Articles from the October 21, 2022 edition
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Cloquet librarian transitions to new duties
A lifetime of journeys has brought Keiko Satomi to her newest position as adult services librarian for the Cloquet Public Library. A beloved children's librarian here in recent years, Satomi got the... Full story
Obituary: Kenneth Lee Johnson
Kenneth Lee Johnson, 87, died at home Oct. 15, 2022. Born on July 30, 1935, Ken was raised in Cloquet, briefly serving in the National Guard before becoming a research chemist at Potlatch... Full story
Obituary: Martha E. Councilman
Martha E. Councilman, 92, passed away Oct. 10 at Barnes Care Residence 3 in Esko. Martha was born Jan. 11, 1930, in Peru, Indiana to Dr. Walter and Katherine (Judd) Stadler. The family moved to... Full story
Obituary: Steven John Anderson
Steven John Anderson, 70, of Esko died of cancer on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at Miller Dwan in Duluth. Steve was born on Nov. 16, 1951, in Robbinsdale to Helen E. and John C. Anderson. He graduated fro... Full story
Obituary: Dr. Robert Thomas Johnson
Dr. Robert Thomas Johnson, DDS, died at 8:45 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. He was 88 years old, succumbing after a long fight with cancer. He was a staple of the Carlton community, having completed... Full story
Obituary: Arthur Edward Wirtanen
Arthur Edward Wirtanen, 94, peacefully passed away Oct. 6, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospice in Duluth. He was born in Stoney Brook Township, just outside of Cloquet, on May 1, 1928, to John and Tyyne... Full story
Obituary: Victoria G. Homstad
Victoria G. Homstad, 61, of Kettle River died peacefully Thursday, Oct.13, 2022, in Duluth after fiercely fighting many medical challenges for more than 25 years with strength and grace. She was born... Full story
Death Notice: Thomas James Watson
Thomas James Watson, 78, formerly of Mahtowa, passed away Oct. 6, 2022, at the Glenn memory care facility in Buffalo. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 10:30 a.m. service at Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo. Interment to follow at 4 p.m. at Mount Salem... Full story
Death Notice: Lisa Lynn MacMillan
Lisa Lynn MacMillan, 52, of Culver passed away Oct. 14, 2022, at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s in Duluth. Visitation: 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. funeral service Saturday, Oct. 22 at Faith Lutheran Church in Culver. Nelson Funeral Care of C... Full story
Kettle River news
The Ma & Pa Kettle Days committee will be working on future events in October, November and December. We will need volunteers to help. The first event will be a 5 p.m. Halloween party on Oct. 31 at the Veterans Building. There will be hot dogs,...
Wright/Cromwell news
Congratulations and best wishes to Robin Lake and Joshua Staub, both of the Rochester area, on their recent marriage on Oct. 5 in Pine Island, Minnesota. Robin is the daughter of Sharon and David Lake, and granddaughter of Leo Dahlberg. Our...
Updated: 'Jacks are still the one
For the fourth year in a row, the Cloquet girls soccer team is headed to State. In a frigid 7AA championship game Tuesday night, the Lumberjacks defeated the No. 1 seeded and host Grand Rapids, 4-2.... Full story
Updated: Wind, cold can't stop Esko
When Esko and Spectrum girls soccer met for the Section 7A championship Tuesday, the matchup pitted a speedy, defensive-minded Esko team against an offensive-minded juggernaut. In the end, the... Full story
Updated: CEC boys clinch back-to-back state bids
Believing they can win it all, members of the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys soccer team earned a second consecutive state berth Tuesday on the turf at Egerdahl Field in Proctor. Once again, the... Full story
'Jacks tennis sets foundation for future
After graduating 16 seniors a year ago, there was plenty of speculation the Cloquet-Esko- Carlton girl’s tennis team would be a pushover this season. Instead, the team surprised many local tennis fans by finishing with an impressive 10-15 record, s... Full story
Cloquet candidate forum Tuesday
The Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a series of candidate forums for Cloquet-area and state legislative candidates on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Cloquet City Hall, which will be livestreamed at cloquetmn.gov and also air multiple times afterward...
Moose Lake PHHS office to close on Fridays
Carlton County Public Health and Human Services director Dave Lee got approval to restructure the working relationship between staff at the Moose Lake and Cloquet PHHS offices at the Carlton County board of commissioners meeting Monday, Oct. 10. The... Full story
MN Senate District 11 candidate forum next Thursday
The Land Stewardship Action Fund and Pine Knot News are hosting a Minnesota Senate District 11 candidate forum with GOP incumbent, Senator Jason Rarick, and DFL challenger, Michelle Boyechko, from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in the Moose Lake...
Trick-or-treat in downtown Carlton
The Carlton Chamber is organizing the annual downtown Carlton trick-or-treat and scarecrow competition, so plan to bring your tiny superheroes and ghouls for two hours of fun 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct.... Full story
Honor your veteran in the Pine Knot News
The Pine Knot News will be publishing a special section recognizing local veterans and military personnel on Friday, Nov. 11. Please send photos of your veterans and military personnel along with their name, branch of service, rank, years of... Full story
County offers free drive-thru vaccine clinics
Carlton County Public Health and Human Services will be offering two drive-through vaccination clinics in October. In addition to the new Covid-19 vaccine booster shot, the county will offer a... Full story
ELECTION GUIDE: State Senate District 11
STATE SENATE District 11 Republican: Jason Rarick (Incumbent) Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. (limit 50 words) I am a lifelong resident of Pine County, a union... Full story
ELECTION GUIDE: State Representative District 11A
STATE REPRESENTATIVE District 11A Republican: Jeff Dotseth Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. (limit 50 words) I am a husband, father, grandfather, farmer, realtor, small... Full story
ELECTION GUIDE: Carlton County Commissioner
CARLTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER Mark Thell (Incumbent) Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. (Limit 50 words) Lifelong resident of County, Enlisted United States Air Force,... Full story
ELECTION GUIDE: Carlton County Sheriff
CARLTON COUNTY SHERIFF Kelly Lake (Incumbent) Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. (limit 50 words) Lifelong resident of Carlton County, graduate Cloquet schools and FDLTCC/... Full story
