Hells Angels, H1N1 top local news in 2009
This has been a year of change and challenge in Carlton County. But along with the fretful economy that has touched everyone, everywhere, a couple of news events stood out in Carlton County during 2009.
A controversial visit by hundreds of members of the notorious Hells Angels organization had residents feeling alternately nervous about their personal safety and skeptical over the way law enforcement handled the unprecedented situation.
The insidious advent of the novel H1N1 virus created fear, frustration – and a lot of vigilant hand-washing – especially since the vaccine failed to arrive in Carlton County until 2009 drew to a close.
As the month of January got under way, local government heads were reeling from budget cuts handed down from the state of Minnesota. Cloquet City Administrator Brian Fritsinger proposed to councilors at their first meeting of the new year that they begin a process to thoroughly review all city services and departments and, with city staff, solve the fiscal problems as a team.
Kamryn Laina Korkala was the first baby of 2009 born at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet at 3:13 a.m. Jan. 6. She weighed 10 pounds 2.6 ounces and was 21-3/4 inches long. She is the daughter of Dale Korkala and Andrea Bottila of Esko.
Commissioner Dick Brenner was elected 2009 chairman of the Carlton County Board at its annual session. Brenner has served on the board for 16 years, representing District 1 in the area west of Cloquet.
During the second week of January, Northlanders braced for the longest cold stretch of the winter, with temperatures forecast to hit 30 below zero and wind chill values approaching 50 below zero. The cold snap was predicted to last for a full week.
*Cody Allen Goranson, 22, of Cloquet was sentenced Monday to serve six months in the Northeast Regional Correction Center and participate in a sex offender treatment program after being found guilty on felony pornography charges.
*The Garage Pizza Pub in Barnum was broken into in the early morning hours of Jan. 8, according to the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, and several individuals faced charges in relation to the incident, and a 53-year-old Sturgeon Lake woman was arrested in connection with bomb threats to the Willow River School District.
After several years of talks, the Cloquet Fire Department and Perch Lake Fire Department began the process of merging and as of Jan. 1, 2009, they became the Cloquet Area Fire District.
Jenna Leigh Jusczak of Barnum was the first baby born in the New Year at Mercy Hospital and Health Care Center in Moose Lake at 7:40 a.m. Jan. 8. She is the daughter of Kim and Peter Jusczak.
The city of Duluth confirmed that “Bentleyville” – the largest holiday Christmas light display in the Northland – would be moving to Bayfront Festival Park for the 2009 holiday season after operating for several years in the Cloquet/Esko area.
In February, the Cloquet City Council adopted an *ordinance that prohibits city employees from simultaneously holding elected city positions. The ordinance took effect immediately but won’t apply to the two city employees who currently serve on the council, Erik Blesener and Barb Wyman, until they finish their terms of two and four years, respectively.
Queen of Peace School in Cloquet reversed an earlier decision to permanently close its doors due to dwindling enrollment and announced it would stay open for at least another year. The school also planned to drop sixth grade in the fall.
An ice storm warning cancelled classes at schools in Cloquet, Carlton, Duluth, Proctor and other area districts the second week in February and caused difficult driving conditions throughout the area. Ironically, a week later several of the events at the annual Carlton Winterfest celebration and Hook and Slice on Ice tournament on Chub Lake had to be cancelled due to unseasonably warm weather.
*A Becker County boy was charged with felony second-degree assault for allegedly hitting another boy over the head with a hockey stick during a pickup game in Cloquet.
Carlton County Sheriff Kelly Lake announced the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club would reportedly hold their annual rendezvous in Carlton County during the upcoming summer, according to word she received from regional law enforcement agencies.
The Cloquet School Board moved to accept Superintendent Ken Scarbrough’s recommendation to reduce the district budget for the next school year by $900,000, reflecting the amount the district would have to levy in order to meet the district’s Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) liability.
A number of employees at Sappi’s Cloquet mill were laid off, part of a permanent elimination plan that included 70 salaried positions at Sappi’s major facilities around the country.
