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A committee is working to bring pickleball to the tennis courts at South Terrace Elementary School. With the courts in disrepair for many years, Ed Kavanaugh estimated it will take close to $50,000 to renovate the space for four pickleball courts. Kavanaugh said they have a contractor willing to do the project, which will require digging up the existing asphalt, putting in new, then hiring someone to do the final surfacing. The courts could be striped for tennis and pickleball, like they are at...
Known for its hydroelectric power generation and appeal to kayakers, the Thomson Reservoir is soon to be the site of a $36 million construction project. Contractors are set to converge in August on the parking lot alongside Minnesota Highway 210 outside the Thomson Dam. They’ll be there through next summer, working to apply a layer of carbon pellets that will cover up and bind to contaminated sediments at the bottom of what is the St. Louis River. The process will prevent contaminants from t...
Charlyne Johnson-Dahl, age 100 of Cloquet, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home of 74 years, surrounded by loved ones, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Charlyne was born on September 26, 1923, to Thomas and Irene Spies in Cloquet, Minnesota. In her early years, she enjoyed twirling the baton and ice skating. She graduated from Cloquet High School and shortly thereafter married Raymond Johnson. After spending a short time in Seattle, Washington, they returned to Cloquet and grew a family of...
Anne Anderson of Cloquet passed away peacefully at home on July 15, 2024, surrounded by so much love and many family and friends, after a bravely fought battle with cancer. Anne was born Jan. 25, 1946, in Asheville, North Carolina. She moved to Minnesota in her teen years, graduating from Hill City High School. She married John William Anderson Jr. in 1972, and was blessed to be able to be a stay-at-home mom with her four children. Anne was considered a trusted confidante by all who knew her,...
Larry Charles Isaacson, 90, a lifelong resident of Cloquet, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024. He was born Nov. 13, 1933, to Charles and Laila (Seppanen) Isaacson. He graduated from Cloquet High School and shortly after began work at Wood Conversions, which later became Conwed. Larry retired as the company transitioned to USG. He was married to Betty Mattson on July 28, 1956. The couple enjoyed many years of going out dancing on Saturday nights. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church....
Karen J. Follett, 81, of Moose Lake passed away Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Essentia Health-Moose Lake. She was born in Cloquet on June 12, 1943. No services will be held in accordance with Karen’s wishes. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Care....
After hearing an annual report from the district's auditors on July 17, which highlighted the issue of the district writing off over half of its ambulance fee revenue, the Cloquet Area Fire District board approved a preliminary budget for 2025 which includes a 30-percent increase in the ambulance levy. The double-digit tax hike would be the largest since 2023, when the levy increased by 100 percent. For 2024, the ambulance levy increased by 2.83 percent. The reason for such a sharp increase in...
The Fond du Lac Police Department will hold a community input session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 to discuss the proposed purchase and implementation of officer body-worn cameras. The meeting is open to all residents within reservation boundaries. According to a news release, footage captured by FDLPD cameras would serve various purposes within the department, including investigative, evidentiary, training, and accountability uses. Additionally, footage may be subject to release under specific legal circumstances, such as public records...
The annual free Journey Biker Blessing — where motorcyclists can have their rides blessed — starts with registration at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 at Journey Christian Church, 1400 Washington Ave., Cloquet. There will be a ride at 3 p.m. and the blessing is at 5 p.m. Outdoor services and prizes start at 6 p.m....
Nearly every person in Minnesota, and, for that matter, everywhere, has known a close friend or relative who has had some form of cancer. My good friend, Gary "Moose" Pastika, a few years back, tested positive for colon cancer. His best chance for recovery was to have his colon totally removed. He recovered, went back to work, played golf well, and after several years was deemed cancer-free. But, as it often does, the cancer returned, he got sick, and the disease won, ending his life. He died...
One of Carlton County's premier used bookstores resides in one of its least populous towns, where roughly 5,000 titles of inventory is more than 10 times the resident population. "As my son would say, 'We're a hidden gem,'" said Janis Martin, who was working the desk at Twice Told Tales in downtown Mahtowa last week. Twice Told Tales has been around since 2006, and moved into its charming cottage of a bookstore in the spring of 2023. A brainchild of Mahtowa Covenant Church's mission and outreach...
The sixth annual Northland Baseball Classic drew 59 teams ages 9-14 to Cloquet last weekend. The teams played at four different locations in the Cloquet and Carlton area over the weekend. Champions were crowned in five different age groups. "We had games being played at Pinehurst Park, Mettner Field and Braun Park in Cloquet as well as at Chub Lake Park in Carlton, said tournament director Nate Knutson. "We had teams from all over the state of Minnesota as well as Canada." It was a group...
The 59th annual Wrong Days in Wright is now in the books. This year's event was one of the best ever. The parade set a new recent record, I think. Our thanks to Mark and Linda Dahlman for their leadership this year, and for all the volunteers, vendors, flea markets, steak fry cooks and servers, and those ran activities that all added to the event. Thank you to everyone who helped in any way. Now, let's make next year's 60th even bigger and better. With that in mind, please collect any Wrong...
