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After winning the state championship in a quiz bowl against a team from Cambridge, Minnesota last month, the Cloquet High School econ team ended its winning streak at the National Economics Challenge Upper Midwest region, coach Tim Prosen found out Friday. Cloquet had two econ teams that had been studying and preparing together for about two months, but it was Team 1 — Cale Prosen, Jake Mertz, Amelia Allen and Sam Buytaert — that won the sectional competition and then State. Members of Team 2 were Ilei Benson, Emily Vermeersch, Olivia Jameson a...
A proposed bylaw amendment to add boys volleyball to the Minnesota State High School League’s programming of co-curricular opportunities today fell just short of the required votes for passage from the 48-member representative assembly legislative body on May 10. The proposal to sanction Boys Volleyball and amend Bylaws 501, 502 and 520 was defeated by a vote of 31-17. A two-thirds majority, or 32 votes, was required for passage. Boys volleyball has been considered for sanctioning in previous years. It could be a future proposed amendment c...
Minnesota lawmakers have cut a deal on how much money from the big projected budget surplus will go to cut taxes, give a boost to schools and be used to enhance public safety. The agreement came Monday with one week to go in the 2022 session. Many specific details will still have to be sorted out, but the signed framework will devote $4 billion over three years to tax cuts, $4 billion to new spending and leave about $4 billion unspent in case the economy sours. Of the new spending, $1 billion will go each to education and programs in the area... 
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Lake Country Power awarded the Lake Country Power 2022 Les Beach Memorial Scholarship to 32 local high school seniors from 27 schools. The scholarship honors a former co-op employee and recognizes student commitment and contribution to local communities. “The State of Minnesota permits electric cooperatives like Lake Country Power to use unclaimed funds for charitable purposes, such as scholarships,” said Lake Country Power’s Greg Schulzetenberg. The $4,000 scholarships, issued at $1,000 per year for four years, will help the following gradu...
We can easily imagine the remark coming from those picking up the Pine Knot News this week. “That’s a hefty paper.” Indeed. We are proud to once again show you all the beaming faces of this year’s graduates from schools across the county. We know these sections mean a lot to the high school seniors and their families and friends. We urge you to look closely at those faces, for this year’s crop of graduates have been through a lot. Imagine the last three years of your hometown education bombarded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever...
About 30 county residents, including farmers, conservationists and entrepreneurs, met at the Carlton County Transportation Department Thursday, May 12, for two hours discussing politics and stewardship of our land. With the November election in view, participants shared ideas about government roles in encouraging return on investment, regulation, subsidies and community involvement. Jeff Dotseth, a real estate agent, meat producer, and Republican candidate for Minnesota House District 11A, participated in writing with support for the meeting an... Full story
Jon R. Misquadace Spry, 48 of the Fond Du Lac Band of Minnesota, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022 in Duluth, MN. He was also known as “Chippewa Jon” born November 11, 1973 in Cloquet. Visitation will begin Wednesday, June 1, 2022 with a viewing at 5 p.m. evening ceremony at the Fond Du Lac Cultural & Learning Center, 1713 Mizhaki Road, Cloquet, MN 55720 . The Traditional Funeral Service will be Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 10 a.m. traveling ceremony at Fond du Lac Cultural Language & Learning Center in Cloquet. Burial will be held in Old Holy Fam... Full story
A four-run first inning was enough to propel the South Ridge boys baseball team to a 4-1 win over the Cloquet Lumberjacks Monday night in Culver. The game marked the return of Tyler Olin to the school and players he coached to their first state tournament a few years ago. Olin is now the head coach in Cloquet, while Aaron Weber took the helm of the Panthers program after Olin's departure and has continued to build the program at South Ridge. "It was actually very enjoyable for me to be back,"... Full story
Friday, May 20 Baseball Cloquet at Hibbing, 4:30 Barnum vs Crosby-Iron, 4 Carlton at Ely Esko vs Mora, 4:30 ML/WR at Pine City, 4 South Ridge at Virginia, 2:30 and 5 Wrenshall vs Littlefork-Big Falls at Braun, 4 Softball ML/WR at Barnum, 4 South Ridge at Chisholm, 4:30 Saturday, May 21 Softball Cloquet at Grand Rapids, 11 Baseball Cloquet at Hibbing, 3 Cloquet at Hibbing, 5:30 ML/WR at Ely, 9 South Ridge at Ely, TBD Track Esko boys at Stillwater Monday, May 23 Golf Cloquet girls and boys Cloquet Invite, 9 Baseball Carlton at Cherry, 4:30 Tuesda... Full story