The 31 female staff members of the Liberalis/C.A.R.E. chemical addiction treatment program in Carlton were given notice that the program would permanently close within the next 30 days.
The Cloquet Area Ministerial Association announced that a new program was coming to the Cloquet area targeted at giving a leg up to residents suffering tough times in the face of a faltering economy. Ruby’s Pantry, an outreach ministry of Home and Away Ministries International, is a food distribution program that provides good, dated food, right off the store shelves, to those who are struggling to make ends meet.
*Oscar-winning actress Jessica Lange, a 1967 graduate of Cloquet High School, was hospitalized after she fell on steps at her home near Holyoke. Lange’s representative, Leslee Dart, said the 59-year-old actress bruised her ribs, broke her collarbone and received a small cut on her forehead while vacationing at her Holyoke property.
A Carlton County Sheriff’s deputy and a Cloquet police corporal linked themselves together across the St. Louis River ice to drag a Moose Lake woman to safety after she fell in trying to rescue her two dogs.
In March, Warren Earl Barry, 31, of Carlton pleaded guilty to felony second degree assault with a dangerous weapon and driving while impaired after leading officers on a high-speed chase in December 2008 that ended in a pit bull attack.
*Long-time Cloquet insurance agent Robert Pavlatos’ license was suspended by the Minnesota Department of Commerce for alleged failure to send premiums to insurance companies after collecting payments from his clients. Pavlatos stated he was going to fight the charges.
A representative of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club officially confirmed the group would host their 2009 USA Ride in Carlton County the last week in July.
State and local public health officials began taking aggressive steps in response to the unusual strain of swine influenza that had been making people ill in Mexico and parts of the U.S. Later in the month, Minnesota’s first case of H1N1 was confirmed in a woman connected to the Rocori Middle School and nearby St. Boniface School.
In May, Nels Nelson and Sons Inc. of Cloquet announced that 2009 will be the company’s final year of operation after 90 years in the construction business.
Public notice was posted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency seeking input regarding an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for a proposed expansion of Sappi’s Cloquet facility that could feasibly pave the way for the company to build a new paper machine at its Cloquet mill. Later in the year, the EAW was approved. Sappi’s Tom Collins clarified, however, that such a project had not yet been funded.
*A 17-year-old male Cloquet High School student was suspended and released to his parents in connection with a bomb threat at the school. The case was forwarded to the Carlton County Attorney’s office for review for possible charges.
*The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District announced it was cracking down on Thomson Township for violating the district’s ordinance requiring a plan for keeping rainwater out of the sanitary sewer system. The WLSSD imposed a ban on any new sewer hookups in the township. The board later approved a revised plan submitted by Thomson Township to fix its leaking sewer collection.
In June, Sister Therese Gutting was named the new principal of Queen of Peace School in Cloquet, a place where she once taught for 25 years as well as serving as administrative assistant to Mother Colleen Kimbro, who was principal at the time.
The volunteers coordinating Cloquet’s July 4 celebration announced the event may go off without the usual bang this year because a sponsor had not been found for the traditional fireworks display. Later in the month, the Cloquet Kiwanis Clubs, Cloquet Eagles Club and Cloquet VFW committed $5,600 in support of the fireworks.
Carlton County announced it was set to apply for $4 million in state funding for its proposed $8 million government services building through the 2010 Minnesota bonding bill. The county also applied for inclusion in the bonding request for Phase Two of the St. Louis River Trail project.
*The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced that a Twin Cities area child who was infected with the H1N1 novel influenza virus was the first victim in the state to die of the virus.
In July, the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office announced the Lost Isle in Carlton would serve as headquarters during the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club 2009 USA Ride at the end of the month.
A ribbon cutting was held to officially open The Beach, Cloquet’s refurbished pond in Pinehurst Park.
The Cloquet Forestry Center celebrated its 100th year by showcasing its history, facilities and programs to the public in a week-long celebration July 20-25.
The Hells Angels began to roll into town on July 27.
