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Former Cloquet police detective Scott Holman filed a civil lawsuit last week seeking $4 million in damages caused by his dismissal from employment, including defamation and "intentional infliction of emotional distress." Holman, represented by attorneys Mike Padden and Paul Applebaum, names four defendants in the lawsuit: the city of Cloquet, Carlton County, Carlton County Attorney Lauri Ketola and Cloquet City Councilor Kerry Kolodge. The lawsuit states that Holman's termination was the result...
Kwe Pack has been up and running, literally, for nearly a decade. The group of indigenous women based out of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation run for wellness, socializing and share volunteer activities. They have been featured in national magazines and on television. The exposure caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey. So when she was planning to be in Minneapolis last weekend for her 2020 Vision tour, Kwe Pack members were asked to be a part of the event that focuses...
In 2016, Minnesota passed legislation establishing a presidential nomination primary, bringing the state into Super Tuesday, when a host of states hold primaries. The state is better known as a caucus state, where people gather and discuss their preference for candidates instead of simply voting. But Minnesota isn’t new to presidential primaries. There have been four: in 1916, 1952, 1956 and 1992. In most cases, the legislature voted for a primary to try and gain some political edge. In 1992, the primary was considered rather meaningless as i...
Cloquet explores vocational education options Following the retooling of the construction trades program at Cloquet High School into something that could lead motivated students directly into an carpenters union apprenticeship, CHS administrators are now hoping to do the same thing with other trades. They've have a potential agreement with the electricians union in the works for next year. On Tuesday, CHS vice principal Tim Prosen met with the plumbers and pipefitting unions, and he's working...
After a mercifully long run with no major fire calls, the Cloquet Area Fire District responded to two calls on Sunday, Jan. 12. CAFD Chief Kevin Schroeder said a house fire at 318 Avenue E started in the afternoon, then crews were called around midnight to the USG Interiors plant for a fire in a dust collection system that caused a lot of smoke, but no flames. Schroeder said the house fire Sunday was in the attic, and caused extensive damage to the roof structure and attic of the home near Pineh...
Cloquet, Carlton and Carlton County offices, among others, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. This includes County Courthouse offices, County Transportation Department, Human Services, Public Health, Motor Vehicle License Bureau, Veterans Service Office, and the University of Minnesota Extension Service/Carlton County. The Minnesota Highway 210 transfer station will be open....
Cloquet commercial and residential customers will see an increase in their city water rates this month, after the Cloquet City Council approved an increase to water and sanitary sewer rates at its Dec. 17 meeting. According to the city’s website, the average residential customer could expect the monthly bill to increase by nearly $5. Public Works Director Caleb Peterson explained the city did a rate study in 2017 and the increases were planned. “They’re primarily influenced by infrastructure replacement projects for pipes, pumps and pump stati...
Following the retooling of the construction trades program at Cloquet High School into something that could lead motivated students directly into an carpenters union apprenticeship, CHS administrators are now hoping to do the same thing with other trades. They’ve have a potential agreement with the electricians union in the works for next year. On Tuesday, CHS vice principal Tim Prosen met with the plumbers and pipefitting unions, and he’s working to find a connection for the auto shop program....
A jury trial for a Wisconsin man accused of shooting and killing his uncle began Monday in Carlton County Sixth District Court. James Francis Montano, 34, of Bayfield County was arrested in April 2018 in Carlton County for shooting his uncle, 57-year-old Andrew James Gokee, and injuring Gokee’s son, 38-year-old Hudson Gauthier, Montano’s cousin. Montano faces charges of first-degree premeditated murder, attempted premeditated first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and assault in the second degree. Gauthier testified much of...
Hamre School of Voice students channeled their inner musical theater star for the school's Best of Broadway recital at Encore Performing Arts Center in Cloquet on Friday, Jan. 10. Instructor Gail Nelson-Hamre works with students of all ages and talent levels. Contributed photo...
The Minnesota Court of Appeals dealt a blow to the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine Monday, overturning three key state permits that had been issued to the project - and requiring the state to conduct a hearing before it works to reissue those permits. In one of several legal challenges to the proposed northern Minnesota mine, eight different groups had asked the court to overturn a permit to mine and two dam safety permits that were among several the state Department of Natural Resources...
Registration is open now through April 15 for the Northern Siege Youth Lacrosse League, now in its second year of providing a lacrosse program for boys and girls ages 5-14. The league is open to prospective players from across Carlton County, including but not limited to Barnum, Carlton, Cloquet, Esko, FDL, Moose Lake and Wrenshall. Kids who have never tried lacrosse are invited to a free Learn to LAX clinic for grades K-8 on Feb. 22 at the Fond du Lac Tribal Center, 1720 Big Lake Road, Cloquet. Times vary according to age group. Organizer...
The Operation Community Connect Resource Fair is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Journey Christian Church, 1400 Washington Avenue in Cloquet. It will be a one-stop-shop to connect with different agencies and services and get important questions answered or applications started. Get help with veterans services, housing, childcare, senior services, food access, education, mental health services, disability services and more. Additionally, Carlton County courts, in participation with local prosecuting agencies, law enforcement and...
