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At approximately 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, Carlton County dispatch received a call from a resident in the 3100 block of Maple Drive in Sawyer, stating that their neighbor's seasonal cabin was on fire. First arriving law enforcement personnel noted visible flames and smoke coming from the structure. The property owner was notified of the fire and confirmed that nobody was at the cabin. There was extensive damage but the exact amount wasn't immediately known. The incident remains under...
The Kettle River Christmas tree lights have been turned on again to provide a light of hope during these darkening days of the coronavirus pandemic. The Ma ’n’ Pa Kettle Days committee, with the electrical support of the Federated Co-op of Kettle River, have made this possible. The lights will remain on through the Easter season. The idea of putting up lights has been spreading throughout the nation, according to news reports. Duluth has bathed its iconic Enger Tower in purple light this week. Last year’s Ma ’n’ Pa Kettle Days parade grand mar...
The average U.S. worker spends seven hours a day on the computer either in the office or working from home. According to an American Optometric Association’s 2015 survey, 58 percent of adults surveyed have experienced digital eye strain or vision problems as a direct result. Digital eye strain is defined as a temporary vision condition caused by prolonged use of electronic devices. Each March, the AOA reminds Americans of the importance of eye health and regular, comprehensive eye exams to identify and treat digital eye strain symptoms. The ear...
Medicare Cost plans are not going away for 21 counties in the state, including Carlton County. Medicare Cost plans provide additional coverage to help pay for expenses that original Medicare doesn’t cover, and they are administered by private insurance companies. Platinum Blue (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Prime Solutions (Medica), and Freedom (HealthPartners) are Cost plans. Starr Marshall, a Medicare agent at Reliable Agency in Cloquet, says the news will ease fears. “I have been receiving calls from clients that are concerned about this and I a...
MNsure announced a 30-day special enrollment period for qualified individuals who are currently without insurance, in response to the potential growth of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. The enrollment period began Monday, March 23, and runs through April 21. It allows uninsured individuals 30 days to enroll in health insurance coverage through MNsure.org. Individuals who enroll after April 1 but before 11:59 p.m. on April 21 will have a retroactive coverage start date of April 1. “As more cases of COVID-19 are diagnosed throughout the state, w...
Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet welcomes Ronald Alston, the new practice administrator for CMH Raiter Family Clinic and Specialty Clinic. Alston is originally from Washington, D.C. and moved to Rochester, Minn., following high school graduation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in human and healthcare administration. Prior to joining CMH, he was employed in the Mayo system and Essentia Health. During his career he has worked with community organizations combining healthcare and com...
Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet welcomes Dr. William Haug, who has joined the CMH Emergency Services department. Dr. Haug is a native of Grafton, North Dakota and graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed a sports medicine fellowship in Montana and is board- certified in family medicine and primary care sports medicine. His work experience includes health services in Alaska and Red Lake, as well as sports medicine in Grand Forks....
This week we have settled into the realization that everything is canceled except grocery shopping, critical medical appointments and emergency travel. At least folks seem to be paying attention and following the guidelines of our health experts. I, for one, haven’t done much away from home. I did have to make a quick trip to town for much-needed supplies, but did not try to overstock my shelves by hoarding any items. If we do run out of some things, I’m sure we can make do with what we sti...
Hoping, dear readers, that you are finding it a kind of strange gift to be shut out of most social events and gathering holes. At first, I discovered the joys of just staying home, cleaning out the corners of our home where detritus had piled up and whittling down the pile of deferred correspondence. But, watching the birds avidly dining at our feeders, I got restless. "Why don't we get out on our snowshoes?" I suggested to my husband Rod. So far we've gone four days in a row. We started by...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, in accordance with guidance from state health officials, is postponing, adjusting, and canceling a variety of public events, including open houses, safety education training, interpretive naturalist programs and other meetings. The DNR reported this week that issues and projects are a top priority and it is exploring a range of digital options to support public meetings and other critical engagement opportunities. It will update information on DNR social media channels, the DNR Information Center,...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a travel advisory at its meeting in Grand Marais, requesting that seasonal or second homeowners stay home for the time being. "Due to our very limited health care infrastructure, please do not visit us now," the advisory reads. The growing spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by a coronovirus, has the state of Minnesota basically closed - with schools and businesses consider nonessential idled. Read the whole story here:...
About 95 percent or about 143 million households in the country have received an initial invitation to respond to the 2020 Census in their mailboxes the past week. The Census Bureau says the materials can help the public know what to expect and avoid scams. Households are encouraged to respond when they receive their invitation. Depending on how likely the area is to respond online, households will receive either an invitation encouraging them to respond online or by phone (about 112 million households), or an invitation along with a paper...
Cloquet schools superintendent Michael Cary woke up at 5 a.m. Sunday, March 15 to numerous messages on his cell phone. Five hours later, the rest of the state got the message that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was requiring every school district in the state to close by Wednesday, March 18 through March 27. Ostensibly, the time off is to be used to make plans for "distance learning" for students, in case schools close for a longer period of time following the break in response to the spread of...
