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Barnum’s Lori Lind found her calling during the worst year of her life
"When we send them a package, it’s not what’s inside, it’s the fact that it comes from their community, that their community remembers that soldier who’s gone … It just tells them that their community appreciates them, what they’re doing." ~ Lori Lind
By Jana Peterson , January 24, 2012
Moose Lake Police Chief Bryce Bogenholm comes home again
Moose Lake Police Chief Bryce Bogenholm is part law enforcement officer, part public relations director, part fund raiser and part office support staff.
By Wendy Johnson , January 08, 2012
Spiess finds vocation, healing working in mental health field
It’s Tuesday night and Ginger Spiess can’t stop smiling when she talks about the upcoming holiday party at the Outreach Center. It’s the community’s response that makes her so happy.
By Jana Peterson , January 03, 2012
Kettle River man breathes new life into old barn
Today, the 89-year-old Kaspszak barn just outside Kettle Riverbarn still stands – with a new lease on life - thanks to the amazing restoration efforts of third-generation owner Harry Kaspszak.
By Wendy Johnson , December 11, 2011
Turner looks for the 'teachable moments'
Keith Turner is the head football coach, athletic director and Director of Student Preparedness at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. “The one phrase we always go back to is that a mistake is a teachable moment," he said. "Are we going to let it slip away, or get those kids the right information?”
By Jeff Papas , December 01, 2011
Cloquet native studies ‘coming of age’
When Dr. Nathan LeBrasseur was a student at Cloquet High School, he was interested in both medicine and law – but he wasn’t certain just where he was headed with either.
“I think if anyone had asked me when I was 17 what I was going to do with my life, I probably wouldn’t have had the answer back then. I would have been pulling at straws,” he admitted. “But things just kind of worked out. During my life I have been fortunate to have good mentors, but I’ve also sought out good mentors and that’s been fundamental to my success.”
By Wendy Johnson , November 14, 2011
A year on the job made Miss Cloquet love her hometown even more
The remarkably together college freshman Laura Bakken looks back on a year of being Miss Cloquet and what she learned (and enjoyed the most).
By Jana Peterson , October 29, 2011
Cloquet man takes flight of honor
When last week’s Honor Flight Northland was flying over Cleveland on the way to Washington, D.C., “mail call” was held on the plane. The 98 veterans on board all received packets of letters containing thanks and congratulations from school children as well as from their own family members.
By Wendy Johnson , October 15, 2011
Blackhoof couple honored for making the world a safer place
Mike Neault knows it’s his name on the plaque recognizing him as Minnesota’s 2010 Firearms Safety Instructor of the Year.
But he thinks someone else’s name should be on it, too. His wife’s.
By Jana Peterson , October 01, 2011
Suhonens named 2011 Farm Family of the Year
The Suhonen family, this Farm Family of the Year walks the walk.
By Jana Peterson , September 02, 2011
New Inter-Faith adminstrator realizes life’s goal
Connie Anderson just checked off the final item on her “bucket list.”
“I read a book years ago called ‘Write it Down, Make it Happen,’” she explained. “It says if you write down your goals ,you’re more likely to meet them.”
By Wendy Johnson , August 22, 2011
Wrenshall family matriarch is one busy lady
Ramona Laveau is a prime example of Newton’s scientific principle, “A body in motion stays in motion.”
By Wendy Johnson , August 05, 2011
Family life with quads is never dull
The past 12 years have been a blur for Cloquet’s Lori Moe, since the day she gave birth to quadruplets at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth.
By Jana Peterson , July 30, 2011
Cloquet’s Dr. Steven Parkhurst discovers an unexpected place in Minnesota history
Most any Minnesota school kid would agree that one of the traditional rites of childhood is to walk across the rocks at the source of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park. For Cloquet chiropractor Dr. Steven Parkhurst, that simple tradition now has a far deeper meaning than he ever imagined....
By Wendy Johnson , July 18, 2011
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