Rosemary June Mathers, 93, of Cambridge, passed away in St. Cloud on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at the Quiet Oaks Hospice House. Rosemary was born on June 17, 1931, to Leif and Rose Olson in Cloquet, MN. She was raised and attended school in Cloquet. After graduation, she attended Concordia University and the University of Minnesota, Duluth. She was married and widowed twice, first to Edward Krzenski and second to Doug Mathers. Rosemary worked as a realtor for Sorenson Realty in Cloquet,...
Roger Joseph Tillman Sr., 88, of Kettle River, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 23, in Moose Lake, Minnesota at the Moose Lake Village Nursing Home. Roger was born in Cloquet, Minnesota to Joe and Ellen Tillman on April 18, 1936. He went to McGregor High School and graduated in 1954. After graduation he served two years in the United States Marine Corps. He worked in road construction most of his adult life. Working for EW Coons, Ulland Brothers, Arrowhead Blacktop...
Steven Paul “Steve” Hills, 67, of Cloquet passed away on July 25, 2024, peacefully overlooking Leech Lake at NorthStar Camp, his favorite place. Steve was born Dec. 11, 1956, to Daniel and Ardelle (Randall) Hills of Cloquet, where he grew up. Steve graduated from Cloquet High School in 1975. Over the course of his life, Steve worked at the Cloquet hospital starting as a janitor and eventually working in the engineering department. He later joined his father and uncle in the pipefitting tra...
Standing under the Dunlap Island picnic shelter, celebrating the unveiling of the new riverfront cultural legacy signs along the St. Louis River in Cloquet, Jeff Savage shared the history of that particular area. Where Community Memorial Hospital stands today, there once was an Indian village. Even before that, the area around what is known today as Dunlap Island was a very important stopping place on the portage from Lake Superior to the Mississippi watershed, said the Fond du Lac museum...
The Cloquet Police Department hosted four training sessions over the past week to help prepare officers and other first responders for active shooter response. The intense, all-day training was hosted by the CPD, and included approximately 120 people from across the area, including Cloquet and Fond du Lac police departments, Carlton County Sheriff’s Office and dispatch, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota State Patrol, Cloquet Area Fire District, and several fire department m...
Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring population counts are similar to last year and to other recent peaks in the 10-year population cycle of grouse — a pattern recorded for 73 years. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and its partners use spring drumming counts to help monitor the ruffed grouse breeding population through time. The trend includes a low point in the cycle in 2021 that was not as low as previous lows, followed by the highest peak this year since 1972. Warm temperatures and dry conditions that favor high nest success and...
If all goes as planned, construction on a new dental clinic will start this fall or in the spring in the city’s Business Park, after Cloquet city councilors approved the sale of a 1.3-acre lot just off Highway 33, behind the business park sign. Dentist Wendy Peterson attended Tuesday’s meeting. Peterson plans to build a $2.3 million dental facility called Woods & Water Family Dental with space for up to seven operatories, starting with four. Peterson started her career as a dental hygienist in 2006, then went back to school, graduating fro...
A Carlton County man charged with sexual contact involving three juvenile girls will be sentenced in August. Jamie Alden Godbout, 35, originally faced 10 felony charges in a 2022 case that combined charges for abuse of all three girls, but his attorneys requested the cases be split. Carlton County Attorney Lauri Ketola said her office had to honor the request, which meant dividing the charges and resulted in two of the cases being filed in 2023. According to Ketola, a jury found Godbout guilty three weeks ago in the first case to reach trial. O...
THUMBS UP to Carlton County and the city of Cloquet for staying competitive when it comes to pay for law enforcement officers. Both jurisdictions saw their board and council, respectively, approve pay increases recently aimed at keeping wages comparable to those of surrounding departments and the local labor market. Nobody likes budget increases that stress tax levies. But, the alternatives are stark — losing peace officers to better-paying outfits and leaving our communities vulnerable. “The bigger issue is, if we can’t get qualified law e...
I was pleased to see the council approve the wage adjustment for the police officers and settle their three-year contract. I’m hoping this decision will enhance their morale and job satisfaction. Minnesota is currently grappling with a severe shortage of law enforcement officers. The number of candidates entering the job market is alarmingly low, posing a significant challenge to our law enforcement agencies. For instance, the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Peace Officer program, which used to attract nearly 100 students annually, has...
National Ice Cream Day is July 21, proclaimed 40 years ago by President Ronald Reagan to take place on the third Sunday of July each year to honor a "wholesome and nutritious food eaten by 90 percent of Americans." Ice cream recipes appeared in print for the first time in 1718 in a cookbook written by Mary Eales, described as the confectioner to King William and Queen Anne, rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland. Eales wrote: "to ice cream, you must have a Pail, and lay some Straw at the...
Taylor Sundbom won the Cloquet Invitational last weekend in dramatic fashion: a sudden death, one-hole playoff against old foe and longtime friend Alex Kolquist. He emerged as the victor of the 93rd annual Cloquet Country Club event. It was Sundbom's fifth championship. With 180 players, plus family and curious onlookers, the club parking lot and adjacent streets in the neighborhood were overflowing with cars and fans following the tournament. Watching the Sunday afternoon championship foursome...
