Articles from the March 4, 2022 edition
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Korby's Connections: Basketball records made and broken
In January, I celebrated the 50-year anniversary of my scoring 12 points in a Cloquet high school boys basketball game versus the stunned Morgan Park Wildcats. It was my all-time CHS high. There was... Full story
Wright/Cromwell news
There will be a spaghetti dinner benefit for Vicki Homstad 4-7 p.m. March 5 at the VFW in Cloquet. Vicki was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease and is now on dialysis and is awaiting a...
Anglers hit ice
Between 60 and 70 brave anglers attended this year's Kingdom Builders Ministries annual fishing derby. This was the sixth annual ice fishing contest, and there were plenty of fish and prizes to go...
Wildlife sanctuaries join forces
Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center in Sandstone will expand by 562 acres through the donation of Blacklock Nature Sanctuary and the purchase of property adjoining the sanctuary east of Moose... Full story
Carltom SWCD news: Plant pollinator habitat with SWCD
The Carlton Soil and Water Conservation District has been busy helping community members plant pollinator habitat in their backyards and is eager to do it again this year by offering native plant... Full story
Carlton Homecoming
Carlton schools celebrated homecoming on Feb. 18, crowning king Aaron Ermatinger and queen Carly Parker. The homecoming court is pictured above, including front row, from left: Orion Pierson, Claire...
Obituary: Kyle Roswell Johnson
Kyle Roswell Johnson, 33, of Culver died unexpectedly Sunday, February 20, 2022 in St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth due to a traumatic brain aneurysm. He was born on January 20, 1989, the loving son o... Full story
Obituary: Joyce Marilyn Nelson-Fuller
Joyce M. Nelson-Fuller, age 92 of Cloquet, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Evergreen Knoll. She was born March 3, 1929, in Cloquet, the daughter of William and Kathleen (Hughes) McDonald.... Full story
Obituary: Gerald Frederick Crisler
Gerald Frederick Crisler, 73, resident of Moose Lake and formerly of Sterling, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly in his home Feb, 25, 2022. He was born in Prairie City, Oregon, on May 17, 1948, to... Full story
Obituary: Sandra "Sandy" Elizabeth (Kohl) Pederson
Sandra “Sandy” Elizabeth (Kohl) Pederson passed away peacefully with family by her side Feb. 28, 2022, at the age of 75. She died of Covid-19 complications secondary to chemotherapy following a lon... Full story
Obituary: Pauline Rae Laine
Pauline Rae Laine, 75, of Cloquet passed away Feb. 20, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born Sept. 24, 1946, in Cloquet to Clifford and Eleanor (Mattila) Maki. Pauline married Arthur L... Full story
Obituary: Lawrence "Coolie" Oswald
It’s with great sadness that we announce the death of Lawrence “Coolie” Oswald on Feb. 17, 2022, at his home in Gretna, Louisiana. Born in Cloquet, he was the son of Jerome L. Oswald and Alice Oswal... Full story
Obituary: Deborah Jeane Rubesh
Deborah J. Rubesh, 72, of Carlton passed away Feb. 25, 2022, at Benedictine Health Center in Duluth. She was born Dec. 19, 1949, the daughter of Stanley and Helen (Dzuck) Menart. She graduated from Mo... Full story
Obituary: Ann Marie Tario
Ann Marie Tario died peacefully in her sleep at age 74 on Feb. 23, 2022, at Lino Lakes Assisted Living in Lino Lakes. Ann was born June 5, 1947, in Cloquet to Harold and Marie Tario. The third of six... Full story
Obituary: Laura Ann Wekseth
Laura Ann Wekseth, 97, Barnum, died peacefully Feb. 23, 2022, in Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born July 26, 1924, in Barnum to Oscar and Sarah Peterson. Laura grew up in the Barnum... Full story
Kids' book signing Friday at the library
Esko’s April Hepokoski has been touting “zero waste” practices for nearly a decade in the region. This month, she and sustainability activist Rob Greenfield, an Ashland, Wisconsin native, released a book, called “Zero Waste Kids.” On Friday, March... Full story
Antique Appraisals - March 2022
Antique Appraisals with Steve Wesely, of Crescent Auctioneering were held on Tuesday, March 1st at 1 p.m. at the Moose Lake Historical Society. There were six participants and five observers. The first "Star of the Show" was an electric table lamp,...
Police investigate suspicious death
The Cloquet Police Department issued a news release Monday that they are investigating the "suspicious" death of an unidentified woman last week on the Fond du Lac Reservation and within Cloquet city limits. According to the news release: At... Full story
