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As I’m sitting here in front of my computer typing this week’s news, it is not without pain. I finally had my left knee replacement surgery on Aug. 5 at the hospital in Cloquet, after having it postponed twice due to Covid-19. Yes, I was happy to get it done and over with, but now the hard part, which includes therapy and recovery at home. It’s not that the exercises are hard to do, but I really have to push myself to stretch these muscles back into the best mobility as possible. I want to th...
Friends, family and members of the Carlton Fire Department wished Gordy Davis a happy 92nd birthday in a pandemic-appropriate manner this year. Friends and family brought lawn chairs and sat outside, but distanced from each other. His wife Lillian joined him. Firefighters from Carlton, where Davis volunteered for more than 20 years and served as chief for a few years, drove by with sirens and horns blowing while Car's Towing even towed an old-model car, followed by grandchildren and...
An additional 82 mailed ballots were delivered to the Carlton County Courthouse in the two days following Tuesday's primary, but even with the additional votes counted, the rankings in the local election remain unchanged. Moving on to the general election in November for Cloquet City Council Ward 5 are Lyz Jaakola and Dennis M. Painter, while former mayor Dave Hallback is out of the race with a third-place finish. Final results showed Jaakola with 217 votes (up from 210 after Tuesday), Painter...
The U.S. Census Bureau has begun following up with households nationwide that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. Based on the current self-response rate of 63.3 percent nationally the Census Bureau estimates it will need to visit about 56 million addresses to collect responses in person. Census takers have completed training on social distancing and safety protocols, will follow local public health guidelines, and will be required to wear face masks when conducting followup visits. “America has answered the call and most households r...
Beverly Pearl Savage (Zacher), age 90 of Cloquet, passed away in Sunnyside Health Care Center on Thursday, August 20, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Beverly was born on July 10th, 1930 in Sawyer, MN to Mike Zacher and Margaret Zacher (Ugan). Beverly worked in the hospitality industry with employment varying from waitressing to grocery clerk. She was married to Richard Savage of Cloquet, MN for 20 years. Beverly spent her adult life as a homemaker raising her and Richard's six wonderful...
