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Wanda Marie Rose, 64, of Cloquet passed away at her home on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. She was born on Sept. 6, 1958 in Butte, Montana to Duane and Betty Rose. She worked as a nurse’s aide for many years, then opened her own daycare. She loved being around children. Wanda always had her birds and flowers, and loved all animals. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers-in-law, Michael “Pudgy” Couture and Leslie Dougherty. Wanda is survived by her sisters, Dianna (Mike) Couture, Peggy (Les) Dougherty and Patty (Kerry) St. Germain; broth...
Anne-Rochelle Roe, 53, of Mahtowa, passed away on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth after a four-year fight with cancer. Anne was born on Jan. 15, 1969, to Reuben and Susan (Walsh) Swenson in Edina. She grew up in Mahtowa, where she enjoyed riding her horse during her younger years. Anne graduated from Barnum High School in 1987. She married Gary Roe on Aug. 28, 1993, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Cloquet. Together they made their home in Cloquet, and moved to Mahtowa...
The beloved Holiday Celebration sponsored by the Human Services Club at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College returned after a two-year hiatus earlier this month, complete with face painting, food, games, drawings and lots of fun with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Every child in attendance received a gift from Santa. Close to 450 people attended the celebration in the FDLTCC commons area, festooned with lights, trees and lots of cheer by the Human Services Club. "I just want to thank everyone who...
Carlton County residents are encouraged to recycle their fresh-cut Christmas trees during Treecycling, a free program with drop-off locations throughout the region. Christmas trees, like yard waste, are banned from landfills in Minnesota. After removing ornaments, lights, stands and bags, residents can dispose of trees properly by bringing them to a Treecycling site: • SAPPI Fine Paper (Gatehouse Entrance) East End Ave. B, Cloquet Dec. 23 through Jan. 16 • Moose Lake compost site (across from city garage) Dec. 23 through Jan. 16 Area res...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation sent out a reminder to the public this week to say it is illegal to deposit snow on or next to a public highway or street. Snow on or near public roads can create hazards such as drainage, drifting and sight obstruction, MnDOT said in a news release. Minnesota law and many local ordinances prohibit the plowing, blowing, shoveling or otherwise placing of snow onto public roads or sidewalks. This includes the ditch and right of way area along the roads. Violations are considered misdemeanors, but civil...
The University of Minnesota Extension is offering day-long training for those that work with or know farm families experiencing stress, loss or tough decisions for their family or business. Ambiguous loss and farming facilitator training will be offered at five locations across the state of Minnesota during January. Locations include the Cloquet Forestry Center on Jan. 11 at the Library Room (175 University Road, Cloquet). Ambiguous loss is related to grief. In farming, it can be the loss of a farmer or farm, or something psychological like...
Community Memorial Hospital employees are “spreading the warmth” to patients in need. Laurie Korby, hospital foundation executive director, and Jeff Hakala, Thrivent financial advisor, decided that they wanted to bring their organizations together for a community service project, one that would give the hospital and clinic employees the opportunity to help their patients outside of their eight-hour shifts. Korby found a willing group among the hospital’s quality improvement team. The foundation, Thrivent, and the quality improvement team spear...
Cheri Crane, 92, tap-danced her way to heaven to sing with the angels on Saturday, December 17, 2022. She was born November 15, 1930 in Aitkin County, the second of five girls. She grew up in the Kimberly and McGregor area. She will be fondly remembered as such a sweet lady with a beautiful smile and graciousness, politeness and kindness that we should all aspire to have in our lifetime. Her love of family, sunshine, flowers, dance and music were a constant in her life. Her God-given talent in...
George E. Hughes, age 96, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022, at New Perspective in Cloquet. He was born January 24, 1926, in Crow Wing, MN, the son of Loren and Ellen (Kile) Hughes. George resided in the Cloquet area since 1950 and worked for the Conwed Corp. and was a member of the Conwed 25 Year Club. He was a former member of the Solway Township Volunteer Fire Dept. and Hope Lutheran Church in Munger where he served as a trustee for many years. George enjoyed square-dancing, old-time...
Minnesota Power crews are prepared and are responding as safely and as quickly as possible to restore power outages caused by high winds downing trees and limbs, the company said in a news release Friday afternoon After last week’s heavy, wet snow of two feet or more coated trees in the region, Friday’s high winds are taking down many trees and limbs, causing scattered outages. The largest outages today were in the Duluth, Lakewood Township and Carlton areas and affected up to 1,200 customers at times. By 3:30 p.m., crews were working to res...