The C.A.R.E. Liberalis adult chemical dependency program remained in full operation, despite word earlier in the year that it was in jeopardy of closing down permanently. At that time, Carlton County Human Services personnel, commissioners and state legislators fought back, stating the need for the program was compelling enough for the state to take a second look at its decision.
As August rounded the bend, area law enforcement officials deemed the Hells Angels rally basically “uneventful,” though a large number of minor traffic stops were made and one member was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance and released on bail before being re-arrested after it was discovered that he allegedly was driving a stolen motorcycle. A public forum was hosted by Lost Isle owner Tim Rogentine the following week, at which some residents complained of “harassment” by law enforcement officers during the Hells Angels’ visit.
A Duluth dentist, Timothy Langguth, 61, of Moose Lake, broadsided a parked Minnesota State Patrol trooper with his vehicle on Interstate 35 near Cloquet and later pled guilty to criminal vehicular operation of a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or greater resulting in substantial bodily harm.
In September, Kenneth Anthony Belcourt, 38, of *Cloquet faced six felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl.
The Cloquet City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that altered the city code to allow for bow hunting in designated areas within the city.
The largest active construction project in Minnesota officially got under way after a ceremonial groundbreaking in Carlton for the Enbridge Energy pipeline that will carry Canadian crude oil across the state to Superior.
Carlton County 4-H members were among 120 youths to be sent home from the Minnesota State Fair after some 4-H participants came down with the H1N1 swine flu.
Students at Queen of Peace School in Cloquet went back to school in the building’s newly refurbished basement area after an earlier discovery that one of the building’s original trusses was cracking. The school will undergo a $4 million rebuilding project.
A referendum for ugraded school athletic facilities that would have led to a property tax increase in Esko was defeated by a greater than 2-to-1 margin.
*Jerry Jubie of Cloquet, who drove drunk and had an accident that killed a passenger in his vehicle in July 2008, was sentenced to 18 months in the Northeast Regional Corrections Center and 10 years of supervised probation as part of a stayed prison sentence.
After reporting no incidents at the beginning of the school year, the Cloquet School District later experienced so many students home sick with flu-like symptoms it was forced to report to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Vandals smashed out 50 windows at AlBrook School, with damage estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars and forcing cancellation of classes for the day.
In October, eight families were displaced in Cloquet due to an apartment complex fire at Maplewood Court in Cloquet. Another fire displaced several residents at a senior housing facility on the Fond du Lac Reservation.
Cloquet’s traditional “Home for the Holidays” celebration faced possible extinction unless new organizers were found by Nov. 1. Cloquet Ford-Chrysler Center and Members Cooperative Credit Union later stepped up to the plate and took on this year’s celebration, with the help of community volunteers and sponsors.
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announced they would lend $3 million to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for construction of a $4.5 million environmentally friendly resource-management building that will house about 100 staff members and services for the Band’s land, environmental and conservation programs in addition to its tribal court.
In early November, some 150 doses of injectable H1N1 vaccine arrived in Carlton County, to be distributed only to those in the highest priority risk groups.
*A 73-year-old Schroeder man faced charges of criminal sexual conduct involving two Carlton girls under the age of 10; the Carlton County Attorney’s Office determined a Carlton County corrections officer and former sheriff’s deputy involved in a one-car rollover in mid-October was driving drunk at the time of the crash; and two suspects were taken into custody after an armed robbery at Mahtowa’s TJ’s Country Corner.
*Cloquet police were seeking the identity of a woman who entered multiple apartments in at least two local assisted living facilities on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 29, taking prescription medications.
In December, voters of rural St. Louis County narrowly passed a $78 million school bond referendum by a 52 to 48 percent margin that will close AlBrook School and consolidate its students into a new facility along with Meadowlands and Cotton.
*A juvenile was taken into custody following a bomb threat at Cloquet Middle School. The school received two more threats during the week as well.
Providers in Carlton County were told they can offer H1N1 vaccine to the general public if priority groups were getting immunized and supplies were adequate.
A major blizzard descended on the area over the Christmas holiday, dropping 19.5 inches of snow in the Cloquet area.
