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James Steven Demenge, 70, of Cloquet passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 11, 2020, in his home. A service was scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at the Atkins Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet. A video recording of the service will be placed on the funeral home website. William Ira Dale, 77, of Cloquet passed away Dec. 8, 2020, at Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center in Duluth. A family-only service will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 28 at the Atkins Northland Funeral Home, 801 14th St., Cloquet. From the funeral home parking lot, family and...
When the most recent surge of Covid-19 infections hit Carlton County in a big way, the staff at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet had to handle their own surge in patients. CMH CEO Rick Breuer said staff are exhausted. "I've heard people describe it as a mass casualty event that just keeps happening," Breuer said. "I mean, we prepare for those kind of things as sudden, acute things, not as an ongoing event. We've turned a lot of corners and seen a lot of ebb and flow, but it's straining a...
Within the last two years, the Carlton and Wrenshall school districts have combined their football, cross country, and football cheerleading programs under the Raptors mascot. This year, they are continuing their work together by launching another collaboration, this time in the classroom. Carlton and Wrenshall secondary special education students will have the opportunity to learn together in Wrenshall under the guidance of special education teacher Aaron Lattu and paraprofessionals Debbie Bous...
A total of 62 local businesses applied for the Carlton County Covid-19 small business relief grants this fall. Those businesses will know soon if their applications were successful, following approval by the Carlton County board of commissioners at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 8. The grant program offered Carlton County businesses grant money to offset expenses and losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and is funded federally through the CARES Act. Requests for the small business grants came in at $812,583, with some businesses requesting far...
Karen Ann (Habhegger) Morabito, 78, peacefully passed away of Covid-19 on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born Nov. 8, 1942, to Adeline (Selen) and William Habhegger. She graduated in 1960 from Carlton High School and went to Logan College of Chiropractic in Missouri. There Karen met her husband, Carl Morabito, of Tarrytown, New York. The couple resided in New York until 2018. She worked in health care for 40 years. She lived in Westchester County, New York...
Covid-19 numbers appear to show that Carlton County is on the downside of the latest and strongest surge of Covid-19 infections since the pandemic began, according to daily numbers provided by the Minnesota Department of Health. However, Carlton County Public Health officials pointed out there is usually a 14-day lag in data, so the effect of Thanksgiving won't show up for another week or two. For the second week in a row, the state reported fewer new positive cases in Carlton County than the...
Covid-19 cases in Carlton County are still rising rapidly, although the increase over the past week is lower than the previous week, with 327 new cases from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, versus 407 from Nov. 18-25, according to daily numbers provided by the Minnesota Department of Health. Deaths from Covid-19, however, show no sign of slowing. Carlton County went from a total of two deaths on Oct. 27, to 15 deaths attributed to Covid by Friday, Nov. 27. Another two deaths were reported earlier this week. N...
Gerald K. Anderson, 83, of Esko passed away Dec. 1, 2020 at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. He was born April 3, 1937 in Cloquet to Howard and Dorothy Anderson. Jerry graduated from Esko High School. He was the last surviving member of the starting five from the 1955 Esko state consolation championship basketball team. On Oct. 13, 1956, he married his high school sweetheart, Lois Duzan. Jerry worked at the Wood Conversion company and Elliott Meats before starting his own commercial...
Irene Elizabeth (Baresh-Grendahl) Andrews passed away of natural causes on Nov. 11, 2020, at her home in Laurel, Montana. Irene was born into the Joseph and Anna Baresh family in 1922 in Duluth. She graduated from Barnum High School in 1939. At age 16, she left home to work as the bookkeeper for Charlie and Viola Hecker in DeGraff for three years. While in DeGraff, Irene met Clifford Grendahl at a roller skating rink, and married him on Nov. 25, 1942. They moved to the Grendahl family farm in Sw...
MPR News With Covid-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations at or near record highs, roughly 60 percent of Minnesota K-12 students are currently in distance learning - more than double the rate from early October. Many schools pivoted to remote instruction just before Thanksgiving break and plan to stay that way for at least a couple of months. St. Paul Public Schools, for example, which began the year with distance learning, won't resume any in-person instruction until at least Jan. 19, or two...
Covid-19 affects playoff picture Local playoff football teams have had their seasons sliced by Covid-19 and the playoffs have turned into an extension of those problems. Carlton-Wrenshall was scheduled to play at Hinckley-Finlayson on Tuesday night, but the Raptors had to forfeit due to Covid exposure of their team. South Ridge was scheduled to open the playoffs against McGregor on Friday night, but that game was also a forfeit as the Mercs are unable to field a team. That means the Panthers will move on to the second round of the Section 5...
In a neighborhood volleyball match up on Thursday, Nov. 12, host Barnum improved its record to 9-1 on the season with a 25-9, 25-8, 25-8 win over Moose Lake/Willow River, which had to scramble players after a Covid-19 exposure. "We played well together and used everyone on the court," said Barnum coach Corina Newman. "We served well with only three service errors all night." While the Bombers were excited about picking up a win against their perennial tough neighbors, the Rebels were trying to u...
The Barnum football team rallied hard in the second half of Tuesday night's playoff game vs. Braham, but a 24-8 halftime deficit proved to be too much to overcome as the Bombers were beaten 24-16 and bounced from the Section 7A football playoffs. Braham - also nicknamed the Bombers - scored on its first possession of the game on a 27-yard pass play and took an 8-0 lead, but Barnum answered on their very next drive when Reed Kornovich scored on a 25-yard touchdown gallop, tying the game at 8-8...
