Moose Lake Star Gazette - Serving Carlton and Pine Counties since 1895

Well, a new box of bees was obtained Saturday. My oh my, they are busy little bees. By the time Donald and I arrived back home and it was time to introduce the bees to their new hive, they were quite...

The Moose Lake City Council met on Wednesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. As a result of the flooding of last June, Carlton County has included new language in their...

Anyone who knows an animal lover, knows just how attached they are to their pets. I have concluded that after you adopt an animal, they become the owner and give the directives to be followed. I just...

A public hearing was held at 5:30 p.m. on March 11 before the Barnum City Council meeting. The council presented information on a business subsidy policy at the meeting, and then approved the new...

What would any of us do without our ancestors? Sometimes I think most of what I learned that was really important, I learned from parents, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. Sometimes, they were...

At the Moose Lake City Council meeting on Wednesday, March 13, Tom Paull, Moose Lake Police Department Flood Manager, reported that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates for the...

I know I shouldn’t be asking these kinds of questions, but it keeps rolling around in my mind — the idea that saving is good, overspending is not. The other night, while watching the news, one of...

The Moose Lake City Council met on Wednesday, March 6, to discuss applications for the position of Moose Lake City Administrator. The council narrowed the candidates to five finalists. The five...

I have worked very hard to stay on top of things for the upcoming spring. By nature, I am somewhat of a procrastinator, but this year I’ve started a new trend. I am keeping up with my various jobs,...

Getting taxes done always reminds me of how money is spent. We go along each day, buying our groceries, paying the mortgage, groaning about the cost of cellular phone service and passing out the...

At the regular meeting fo the Moose Lake City Council on February 13, City Attorney Marguerite Doran presented a purchase agreement between the City of Moose Lake and Moose Lake School District for a...

I have never been able to figure out how time works. The seasons were enjoy seem to inch their way here, while those experiences we don’t like appear faster and faster. For example, Christmas seems...

Here I am, zinging around all day. Sometimes not a care in the world, but writing articles on time, petting the animals, cooking, cleaning, all the various chores of daily life, and there’s nary a...

I know the winter weather is getting to everyone because the dog and cats are playing sneaky games on one another. Alice Gertrude lies on the table and jumps on the unsuspecting soul under her — lot...

I gave a lot of thought to the article for this week. December of 2012 has been quite a month in our country. The news is full of tragedy — the end of the Mayan calendar, which has triggered...

On Thursday we will celebrate Thanksgiving. This year, I will be in Texas visiting with my sister, Ginnie Lyn. We haven’t celebrated this holiday together for many, many years. It was the death of...

With numerous seats up for election on the Moose Lake, Willow River, and Barnum school boards, each school held a candidate forum to help voters learn more about each candidate. A brief synopsis of...

The Barnum School Board held a meeting on Tuesday, October 23, the purpose of which was twofold: To present information on the levy proposal for the November 6 election and to introduce the...

"Taking part in the Memorial Walk gives us the opportunity to go to that quiet place inside where the person is still remembered as they were. When a loved one commits suicide, a person is left with m...

At the Barnum City Council Meeting on October 8,in the Fire Hall, Barnum Mayor Jason Goodwin stated the council has received a letter of interest from Paul Vernon expressing interest in purchasing the...

The Moose Lake Area Historical Society's 94th Commemoration of the 1918 Fires was held October 13 at the Depot and Fires of 1918 Museum Annex. Ross Anderson read the memorials while Natalie Frohrip li...

As I get older, I keep learning there are more goodbyes than hellos. This is especially true when someone dies who has known you for a long time. After a week of having issues with my email password,...

The 28th Annual Ma and Pa Kettle Days officially kicked off with the Friday night Kettle River Fire Department Steak Fry held at the firehouse. Steak cooked to order along with slaw, garlic bread,...

This is a story of community and what it means to the small city of Barnum. It is also the story of Lou, Robin, and Amber Paulson who own Lou’s Diner. When Lou Paulson opened Lou’s Diner, The Rust...

The Willow River school board held an emergency meeting Thursday, May 17, which was convened as a result of 19 senior class students taking part in a “senior skip day.” The board discussed...