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The Women of Bethlehem will be hosting the annual Christmas bazaar, brunch and bake sale 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 11. Gently used or new Christmas items can be brought in at any time. They will also have a raffle for gift cards and a turkey. There will not be a Christmas family night this year at the Villa Vista/Cardinal Court due to Covid-19 concerns. The facility will have special music several times in December and people can still visit family or friends if fully vaccinated. Gift...
Last week I won a Jennie-O turkey at the Village Pump Saloon in Tamarack. The turkeys needed to be picked up at the Farmers Co-op in Wright, so when I left the co-op board meeting, I grabbed the turkey and threw it on the front seat of my little Chevy Spark and headed home. It didn’t take long before the passenger side seat belt alarm went off, and it wouldn’t stop. Well, I wasn’t going to stop to belt in the turkey, so just had to deal with the beep, beep, beep until I got home, which was o...
The Carlton County DAV set a record with this year's community Thanksgiving: 900 meals served. And they did it in half the space they usually have. Because the kitchen and dining hall at Zion Lutheran Church weren't available due to the pandemic, the Disabled American Veterans volunteers consolidated operations at the Cloquet VFW. "It was definitely congested, to say the least," said the DAV's Raffy Johnson, who has spearheaded the event since the DAV took over five years ago. They had people...
It looks like Mother Nature is giving Santa time to celebrate in Cloquet before the snow falls. Santa's Home for the Holidays festivities are in full swing after kicking off Thursday night with Mrs. Claus at the library and a West End open house that saw a healthy number of citizens strolling through the city's oldest business district. Last night, Queen of Peace hosted Santa (with photos by Alan Johnson) at a spaghetti feed and craft show. Today, however, is the big day. Things started early...
Don't worry, Kids, Santa is making his way to Carlton County again. The Santa's Home for the Holidays festivities are back, thanks to the United Way of Carlton County. "The United Way is proud to support community events like Santa's Home for the Holidays. We are looking forward to a fun weekend full of holiday spirit," said United Way executive director Ali Bilden Camps. Of course, like any event during the pandemic, there were a few changes but all of the most important elements are intact....
It was 18 years ago Nov. 22 that my mom, Katharine Dahlman, suffered a stroke in her Southview Apartment. She spent the next five months in the Sunnyside nursing home before she died. Ironically, Lindsay Lally gave me a small painting of my mom’s when we were at the Bethany church bazaar Saturday — almost like a message from Mom. Mom had been at the Country Inn restaurant that morning and then went home to make her famous lemon meringue pies for the bazaar. She collapsed before the pies wer...
Mystery solved, and by a subscriber at that. Del Prevost is the lone male in the two pictures printed last week that we received from the Carlton County Historical Society. He said Cloquet High School students once went to the WKLK radio station to provide a weekly report on what was happening in the Cloquet school system. Various students would go to the station each week, Prevost said. He can be found in the picture at right with fellow senior Sue Mylander Peterson in January of 1968. The...
We got our first measurable snowfall Nov. 13, and we got at least 6 inches of the soft wet snow, great for making snow creatures. Sympathies to the family of Ed Priem, 69, Cromwell, who died Oct. 29. Private family services will be held during a spring inurnment service in Eagle Lake Cemetery in Cromwell. Villa Vista honored area veterans on Veterans Day with a special patriotic program. There were more than 20 veterans from the Villa/Cardinal Court including Roy Miller, Niilo Isaacson, Glenn...
The Carlton County Historical Society sent us some photos that it would like to know more about. The two photos shown above simply say "CHS Reporters" on the back. A calendar seen in the one with the microphone is displaying January of 1968. If you know any more about these photos, the people shown here and the circumstances, send us an email at [email protected], with History in the subject line. We'll gather what comes in and let everyone know. Two weeks ago, we featured a picture of...
The Carlton Community Toy Drive is happening again this year. We will be working with the Carlton VFW Auxiliary and the focus will be to help veterans and their families that are in need. In addition to toys - hats, mittens and scarves are also needed. Collection boxes will be out from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 at the Carlton VFW, Carlton Meat & Grocery, CreativEdge, City of Carlton offices, Thrivent Financial, and J3 Insurance in Cloquet. To make a monetary donation, please make checks payable to the...
Lakeside Community Center will be holding a mojakka supper 4:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright. Raffle proceeds go toward insulation of the Clubhouse; there will also be two homemade quilts for a silent auction or raffle. Please come and join this endeavor. Bethany Lutheran in Cromwell will hold its annual holiday bazaar Saturday, Nov. 20. Browse and Buy is 9-10 a.m., followed by the auction. Crafts, white elephant items and baked goods are featured. Donation...
Halloween came to Carlton in a big way Sunday afternoon, with more than a thousand costumed children and adults heading downtown for the now annual trick-or-treat event. Business owners dressed up as well, but were mostly too busy to visit as they gave away bags and bags of candy to the crowds that thronged the sidewalks for a solid two hours. Carlton Area Chamber of Commerce president Shanna Wolf estimated close to 1,300 revelers came through, in costumes that varied from massive blowup...
