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Mary J. Baxley, 93, passed away Jan. 11, 2025, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Cloquet. Mary was born Jan. 22, 1931, in Cloquet to Einar and Ruth (Olson) Nygren. Mary was raised in Blackhoof Township and graduated from Carlton High School in 1949. She married Ellsworth Selen in 1949. He preceded her in death in 1974. Mary married John Baxley in 1986. He preceded her in death in 2001. In her later years, Mary enjoyed the companionship of Bob Schultz, who preceded her in death in 2021. Mary...
It was a "build it and they will come" moment ... Minnesota style. The Hockey Day Cloquet headlining Lumberjacks varsity boys and girls hockey games took place Saturday in front of roughly 2,000 people. They packed the metal bleachers (with seating for 1,300) and stood three and four deep at each end of the outdoor hockey arena built especially for the event. Clusters of mostly young men and boys stood on the hillside, respectfully placing hands on hearts as a giant American flag waved in the...
Larry Joseph Crotteau, 70, of Saint David, Arizona, passed away Dec. 1, 2024, after a battle with cancer. He grew up and went to school in Cloquet. He worked at the Potlatch paper mill in Cloquet until his medical retirement and eventual move to Arizona. In Arizona, Larry helped those in need with his handyman skills. He always was up to a challenge and loved to help. Those who knew him well would say he wasn't afraid to share his political views. Larry is survived by the mother of his...
It took nearly two weeks, but Essentia Health-Moose Lake hospital welcomed its first baby of 2025 last weekend. Eloise Arae Fogt was born at 5:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. Her parents are Brianna Childers and Gunner Fogt. Eloise was born weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces. The Moose Lake hospital is the only hospital in Carlton County offering birthing services, since Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet "paused" its obstetrics services in the summer of 2023 due to staffing issues and a decreasing...
Workers removed nearly all of the brick on the east wall at the former Hotel Solem building in downtown Cloquet last week. Developer C&C Holdings of Cloquet purchased the building - and former Mexico Lindo restaurant - from the city and is renovating the historic building into market rate apartments over the next year or two. Want to know more about this project? Search for "Hotel Solem" on this website....
The post office, Cloquet Public Library and most city and county offices will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20. In 1994, Congress designated the holiday as a national day of service, marking the third Monday in January every year as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — a “Day On, Not a Day Off....
Glen Erickson, a kind and generous soul, passed away Dec. 15, 2024. Born and raised in Cloquet, Glen graduated from Cloquet High School in 1985. He later moved to Dallas, where he co-founded Erickson & Erickson Construction with his brother Keith, building fine homes across the area. A proud veteran, Glen served in the U.S. Navy Reserve for 16 years. A humble yet highly skilled builder, Glen’s talents were evident in every project he undertook. During his time with the Seabees he was offered a...
Winter parking is in effect now through March, so don’t leave your cars parked on the streets of Cloquet overnight. According to city code, cars cannot be parked on the streets or in alleys between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. from Nov. 1 through March 31, to allow snowplow drivers and others to clear the streets. The only exception is a vehicle parked at an open business establishment between midnight and 2 a.m. “unless ordered to be moved at the direction of a peace officer....
Cloquet city councilor and local funny guy Warren "Bun" Carlson passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic heart disease. In his second term on the council, Carlson was first elected to the Ward 1 seat in November 2018. Well known for his involvement in local hockey programs - as player, coach and radio personality - Carlson easily won reelection in 2022. Carlson grew up playing hockey in Cloquet, graduating from Cloquet Senior High in 1974. He served as senior clas...
Mary Louise Kantonen, 75, of Cloquet passed away peacefully at her home on Jan. 10, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. She was born July 15, 1949, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Brice and Beatrice Parnin. As a teenager, Mary moved with her family from Fort Wayne to Cloquet, where she graduated from Cloquet High School in 1967. Mary was first married to Michael Langenbrunner, with whom she had three children, Mark, Milissa and Miles. Later, she married Gary Kantonen, and together they blended their...
Caecilia E. (Podgejsek) Ringat, 90, Cloquet passed away Jan. 9, 2025, in her home with her family by her side. She was born in Germany and raised by Alfred and Cecilia (Podgejsek) Spendler, with her siblings, Manfred “Manny” and Melanie “Lonnie.” Growing up in Europe during World War II presented many challenges, but Caecilia persevered. She married Herbert Ringat on May 5, 1957, in Dorsten, Germany and five days later they set sail for the United States. They lived in Mahnomen, Minneso...
The St. Olaf Band, conducted by Dr. Henry L. Dorn, will perform at Cloquet High School at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, during its 2025 winter tour. Founded in 1891, the St. Olaf Band, from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, performs compositions and transcriptions for symphonic band and was dubbed “one of America’s preeminent bands” by The New Yorker. Dorn leads the St. Olaf Band in his second year as conductor. Local residents are invited to support this world-class music made in Minnesota. Tickets are $10 and free for students and educa...
While we are now halfway into the month of January, we still don’t seem to be immune from the pressures the coming of the new year has brought into our lives, namely that of new year’s resolutions. Most of us are familiar with these, the commitments and pledges that we make at the beginning of the year stating, “This year will be better!” Most of us have made these at one point or another in our lives. They’re usually not life altering, but something simple and something good, as we commit to things like losing weight, working out more, resting...
Hockey Day Cloquet could not have gone any better last weekend. "Happy Hockey Day," Cloquet resident Catherine Loeb said. "Best day ever!" Among the best, for sure. The stands were full and easily 2,000 or more people descended on Veterans Park throughout the open air extravaganza Saturday which featured Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys and girls varsity and junior varsity hockey games. The weather cooperated and even graced the day with snow fit for a Hallmark film. Certainly somebody was falling in...
