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I hope everyone is beginning the new year with family and friends, and a positive look to the future.

Is cabin fever setting in? Well, the city of Carlton has the answer with its Winterfest Celebration, set for Saturday, Feb. 8.

The Winterfest idea was started about 25 years ago to help with the winter blues. In the past there was volleyball and softball in the snow, a fishing contest at Chub Lake, and the Cloquet Rotary organized golfing on the lake. For a couple of years a group brought sled dogs and sleds to give kids and adults the experience of riding a dog sled. A chili cook-off spon...