Articles from the February 23, 2024 edition
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Photo: Skate with the Lumberjacks
Cloquet Amateur Hockey Women's Auxiliary held the annual Skate with the 'Jacks from Sunday, Feb. 18 at Northwoods Credit Union Arena. All the varsity and junior varsity players from the boys and... Full story
Korby's connections: Cloquet twins were skiing kings
When Cloquet High School was racking up Minnesota state ski titles, the Quinn brothers were key to the early wins. Identical twins Dave and Don Quinn graduated in 1966. They, and their coaches, Joe... Full story
Obituary: Santina Josephine Laurienzo
Santina J. Laurienzo passed away Feb. 18, 2024, at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. Tina was born in Piminoro, Calabria, Italy, the oldest child of Joseph and Mary Grace (Daniele) Barbaro. In... Full story
Obituary: William Richard Carpenter
William "Weazer" Carpenter was taken, too soon, from this world on Feb. 20, 2024. Even until his last day, he made people smile and laugh, as he did most days of his life. Weazer had a magnetic... Full story
Obituary: Ida Catherine Nelson
Ida Catherine Nelson, 91, of Hermantown passed away on Feb. 10, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital. Ida was born on Aug. 19, 1932, to Rudolph and Doris Eliason. She graduated from Brookston High School in... Full story
SWCD update: Class helps grow gardens
Would you like to beautify your yard with showstopping flower blooms and grasses while protecting our lakes and streams, and attracting songbirds, hummingbirds and beneficial pollinators like bees... Full story
On the farm: This farm is getting greener
In the widespread transition to green energy, motivated entrepreneurs are developing projects that can benefit from federal and state government spending. The Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs), a...
Wright/Cromwell News
Don’t you hate it when you put something in a safe place, so you don’t lose it … then you forget where that place is? Well, I solved that problem. I leave a note in the original place, telling me wh...
Photo package: Splashy guests
Photographer Will Stenberg was visited by Bohemian waxwings at his home in rural Saginaw this week. "They spent time bathing as well as eating flowering crabapples," he said. The Bohemian waxwing is... Full story
Education notes
Carlton High School announced its list of postsecondary education option (PSEO) students in good academic standing, with a GPA of 3.0 and above. The list includes seniors Michael Cadotte, Sam... Full story
Other local leap year babies share their stories
Finally legal Marlys Kilen of Cloquet will celebrate her 21st birthday on Feb. 29. "I'll be at an age when I can start to drink," chortled Kilen, who will be 84 years old. Growing up in Lakefield, in... Full story