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Thomas M. Skare, a longtime attorney in Cloquet, died Saturday, Sept. 4. He was 69. Skare started practicing law in Cloquet and eventually became a partner at Newby, Lindgren & Skare before starting his own law firm in 2004. He retired from practicing law in 2020, just as the pandemic made meeting with clients especially difficult. Skare’s practice focused on personal injury litigation, criminal defense, and general practice. For many years, he held the unofficial record for obtaining, on behalf of his client, the highest jury verdict in C...
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College will offer courses that lay the groundwork for building green. The courses connect with Green New Deal Housing’s mission to develop equitable zero- energy housing and a green collar workforce in the region. The four- part series will be held Tuesday evenings 4:30- 6:30 p.m. at FDLTCC starting Oct. 14. For more information, visit fdltcc.edu or contact Jeannie Kermeen at 218-879-0790 or [email protected]....
Workers move stock earlier this month from the former Gramma Polo's Liquor store into the new Kwik Spirits addition next to the Scanlon Kwik Trip. Polo's was torn down two days later, but the Kwik Spirits wasn't open yet because there were issues transferring the liquor license, according to a sign on the door recently....
Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced the appointment of Amy Lukasavitz as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District Wednesday, Sept. 8. The Iron Range native will fill the seat vacated by recently retired Judge Robert Macaulay. “Ms. Lukasavitz is an experienced lawyer, whose previous work as a prosecutor and public defender will allow her to serve the people of Carlton County well,” Walz said in a press release Wednesday afternoon. “Ms. Lukasavitz is uniquely prepared to step into this role, and I look forward...
Zion Lutheran Church offers a free self-serve food pantry cupboard, available 24/7, located at the entrance to the church grounds at 1000 Washington Ave. in Cloquet. For more information call the church office at 218- 879- 4647. The Salvation Army drive- thru food shelf is open 4:30- 6 p.m. Mondays and 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Free produce is distributed the second Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. until supplies are gone. 218- 879- 1693 Ruby’s Pantry visits the Cromwell Park Pavilion the second Thursday of the month. Registration 9...
Emotions were high Wednesday at Washington Elementary School as students returned for a new school year. Staff members were joyful, yet took charge tenderly as the younger students alternated between tears, confusion and excitement about the new school year. Bus drivers also had to hold the doors open longer and repeat the stop more than once as children trickled off the yellow buses. First-grader Finley White walked to school and bravely said goodbye to his dad, Chris White. He took three steps...
A new Essentia Health clinic, located at the former Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake at 4572 County Road 61, opened Tuesday. According to an Essentia press release, there are two family medicine physicians solely dedicated to this clinic, with plans to eventually double that number. The clinic utilizes already existing lab and radiology resources. “We’re excited to expand our offerings in Moose Lake,” said Dr. Tom Witt, family medicine physician and administrator at Essentia Health- Moose Lake. “Providing comprehensive care close to home isn’t j...
When the Carlton County Central Labor Body officials voted on this year’s Labor Day celebration back in March, they had no way of forecasting what things would be like come September. But they figured the parade was a safe bet, and that’s happening, starting at 11 a.m. Monday. Response has been good, said organizer Chad Turra, adding that it’s basically been a two-man show this year, with him and Joe Kneisel, respectively vice president and president of the Carlton County Central Labor Body, running things. “This town was built on Labor -- ther...
Judge Robert Macaulay rode his bike to work at the Carlton County Courthouse for the last time Tuesday, Aug. 31. This time he wasn't alone making the trek: nearly 10 co-workers joined him at the Scanlon Park and Ride lot along with several police and sheriff's department cars for the final leg of the ride. With lights swirling, the group made its way down the shoulder of Highway 45 between Scanlon and the courthouse in their helmets and brightly colored clothing. Macaulay was greeted by even...
Just inside the front door of the Cloquet VFW sits a table with 13 glasses, reserved for 13 U.S. service members who will never arrive. All 13 died Aug. 26, outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, as the result of a suicide bombing attack during evacuations there. "Reserved," proclaims a framed sign in the center of the round table. "In honor of the 13 heroes who served, fighting for our freedom, and won't be coming home. Freedom is not free." The military branch and rank, name, age and...
Things have changed at the Carlton County Transfer Station effective this week. Prices have changed and users are being asked to sort loads so items are neatly arranged and visible before arriving at the facility on Minnesota Highway 210 west of Interstate 35. The goal is customers making fewer trips to the station to avoid traffic snarls. Carlton County Zoning and Environmental Services, which operates the station, posted online a photo of traffic backed up and recalled an incident when a car was nearly rear-ended in the left-hand turn lane....
The Black Bear Casino Resort revved up the first-ever Tesla Supercharger installed within a tribal casino property last week. The Supercharger will augment existing electrical vehicle charging stations at the facility. Superchargers allow Tesla electric vehicle drivers to charge vehicles in less than an hour and, in some cases, top up in just a few minutes. A single charge lets drivers of some Tesla models go from Duluth to Minneapolis and back without a recharge. The FDL Supercharger stall was designed and built with Tesla’s Cybertruck in m...
A 38-year-old Cromwell man was sentenced to more than 23 years in prison Monday for engaging in oral sex with a 7-year-old girl. Francis Lenard Marsh was convicted of three counts of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, including penetrative sex with a victim under 16, multiple acts, by a jury. On Monday, Carlton County Sixth District judge Robert Macaulay sentenced Marsh to concurrent sentences of 280 months (23 years, 4 months) and 187 months (15 years, 7 months) in prison. He is expected to serve at least two-thirds of the longest se...
