A hometown newspaper with a local office, local owners & lots of local news
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Congratulations to all the prize winners at the Nov. 4 Kettle River American Legion rifle drawing. The Ma & Pa Kettle Days Christmas vendor event and tree lighting will take place at 4 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Kettle River Veterans Building. Maybe Santa will make an appearance, lured by juice and cookies. Come and shop, visit with neighbors and see the tree lighting. I am sure that there is also going to be a bake sale. Winter snow parking rules have begun. There is no parking on city streets from midnight to 8 a.m. Nov. 15 through April 15 to...
The 29th annual Carlton area toy drive runs through Dec. 10. Please help those less fortunate. Collection boxes will be available at the Carlton VFW, City of Carlton office, Carlton Wellness Center, Thrivent Financial-Carlton, Carlton Meat & Grocery, CreativEdge, South Terrace Elementary School and Inter-Faith during regular business hours. Please donate a new unwrapped toy or gift card for children ages 17 and under. Monetary donations can also be made to the Carlton VFW Auxiliary. Hats, mitten...
Todd Robert Mostrom, 50, passed away peacefully in his home on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2022. He was born to Darlene Mostrom and Robert "Bob" Mostrom on April 12, 1972, in Duluth. Todd graduated from Cloquet High School in 1990. He began working at Big Bucks Bingo at age 16. He proudly enlisted in the Air Force in 1993. He served as a crew chief on MH-53 Pave Low helicopters. Experiences and encounters during his years of service contributed to an ongoing battle with post-traumatic stress...
Kenneth A. Johnson, 76, of Kettle River passed away at his home Nov. 10, 2022. The family is thankful for the devoted and compassionate care of almost five years provided by Stephanie and Denise at Mercy Home Care, Heather and the Ecumen Hospice team, and the notable presence and care of his wife Nancy Johnson. Ken was born Dec. 12, 1945, in Moose Lake to Emil and Gladys Johnson. He grew up on the family farm in Kettle River and graduated from Moose Lake High School in 1963. Prior to marrying...
Stephanie Gail Hammitt, 60, of Cloquet, died peacefully Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at her home. She was born on Oct. 22, 1962, to Peter and Priscilla (Roy) Defoe in Minneapolis. She was raised in Cloquet, attending Leech Elementary, Cloquet middle, and Cloquet high schools. During her childhood, she was an active member of the school band. Her clarinet talents were on display in the Indian Honor Band that brought her to perform at an NFL game in Washington, D.C. She graduated from high school in...
Chester Edwan Thomas, 80, of Wright passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, at Moose Lake Village. He was born on July 30, 1942, in Minneapolis to Clarence and Georgia Thomas. Chester graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 1960. He married Kathleen Tabako on Sept. 18, 1965. Chester served in the Army. He was an ironworker for the Local 512 in Minneapolis from 1962 to 1979, when he became an entrepreneur and opened the Vegas Lounge & Restaurant in northeast Minneapolis. Chester loved...
Nicole June Schaer, 56, of Duluth died Nov. 7, 2022, of leukemia. A Celebration of Life was held Nov. 13, and a committal service and burial will be held at 2 p.m., with visitation starting at 1 p.m., on Nov. 23 at Center Baptist Church in Lansing, Iowa. A memorial campaign in support of the Schaer family may be found at GiveSendGo.com....
Maurice Ray Iliff, 95, of Carlton passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Inter- Faith Care Center in Carlton. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Atkins-Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet....
The Minnesota Wilderness wrapped up a successful road trip to Alaska last weekend by splitting with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, winning 2-1 on Friday before falling 5-3 on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game road win streak to start the season for Minnesota, and left the Wilderness with a 3-1 road swing through the 49th state. The Wilderness are 11-6-2 heading into a pair of games in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Friday and Saturday. Against Fairbanks, the Wilderness got goals from Eddie Shepler and Beau Janzig in Friday’s win. Goalie Isak P...
