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The Moose Lake Area Historical Society presents “Murder at the Museum,” an interactive mystery dinner theatre with a cast of local actors. The one-time event will take place Saturday, May 4 at the Soo Line Event Center, and includes a 6 p.m. social hour with cash bar before the 7 p.m. dinner catered by the Lazy Moose. Produced by the Moose Lake Area Historical Society. Tickets are $45 per person. Advance sales only, and there are only a few tickets left. Call 218-460-8390 or 218-485-4234 for more....
Document Spring 2019 Earth Day Safari participants were greeted by spring rain and 42-degree temperatures at Jay Cooke State Park, Monday morning, April 22. Students from Wrenshall and Moose Lake high schools came together with community members to document the arrival of spring with photography, citizen science and iNaturalist technology for Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community's project Document Spring. Document Spring project manager Glenn Swanson described Document Spring 2019 as an "art...
Fittingly named, the Esko Vortex track meet was held April 16 at the Esko Sports Center. Many of the local schools participated in one of their first outdoor meets of the year and there were plenty of big results. On the girls side, Zoie Johnson of Esko won the shot put with a toss of 33 feet, 6 inches. She followed up with a second-place effort in the discus with a throw of 101 feet, behind South Ridge-Cherry-Northwoods-Northeast Range sophomore Elle Ridge, who had a throw of 103-5....
Carlton pitcher Kaden Crane threw a one-hitter Tuesday afternoon as the Bulldogs defeated Polar League rival McGregor 11-1 at Chub Lake Park in Carlton. Crane allowed only one hit while striking out 11 batters, and allowing only one run — an unearned run by McGregor — in the victory. The 11-1 win was the first victory of the season as the Bulldogs now improve to 1-3 on the season. The Bulldogs lost their first three games of the season to Northwoods, South Ridge and, last Thursday, to Moose Lake...
Barrrett Ray Payne, 1/18/19 to Clarissa and Lucas Payne in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake. Harper Grace Frank, 1/10/19 to Alexis and Thomas Frank in Community Memorial Hospital, Cloquet. Kat Beretta Lindberg, 1/1/19 to Jackie and Matthew Lindberg in Community Memorial Hospital, Cloquet. Lincoln James Welk, 1/14/19 to Amanda Welk in Community Memorial Hospital, Cloquet. Haylee Jeanmarie Bodin, 1/16/19 to Brittany and Tyler Bodin in Community Memorial Hospital, Cloquet. Hannah Marie Lerol, 1/19/19 to Clarissa and Dustin Lerol in Community Memorial...
Well, I did it. I took the plunge! The water's great and I aim to help keep it that way! No, I didn't literally jump into the water, especially this time of year! Brrrrrr! But after thinking about it for several years, I decided that now was the time to put away "all talk, no action" and jump into being a citizen water monitor (CWM) volunteer. As with any job, especially volunteer work, you have to learn what to do and how to do it, where to do it, why it needs to be done, and why you should do...
The Cloquet-Esko boys and girls golf teams are ready to hit the links for the upcoming 2019 high school season. Fresh off a fourth-place finish a year ago at the Boys Class AA state golf tournament, the Lumberjack boys team is seeking to repeat as section champions and look toward another state tournament berth. Now recognized as one of the top teams in the state, the Lumberjacks have been invited to several top invitational tournaments across the state of Minnesota. Leading the way for the Lumb...
As winter turns into spring and local high schools attempt to make the transition to spring sports, several local baseball teams are looking for the success they had from a season ago. Class A South Ridge: The South Ridge Panthers are coming off their best season in school history as they finished fourth in the Class A state baseball tournament, losing to Parkers Prairie in the third place game in Chaska. The Panthers lost key senior Nick Carlson to graduation, but return seven starters from...
It’s good to be back in Minnesota and my home, after traveling to Washington, D.C. with my son and grandson. We had a wonderful time visiting the many memorials and monuments, and especially the cherry blossoms which were at their peak, but it’s always great to get back home. Congratulations to Sara and Dustin Rahja on the birth of their son, Riley Leonard, on April 5, 2019. Proud grandparents are Carrie and Wayne Lind, and Pam and Bob Rahja. Also, congratulations to Vance Anderson on his rec...
Spring seems to be here - and if not, at least the promise of spring is finally in the air after a good five months of winter. But I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop. Last year, the last blizzard blasted us on April 23. Spring never seems to be a sure thing around here. Only winter is a sure thing, it seems. What a winter we're shaking off! Some towns set snow records and others came close to the state low record. The Cotton area missed it by only four degrees. Temperature stats for...
Hello, readers! I guess the results of the state boys basketball tournament appearance didn’t go as hoped for, but our team, the coaches, the students and fans represented Cromwell-Wright in spectacular fashion. We couldn’t be more proud of you and it sure was a great ride for this group of guys. The goal of one more was reached, so what more can you say? As many of you know, when Minetties burned down, I also lost my complete collection of Wrong Days Buttons. It is sad to realize they are gon...
Through the contributions of Lake Country Power’s participating members, the Operation Round Up Trust Board recently approved $53,000 in assistance to local community programs during its quarterly meeting. The cooperative’s trust board reviewed and considered 53 grant applications and distributed funds to 51 projects and programs this past quarter. Since the program’s inception in October 2004, more than $2.2 million has been distributed to community-based projects and programs. All funds generated through Operation Round Up are set aside...