Cloquet Public Library will host another parent workshop, “Digital wellness for teens and tweens: What does sleep have to do with it?” Professor Ryan Hjelle of UMD will tackle this subject at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9 in the large meeting room at the library. All Carlton County schools are welcome to this free event, including caregivers, teachers and youth workers as well as teens. Daycare and a light meal will be provided....
More than 80 folks turned out to help Alice and Ray Gurske, pictured, celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary Oct. 3d1 at Bethlehem Oct. 31. They thank all who helped make it such a special day. May they continue to enjoy the next years together, too! The CACC hunters' supper, turkey and all the trimmings, complete with pumpkin pie, will be served 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5. The Red Bird Bazaar is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 at Cromwell-Wright School. Admission is $1. Lakeside Community Center...
With Covid-19 still circulating, this was the second year in a row that Sunnyside Health Care Center could not open its doors to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. But Sunnyside residents and staff came up with a sweet idea to save Halloween. They filled bags of donated candy for the 366 students at nearby Churchill Elementary School Thursday. In fact, they collected so much candy from Sunnyside, Community Memorial Hospital and Raiter Clinic employees that they were also able to donate to three...
The coffee is on at the Carlton County Historical Society. What may seem like a small gesture means a lot to the society's new director, Carol Klitzke. It's been 19 months since the museum on Cloquet Avenue has been able to freely entertain visitors and ask them to come by to just chat. That's how Klitzke would like to mark her tenure. "Come in and say hi," she said this week, her first officially as the director. She was happy to talk with a visitor Monday who eventually said she knew Klitzke...
Marsha Peterson will retire Saturday, Oct. 30, after more than 30 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Please decorate your mailbox or leave a note in appreciation of her dedication to delivering the mail on the rural routes of Tamarack and Wright areas as well as always being available to help in any way she can. There will be treats at the post office Saturday during window hours, so stop in to wish her well. Chilloween is Friday, Oct. 29 at the Cromwell Park Pavilion, 6-8 p.m. for those in six...
After holding the event virtually last year, the popular Pumpkin 5K Run & Walk starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Certified and validated by USA Track and Field, the 5K race is just as much about the costumes as it is the running, so participants are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes or orange clothing. Prizes will be given for the best costumes. The event is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. No strollers, roller skates,...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 23. The event runs locally 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cromwell Fire Hall. Participants may dispose of prescription drugs with or without the original packaging. Many thanks to the City of Cromwell for bringing this service to our area. There is no school Oct. 21-25. The Community Area Community Club is holding an Adopt A Highway cleanup 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, with a hot dog and chip lunch to follow at the Pavilion. The Tamarack...
Last year, the Covid-19 pandemic drove the County Seat Theater Company's annual Halloween show outdoors. With rave reviews, the theater will offer a parking lot show again this year. The Halloween Spooktacular will take place on three evenings, Oct. 28-30, in the back parking lot of the Cloquet theater. It's a two-part offering: The night begins with a drive-thru haunt down Spooktacular Alley beginning at 6:30 p.m. Spectators will view entertaining and spooky scenes from the safety of a car...
Haunted Hawthorne This 10-minute walk-through maze at 827 Hawthorne St. in Cloquet returns for another year. There’s candy at the end and you can buy a $5 raffle ticket to win a T-shirt. It’s free, and donations are accepted. Do the haunt 7-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through the end of the month. Carlton mazes The Ru-Ridge Corn Maze is open Thursday-Sunday through Halloween at 1781 County Road 1, Carlton. The neighboring Haunted Shack and Haunted Ridge is open the nights of Oct. 21-24 and Oct. 28-30. Hours are 7-10 p.m. Thursdays thr...
In 1971, 50 years ago, the Floodwood school board voted to allow female teachers and staff to wear pantsuits for the first time. I think the other area schools also allowed women to wear slacks to school around this time. Now, I don’t think I see a female working at our schools in a dress or skirt more than once or twice a month. And yesterday, when I was shopping in Duluth, I saw only one woman wearing a dress and she was likely more than 80 years old. I also remember that the girls had to w...
A new vintage store, 'ant'cetera Art & More, will hold a grand opening at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8 in the old Smokies building at 109 Avenue D in Cloquet's West End business district. Proprietor Jean Farleigh said she was a "thrifter" before she even knew it was a term. "My whole life, I've been a saver, a scavenger, a treasure hunter," she said. "As I grew up, I would go to rummage and garage sales with my mom and neighbors. I was more excited to find bargains and unique pieces at these places...
The Star Club celebrates its 100th anniversary Saturday, Oct. 9, with a free event 2-11 p.m. at 6350 Highway 27 in Kettle River. Read about its history in the Oct. 1 edition of the Pine Knot News. Our sympathy to the family of Timothy Alan Frank, 57, of Cloquet who passed away Sept. 23. He was raised in Wright and graduated from Cromwell High School in 1983. Services were Oct. 7. The Round Lake Presbyterian Church is holding a sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. T...
The Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce held its 68th Annual Meeting and Banquet Tuesday night, an event delayed more than once by the pandemic. But it looked like they got a full house for the evening for dinner, quiz night activities focused on local knowledge emceed by Ted Schick and speaker Doug Loon, president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. The highlight of the evening were the annual awards. B&B Market won the small business award, the third time John and Kim Lind have won and an...