A short emergency meeting of the Wrenshall school board Wednesday night resulted in a vote to begin an investigation into the actions of one of its own members. The investigation will focus on the special board meeting held the night before as board members and a public audience discussed Covid-19 protocols before the district opens school for in-person classes next week. The issue of whether or not to require mask wearing by students and staff dominated the discussion. The board, after two...
Hospital systems serving swaths of northeastern and northwestern Minnesota are struggling with the newest surge of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations amid a shortage of health care staff and rising numbers of non-Covid patients. “We were running as though it were a sprint to begin with. And it really turned out to be a marathon. And as any sprinter will tell you, you can’t run a marathon at that pace,” said Harmony Tyner, an infectious disease physician at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. The Essentia Health system, with operations in Minnesota,... 
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In 1976, Roy and Rose Aho decided to sell their dairy cattle and quit farming. Roy had been hired full-time at the paper mill (now Sappi). With small children to care for, Rose could not manage the milking and chores alone. "We bought a camping trailer. We took a trip out West to see my sister, went down to Disneyland," Roy said. "We were home for two weeks and said, 'Eh.' We got into beef cows." "And they've been here ever since," Rose said of the place found north of Cloquet. According to...
Over a thousand people filled the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul last week and vowed to continue their fight against Line 3. They erected tipis and held ceremonial dances and prayers. They listened to speeches by activists including Nancy Beaulieu, a founder of the RISE Coalition, which stands for Resilient Indigenous Sisters Engaging, who told the crowd that the crude oil pipeline endangers Indigenous treaty rights. "We're going to continue to show up, and we're going to... Website
The Wrenshall school board will have its committee of the whole meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the school. The meeting is open to the public and includes a host of issues up for discussion, which is all board members can do at such committee meetings. The agenda includes back to school and construction update matters. The board removed an item about discussion of an investigation the board approved of last week regarding the ethical conduct of one of its members at a special meeting Aug. 31 regarding Covid-19 policies at the school....
The Esko Fire Department has had a busy week fighting the Greenwood Fire, alongside various departments from across northern Minnesota. After a request for equipment on Aug.16 from the state, the Esko Department has had two to six firefighters and various trucks assisting with fighting the dangerous and growing wildfire that was sparked by lightning and detected on Aug. 15 about 40 miles north of Two Harbors. Cloquet Area Fire District fire chief Matt Ashmore said CAFD sent a Type 1 "normal"...
Cloud cover, lower temperatures, and increased relative humidity helped to moderate fire activity and growth of the Greenwood Fire midweek after a hectic Monday that saw the fire make wind-aided runs to the east. A shift of wind from the north brought heavy smoke as far south south as Carlton County Tuesday morning. Superior National Forest officials estimated Wednesday that the fire has torched 21,720 acres, or just more than 30 square miles. The Monday runs doubled the size of the fire....
The Cloquet Labor Day festivities return Monday, Sept. 6. A parade — a regional highlight celebrating workers since 1917 — starts at 11 a.m. and runs down Cloquet Avenue from 18th to Eighth Street. There will be food trucks in the city parking lot at Cloquet Avenue and 11th Steet before and after the parade. A car show runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Northeastern Hotel and Saloon on Dunlap Island, with beer, brats and burgers available. Voting for awards is done by participants and spectators until 2 p.m. with trophies presented at 2:30 p.m...
The University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners in Carlton County is seeking new members for the 2022 gardening season. As volunteers, master gardeners learn from scientific research and one another to serve the community as resources for questions about horticulture. They also deal with local foods and sustainability and teach about practices that restore Minnesota’s native prairies and protect water. Learn more at extension.umn.edu/master-gardener. or email [email protected] or call 218-384-3511. Applications will be accepted online u...
The attorney for a Cloquet man who fatally shot his friend will ask the court to dismiss a third-degree murder charge. William Gatton, defense attorney for 18-year-old Joseph James Fohrenkam, said he plans to file a motion to dismiss the charge against Fohrenkam for lack of probable cause during a hearing Monday in St. Louis County Sixth District Court in Duluth. During Monday’s hearing, Gatton and prosecuting attorney Nathaniel Stumme agreed on a schedule for filing legal arguments on the dismissal motion. Gatton has until Oct. 8 to submit h...
A former fast food restaurant manager pleaded guilty to felony third-degree sexual assault of a girl who was 15 years old at the time. Garrett Carlson, 24, was sentenced to three years of supervised probation Aug. 23 in Sixth District Carlton County Court by Judge Rebekka Stumme. According to the criminal complaint, Carlson was 22 at the time of the assault, in the summer of 2018. He was a manager at the Cloquet McDonald’s and the 15-year-old was an employee. That summer Carlson and the girl began communication on SnapChat and he asked her for...
With Judge Robert Macaulay retiring on Aug. 31, the wheels are in motion to find a replacement for the longtime Carlton County Sixth District judge. The Commission on Judicial Selection recommended three candidates to Gov. Tim Walz for consideration to fill the upcoming vacancy: Nicole Bettendorf-Hopps, Clarissa Ek and Amy Lukasavitz. The commission shared background on each candidate: • Nicole Bettendorf-Hopps: Serves as the managing attorney for the Sixth District Public Defender’s Office. Her experience includes the areas of rehabilitative j...
