Carlton County, Dontcha Know: A Cloquet fire, local business news, Winterfest coverage and more

Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten, The Pine Journal, Cloquet, Minn.
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Feb. 24—CLOQUET — I don't know about you, but the mid-week snowstorms really throw off my sense of timing for the weekend. It feels like the storm signifies that the weekend has arrived, and we're going to spend it snowblowing and shoveling. Anyway,

here are snowfall totals from across the Northland.

Looks like Wisconsin's South Shore took the brunt of this one.

Cloquet Area Fire District crews spent had to deal with the snow Wednesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 23 while they put out a fire and monitored the scene

at Bergquist Imports, Erbert & Gerbert's

and a warehouse connected to the building. Thankfully there were no injuries.

Here are a few more headlines for your consideration this week:

Every year, our staff puts together a section focused on the local business scene called Cloquet Happenings. Here are the topics we covered:

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Amid worker shortage, Cloquet businesses struggle to find experienced applicants

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Cloquet crematoriums offer new way to remember loved ones

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Cloquet businesses take virtual success to storefronts

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Catching up on the Carlton County business scene

Esko Community Education and the Esko Community Partnership hosted

the first annual Winterfest event

on Saturday, Feb. 18.

The No. 4-seeded

Lumberjacks had their season come to an end

Tuesday, Feb. 21 with a 6-3 loss to No. 5-seeded Coon Rapids.

* We've started a new monthly feature called The Deep Dive. It takes a look at an issue and offers more insights. This month, I talked to CAFD Chief Jesse Buhs about the fire district's

$10 million bonding request

to the Minnesota Legislature.

* Several area organizations — including Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College — hosted the

Ojibwe Winter Games

on Friday, Feb. 17. Attendees learned about the history behind three traditional Ojibwe games. Then, they got to try their hand at the games.

* In this week's Community Education Corner, Ashley Laveau runs through the latest offerings in Wrenshall,

including a Father-Daughter Ball

hosted in collaboration with Carlton Community Education.

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