Minnesota State Chancellor Devinder Malhotra announc- ed March 12 that all Minnesota State colleges and universities will suspend classes an extra week following spring break. At FDLTCC, that means classes will be suspended March 23-29 following spring break this week. Additionally, Malhotra said all events or other gatherings totaling more than 100 attendees are canceled until May 1, and the situation will be re-evaluated. “While there will be no classes during each campuses’ extra week, administrators, faculty, and staff will spend that wee...
This week's Cloquet city council meeting laid out a new world order, before even a word was said. Councilors sat one or two chairs apart, with two attending via conference call to make space for social distancing (the recommended 6 feet between individuals). More than half the chairs for audience members had been removed, to make sure no one sat too close to one another. By the end of the meeting, the council implemented even more changes to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the judicial branch has also made some adjustments to its usual procedures that were effective March 16. • All court facilities shall remain open. Service windows at court facilities will also remain open, and courts will continue to accept filings in all case types. The Judicial Branch discourages the public from making any non-essential visits to court facilities. • Each judicial district will identify cases by priority, and proceed with “super-high priority” and “high priority” cases. • Other than th...
Cloquet Area Fire District firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday, March 18, on the 1200 block of Carlton Avenue in Cloquet. CAFD battalion chief Gordy Meagher said the fire was confined to a small room on the third floor of the house, and everybody was out when they arrived. The firefighters used the ladder truck to reach the top of the home. "We got it extinguished quickly," Meagher said, adding that they vented the roof and checked ceilings inside to make sure the fire hadn't spread....
The Barnum school board voted to cut positions from the school staff for the next school year at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 17, despite a plea at a community meeting a couple of weeks ago to cut the positions slowly. “We are where we are,” board chair Colleen Fetters said, and called for approval of the reduction of one full-time elementary teacher, a half-time Spanish teacher, a full-time physical education teacher, a full-time math teacher, and a third-time science teacher. All passed. A vote on the reduction of a half-time mus...
Cloquet City councilor Lara Wilkinson had harsh words for a man who was selling rather expensive face masks and gloves out of the back of his vehicle in a Cloquet parking lot on Sunday morning, as reported in the Duluth News Tribune earlier this week. “No. 1. It’s unethical,” Wilkinson said. “Plus people can’t come in here and sell masks from the back of a truck. It’s not legal here.” She said the city of Cloquet has a requirement for a transient merchant license in cases like that. “So I hope no one thinks they can do that.” Last week Minneso...
On Tuesday, the Cloquet school district announced its plan to distributed free bagged lunches Wednesday-Friday to children ages 18 and younger and any persons with disabilities who are enrolled students and participate in school programs. The email essentially outlines pickup at the schools for walkers, and pickup at bus stops for children who ride the bus to school, that list is located online at https://www.isd94.org/Page/1338. The text of the entire email from the Cloquet School District is below: During the school closure March 18th – M...
The Cloquet School District sent out an update regarding childcare, both for the children of medical and emergency responders mandated by the governor and already enrolled children. Find a copy of that communication below: Due to the school closure ordered by the governor from March 18th thru March 27th the following actions will be taken by the Cloquet School District and Kids’ Corner in regards to the care of children during this time. Kids’ Corner will remain open from 6 am to 6 pm March 18th-20th, March 23rd-27th, and March 30th to pro...
The Cloquet Police Department announced the following changes in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic and the decision to close city buildings in Cloquet to members of the public for now, including the joint city hall and police building at 101 14th Street. Calls for service Calls for service requests will continue to be routed through the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center. • For emergencies, call 911 • The non-emergency number is 218-384-4185 A phone to contact dispatch will remain available in the southwest lobby at the polic...
Out of every extracurricular activity, Knowledge Bowl may be the least known. Only five U.S. states have Knowledge Bowl at the high school level. What most people know is that it is a school activity and, like others, its season was curtailed last week when all winter seasons were canceled. So, what exactly is Knowledge Bowl? Knowledge Bowl is all about knowledge - as implied in the name - and being able to remember those facts and produce them on the spot, plus it's fun, challenging, and you...
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District officials warn residents and businesses about the hazards of flushing any products except toilet paper. Wipes, paper towel, facial tissue and other paper products are not flushable and must be disposed of in the trash. “Toilet tissue has been in limited supply in local stores and we’ve heard some folks have substituted paper towel, facial tissue, wipes, napkins, and more,” said Al Parrella, WLSSD’s Manager of Operations and Maintenance. “Wipes bind with...
The Carlton County Board of Commissioners will meet virtually today, Monday, March 23 at 4 p.m. All public are encourage to join the County Board Meeting using the link below. https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/join?uuid=M715HEBLSUE3OCJ89ML313GI3E-SEH7...
