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Kathleen Proctor Gates 79, of Duluth, passed away on Saturday September 17, 2022. She was born on July 21, 1943, to George and Jean Gates. Kathy received her master’s degree from the University of Nebraska. She worked at the University of Minnesota Mankato before opening and becoming a partner in the Human Effectiveness Institute. In 1983, she opened the Center for Psychological Health with Katherine Speare. Kathy moved to Wascott, WI in 1987 and continued her psychology practice in Duluth until 2000 when she opened the Railway Expresso Coffee Shop and the Black Iris Art Gallery in Spooner. ...

Originally published on January 11, 2021 1:08 pm Barb Hoffman, a travel agent for Direct Travel in Peoria, said 2020 was a year like no other when it came to her industry. “(The travel) business has been almost nonexistent until just recently. I like to say it was the year of the great upheaval,” she said. “People are looking ahead to 2021 and being a little more hopeful. But as much as we want to turn (things) around now, it will still be a slow haul up that hill,” said Hoffman. Instead of booking trips, travel agents spent the year helping customers with cancellations or getting ...