“With hope waning, horse is found,” was a heartwarming story, written by Wendy Rockvam Johnson, about the disappearance, search and recovery — after two long months — of my horse, Taz. It was published in the Pine Knot News on Dec. 6. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the people, many unknown to me, who helped by posting flyers and/or participating in our search: on foot, on horseback, online and on ATV. When we brought him home, Taz was grossly underweight, dehydrated and with an injury, so following the advice of my vet, I ad...
Felix Raymond Montez, 48, of Henderson, Nevada passed away from a long-term illness on Dec. 21, 2024. Felix grew up in Holyoke and attended Wrenshall High School. He went on to get multiple degrees and licenses, including a master’s from Capella University. During his professional career as a licensed counselor, he worked with clients all over Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Montez; and grandparents. He is survived by the love of his life, Melissa; mother, Sharon W...
Dianna Lynn “Dee Dee” Ramfjord, 72, of Cloquet passed away Jan. 12, 2025, at her home. She was born April 19, 1952, in Duluth, the daughter of James and Mary (Lessard) Ramfjord. She graduated from Denfeld High School in 1970 and from Duluth Area Vocational Technical Institute with a licensed practical nursing diploma. Dee worked as an LPN at Park Point Manor in Duluth. She loved downhill skiing and worked on the Spirit Mountain Ski Patrol for many years. She also loved fishing, snowmobiling and...
Thursday, Jan. 9 Boys Basketball Moose Lake/WR 72 Hinckley-Finlayson 36 Cloquet 83 Hermantown 62 Girls Basketball South Ridge 65 Fond du Lac Ojibwe 34 Esko 67 Hibbing 33 Cromwell-Wright 63 Barnum 27 Mesabi East 58 Carlton/Wrenshall 24 Floodwood 61 Moose Lake/WR 35 Boys Hockey CEC 3 Duluth Marshall 2 (OT) WSFLG 6 Moose Lake Area 3 Girls Hockey Duluth 2 CEC 0 Friday, Jan. 10 Boys Basketball Carlton/Wrenshall 78 Floodwood 57 Deer River 74 Moose Lake/WR 59 Cherry 82 Esko 70 Two Harbors 71 South Ridge 52 Girls Basketball Crosby-Ironton 92 Cloquet 47...
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team was hungry for a win as they took the ice for Hockey Day Cloquet Saturday. The Lumberjacks had not had a win since Dec. 5 against Hibbing/Chisholm. Saturday night the young CEC squad snapped a 10-game losing streak with an impressive 2-0 win over the Northern Tier Stars, a Class AA cooperative of St. Francis, North Branch and Cambridge-Isanti. "That was a huge win for us," said CEC coach Kennedy Weets. "The girls were smiling all day long in anticipatio...
Hockey Day Cloquet encapsulated more than hockey. There were food trucks, fire pits, hills to slide down, friends to see and a true sense of community, no matter whom you were cheering for. The result of years of talk, months of planning and weeks of building the arena, Hockey Day Cloquet organizer Nate Knutson and his band of volunteer hockey parents and others thought of just about everything. Giant heat-duct hoses snaked from Frost Fighter heaters to team boxes and the press boxes above, keep...
Organizers for Hockey Day Cloquet couldn't have asked for a more picturesque setting than what everyone saw Saturday. A fluffy white snow fell all day long, the smell of cookies, popcorn and burgers emanated from food vendor stands, and an energetic crowd surrounded the hockey rink at Veterans Park. Unfortunately, the CEC boys hockey team struggled to put pucks past the Sartell goalie as the Lumberjacks fell in overtime 2-1 in the second game of a varsity and junior varsity quadrupleheader,...
Friday, Jan. 17 Boys hockey CEC at Orono, 7 Boys basketball Esko at Barnum, 7:15 Carlton/Wrenshall vs. Two Harbors, 7:15 Cloquet at Superior, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright vs. McGregor, 7:15 Fond du Lac vs. Bigfork, 7 Girls basketball ML/WR at Denfeld, 7 Alpine skiing CEC at Mont du Lac, 5 Saturday, Jan. 18 Boys basketball Esko vs. St. Paul Johnson, 4 Monday, Jan. 20 Girls hockey MLA vs. International Falls, 5 Girls basketball Carlton/Wrenshall vs. Silver Bay, 7:15 Cloquet tourney at St. Catherine University Esko at Mesabi East, 7:15 Boys basketball...
The Minnesota Wilderness and Wisconsin Windigo each earned regulation wins in their Thursday/Friday series last week in Eagle River. The Wilderness (17-14-3) kicked off the series with a 5-3 win on Thursday, while the Windigo (23-9-3) bounced back Friday with a 4-0 victory. Minnesota stretched its season-high winning streak Thursday to eight games with a balanced offensive attack and a strong performance in goal from Valdemar Andersen. Andersen finished the contest with 39 saves on 42 shots in his first start since Nov. 29, and first start...
Two curious canine buddies watch the world go by their Sixth Street home on Hockey Day Cloquet Saturday....
Kenneth "Kenny" D. Joyce, age 81, of Cloquet, Minnesota passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. A gathering of friends and family will be held on Friday, Jan. 24, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. with family remembrances at 12 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet. Dorothy Jean Cooley, 82 years of Cloquet, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. continue until the 11 a.m. funeral service Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet. Interment will be at Old Holy...