Two Carlton County women are facing seven felony drug counts after a traffic stop in southwestern Minnesota earlier this month revealed the pair was traveling with 50 pounds of marijuana and marijuana wax used in vaping, police reported. Asia Ann Gobel, 18, of Moose Lake and Tanisha Rae Martineau, 20, of Cloquet will face charges in district court in Cottonwood County in early April on second-degree drug charges. According to a Windom police officer, a car Gobel was driving had only its daytime running lights on while it was snowing in the...
The CEC U12B hockey team is headed to state in Proctor this weekend. Made up of girls from Cloquet, Esko and Carlton, the team finished its regular season with 31 wins, eight losses and three ties. The team took second place in its regular season District 11 league and second place in league playoffs, which allowed them to advance to regions. There, the team beat Alexandria and Northern Lakes in the first two games, then lost to Moose Lake (the region champion), before beating Hibbing to take second in regions and advance to state, set for this...
At approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, an employee of Northwoods Credit Union called 911 to report smoke coming from the Moose Lake Motel on Arrowhead Lane, according to the Moose Lake Star Gazette newspaper. Billowing smoke and flames could later be seen coming out of the roof of the motel, which had 14 units and a living quarters for the caretaker. Fire departments responded to the scene from Moose Lake, Mahtowa, Barnum, Sturgeon Lake, Willow River, Kettle River and Carlton. The...
Jenny M. Benkoski, 96, of Moose Lake and formerly of Saginaw, died peacefully Monday, March 4, 2019, in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center in Moose Lake. Jenny was born Aug. 1, 1922, in Duluth and lived most of her life in Saginaw where she attended school through the eighth grade. She later graduated from Brookston High School. Her parents owned and operated a dairy farm named Hillendale Farm in Saginaw. Jenny and her brothers helped run the business and delivered milk to much of Duluth and...
A sex offender at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake pleaded guilty to felony premeditated first-degree attempted murder last week. George Mack Jr., 42, was charged with premeditated first-degree attempted murder as well as fourth-degree assault in Carlton County Sixth District Court Thursday, Jan. 31. He pleaded guilty to both charges Feb. 25 and will be sentenced Friday, March 8. According to the criminal complaint, here's how the incident unfolded: MSOP clinician Zachary...
The following are Carlton County Sixth District Court dispositions at a gross misdemeanor level or higher from January through Feb. 10, 2019. The information is taken from reports generated by Carlton County Sixth District Court. Cher Lynette Nash, Cloquet Possession of a Controlled Substance, 5th Degree, Gross Misdemeanor, Plea: Guilty 2-6-19 Kevin Roy Petite, Duluth Felony Domestic Assault 9-26-17, Plea: Guilty, Credit for time served 59 days, Probation Donna Marie Tiessen Fifth Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance, Gross Misdemeanor...
Jenny M. Benkoski, 96, Moose Lake, formerly of Saginaw, died peacefully on Monday, March 4, 2019 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. Jenny was born on August 1, 1922 in Duluth and lived most of her life in Saginaw where she attended school through the 8th grade. She later graduated from Brookston High School. Her parents owned a dairy farm named Hillendale Farm in Saginaw and Jenny and her brothers helped run the family business and delivered milk to much of Duluth and Proctor....
The U.S. Postal Service depends on you to meet postal requirements regarding delivery and collection of mail to curbside boxes. With all the snow we have had lately, Marsha Peterson has asked me to ask rural route mailbox owners to please try to make it easier for her (and any other rural route mail deliverers) to get up to the mailboxes. She suggests that you clear at least a 30-foot arc of snow so the approach and exit can be made without her having to exit her car and putting the mail into...
Esko, Moose Lake-Willow River and Barnum were set to play in the Section 7AA girls basketball tournament Thursday to secure a quarterfinal round game at UMD's Romano Gym on Saturday. Section 7AA features 16 teams divided into two subsections. Subsection 1 includes Esko, ML-WR, Barnum, Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Crosby-Ironton, Aitkin and Duluth Denfeld. Subsection 2 includes Eveleth-Gilbert, Virginia, Greenway, Proctor, International Falls, Duluth Marshall, Two Harbors and Mesabi East. The top...
On Feb. 6, three individuals were arrested in Twin Lakes Township for extensive damage to various vehicles at a pipeline job site. Shawn Etsitty, Edgar Morelos Pelayo, and Harvey Goodsky were each charged with felony first-degree criminal damage to property by the Carlton County Attorney's Office for $25,000 in estimated damages. According to the criminal complaint, law enforcement was dispatched early in the morning to the pipeline job site on County Road 61 when security guards reported...
The fallout from a former Cloquet Police Department officer's untruths continued last week when an imprisoned man walked free after charges he pleaded guilty to were dismissed in Carlton County District Court Friday. All charges stemming from a December 2016 case of second-degree assault against Clarence Manuel Lozoya Jr. were dismissed after the Carlton County attorney's office determined that former CPD officer Scott Beckman - who lied under oath on an unrelated search warrant application in...
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College announced that 206 students attending the college during Fall Semester 2018 earned academic honors and have been placed on the Dean’s List for the semester grading period. Requirements for earning Dean’s List honors at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College include maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher while completing 12 or more course credits during the semester. Students may take daytime classes, evening classes, weekend classes, online classes, or a combination of the above classes. A total of 1,9...
A sex offender at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake is accused of trying to murder an employee at the facility. George Mack Jr., 42, was charged with premeditated first-degree attempted murder as well as fourth-degree assault in Carlton County Sixth District Court Thursday, Jan. 31. Bail was set at $500,000. Mack was moved to the Carlton County Jail from MSOP, which offers services and treatment for people who are committed by the court as a sexual psychopathic personality or a...
