Articles from the February 1, 2019 edition
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It's all about girl power for Carlton County at the Beargrease
Esko musher Alex LaPlante said the arc of emotions in a sled dog race or even training can easily go from terror to sadness to absolute joy. "If a dog isn't doing well, I'll get this feeling in the...
Obituary: Tom Bislow
Thomas Michael Bislow, 74 of Carlton passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019 in his home. He was born December 18, 1944 in Two Harbors to Chester and Harriet (Ecklen) Bislow. Tom graduated from... Full story
Vote Tuesday for state senate
On Tuesday, voters in Minnesota State Senate District 11 will head to the polls, just like they did for the primary election exactly two weeks ago, to vote for their favorite candidates for state... Full story
Meet your Minnesota Senate District 11candidates and vote on Feb. 5!
The Pine Knot News sent a number of questions to the three candidates in the special election for Minnesota Senate District 11, which includes all of Carlton and Pine Counties, along with several precincts in both St. Louis and Kanabec Counties....
More than 400 mail-in ballots arrive after primary election
The fact that more than 400 mailed ballots arrived at the Carlton County Auditor’s office after the Jan. 22 primary election has not gone unnoticed, especially since the gap between the two DFL c...
For now, birth control and 'chipping' are core of animal control plan
Plans for the near future of animal control in Carlton County don't include any kind of physical building - instead it's more about communication, cooperation and preventive measures by government as...
House a total loss after fire
The Cloquet Area Fire District responded to a house fire in Stoney Brook Township northwest of Cloquet Monday evening, but the home was already fully engulfed by fire when firefighters arrived. CAFD...
Past Wrenshall Refinery workers diagnosed with cancer secure cash benefits
According to a press release from a law firm representing past Wrenshall Refinery workers, refinery workers employed before 1981 diagnosed with various cancers are entitled to special benefits. Lung cancer, esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer,...
Nursing and health sciences career expo set for Wednesday
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is hosting the 2019 Careers in Nursing & Health Sciences Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the Lester Jack Briggs Cultural Center Gymnasium on campus. The event is open to the public and...
It's happened before, it will happen again
Wow, that was a real cold spell. But we made it through, just fine. The cold snap that just ended was one of the coldest seen in these parts in more than 20 years. And despite the problems it caused — broken pipes, cars that won’t start, and can...
Funeral notices
Bob Williams, 63, of Esko and Prairie Lake, Minn. died unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 25 in Big Sky, Mont. Visitation: 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. Celebration of Life on Friday, Feb. 1 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Esko. __________________________... Full story
Apply the Four-Way Test
I recently had the fun of attending the local Rotary Club meeting. Rotary, for those of you who don’t know, is a service club of local professionals and businesspeople, whose mission seems to be n...
Carlton Board needs to listen to community
To the editor: The Carlton School Board displayed the same division as the country Monday. Why did they waste the community advisors’ time if they won’t listen? Consolidation with Wrenshall School District was commuted highly. One member’s comme...
Lessons from a home movie
The lights dimmed, the projector switch flipped. A hot plastic smell wafted through the room as the clickity-clack of a Super 8 home movie began. Hubby and I were returning from our Yellowstone...
Mayoring a small city: Sharon Zelazny
To be a can-do attitude and solid people skills. Cromwell’s Mayor, Sharon Zelazny, has risen to the challenge, and she loves her job and her staff. Sharon and her husband Bill built a house on C...
Cold snaps and warm spells will battle for dominance in February
Last month, retired lead forecaster Craig Sanders of the National Weather Service Duluth Forecast Office noted signs of the dreaded "polar vortex" returning in late January of this year. It sure...
Wright-Cromwell News
I remember last winter our grandson-in-law took a pan of boiling hot water outside and threw it up into the air to see what would happen. Our granddaughter even recorded it with her cell phone, posted...
Milton Theodore Walli
Milton Theodore "MT" Walli, 73, of Tamarack, Minn. passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 in his home. He was born June 19, 1945 in Duluth, Minn. to John and Henna (Johnson) Walli. The family moved to... Full story
New music group for kids
A new music class for kids is coming to Cloquet. It’s called Music Together of Cloquet and it’s designed for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and the grown-ups who accompany them. Each 45-minute session includes singing, dancing, playing and lau...
Groundhog Day Medallion Hunt kicks off Feb. 2
The Groundhog Day Medallion Hunt sponsored by Cloquet Community Education, WKLK Radio and the city of Cloquet kicks off Saturday, Feb. 2 in the city of Cloquet. A 6-inch circular resin medallion bearing a photo of a groundhog and a penny will be...
Permit required to drive ATVs or UTVs on Cloquet city streets
The Cloquet police department issued a reminder to Cloquet and Scanlon residents who want to drive their ATVs or UTVs on city streets to come to the police department and fill out an application and provide proof of registration and insurance to get...
Carlton County Master Gardeners reach milestones
Four local Master Gardeners recently received awards for years of volunteer service. Roberta Leu, Richard Breitkruetz and Joan Arney have all given 15 years of horticulture volunteer service to...
To be truly free, we must be fully safe
Unbeknownst to most Americans, National Religious Freedom Day is celebrated every year on Jan. 16, the anniversary of the adoption of the Statute for Religious Freedom by the Virginia Assembly in 1786. This legislation, drafted by Thomas Jefferson an...
Primary election costs Carlton County more than $50,000
The unexpected expense of a special primary and general election for the Minnesota Senate District 11 seat was an unpleasant surprise for more than one Carlton County official. “Why do the costs for a special primary and special election fall s...
Carlton Board approves next step toward talks with Wrenshall
Carlton and Wrenshall school districts got one step closer to discussing consolidation Monday, after several months of sending letters back and forth and delaying conversations for elections and new...
