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While the fall football and soccer seasons are starting to reach the end of their regular seasons, boys and girls in cross country still have about a month of running ahead of them. That time will be used to make sure teams are continuing to train as they try to lop time off their runs in hopes of winning a section title. "I'm happy with how hard our kids are working," said Cloquet boys and girls cross country coach Chandra Allen. The Cloquet boys team has made continuous improvements and has...
Friday, Oct. 6 Football Barnum at Onamia, 7 Carlton/Wrenshall at Hill City, 7 Denfeld at Cloquet in Proctor, 7 Laporte at Cromwell- Wright Area, 7 Esko at Hibbing, 7 Moose Lake/Willow River at International Falls, 7 Saturday, Oct. 7 Volleyball Esko tournament Barnum at Mesabi East tournament, 9:30 a.m. Cromwell-Wright at Moose Lake/Willow River Tournament, 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9 Volleyball Crosby-Ironton at Carlton/Wrenshall, 7 p.m. Girls Soccer Esko at sectional Tuesday, Oct. 10 Volleyball Proctor at Esko, 7. Carlton/Wrenshall at South Ridge,...
Barnum celebrated its homecoming the last week of September. Students are encouraged to vote for a court based on "who continually shows Bomber Pride, displays great character and has positive leadership qualities." Another vote is taken once the court is identified and the top two vote-getters are awarded the title of "Royalty." The Barnum 2023 Homecoming Court consists of (back row, from left): Owen Petersen, Blade Wekseth, Royalty Hayden Charboneau, Royalty Caden Sheff, Carlos Beckstrand,...
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College’s 18th annual Pumpkin Run and Walk is planned for Saturday, Oct. 21. This year’s event will include a Ring Road Fun Run, 9:30 a.m. The 5K (3.1-mile) race will begin at 10 a.m. The fun run covers a single lap of the FDLTCC campus, while the 5K starts and ends on campus. Both races are open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. The entry fee leading up to and on race day is $25 per person. Children 10 and under can register for the new fun run for free. Online registration is available thr...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has chosen winners for the Minnesota turkey and pheasant stamp contests. Shakopee artist Mark Thone won the Minnesota pheasant stamp contest with an acrylic painting of a pheasant. The winner was selected on Sept. 28 from seven eligible submissions. The winning artwork will be featured on the 2024 pheasant stamp. Lakeville artist Stephen Hamrick won the Minnesota turkey stamp contest with an acrylic on illustration board painting of a wild turkey. The winner was selected from 10 eligible...
On Oct. 12, 1918 — 105 years ago — tragedy struck parts of Minnesota that included the communities of Kettle River, Moose Lake and Cloquet, areas of Duluth, and many smaller towns in the area. This was a devastating event for many families and businesses. I did not realize how close my family history was to the fire in Kettle River. My mother’s mother, Lucina Winquist, was living in Kettle River with her husband, Charles Winquist, and four children. They managed to escape to Moose Lake and survi...
Congratulations to Myrna Wells Ulland for being elected national president at the recent convention of the Women of the ELCA in Phoenix. Eddie Sandoval-Luna has opened his new Mexican restaurant, Oasis Del Norte, at 2401 W. Superior St. in the Lincoln Park Craft District in Duluth. The taqueria is open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 12-8 p.m. Sundays. Eddie is Mark and Linda Dahlman’s son-in-law. He has had his food truck in our area several times. The Women of Bethlehem’s fall rummage sal...
A quick trip to Jay Cooke State Park on Tuesday definitely had all the signs of fall. Gabrielle Proefrock and Tom Warner of Minneapolis rest on a rock in the St. Louis River on an unseasonably warm Tuesday. Participants and staffers at the Pinewood day program in Cloquet took in the falling leaves at Oldenburg Point. Pinewood provides training and daytime activities for people with disabilities. The leaves there were caramel apple colored, with peak color expected in the next week. If you have...
In the quiet embrace of Cloquet, a flame of life flickered and danced, illuminating the world with its presence. Jean LeeAnn Ruth Graboski, known affectionately as Jeannie, has embarked on her grandest adventure yet, departing from this earthly realm on Sept. 24, 2023. She leaves behind a tapestry of memories woven with love, care, defiance, and a knack for keeping life interesting. Born April 21, 1964, in the heart of Cloquet, she was a testament to the resilience and love we humans can hold....
John Francis "Bucky" "Skin" Peacock, 67, of Cloquet died on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. He was born on Sept. 11, 1956, to Robert and Elizabeth (Morrissette) Peacock in Cloquet. John was a plumber by trade and worked with various companies throughout his life. He was a proud member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He loved camping and fishing at the river and his trips to Las Vegas. John was preceded in death by his parents; brothers George and...
Mary Karen Lindquist, 76, of Cloquet passed away Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Bayshore Residence and Rehabilitation, Duluth. Mary was born on May 23, 1947, in Cloquet to William and Suzanna Lindquist. She attended St. Benedict High School in Crookston. Karen was preceded in death by her parents; siblings Marie Lindquist, William (Norma) Lindquist, John Lindquist, Kathleen (Don) Green, Elizabeth (Edward) Kolodge, Rodney Lindquist, Robert (Yvonne) Lindquist and Sue Runke; and sister-in-law Mary...
Our dear mother, Barbara Anne (Pacini) Garsow, passed away on Sept. 28, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. She left this world peacefully, surrounded by family in the comfort of her home, at the age of 84. Barbara was born on June 22, 1939, in Two Harbors to Tony and Anna Pacini. She lived in Massachusetts for a short period of time but resided the majority of her life in Minnesota. She raised a family of four and was blessed with 55 years of marriage to her husband, Raymond. She worked at...
A rural Carlton County man faces both state and federal child pornography charges after an FBI covert operation revealed an alleged sexual photograph and contact with a minor. Cord Cameron Schipman, 33, was charged in U.S. District Court Sept. 29 with a single count of production and attempted production of child pornography. He was charged Oct. 3 in Carlton County Sixth District Court with one count each of first and second degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under the age of 16, plus one count of disseminating pornographic work of a...
