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Veterans voice concerns, seek help with unmet needs

They sat there — all 11 of them — solemn, stoic, determined. Some wore baseball hats with the name of their branch of the service on them. One proudly displayed the vest of a disabled American veteran. It would probably be safe to say that all of them were easily into their 70s, and it was apparent by the set of their shoulders that they were there for a reason.

• Voicing concerns

Wrenshall Fire rescues horse from sinkhole

Members of the Wrenshall Fire and Rescue Squad could hardly believe their eyes when they responded to a call along the Munger Bike Trail on Tuesday, May 7. They had received an emergency page from Dispatch around 6:45 p.m. saying a horse had fallen into a sinkhole along an unpaved stretch of the trail.

• Horse in a hole

Dogs rescued on Chub Lake after falling through ice

Chub Lake homeowner Mike Aili had seen two golden retrievers run across the frozen lake and back on Sunday, May 12. It wasn’t until he was working out in his yard around 11 a.m. when he heard the two dogs barking frantically in the distance.

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Cloquet police take man into custody after shots are fired

Cloquet Police arrested a 64-year-old man on Tuesday after his wife reported he was drunk and had fired two shots from a gun.

Tax impact sinks Moose Lake bond referendum

Moose Lake Superintendent Bob Indihar was back at work Wednesday morning, facing an even bigger challenge than trying to pass Tuesday’s ill-fated referendum.

Moose Lake bond referendum falls to defeat

The district was seeking a $33 million bond referendum in support of the construction of a new school for students in Early Childhood through 12th grade. It was the third referendum the district has sought in the last nine years — and the third to be defeated.

Moose Lake takes school referendum vote to the people

It’s a road the Moose Lake School District has been down before. Next Tuesday, May 21, the district will seek a $33 million bond referendum in support of the construction of a new school for students in early childhood through 12th grade.

BURIED ALIVE!

Local fire departments train on silo rescue simulator

• Silo cave-in
• Photo gallery: local fire departments train for silo rescues

County approves $500,000 for upgrades to NERCC

Much of the discussion at Tuesday’s meeting of the Carlton County Board was all about the money.

County accesses $620,000 in support of victims stressed by flooding

Emergency response is a fairly straightforward process when it comes to dealing with natural disasters such as last June’s devastating flooding in Carlton County. But what comes next is not.

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In Our Own Backyard…You ‘otter’ be in pictures

It only took me one paddle stroke to feel as though I’d never been away.

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In Our Own Backyard…I’ll see you at the movies

A day at the movies can be pretty much anything you want it to be. It’s a fantasy trip of sorts, where you can pick your own personal destination.

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In Our Own Backyard…Spring – or Twilight Zone?

I suddenly saw something whiz past out the corner of my eye. I wheeled in that direction and much to my surprise, I spotted a butterfly. A butterfly – only one day after the snow had fallen so thickly we could hardly navigate!

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In Our Own Backyard…Eat to live — or live to eat?

My cat has the munchies. Ever since we first got her as a tiny kitten at the Friends of Animals Shelter in Cloquet, Sunshine has seemed to have a fixation on eating.

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In Our Own Backyard…All you need is love

There was simply nothing that could have happened to make their wedding weekend anything less than the beautiful celebration it was. After all, if life were without its little dramas, the things that really count wouldn’t be nearly as meaningful.

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In Our Own Backyard…The playing field of life is often difficult

It’s a scenario that has likely played itself out in dozens of different ways in dozens of different communities after a team has suffered some sort of tragedy in their collective lives.

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Our Own Backyard…There’s always a sliver of hope

The little girl gingerly held out her index finger, the tip of which raged rosy red. “Grandma Wendy, I’ve had a splinter in my finger for FIVE DAYS!” she announced (somehow 7-year-olds always seem to speak in capital letters).

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In Our Own Backyard…Can spring be far behind?

Spring is on its way when the displays in the women’s clothing stores start sporting bikinis – at precisely the same time I weigh more — and look whiter — than I have all winter.

In Our Own Backyard…The best of times, the worst of times

It was a huge relief when the digital video recorder (DVR) came along. No more bulky cassette tapes, no more dashing madly around at the last minute trying to find a blank tape, no more recording disasters.

In Our Own Backyard…Is it real – or make believe?

They say that playing make believe is one of those rites of passage in growing up – though some of us never quite get there.

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