Articles from the April 19, 2019 edition
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Neighborliness has seldom been so sweet
Just off the alley behind his home in Cloquet's Pinehurst neighborhood, John Babineau placed another log on the already blazing inferno beneath his maple syrup boiling pan. It was a sunny afternoon...
Cloquet police chief on voluntary paid leave, reason not disclosed
According to city administrator Aaron Reeves, Cloquet police chief Jeff Palmer was placed on “voluntary paid leave” effective Tuesday, April 16. Reeves said he could not elaborate on Palmer’s absen... Full story
Man pleads guilty to assaulting infant
A remorseful Cloquet man pleaded guilty to shaking, squeezing and dropping his infant daughter, telling the court Monday that he "snapped" in a moment of mental weakness and hates himself for it....
Council exonerates city officials after investigation
Cloquet city councilors voted unanimously Tuesday to exonerate two city employees — city administrator Aaron Reeves and human resources director James Barclay – on Tuesday, following inv...
Did you hear those winds?
"Mom, come home. A tree just fell on our house." That would be my son, Jack, calling me at work. The big old spruce tree in our front yard had finally yielded to the hours of wind last Thursday,...
Sales tax funding good for county roads
Milt Hagen said the county’s half-percent sales tax — which is solely dedicated to county road upgrades — has made an enormous impact on the state of Carlton County roads. “I have been working for the county transportation department for 28 years,...
Wrenshall drops teacher position to deal with deficit
The Wrenshall school board on Monday night passed a resolution to not renew a contract for a probationary elementary school teacher. The move was discussed the week earlier at the committee of the whole meeting as a way to erase a $43,313 deficit in...
DFL to honor Nolan in Carlton
The Carlton County Democratic- Farmer-Labor Party will be hosting a retirement dinner in honor of former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan Saturday, May 4 at the Four Seasons Sports Complex and Event Center in Carlton. Social hour starts at 4:30 p.m., and dinner...
Father-daughter ball set for April 27
Get ready for an evening of glam, glitz and girls running around a dance floor because “Diamonds and Rhinestones” is the theme for the 12th annual REACH father-daughter ball. Previously held in the Cloquet High School gymnasium, this year’s event...
Easter Egg hunt set for Saturday
The Easter Bunny is coming to Cloquet’s Pine Valley Park Saturday, April 20. Thousands of eggs will be hidden, all redeemable for candy. Special golden eggs can be exchanged for prizes. The free Easter egg hunt starts at 11 a.m. and is age-based, w...
Governor appoints new judge for Carlton County
Duluth prosecutor Rebekka Stumme has been appointed by Governor Walz as Carlton County’s newest judge, replacing Judge Leslie Beiers, who moved to Duluth after Judge Munger’s retirement in January. Stumme worked as a law clerk and a public def...
Safely dispose of prescription drugs
Although National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday, April 27, people don’t have to wait to dispose of unused medications safely. According to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6 million Americans misused controlled p...
Former FDLTCC president honored
Acting on the recommendation of Chancellor Devinder Malhotra, the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities recognized three retired presidents with the title of President Emeritu...
Book Review | Girl Gone Missing
In this, the second Cash Blackbear mystery, Marcie Rendon serves up her Native woman protagonist's experiences as an older student in a largely white college. In probing the sudden disappearance of a...
Dirt
The thing about dirt is that it is. Dirt. When you’re planting raspberries, you want some, and with geraniums too, and maybe lilacs. Petunias. You get the point. The other thing about dirt is that i...
FDLTCC publishes 'Thunderbird' literary and arts anthology
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College has published the seventh edition of its literary and arts anthology, "The Thunderbird Review." The journal features writing and art submitted by students...
On Good Friday, we hope for peace for all
Good Friday is a nice reminder that more things bring us together than separate us, really. The Christian holiday celebrates the crucifixion of Jesus more than 2000 years ago, an otherwise tragic event if not for what this means for Christians: the...
Read my lips: No new gas tax
The state Legislature is considering Governor Walz’s proposal to add 20 cents per gallon to Minnesota’s gas tax over the next two years. Walz believes the tax is essential to repair Minnesota’s crumb...
Shaping Minnesota's budget as session closes
We’ve reached the Easter and Passover break in the legislative session, a time for us to collect ourselves before we head back for the final weeks of policy work. My colleagues and I in the Minnesota House are putting the finishing touches on our p...
Wright-cromwell news
Hundreds of folks made the journey to the Curling Club at the DECC in Duluth for a gathering of family, friends, colleagues and classmates to honor the memory of Shirley Ann Parviainen Eichenwald...
Wrenshall news
President Harry S. Truman called Eleanor Roosevelt the First Lady of the World because of her commitment to global human rights. She was outspoken on civil rights and was a pioneer in media...
More than hens and roosters
It was April 7. Not all of the patches of snowdrifts and snowbanks had disappeared yet. The garden was too wet to step foot in, especially after the previous night's thunderstorm, but peeking through...
Obituary: Theresa Irene Polley
Theresa Irene Polley (nee Gleason) passed away Tuesday April 16, 2019 at the age of 92. She was born April 4, 1927 to William and Exillia (Demers) Gleason, the eldest girl in a family of 11 children... Full story
Funeral Notices
Ruth Birnstihl, 89, of Cloquet, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019. Services were held Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet. Michael Joseph Line, 63 of Barnum passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Essentia Health St....
Births
Barrrett Ray Payne, 1/18/19 to Clarissa and Lucas Payne in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake. Harper Grace Frank, 1/10/19 to Alexis and Thomas Frank in Community Memorial Hospital, Cloquet. Kat Beretta Lindberg, 1/1/19 to Jackie and Matthew Lindberg in...
