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The Friday morning “Backyard Almanac” segment on Duluth’s public radio station KUMD last week included a recipe for one of my favorite fruits — the strawberry. Wild strawberries, while quite a bit smaller than their commercial cousin, are a fruit packed with sweetness. “Fragaria virginiana” is its scientific name, and they grow as a perennial in a variety of habitats — in dry open fields, woodland edges and along roadsides. The recipe was this: 1. Pick the strawberry. 2. Put the strawberry in...
The Arrowhead Library System announced the TumbleBook Library is available for all readers living in the seven-county area of Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis counties. TumbleBook Library, geared toward children in grades K-6, is a collection of animated talking picture books, read-alongs, eBooks, quizzes, lesson plans, and educational games that can be accessed from home. The TumbleBook Library includes a wide selection of stories that come to life for kids through engaging animation, and the website...
Workers from Streeter Masonry replace bricks on the front exterior of the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Cloquet this week. The work is part of an expected $510,000 in repairs to brickwork in the front and back of the church along with shoring up the roof. The building was completed in 1926 after the Fires of 1918 destroyed the previous building.... Full story
Although a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Cloquet police officer against Carlton County Attorney Lauri Ketola and Carlton County earlier this month, the lawsuit is not entirely dead. Claims against Cloquet City Council member Kerry Kolodge, the city of Cloquet, and Ketola in a past role on Cloquet’s Citizen Advisory Board — which works with the police department on hirings, firings and disciplinary matters — are still in play. The civil lawsuit was filed by Scott Holman and... Full story
The minute that former Cloquet police chief Wade Lamirande saw the video of George Floyd dying under the knee of a white police officer in Minneapolis, he knew it would blow up in a big way, with good reason. It was the antithesis of everything they teach in the law enforcement program at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, where Lamirande is the program coordinator. He makes that clear in the very first interview with a prospective law enforcement student. "I tell new students coming... Full story
The cost of hiring a consultant to help with ongoing jail issues and future plans was on the minds of Carlton County Board of Commissioners members Monday. The cost of hiring retired Tony Mancuso as a general consultant for maximizing space use in current Carlton County facilities and to assist with hiring a construction manager and architect/engineer for a new jail complex came in at $75 an hour. County coordinator Dennis Genereau thought the hire would be worth the money. “I am pleased that Mancuso — who has helped build or remodel three jail...
Planning for an upgraded 14th Street corridor includes a new roundabout along with a wide multi-use pathway along the east side of the road from Washington Avenue to Cloquet Avenue. About 20 people tuned in to the virtual public input meeting on tablets, computers and phones to learn more about the upgrade last week. The June 17 meeting included a presentation by the engineering firm SEH led by Matt Bolf and Dan Hinzmann. About 30 percent of the work on an engineering plan has been completed,... Full story
State officials told schools last week to prepare for three different scenarios in the fall, but they won't hear which one to implement until late July. And even that scenario could change, depending on local COVID-19 infection rates. The three contingency plans follow: 1. In-person learning for all students with as much space between students as feasible during the day. 2. A hybrid model with stricter social distancing and capacity limits in the building and buses. 3. Distance learning only.... Full story
Folks setting off noisy late-night fireworks in the city of Cloquet are likely breaking two laws: Minnesota state statute 624.20 and the city’s noise ordinance. “The short version is anything that gets launched into the air and/or goes ‘boom’ is unlawful,” Cloquet police chief Derek Randall said. The police chief said late-night fireworks have been an issue this year, one he expects to increase as we draw closer to the July Fourth holiday. “We’re probably seeing an increase now just because of people not going in crowds, staying at home doing t...
Minnesota Power was investigating a series of momentary power outages in Cloquet and Duluth this month. On Monday, spokeswoman Kelley Eldien said the power company has received numerous calls about the “momentaries” that last for just seconds but can cause items such as computers to go down. There have been similar calls about outages in the East Hillside neighborhood of Duluth. The cause remained a mystery to crews earlier this week, Eldien said. Power companies across the country have reported more “momentaries” as power grid equipme...
Leaders from Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake and Essentia Health announced that plans for a formal partnership between the two organizations are expected to become effective in early August. As approved by Mercy’s board of directors — which issued a request for proposal last fall after realizing the rural hospital couldn’t go it alone — Essentia will assume operations of a next-to-new facility, as the Moose Lake hospital completed a $38 million expansion and renovation in 2015. Residents will no longer pay $500,000 in property taxes to support...
