Articles from the March 6, 2020 edition
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Presidential Primary: As state goes, so does Carlton County
Carlton County went big for Democratic candidate Joe Biden on the DFL side, and President Trump on the Republican side in Tuesday's presidential primary election. The results here reflected results...
Cloquet's lumberjack logo story is tricky - like a bouncing puck
The question of who designed the Cloquet High School Lumberjack mascot logo leads almost immediately to another question: Which logo? There have been dozens of iterations of the Cloquet Lumberjack.... Full story
Sustainability brings rewards at Sappi plant
Being green has its benefits. Just ask the folks at Sappi. What started almost 20 years ago as an effort to prolong the life of the on-site landfill at the Cloquet paper mill has turned into an...
Carlton VFW flag stolen
The Carlton VFW would like its American flag back. Carlton VFW manager Cody Solem said the bartender at the veterans organization at 124 Chestnut in Carlton realized something was wrong with the flags on a Sunday morning a few days after a break-in... Full story
Wrenshall, Carlton to hire lobbyist
After initially voting against paying a professional lobbyist to help persuade the Minnesota Legislature to make school consolidations eligible for greater state aid, the Wrenshall school board met early Monday morning and reversed that decision....
Squirrel is blamed for Cloquet power outage
Most of Cloquet and close to 5,000 Minnesota Power customers in northern Carlton County were without power for one to three hours Friday. Like in the movie “Ice Age,” the whole problem started with a squirrel. According to a Minnesota Power twe...
Overdoses may be linked to tainted heroin in Duluth
Two drug overdoses — one in Cloquet and one in Carlton — on Monday, March 2, may be linked to a spate of seven overdoses in Duluth. The patients in the two Carlton County cases were a 20-year-old man from Superior and a 53-year-old woman from Cloquet...
City ski meet set for Saturday at Pine Valley
The annual Cloquet City meet is set for Saturday, March 7 at Cloquet’s Pine Valley park. The event, sponsored by the Cloquet Ski Club, features ski jumping and Nordic ski races for all ages. As of W... Full story
Cloquet Community Band plays on
It had been decades since Becky Dooley of Cloquet had played a clarinet, but she brushed off her rusty skills and joined the Cloquet Community Band after she retired a couple of years ago. "I hadn't... Full story
Cloquet chamber honors members
The Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce honored businesses large and small along with its volunteer of the year at its annual meeting and banquet Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Otter Creek Event Center at the... Full story
This week in state history
Historic Minnesota events with anniversaries this week. March 6 1857 The U.S. Supreme Court renders the Dred Scott decision, in which the justices declare that enslaved Missouri man Dred Scott, not being a citizen but rather property, has no right... Full story
Snow Scouts: Troops take on rigors of winter outdoor skills event
Doing the work of sled dogs didn't seem to bother the members of Cloquet Scout Troop 171, or the other 20 or so teams of scouts at the Cloquet Forestry Center Saturday. They joyfully jogged around on... Full story
Harry's Gang: You can't read here
Not everyone is welcome at every library, apparently. Surprised? I was. I love to read. In fact, if I could sequester myself in the library and have no other responsibilities, I would try to read everything in the place. I particularly love...
Our View: Junior hockey games in Cloquet are a gift
We were reminded last week of all the reasons we love the Minnesota Wilderness, Cloquet's Junior Hockey League team. The Pine Knot News sponsored Saturday's game, in part because our advertising manag... Full story
Contact your elected officials
Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District Barb Dahl - District 1 [email protected] Russ Kurhajetz, District 2 [email protected] Bob Fox, District 3 [email protected] Kim Samuelson, District 4 [email protected] Rick...
Wrenshall News: Farmers get energized
Wrenshall had a strong showing this past weekend at the country's largest organic farming conference held in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Rick Dalen and Clara Salveson of Northern Harvest Farm, Jason... Full story
Wright/Cromwell news
Leo Dahlberg Ccelebrated his 86th Bbirthday with a family and friends party at Cardinal Court on Sunday, March 1. We wish him Happy Bbirthday!y. Happy Birthday wishes also go out to Jake Bok of... Full story
Carlton News
Think Spring! The weather has given us hope that spring may be closer than we think. The days are getting longer, the sun is shining and people are greeting each other with a smile. (I am trying to... Full story
It's watercolors with a little extra at Knot gallery
During March and April, The Knot gallery in the Pine Knot News office is exhibiting the work of Sue Brown Chapin. Sue employs unique watercolor techniques to give her works depth and sometimes an...
You can learn a lot from this monkey
Don't give up, Duluth cartoonist, illustrator and author Chris Monroe told a room full of third-graders at Washington Elementary School last month. She walked the kids through various versions of Chic... Full story
UPDATED Girls basketball playoffs: Cardinals storm through section
Notice has been served to area basketball fans by the Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team. The Cardinals were bound for the Section 7A championship game Thursday after convincing wins over Chisholm... Full story
Girls basketball playoffs: Esko speeds past Rebels, fall to Hilltoppers
Entering Saturday's Section 7AA quarterfinal game, Esko and Moose Lake/Willow River had identical 16-10 records. Following the game, the No. 1 seeded Eskomos came away with a convincing 80-31 win and... Full story
The ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, Feb. 20 Boys Basketball Cloquet-82 / Crosby-Ironton-68 Five different Lumberjacks scored in double digits to overcome the Rangers. Leading Cloquet was Adam Schneider with 19 points, both... Full story
Cloquet finds groove before section playoffs
All season long, the Cloquet boys basketball team has struggled to close out games that were close at halftime. But not on Friday night, when the team closed out the regular season with a 52-48 win... Full story
Korby's Connections: Pro wrestling golden days included Duluth matches
Earlier this year, I read that legendary professional wrestler Pampero Firpo, the Wild Bull of the Pampas, passed away. He was nearly 90 years old and was a TV and arena wrestling star in the 1960s...