Source: Hells Angels, H1N1 top local news in 2009
A controversial visit by hundreds of members of the notorious Hells Angels organization had residents feeling alternately nervous about their personal safety and skeptical over the way law enforcement handled the unprecedented situation.
The insidious advent of the novel H1N1 virus created fear, frustration – and a lot of vigilant hand-washing – especially since the vaccine failed to arrive in Carlton County until 2009 drew to a close.
As the month of January got under way, local government heads were reeling from budget cuts handed down from the state of Minnesota. Cloquet City Administrator Brian Fritsinger proposed to councilors at their first meeting of the new year that they begin a process to thoroughly review all city services and departments and, with city staff, solve the fiscal problems as a team.
Kamryn Laina Korkala was the first baby of 2009 born at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet at 3:13 a.m. Jan. 6. She weighed 10 pounds 2.6 ounces and was 21-3/4 inches long. She is the daughter of Dale Korkala and Andrea Bottila of Esko.
Commissioner Dick Brenner was elected 2009 chairman of the Carlton County Board at its annual session. Brenner has served on the board for 16 years, representing District 1 in the area west of Cloquet.
During the second week of January, Northlanders braced for the longest cold stretch of the winter, with temperatures forecast to hit 30 below zero and wind chill values approaching 50 below zero. The cold snap was predicted to last for a full week.
*Cody Allen Goranson, 22, of Cloquet was sentenced Monday to serve six months in the Northeast Regional Correction Center and participate in a sex offender treatment program after being found guilty on felony pornography charges.
*The Garage Pizza Pub in Barnum was broken into in the early morning hours of Jan. 8, according to the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, and several individuals faced charges in relation to the incident, and a 53-year-old Sturgeon Lake woman was arrested in connection with bomb threats to the Willow River School District.
After several years of talks, the Cloquet Fire Department and Perch Lake Fire Department began the process of merging and as of Jan. 1, 2009, they became the Cloquet Area Fire District.
Jenna Leigh Jusczak of Barnum was the first baby born in the New Year at Mercy Hospital and Health Care Center in Moose Lake at 7:40 a.m. Jan. 8. She is the daughter of Kim and Peter Jusczak.
The city of Duluth confirmed that “Bentleyville” – the largest holiday Christmas light display in the Northland – would be moving to Bayfront Festival Park for the 2009 holiday season after operating for several years in the Cloquet/Esko area.
In February, the Cloquet City Council adopted an *ordinance that prohibits city employees from simultaneously holding elected city positions. The ordinance took effect immediately but won’t apply to the two city employees who currently serve on the council, Erik Blesener and Barb Wyman, until they finish their terms of two and four years, respectively.
Queen of Peace School in Cloquet reversed an earlier decision to permanently close its doors due to dwindling enrollment and announced it would stay open for at least another year. The school also planned to drop sixth grade in the fall.
An ice storm warning cancelled classes at schools in Cloquet, Carlton, Duluth, Proctor and other area districts the second week in February and caused difficult driving conditions throughout the area. Ironically, a week later several of the events at the annual Carlton Winterfest celebration and Hook and Slice on Ice tournament on Chub Lake had to be cancelled due to unseasonably warm weather.
*A Becker County boy was charged with felony second-degree assault for allegedly hitting another boy over the head with a hockey stick during a pickup game in Cloquet.
Carlton County Sheriff Kelly Lake announced the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club would reportedly hold their annual rendezvous in Carlton County during the upcoming summer, according to word she received from regional law enforcement agencies.
The Cloquet School Board moved to accept Superintendent Ken Scarbrough’s recommendation to reduce the district budget for the next school year by $900,000, reflecting the amount the district would have to levy in order to meet the district’s Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) liability.
A number of employees at Sappi’s Cloquet mill were laid off, part of a permanent elimination plan that included 70 salaried positions at Sappi’s major facilities around the country.
The 31 female staff members of the Liberalis/C.A.R.E. chemical addiction treatment program in Carlton were given notice that the program would permanently close within the next 30 days.
