Articles from the August 26, 2022 edition
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Deer hunters can purchase licenses now
Deer hunting licenses went on sale earlier this month and the 2022 Minnesota hunting regulations are now available at mndnr.gov/Hunting. Print copies of the regulations figure to be available wherever licenses are sold. Deer populations are faring...
Make plans for Labor Day in Cloquet
Cloquet will, once again, be the place to go to celebrate Labor Day. After a pandemic hiatus, the free Oldtimers Banquet will return on Sunday, Sept. 4 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Four Seasons Event Center in Carlton. The parade is the highlight on... Full story
By Cloquet relaxes Covid policies for return to school
Cloquet school board members discussed changes to their Covid-19 policy at their Aug. 22 meeting, with superintendent Michael Cary predicting that school will start to resemble what it looked like pre-Covid. These policy changes follow new... Full story
Guest view: On abortion, an argument as old as the country itself
Back in June, when the Supreme Court issued its Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, attention understandably focused on the majority’s view of what the Constitution allows. In their decision, the six justices contended that if the right to an a...
Pokornowski brothers back together on UMD football team
Former Cloquet High School football player Markus Pokornowski has signed to play football with the University of Minnesota Duluth football team. In doing so, Pokornowski will join his older brother, Tim, as a Bulldog. Markus signed with UMD...
Former Wilderness coach won't face charges
Former Minnesota Wilderness junior hockey coach Brendan Phelps won’t face charges after two men in an online video alleged that Phelps had traveled to Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, for an intimate e...
Obituary: Chris B. Balow
Chris B. Balow, 51, passed away in San Diego, California on Aug. 18, 2022. He was born Sept. 24, 1970, in Cloquet, the son of Mick and Carole (Fredrich) Balow. Chris attended high school in Carlton, g... Full story
Obituary: Margaret Ellen Veilleux
Margaret Ellen Veilleux, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep Aug. 18, 2022, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was a longtime resident of Wrenshall before moving to Carlton Place Assisted... Full story
Obituary: Martin "Bob" Besch
Martin “Bob” Besch, 80, of Wright passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in his home. He was born on May 18, 1942, to Lewis and Betty Besch in Manhattan, New York. He served in the U.S. Army and was... Full story
Obituary: John "Jack" Patrick Stanslaski Jr.
John “Jack” Patrick Stanslaski Jr., 60, died Aug. 7, 2022, while fishing on Lake Superior. John was born Nov. 19, 1961, in Minneapolis. He will be greatly missed by his parents John and Janice Sta... Full story
Obituary: Peggy Lynn Anderson
On Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, Peggy Lynn Anderson, 66, passed away peacefully in her home with her best friend Charlie by her side. Anderson, née Roginski, was a 1974 Cloquet graduate. Peggy is survived by her daughters Karey and Allison, sister Deb... Full story
Obituary: Teresa "Terry" Joan Smalley
Teresa “Terry” Joan Smalley, 61, of Duluth unexpectedly left our earthly world Aug. 11, 2022. She was born Oct. 29, 1960, to Norton and Joan Hjelle. Her lifetime of putting others first began at a v... Full story
Wright/Cromwell news
Thank you, thank you to the folks who volunteered at the Little Red Schoolhouse at the Carlton County fair this past week. Joining me were Sarah Sedlander, Sue and Rocky Youngberg, Eleanor Eskuri, Rick Gresczyk, Marilyn Kiehl, Terri Wallack, Sharon...
Fair fans flock through the gates as Minnesota State Fair begins
Crowds started filling the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Thursday morning, as the fair begins its 12-day run. Whether they're there to exhibit livestock, catch a concert or try some of the dozens of new food and drink concoctions, hundreds of... 
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Appetites: Predicting the Minnesota State Fair hits and misses
The Minnesota State Fair is upon us, and all of that food can be daunting. So we called on Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl to get us prepped for what to eat — and also what to avoid. For you, what makes an ideal s... Website
Police respond to fatal crash
Cloquet police officers responded to a crash between a motorcycle and a Honda CR-V vehicle Monday night that one person did not survive. According to a news release, at approximately 11:05 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, the Cloquet Police Department... Full story