The city of Carlton will hold a special public hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at City Hall on 310 Chestnut Avenue in Carlton. City Clerk Carol Conway said the city is applying for a grant through USDA Rural Development, and the hearing is required as part of that process. It will be an informational meeting to discuss funding sources for city equipment, including the purchase of a pickup and two lawn mowers....
It's a new year and once again you've resolved to get healthy. And you're certainly not alone. According to the website Body Blueprint, the No. 1 New Year's resolution is to lose weight. Every year millions of people make such resolutions, followed by a grab-bag of others, from quitting smoking, to drinking less alcohol, to exercising more, to cutting out sugar. Unfortunately, Body Blueprint also notes that a staggering 80 percent of all these well-intentioned aspirations are broken by the...
When people think of stress reduction, smacking a punching bag may come to mind. Or running. Or yoga, perhaps. But according to Sue Brown Chapin, there's another way to destress. Painting. "When I'm painting I lose myself in the creative process and I can't think about everyday things like what to make for dinner or the reality of daily life," Brown Chapin said. So the second-generation watercolorist decided to share her Zen with others by offering daylong painting classes, held at the Historic...
Paula Williams of Barnum has been doing yoga since 1999, for the past five at The Nest Wellness Center in Cloquet. “I started doing yoga when I decided it was a good way to exercise but it was also a spiritual form of exercise,” she recalled. “I wanted to find a way to be more physical and the fact that it had some kind of grounding in spiritual wisdom was compelling.” Not only has Williams gotten stronger, but she has learned to breathe again, something she said helps her destress on a daily b...
I hope everyone is beginning the new year with family and friends, and a positive look to the future. Is cabin fever setting in? Well, the city of Carlton has the answer with its Winterfest Celebration, set for Saturday, Feb. 8. The Winterfest idea was started about 25 years ago to help with the winter blues. In the past there was volleyball and softball in the snow, a fishing contest at Chub Lake, and the Cloquet Rotary organized golfing on the lake. For a couple of years a group brought sled...
Our sympathy to the family of Allan William Karki Sr., 79, of Cromwell who passed away Jan. 9 with his children by his side. Upon Al’s request there will be a private family burial in West Branch Cemetery in Kalevala Township in the spring. Allan was the principal during the years that I taught in Wright (1968-1993) and we had many good times over the years. Our faculty was like a family and we enjoyed getting together with him from time to time during retirement. He was always encouraging and h...
Chief Public Defender Dan Lew announced a new position in the Sixth Judicial District that will manage both the Iron Range and Carlton County public defender teams late last month. Mark Muhich will be managing attorney for the two offices in Virginia and Carlton. Lew said Muhich brings "nearly two decades of commitment to client centered representation [and] an energy to holistic public defense." Muhich has worked for the office as a part-time public defender for 18 years, in addition to having...
When baby Stella Mae Ammesmaki finally decided it was time to make her debut, things happened pretty quickly. Her parents, Marina Berglund and James Ammesmaki, arrived at Community Memorial Hospital around 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, but went home about three hours later because Berglund's labor was not progressing very quickly. That changed over the next 12 hours. "We came back about 3:20 a.m., registered and got to the room at about 3:50. Not even 15 minutes later, she was here," Ammesmaki...
The year 2019 was a busy one for the Cloquet Area Fire District and 2020 is unlikely to get any slower. Crews surpassed the now 10-year-old district’s historic high run total of 2,985 incidents in 2016 on Dec. 9 … with almost three weeks left to go in the year. “We’re not getting slower, but we are getting busier,” said CAFD Chief Kevin Schroeder, explaining that about 85.5 percent of its calls are ambulance, while 17.5 are fire calls. Schroeder said the pace is so great that the fire district...
Family Pathways, which is contracted by the state to provide domestic violence and sexual assault services in Carlton County, is expanding supervised visitation services to its facility at 230 Chestnut Avenue in Carlton. This service is offered as a tool to assist families as they navigate difficult times and transitions. Family Pathways provides supervised visitation services to ensure that children have safe contact with absent family members. Often court-ordered, supervised visitation supports the noncustodial parent/child relationship and...
Final passage and authorization of a county tobacco ordinance is still in the air despite being passed by the Carlton County Board of Commissioners Dec. 23. On Tuesday, Cromwell gas station owner Lance Line stated his concern at the board’s first meeting of the year. He said the new ordinance bans sales of menthol products but city ordinances could supercede the county law, meaning customers could seek out cities without a ban on menthol and get their products there. Line said the ordinance would affect adults that had smoked or chewed menthol...
Ward 3 voters in the city of Cloquet who won’t be around to cast their votes in the Cloquet City Council special election on Feb. 12 can vote absentee now. Uriah Wilkinson and Chris Swanson advanced to the February special election following a November primary in which only 14 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot. Out of a possible 1,312 registered voters in Ward 3, Swanson received the most votes with 124. Wilkinson garnered 54 votes and Ray Schow got seven. Swanson grew up here and has been teaching government and history at Cloquet High...