The Cloquet Area Ministerial Association announced that a new program was coming to the Cloquet area targeted at giving a leg up to residents suffering tough times in the face of a faltering economy. Ruby’s Pantry, an outreach ministry of Home and Away Ministries International, is a food distribution program that provides good, dated food, right off the store shelves, to those who are struggling to make ends meet.
*Oscar-winning actress Jessica Lange, a 1967 graduate of Cloquet High School, was hospitalized after she fell on steps at her home near Holyoke. Lange’s representative, Leslee Dart, said the 59-year-old actress bruised her ribs, broke her collarbone and received a small cut on her forehead while vacationing at her Holyoke property.
A Carlton County Sheriff’s deputy and a Cloquet police corporal linked themselves together across the St. Louis River ice to drag a Moose Lake woman to safety after she fell in trying to rescue her two dogs.
In March, Warren Earl Barry, 31, of Carlton pleaded guilty to felony second degree assault with a dangerous weapon and driving while impaired after leading officers on a high-speed chase in December 2008 that ended in a pit bull attack.
*Long-time Cloquet insurance agent Robert Pavlatos’ license was suspended by the Minnesota Department of Commerce for alleged failure to send premiums to insurance companies after collecting payments from his clients. Pavlatos stated he was going to fight the charges.
A representative of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club officially confirmed the group would host their 2009 USA Ride in Carlton County the last week in July.
State and local public health officials began taking aggressive steps in response to the unusual strain of swine influenza that had been making people ill in Mexico and parts of the U.S. Later in the month, Minnesota’s first case of H1N1 was confirmed in a woman connected to the Rocori Middle School and nearby St. Boniface School.
In May, Nels Nelson and Sons Inc. of Cloquet announced that 2009 will be the company’s final year of operation after 90 years in the construction business.
Public notice was posted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency seeking input regarding an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for a proposed expansion of Sappi’s Cloquet facility that could feasibly pave the way for the company to build a new paper machine at its Cloquet mill. Later in the year, the EAW was approved. Sappi’s Tom Collins clarified, however, that such a project had not yet been funded.
*A 17-year-old male Cloquet High School student was suspended and released to his parents in connection with a bomb threat at the school. The case was forwarded to the Carlton County Attorney’s office for review for possible charges.
*The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District announced it was cracking down on Thomson Township for violating the district’s ordinance requiring a plan for keeping rainwater out of the sanitary sewer system. The WLSSD imposed a ban on any new sewer hookups in the township. The board later approved a revised plan submitted by Thomson Township to fix its leaking sewer collection.
In June, Sister Therese Gutting was named the new principal of Queen of Peace School in Cloquet, a place where she once taught for 25 years as well as serving as administrative assistant to Mother Colleen Kimbro, who was principal at the time.
The volunteers coordinating Cloquet’s July 4 celebration announced the event may go off without the usual bang this year because a sponsor had not been found for the traditional fireworks display. Later in the month, the Cloquet Kiwanis Clubs, Cloquet Eagles Club and Cloquet VFW committed $5,600 in support of the fireworks.
Carlton County announced it was set to apply for $4 million in state funding for its proposed $8 million government services building through the 2010 Minnesota bonding bill. The county also applied for inclusion in the bonding request for Phase Two of the St. Louis River Trail project.
*The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced that a Twin Cities area child who was infected with the H1N1 novel influenza virus was the first victim in the state to die of the virus.
In July, the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office announced the Lost Isle in Carlton would serve as headquarters during the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club 2009 USA Ride at the end of the month.
A ribbon cutting was held to officially open The Beach, Cloquet’s refurbished pond in Pinehurst Park.
The Cloquet Forestry Center celebrated its 100th year by showcasing its history, facilities and programs to the public in a week-long celebration July 20-25.
The Hells Angels began to roll into town on July 27.
The C.A.R.E. Liberalis adult chemical dependency program remained in full operation, despite word earlier in the year that it was in jeopardy of closing down permanently. At that time, Carlton County Human Services personnel, commissioners and state legislators fought back, stating the need for the program was compelling enough for the state to take a second look at its decision.