With flooding and high water affecting multiple parts of St. Louis County, county leaders held a news conference Thursday to provide updates on the situation, resources available to citizens, and important safety reminders. The most significant flooding is occurring in the Rainy Lake Basin, which includes the communities of Crane Lake and Kabetogama. According to the National Weather Service in Duluth, water levels on Namakan Lake and Lake Kabetogama are expected to continue to rise another... Full story
With improved weather, local softball teams are playing catchup to get in as many regular-season games as possible before the playoffs begin right around the corner. The Pine Knot also spent some time this past week catching up with softball coaches at four local smaller schools on how their teams have progressed so far this season. Carlton/Wrenshall Entering the week, the Raptors sported an impressive 8-4 record and are showing signs that the cooperative program is going to be a team to be... Full story
The Wrenshall and Carlton school districts are continuing talks about a cooperative agreement when it comes to sports, something similar to the longtime agreement between the Moose Lake and Willow River district in the southern part of Carlton County. Carlton superintendent John Engstrom reported to his school board Monday that after two meetings, the co-op committee has agreed to use the Moose Lake and Willow River “template” for pairing up in all sports in grades 7-12. He also said other extracurricular programs could also be added. Nei...
Unlike high school basketball and hockey - which have competitive seasons for four months - high school golf in northeastern Minnesota can have seasons lasting closer to one month. "April was some tough weather, with both windy and wet conditions," said Cloquet golf boys head coach Aaron Young, noting that the Cloquet Country Club did not open this year until May 5. "Now, we're trying to play catchup with golf meets and practice." As the 2021 Minnesota Class AA boys state champions, Cloquet is... Full story
Former Lumberjack, Bulldog and current member of the National Hockey League’s Seattle Kraken Karson Kuhlman has been named to the 2022 U.S. Men’s World Championship roster, the University of Minnesota Duluth reported. The Esko native competed for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs 2014-2018, while serving as team captain during his senior season 2017-18, according to a UMD news release. Additionally, Kuhlman served as an assistant captain during both his sophomore and junior seasons. In 166 games with the Bulldogs, Kuhlman tallied 39... Full story
A penalty-filled first period was too much for the Minnesota Wilderness to overcome in Friday night's home 5-1 playoff loss to the Anchorage Wolverines. The loss eliminated the Wilderness from the North American Hockey League playoffs as the Wolverines took the series three games to one. "We got off to a rough start in the opening period," said Wilderness head coach Dave Boitz. "We started out down 2-0 and had three straight first-period penalties, which was just too big a hole for us to dig... Full story
Jake Tremble moved to Wrenshall a year ago in June with his girlfriend, Claire, and dog, Gracey. The couple had been living in Duluth, and he had been training as a classical painter at the Great Lakes Academy of Art. The two were looking to be part of a CSA (community supported agriculture) and found Wrenshall's own Northern Harvest Farm. What started as just a place to get vegetables turned into a job at the farm for Claire, and a home for the couple down the road in a farmhouse they share... Full story
It has been good to be here. For almost 10 years, Cloquet, Esko and Carlton and the surrounding lands have been home for me and my wife, Sandy. We have lived here and worked here, played here and prayed here, served here and learned love here. As I plan my retirement for later this year, and look back on ministry and mission I have shared here in this place, it is my hope that in that time I was able to help folks in these parts love each other and God just a little bit more, just a little bit... Full story
It must be spring, because I just picked off my first wood tick on Sunday. And I have good news: My husband, Bob, will be coming home this week after spending 52 days in the hospital and then in rehabilitation in Duluth. Ironically, we will celebrate our 52nd wedding anniversary on May 30. It surely will be good to have him back home again. He thanks everyone for your cards of encouragement. Our sincere sympathies to the family of Marion Patricia (Isaacks) Larsen, who passed away peacefully May...
