Rotary club spreads holiday joy

This past month, members of the Cloquet Rotary Club were busy working together to make the holidays brighter for families in Carlton County. The non-profit group started the holiday season by offering Pet Photos with Santa during the Home for the Holidays weekend.

Money raised from Pet Photos with Santa was added to the Project Elf Fund, a Rotary project to help local families struggling during the holidays. School counselors in Carlton County nominate families in need. The Cloquet Rotary Club adopts selected families for the season to "bless them with a need, a want, and a wish."

This year, f...