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Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 615 12th St., Cloquet 218-879-1535 [email protected] oursaviorscloquet.org Sunday traditional service 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday contemporary service 10:45 a.m. St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran... Full story

Friday, Jan. 17 Retired men’s dart baseball 9 a.m. Fridays, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. 879-7274 Carlton VFW Post 2962 meat raffle 6 p.m. Fridays. Proceeds benefit the Post and Confidence Learning Center. “Story Time with Chione,” 10 a.m.... Full story

Arrowhead Senior Nutrition menu: Friday, Jan. 17 Salisbury steak, fresh fruit Monday, Jan. 20 Chicken chow mein, fresh fruit Tuesday, Jan. 21 Boiled Dinner or alternate, frosted cake Wednesday, Jan. 22 Meatloaf dinner, fruit Thursday, Jan. 23... Full story

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week. Jan. 3 1905 The Minnesota legislature meets for the first time in the state capitol building designed by Cass Gilbert. 1916 Maxene Andrews is born in Minneapolis. With her sisters...

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week....

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week. Dec. 21 1998 Television’s original Betty Crocker, Adelaide Hawley Cumming, dies in Seattle. Cumming starred in the Betty Crocker Show beginning in 1949 and remained General Mills...

Everyone is invited to the 26th annual Cloquet area community Christmas Day dinner at 2 p.m. Christmas Day at Zion Lutheran Church, 1000 Washington Ave. in Cloquet. No money? Don’t worry, it’s free. Need a ride? Someone will pick you up. Can’t...

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week....

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week. Dec. 6 1815 Abolitionist, feminist, and newspaper publisher Jane Grey Swisshelm is born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She would move to Minnesota in 1857 and establish the St. Cloud...

Boys basketball • Carlton at Wrenshall at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 • Cloquet vs Esko at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 • Cromwell-Wright at McGregor at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 • Esko at St. Paul Johnson at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 • Cloquet...

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week. Nov. 29 2000 Pioneering journalist Marvel Jackson Cooke dies in New York. Born in Mankato in 1903, Cooke moved to Harlem in 1926 and worked for the NAACP’s Crisis magazine, the...

The annual Holiday Celebration event for area children and families will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6 in the student commons area and amphitheater at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Plenty of food and beverages, games, and a visit from Santa...

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week. Nov. 22 1995 A merger of giant railroad companies creates the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The Burlington Northern had long been a major railroad in Minnesota, itself the result...

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week. Nov. 1 1849 The legislature establishes funding for the territory’s public schools. By decree of the Northwest Ordinance, one section in each township had been set aside to support a... Full story

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week. Oct. 25 1987 In the seventh game of the World Series, the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals with a score of 4-2, winning the series 4-3. 2002 While running for a third term in office, Un...

Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this coming week. Oct. 12 1892 The first car of iron ore travels from Mountain Iron to Duluth and assays at 65 percent iron. Minnesota would lead the country in iron ore production for many years, and...

The annual Cloquet River Run is Saturday, Sept. 28, and it’s not too late to sign up. Runners and walkers can choose between a 1-mile race at 9 a.m. and a 5K race, down to and along the beautiful St. Louis River, at 9:30 a.m. Both races start and... Full story

The Fall Chicken Swap will be held 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 in the parking lot of the Four Seasons Sports Complex in Carlton. Not allowed to have chickens? You’re also likely to find puppies, bunnies, goats, pigs, ducks, homegrown...

Deacon Bryan Bassa will talk about the restoration of Saints Mary and Joseph Parish church at the Carlton County Historical Society in Cloquet at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. Following the program, those attending are invited to meet at the Sawyer...

FOOTBALL Barnum vs. North Woods Friday, Sep 20 at 7 p.m. Barnum vs. Chisholm Friday, Sep 27 at 7 p.m. Carlton/Wrenshall at Floodwood High School Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Carlton/Wrenshall vs. McGregor High School Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Cloquet... Full story

Historic Minnesota events that took place Sept. 6-12: Sept. 6 1889 Bob Younger dies in the Minnesota State Prison at Stillwater, where he was serving a life sentence for his role in the Jesse James/Cole Younger gang’s Northfield bank raid on Sept....

Arrowhead Senior Nutrition menu for Aug. 30-Sept. 6: Friday, Aug. 30: Lasagna, fruit Monday, Sept. 2: Closed for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 3: Spaghetti with meat sauce, tossed salad, fresh fruit Wednesday, Sept. 4: Roast pork loin, mashed potatoes... Full story