As August rounded the bend, area law enforcement officials deemed the Hells Angels rally basically “uneventful,” though a large number of minor traffic stops were made and one member was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance and released on bail before being re-arrested after it was discovered that he allegedly was driving a stolen motorcycle. A public forum was hosted by Lost Isle owner Tim Rogentine the following week, at which some residents complained of “harassment” by law enforcement officers during the Hells Angels’ visit.
A Duluth dentist, Timothy Langguth, 61, of Moose Lake, broadsided a parked Minnesota State Patrol trooper with his vehicle on Interstate 35 near Cloquet and later pled guilty to criminal vehicular operation of a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or greater resulting in substantial bodily harm.
In September, Kenneth Anthony Belcourt, 38, of *Cloquet faced six felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl.
The Cloquet City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that altered the city code to allow for bow hunting in designated areas within the city.
The largest active construction project in Minnesota officially got under way after a ceremonial groundbreaking in Carlton for the Enbridge Energy pipeline that will carry Canadian crude oil across the state to Superior.
Carlton County 4-H members were among 120 youths to be sent home from the Minnesota State Fair after some 4-H participants came down with the H1N1 swine flu.
Students at Queen of Peace School in Cloquet went back to school in the building’s newly refurbished basement area after an earlier discovery that one of the building’s original trusses was cracking. The school will undergo a $4 million rebuilding project.
A referendum for ugraded school athletic facilities that would have led to a property tax increase in Esko was defeated by a greater than 2-to-1 margin.
*Jerry Jubie of Cloquet, who drove drunk and had an accident that killed a passenger in his vehicle in July 2008, was sentenced to 18 months in the Northeast Regional Corrections Center and 10 years of supervised probation as part of a stayed prison sentence.
After reporting no incidents at the beginning of the school year, the Cloquet School District later experienced so many students home sick with flu-like symptoms it was forced to report to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Vandals smashed out 50 windows at AlBrook School, with damage estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars and forcing cancellation of classes for the day.
In October, eight families were displaced in Cloquet due to an apartment complex fire at Maplewood Court in Cloquet. Another fire displaced several residents at a senior housing facility on the Fond du Lac Reservation.
Cloquet’s traditional “Home for the Holidays” celebration faced possible extinction unless new organizers were found by Nov. 1. Cloquet Ford-Chrysler Center and Members Cooperative Credit Union later stepped up to the plate and took on this year’s celebration, with the help of community volunteers and sponsors.
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announced they would lend $3 million to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for construction of a $4.5 million environmentally friendly resource-management building that will house about 100 staff members and services for the Band’s land, environmental and conservation programs in addition to its tribal court.
In early November, some 150 doses of injectable H1N1 vaccine arrived in Carlton County, to be distributed only to those in the highest priority risk groups.
*A 73-year-old Schroeder man faced charges of criminal sexual conduct involving two Carlton girls under the age of 10; the Carlton County Attorney’s Office determined a Carlton County corrections officer and former sheriff’s deputy involved in a one-car rollover in mid-October was driving drunk at the time of the crash; and two suspects were taken into custody after an armed robbery at Mahtowa’s TJ’s Country Corner.
*Cloquet police were seeking the identity of a woman who entered multiple apartments in at least two local assisted living facilities on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 29, taking prescription medications.
In December, voters of rural St. Louis County narrowly passed a $78 million school bond referendum by a 52 to 48 percent margin that will close AlBrook School and consolidate its students into a new facility along with Meadowlands and Cotton.
*A juvenile was taken into custody following a bomb threat at Cloquet Middle School. The school received two more threats during the week as well.
Providers in Carlton County were told they can offer H1N1 vaccine to the general public if priority groups were getting immunized and supplies were adequate.
A major blizzard descended on the area over the Christmas holiday, dropping 19.5 inches of snow in the Cloquet area.
Source: Hells Angels, H1N1 top local news in 2009
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