spent the rest of her working years... Full story
Lila Helen Kaski Schwoch, 85, of Barnum, died peacefully September 20, 2022 at New Perspective Senior Living. Lila was born at home in Automba Township November 16, 1936 to Kaarlo William Kaski and Lempi Pietila Kaski. Lila spoke Finnish at home and began learning English at Kalevala School. She graduated from Barnum High School in 1954 and went on to St. Cloud State Teacher’s College where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education in 1957. She taught school in Columbia Hei... Full story
Holly Jo Goad, 45, of Cloquet passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022 in Essentia Health-Duluth. She was born on March 4, 1977 in Moose Lake to Larry and Penny Nelson. Holly attended school in Bruno, Moose Lake and Cloquet graduating in 1995. On July 6, 2002 Holly married Mark Goad in Carlton. Holly was a cook at the Red Oak Inn in Sturgeon Lake and was a cook and kitchen aide at both the Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital and Moose Lake Mercy Hospital. She started her daycare business... Full story
JoAnn Lillian Johnson, age 80, of Carlton, Minnesota and previously of Vilonia, Arkansas died on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. She was born on Oct. 13, 1941, to Edgar and Bonnie (Annis) Stavang in Carlton. She was a proud Wrenshall Wren, being a cheerleader, majorette, and the 1959 Homecoming Queen. During her career, she worked as a legal secretary at Indian Legal Assistance and night-time waitress at the Country Kitchen. She was united in marriage to Henry “Hank” Johnson in Wrenshall. JoAnn and... Full story