Cloquet High School Fourth quarter honor rolls A HONOR ROLL Grade 9 Brody Anderson Carter Anderson Robert Anderson Ashley Austin Jordan Ballard Luke Barney Jaydelyn Berthiaume Amy Blais Aili Buytaert Reese Councillor Roena Diver Patrick Dunaiski Alec Erickson Ellise Evenson Miles Fischer Mariah Fonoti Teegan Fruth Isabella Genereau Sophie Goebel Alexis Goranson Travis Grindle Shayna Hamilton Macie Hoffmann Allison Janke Lauren Johnson Araya Kiminski Lance Konietzko Josiah Larson Nicholas Lassard Madyson Lawrey Bailey Lehto Connor Lindstrom... Full story
Colter Hendrickson of Esko was named to the University of Utah spring dean’s list. Hendrickson is an engineering major. • • Frances Slater of Cloquet was named to the University of Arizona in Tucson spring dean’s list. Slater is majoring in business economics. • • Ellie Gamradt of Wrenshall was named to the Southeast Missouri State University spring dean’s list. • • Hailey Owens of Cloquet was named to the Berry College spring dean’s list. • • Mackenzie Roy of Cloquet was named to the Iowa State University spring dean’s list. Roy is maj... Full story
This week Don Johnson wrote in with a reminder of a very important Wrenshall anniversary. Here is the story: "It turns out that the 12th of June is the 30-year anniversary of the Brickyard Restaurant. So I thought I would give you some history of how it came into being." Johnson says there were three men who were part of the Wrenshall Development Corporation. They were Hugh Line, head janitor at the school who served several terms as mayor of Wrenshall; Ken Holmes, a farmer and then later a bus...
This has been an interesting and emotional week for our family. I had to take my husband, Bob, to St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth on Tuesday, June 9 because he was very tired and just couldn’t get words out to communicate with us. I thought it might have been a mild stroke, so off we went in a hurry. When we arrived, I went right to the emergency door, and nurses in PPE came to the van and hurried him off to the ER. I was not able to go in, so waited in my van in the hospital parking lot for a c...
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten the health of people locally and across the country, Carlton County acting auditor/treasurer Kathy Kortuem said both the county and the secretary of state are encouraging people to vote by using absentee ballots if they don’t already live somewhere using mail-in ballots. Absentee voting for the Aug. 11 primary election begins today, Friday, June 26. Residents also can vote at her office in the Carlton County Courthouse starting today. Kortuem said her office has received lots of absentee b...
I’ve been so sad since George Floyd’s murder. It’s sad and enraging. I keep wondering how it could have been different. For years, my son has been teaching me about police brutality against black Americans from his vantage point as a resident and businessperson in Brooklyn. And all the others. Philando Castile’s murder, a Minnesota black man who simply reached for his wallet when a traffic cop asked him for his driver’s license. Justine Damond, who called to report the possible assault o...
Local photographer and retired doctor Dan Malkovich shared this enhanced photo of the swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park with the Milky Way shining overhead, explaining that he had read about the Milky Way, but because of city lights, had never seen it until camping with college friends in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. "I was amazed at the depth and darkness of the night sky, and at the number of stars I could see," he said. "That was 50 years ago, and ever since then the Milky...
There will be no horse races, no midway rides, no cows or goats or pigs or chickens in the barns at the Carlton County Fairgrounds come August, as the county fair is yet another victim of the coronavirus pandemic. The Carlton County Agriculture Society board of directors announced on Facebook last week that it decided to cancel the 2020 fair in Barnum. The decision came after many "difficult discussions with fair and community representatives," the board stated. "We reviewed guidelines put forth...
The Cloquet Public Library opened to the public this week. It will remain open 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with limited services. Users will be able to browse the collections and check out materials, use library computers by appointment, and make copies and print. Curbside pickup will still be available during regular hours. The Cloquet Public Library is not offering in-person programs or use of its meeting spaces. To ensure safety, users should limit their time in the library, maintain 6 feet of social distancing, wear masks...
When vandals blew up a firework in the Jadeke family's free Book Barn earlier this month, Sarah Jadeke took to Facebook to express her disappointment. The explosion ruined all of the children's books on the bottom, and blew out the seams of the metal box, making it vulnerable to the weather and useless as a receptacle of free books in the future. "To whoever did this, just remember, your mom liked stopping here for books. Your aunt, your uncle, your brother, your sister, your cousins, your...
Community Memorial Hospital and CMH Raiter Family Clinic are open and back to operating at nearly 100 percent, while following all necessary guidelines to ensure the safety of patients and staff, officials said this week. Patients are strongly encouraged to schedule appointments for procedures and office visits that were put on hold during the past few months. Officials said it is especially critical for anyone who may be experiencing symptoms of potentially serious health conditions, such as heart problems or stroke. It is also very important...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will have closures on Interstate 35 southbound at Minnesota State Highway 45 near Scanlon for drain cleaning, guard rail repair and bridge deck work on Monday and Tuesday, June 22-23. The I-35 southbound right lane at the Highway 45 bridge will be closed. The southbound entrance ramp to I-35 from Highway 45 will also be closed. A detour will direct drivers to Minnesota State Highway 210....
The two districts attempting to pull off a consolidation in the next year showed strikingly different anticipated budgets for the next year. The Carlton and Wrenshall school boards met in regular monthly sessions Monday night via online platforms. Carlton continues to bleed money. Board members passed a budget showing that revenues in the 2020-2021 school year won’t keep up with expenses by about $457,000. It’s a continuing pattern for the district that is slowly eating away at its budget reserves as enrollment continues to dwindle. Out...
The dehumidification system in the city’s Northwoods hockey arena — considered too small for the facility for years — is finally being replaced. Cloquet city councilors unanimously approved a bid for $275,080 to replace the existing dehumidification system with an appropriately sized unit this summer, paid for with funds from the half-cent sales tax. The bid came in almost $75,000 below the engineer’s estimate. The council did not approve a second bid to construct stairs and safety rails t...
