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Using stellar pitching, defense and hitting, a youth baseball team from Cloquet brought home a historic state title last weekend, winning its age group in the Gopher State Tournament of Champions. An unbeaten run through the tournament in Sartell, near St. Cloud, saw the Cloquet Lumberjacks 12-and-under AA baseball team beat Osseo-Maple Grove in the title game Sunday, 15-3. In doing so, it became the first baseball team in the history of the Cloquet Youth Baseball and Softball Association to...
The old saying goes that water holds memories, and if that is true, the beach at Moose Lake city park holds its fair share of mine. Moose Lake was one of the campgrounds we would hit almost every year as I grew up. Now we bring our children to the same hallowed haunt where I spent many a summer day playing with my best friend, Kyle Burggraff, my sister, Hailey Graves, or any of the other family friends that joined us for the journey. If you are looking for a day trip or even to spend a few...
John Bernard Erickson, born July 12, 1934, passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at his home in Cloquet. He had celebrated his 90th birthday just four days earlier with family and friends at his home. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his sons, Keith Erickson and Glen Erickson of Dallas; daughter, Susan Erickson Ingram and husband Harry Ingram III of Dallas; five grandchildren, Sarah Erickson (Bill Dory) of Floodwood, Keith Erickson...
Peter John Manford Linden, 95, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024, in Cardinal Courts Villa Court Senior Community assisted living in Cromwell. Peter was born on June 5, 1929, in Holmesville Township, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to Carl and Clara Linden. Peter attended a rural school through the eighth grade, completing the second and third grades in the same year and testing out at age 13. He was united in marriage to Luella Corrine Janson on June 16, 1951. Together they raised five children....
Michael Lee "Mike" Suronen, 68, of Barnum took his last breath on Friday, June 28, 2024, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was surrounded by loved ones with his favorite classic country tunes playing, as his short but mighty battle with cancer came to an end. Mike was born Sept. 10, 1955, to Elmer and Lucille (Strandberg) Suronen in Cloquet, and grew up in Barnum, the youngest of three children. After high school, Mike married his first wife, Eleanor, and raised two daughters in his hom...
Derek Allen Moen, 55, of Cloquet, passed away Monday, July 8, 2024. He was born April 9, 1969, to Richard and Dona (Leuch) Moen in Cloquet. Derek graduated from Cloquet High School in 1987. He made his home in Cloquet and worked as a custodian at Black Bear Casino Rrsort. He married Toni DeRusha in 2016. He was very happy the last nine years of his life with Toni. She was the light of his life. Derek was a gentle soul and he enjoyed fishing, camping, partridge hunting, taking rides, music, and...
Shirley Berg passed away on July 11, 2024. She was born May 27, 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Verner and Helen Walters. She lived in Cloquet all her life, traveling to Bella Vista, Arizona, and Mercedes, Texas for some time during the winter months. She graduated from Cloquet High School in 1955, attended St. Cloud University and graduated with her teaching certificate, and married her high school sweetheart, Harry, in 1962. Shirley is survived by her husband, Harry; her son, Andy (Jackie)...
Harvey Eugene Grindle, 66, of Cloquet passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Cloquet. Services were held Monday, July 15 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Arrangements by Atkins-Northland Funeral Home. Larry C. Isaacson, 90, of Cloquet passed away July 16, 2024. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service July 25 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cloquet. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Care. Terrance Eugene Bottila, 78, formerly of Cloquet, died July 11, 2024, in Crystal River, Florida. Arrangements by Cremation Center of the...
It is with heavy hearts and tremendous sadness that we announce Brandon's passing. After many years of struggling with addictions and mental health issues, he passed away peacefully at his home in Cloquet on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the age of 50. Brandon's mind and soul are now at rest. He was born on June 24, 1974, to Greg and Jeryl (Chartier) Pederson in Cloquet. Brandon graduated from Cloquet High School and entered the U.S. Marine Corps, where he proudly served his country. He was a...
The weather held and the crowds turned out for the annual Cloquet Fourth of July celebration last Thursday. It was a day full of all kinds of gatherings. There was lots to see and do all day long, including the Sawdust 5K and LaVonna 1-mile race, kids' games, helicoptors and food trucks galore at Veterans Park, a car show and music at the NorthEastern and basketball at Pinehurst. "It was definitely the best turnout we've had since the pandemic," said July Fourth co-coordinator Jana Peterson,...
Ida “Fern” Anderson, 98, of Carlton, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Fern was born Oct. 29, 1925, to Gus and Mary Zimmerman in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated early from Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth in January of 1943, then wentnorth on a Greyhound bus to St. Paul Bible Institute. She earned a diploma in missions. While attending the institute, she met George Anderson. On June 27, 1947, they were married. Together they served in the m...
There are no term limits for Reservation Business Committee members, once elected by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa band members. That does not guarantee a lifelong career for those who hold office when band members decide to make a change, as happened with two of the three seats in the June 11 election. Newly elected RBC chairman Bruce Savage and returning District I Cloquet representative Wally Dupuis were officially sworn into office Friday, July 5, while Earl Otis, the new...