Carlton County broke another Covid-19 record last week, jumping from a cumulative total of 937 positive cases on Nov. 11 to 1,013 on Nov. 12, an increase of 76 new cases in a day. From Wednesday to Wednesday, Nov. 11 to Nov. 18, the total number of cases in the county jumped by 313, from 937 to 1,250, and the number of deaths attributed to Covid went from seven to nine in that same seven-day period. By comparison, on Oct. 7, the cumulative cases in the county were at 320, with just one death....
Covid-19 is here in greater numbers than ever before, Carlton County, and it's going to get worse before it gets better. How much worse depends on our residents, and how well we heed recommendations for masking, social distancing, hand washing and quarantining - that's the message local public officials sent during a press conference Tuesday. "We have reached a critical time pretty quickly, and my fear is this is just the beginning," Community Memorial Hospital doctor and head of the CMH...
A generous and anonymous benefactor is offering a dollar- for-dollar match for any donations to the Carlton County Historical Society roof fund. The match is good for donations up to $10,000 from Nov. 13 through Dec. 4, an ecstatic CCHS executive director ElizaBeth Lyle said Wednesday morning. "It's incredible news," Lyle said. CCHS has been fundraising for months to cover the costs of a much-needed new roof for the century old Shaw Memorial Library, longtime home to CCHS. The unusual weather...
With the numbers of positive Covid-19 cases climbing rapidly, students in grades 7-12 started distance learning Tuesday and grades K-6 will make the switch next Monday, despite the fact that last week's numbers didn't meet the state benchmark for changing elementary school students to distance learning, a last resort. Superintendent Michael Cary told school board members he doesn't expect the schools to change back to hybrid or in-person learning anytime soon at Monday's meeting. "The numbers...
Cromwell-Wright 33 Isle 14 Ethan Shelton and Jaegar Goranson both scored a pair of touchdowns as the Cards rebounded from last week's loss to Ogilvie. Shelton led the Cards with 118 yards rushing and Goranson was right behind with 112 yards on the ground. Goranson also added a 6-for-12 passing game good for another 122 yards. Shelton caught three passes for 62 yards and Emmett Clark caught three passes for 60 yards. Clark scored the other touchdown for the Cards on a 20-yard touchdown strike...
My husband, Bob, came home last week after being gone for six weeks, after a stay in the hospital and five weeks at North Shore Estates in West Duluth. He could hardly wait to get back home, and I hope he behaves himself and doesn’t injure his back by lifting things he shouldn’t lift. Bob thanks everyone for the many cards and messages of encouragement that made the time go faster and being away from home easier to deal with. Congratulations to Pam Rahja, who retired Oct. 30 after more than 34...
The holiday season is fast approaching, but look for changes this year because of the pandemic. For more than 50 years, the Carlton VFW Post 2962 and Auxiliary have been collecting donations to assist veterans, families of veterans who are deployed, and residents in nursing homes and veterans’ facilities. Due to the pandemic, the annual Christmas auction fundraiser will not be held this year. The Carlton VFW will still need help from the community and businesses. Monetary donations will go i...
When the 14-day Covid-19 rate in Carton County came in at 20.54 Thursday, Oct. 29 - surpassing 20 cases per 10,000 residents - it meant school districts needed to consider moving all students to a hybrid learning model. But state officials also say that the county-level data is only a starting point: school districts should also consider the number of confirmed cases, quarantines, and close contacts in their school community, at each school building, and other data such as individuals with...
While it was notable last week when Covid-19 cases broke a record when they jumped by 21 cases in a day, that was just the beginning. Multiple single-day records have been set in the county since then, and overall cases rose from 483 on Oct. 28, to 679 on Wednesday, Nov. 4, an increase of 196 cases in seven days. From Tuesday to Wednesday of this week alone, the numbers jumped by 50. The state also tracks Covid cases weekly by zip code, with results released every Thursday. By zip code, Cloquet...
The following vote totals are for Carlton County only, with all 38 precincts reporting. These totals are preliminary because the county auditor’s office is accepting mailed ballots that were postmarked by Election Day until Nov. 10. Vote totals are never final until they are canvassed by the governmental body in charge of that jurisdiction. Statewide and districtwide vote totals are noted, depending on the race. U.S. President Joseph R. Biden (DFL) 10,094, 49.58% Donald J. Trump (R) 9,787, 48.07% of Minnesota: Biden 52.4%, Trump 45.2% U.S. S...
Barnum was looking for its second win of the season against a good Deer River team for its homecoming celebration Friday, and it looked like they might get it. After the first half, the Bombers held a two-score lead. Then the Warriors bounced back with three unanswered touchdowns in the second and shut down the Bomber offense to escape with a 36-28 win. Barnum's Max Moors scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, which was followed by a Reed Kornovich 2-point conversion. The...
With Veterans Day approaching on Nov. 11, the Cardinal Quilters have asked me to announce they have made a “Quilt of Valor” to be given away to a veteran in the community. If you would like to nominate a veteran, or are a veteran yourself, please call Linda Larson, 644-3484, to enter the drawing, which will be held Veterans Day. There will be no Veterans Day programs this year due to Covid, but know that you are all appreciated for your service to our country. Veterans currently living at Cardinal Court or Villa Vista are Robert Stewart and Nii...
