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The 27th annual community Christmas Day Dinner is happening, thanks to a partnership between Zion Lutheran Church and the local Disabled American Veterans group. Due to the pandemic, there will not be a sit-down meal. Due to the short timeframe, mass delivery isn’t an option either. The meals will be available for curbside pickup from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christmas Day at the church, located at 1000 Washington Avenue in Cloquet. Each meal will include ham, meatballs, mashed potatoes with gravy, french cut beans, a dinner roll and dessert. A... Full story
Kingdom Builders Ministries will have a toy giveaway at Common Ground Coffee Bar and Deli from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For toys, enter through the metal side door on Broadway. If toys are left, the giveaway will continue Monday, and then Tuesday. Call 218-499-8030 with questions. New and gently used toys available to help families have a wonderful Christmas. All toys are free. Social distancing guidelines and masks will be observed. There will be a bake sale of Christmas Cookies in the coffee shop at the same time Saturday. Enter main doors...
Santa Claus may come just once a year, but Ms. Christmas lives in Cloquet year-round. Paula Maki, aka Ms. Christmas, founded her own nonprofit to give gifts and a little Christmas caring to people in adult foster homes, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Maki solicits donations of gift items from local and national companies (see photo below) which she passes on in December. Although it's been a challenging year for Maki healthwise, she still gave presents to residents of numerous...
Within the last two years, the Carlton and Wrenshall school districts have combined their football, cross country, and football cheerleading programs under the Raptors mascot. This year, they are continuing their work together by launching another collaboration, this time in the classroom. Carlton and Wrenshall secondary special education students will have the opportunity to learn together in Wrenshall under the guidance of special education teacher Aaron Lattu and paraprofessionals Debbie Bous...
Our sympathy to the family of Jacob Fredrick Bok, 97, of Meadowlands who passed away Dec. 10. He was born in Holland and at the age of 6 his family moved to a farm in South Dakota. At the age of 10 Jake was doing the majority of the farming thus began his lifelong love of farming, farm machinery, welding, and mechanics. Jake moved his family to a farm in Meadowlands in April of 1951. Our sympathy to the family of Lawrence “Boz” Thomas Dahl, 71, of Cloquet who passed away on Dec. 9. He grew up...
The Minnesota Department of Health issued updated Covid-19 quarantine guidance that integrates new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including options for shorter quarantines under certain conditions. The new CDC guidance adopted by Minnesota includes several specific conditions. Shortening your quarantine period to 10 days after your most recent exposure to someone with Covid may be considered if: • You have not tested positive for Covid, you don’t have symptoms, and you will continue to watch out for pos... Full story
The Carlton County Public Health and Human Services reports that despite a heavy focus on Covid-19, health officials have seen both confirmed cases and hospitalizations from influenza this fall. People ages 6 months and older are urged to get an annual flu vaccine if they have not already done so. Covid-19 and flu could spread simultaneously this winter. There is still time to get a flu vaccine to protect against influenza illness and serious flu complications. Many of the prevention measures (wearing a mask, social distancing and good hand... Full story
Minnesotans looking for health insurance coverage starting Jan. 1, 2021, have until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, to enroll in coverage through MNsure.org. The federal health insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, ends its enrollment period today, but Minnesotans have an extra week to enroll through MNsure. MNsure is Minnesota’s health insurance marketplace where individuals and families can shop, compare and choose health insurance coverage that meets their needs. MNsure is the only place you can apply for financial help to lower the cost of y... Full story