Donald “Jack” Carter, 91, of Cloquet, passed away peacefully with family at his side on July 7, 2024, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. A lifelong resident of Cloquet, Jack was born Oct. 17, 1932, to Art and Lois Carter. Jack is known by many as the owner of Carter’s TV and Appliance, which opened in 1957 and served Cloquet and the surrounding communities for nearly 40 years. He was also a co-owner in the family businesses: Carter Trucking Company, Carter’s Inc., and the Carter Buildin...
Our beloved mom, grandmother, and sister, Carol Jean Gehrke (Turnquist), 74, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024, after a courageous and hard-fought battle with colon cancer. Carol was born May 19, 1950 in Superior as the first-born child to Henry and Eleanor Turnquist. Carol was raised in South Range, where she was fortunate enough to live next door to her paternal family. She had many fond memories growing up in the country. Carol graduated from Superior High School as part of the Class of...
It is with heavy hearts and tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of Brandon Pederson. After many years of struggling with addictions and mental health issues, he passed away peacefully at his home in Cloquet, Minnesota, on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the age of 50. Brandon's mind and soul are now at rest. He was born on June 24, 1974, to Greg and Jeryl (Chartier) Pederson in Cloquet, MN. Brandon is a graduate of Cloquet high school and entered into the Marine Corps, where he proudly...
John Richard Vnuk, 57, of Cloquet passed away July 1, 2024. He was born in Duluth to Mary and Dick Vnuk on Nov. 18, 1966. John was a lifelong resident of Cloquet. He spent his early adult years working at Vnuk's Liquor Market. He later became a certified massage therapist and certified nursing assistant, and worked at the Cloquet hospital for many years as an operating room custodian. In addition, he worked briefly at Kwik Trip in Sunnyside. You'd be hard-pressed to run into anyone who didn't kn...
Frederick William Branham Jr., age 77 of Cloquet, Minnesota passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024, at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. He was born on March 7, 1947, to Frederick and Dorothy (Borgen) Branham. Fred received his education from Barnum High School and later attended the University of Minnesota – Duluth. Fred married Linda Burggraff on May 21, 1981. He loved camping, boating, playing cards, traveling, and trips to visit family and friends. Fred was also a talented stained g...
The Cloquet Police Department will be hosting an "Active Shooter Response" law enforcement training event at Cloquet High School from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 11, 15, 16 and 18. CPD wants the community to know this is a planned event. Community members may hear loud sounds, sirens, emergency lights, yelling, and there may be a display of firearms in or outside of the school. Expect a large police presence in and around the school. Cloquet police chief Derek Randall stressed that...
Four "surprisingly young kids" caused thousands of dollars in vandalism at Cloquet High School on July 4, superintendent Michael Cary told school board members Monday. Cary said camera footage shows the children checking doors at the school until they found one that was not securely latched. Much of the incident was recorded on school security cameras, inside and out. Police have identified the suspects, who won't be named because they are juveniles. Technology director T.J. Smith told the...
Law enforcement took center stage Monday at the Carlton County board’s first meeting in July. A series of public tours of the new $75 million Justice Center along County Road 61 in Carlton was announced for August. It was a surprising development, given an expected delay in the opening of a facility that will feature a courthouse, jail, and both sheriff’s and county attorney’s offices. “It’s so exciting,” board chair Susan Zmyslony said, later turning to jail administrator Paul Coughlin, who oversaw the multiyear construction project. “C...
Community Memorial Hospital is joining a healthcare network that should allow it to gain the strength of numbers while maintaining its independence. The Headwaters Network is a new coalition of 19 rural Minnesota hospitals and more than 50 clinics - including CMH and Raiter Clinic in Cloquet - that will provide care to more than 750,000 Minnesotans. "With a bunch of other rural facilities together, Headwaters has over three quarters of a million patients," CMH CEO Rick Breuer said. "Suddenly,...
I am frequently asked whether or not the University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Forestry Center is now under the operation of the Fond du Lac Band. No, it is not. There has been no land transfer, although rumors and misinformation continue to be abundant. The following is based on my knowledge, which is l imited because all of the meetings are still held with no transparency. In the recent legislative session, bills were introduced in the House and Senate to satisfy the state’s obligation to settle the bonding debt involved and transfer the lan...
It’s a Friday night in June, just before 10. At the corner of 12th Street and Carlton Avenue slow cars drone by, going somewhere, their dull Doppler pitch rising and falling. An occasional cop car eases — then races past, sometimes with lights and sound. The cop traffic glides west, toward Pinehurst Park and the just-set sun. A purple pickup truck with Minnesota Vikings decals and a skinny driver with a tapered beard makes its way east, toward Highway 45, apparently where the trucks live. Rob...
The berries provided the red and blue, while clouds were the white on the Fourth of July at the berry fields at Farm LoLa in rural Wrenshall. Farm manager Brett Amundson works the busy stand in the middle of the honeyberry fields. Lucie Amundsen helped a curious young customer. The farm is among many in Carlton County bursting with berries this month, with blueberries next. By the afternoon on July 4, the strawberries had been picked out. Call ahead if you want to go out to area farms, because...
Impressive weather and equally impressive showings made for a great morning on July Fourth as the Sawdust 5K run/walk was held again in the Pinehurst Park area of Cloquet. "It was an awesome day and the weather couldn't have been better," said Sam Jacobson, who is co-race director along with his wife, Julie. "It was a little humid, but times were fast and we had good numbers." More than 300 runners participated July 4, but the most impressive run was turned in by former Proctor and University...
