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For the seventh consecutive season, Lakehead Harvest Show is turning its Esko property into a holiday wonderland, with a new burst of lights from a beloved Duluth display. Beginning Friday and for the next three weekends, there will be hayrides, Christmas lights and activities galore at the property located at 70 E. St. Louis River Road, roughly 8 miles northeast of Cloquet. "It's a good way to spend time with family and an easy way to create memories," said Ryan Hansen, president of the club...
They liked its unique nature, which is something, considering that the state flag design entered by Cloquet artist Sarah Agaton Howes was one of 2,600 entries reviewed by the State Emblem Redesign Commission this fall as it winnows down to a final new Minnesota flag and seal by year's end. The commission deliberated for hours on Nov. 21 and voted in six flag designs and five seal entries. Agaton Howes' flag, based on Native loom and bead work, features a geometric yellow North Star and...
The shirts said it all: Vetsgiving. Once again, the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 18 of Carlton County organized a massive Thanksgiving campaign here: cooking, serving and delivering a record 950 meals to local residents. It was the seventh year the DAV has taken charge of the community meal, after the College of St. Scholastica consolidated its Thanksgiving efforts into one giant meal in Duluth in 2016, leaving Cloquet with no local community meal. The DAV has seen attendance wax and wane...
Retiring Members Cooperative Credit Union learning and development manager Kathlynn McConnell was honored recently by the Minnesota Credit Union Network with a Credit Union Builder Award. The award honors an individual’s dedication to the success, growth, and vitality of the not-for-profit financial movement in Minnesota. McConnell was recognized Nov. 16 by MCCU leadership and representatives of the network. Prior to retiring in November, McConnell dedicated 17 years to the growth and d...
Get your news in now, because the Pine Knot News office will be closed the week between Christmas and New Year. We will not produce a paper that week, and encourage readers to take their time perusing the extra- large Dec. 22 issue. Call 218-878-9332 with any questions or comments. Obituaries and breaking news will be published online at pineknotnews.com....
Firefighters in the area were busy the past week with a spate of fires surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday. The most serious incident was a garage fire on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at a home in Brevator Township north of Cloquet in St. Louis County. A 64-year-old man suffered serious burns when trying to retrieve items from the burning garage. He was in stable condition by early this week. Deputies and the Cloquet Area Fire District were called to the 3500 block of Nelson Road, just west of...
A Cloquet man who served time for raping and kidnapping an ex-girlfriend is now facing five felony charges for attempted sexual assault of a minor. Tony Allen Gohl, 40, was charged last month in Carlton County Sixth District Court with first- and second-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct with a person under age 14, kidnapping or attempting to confine a person without consent, indecent exposure while restricting a person’s freedom and soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct. He was also charged with misdemeanor fifth-degree a...
Girls Hockey Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Tuesday, Dec. 5 at Two Harbors, 7 Thursday, Dec. 7 vs Hibbing, 7 Tuesday, Dec. 12 vs Duluth Northern Stars at Duluth Heritage, 7 Friday, Dec. 15 at Sartell, 7:15 Tuesday, Dec. 19 vs Proctor/ Hermantown, 7 Thursday, Dec. 21 vs Pine City, 7 Friday, Jan. 5 at Osseo, 7 Saturday, Jan. 6 at South Saint Paul, 1 Tuesday, Jan. 9 at Superior, 7 Thursday, Jan. 11 vs Duluth Northern Stars, 7 Saturday, Jan. 13 at Isanti, 8:15 Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Hibbing, 7 Thursday, Jan. 18 vs Northern Lakes Coop, 7 Tuesday, Jan. 23 at...
The issue of using outside social workers received a second vote in a month at Monday's Carlton County board meeting, where one commissioner continued to vote "no." Commissioner Tom Proulx was the lone dissenting vote in the board's 4-1 approval to use case management services from TLC of Duluth to help address a surge in cases involving people on elderly and disability waivers. Unlike at the meeting Nov. 14, when Proulx conducted an in-depth inquiry of county staff and administration and told...
Thirty-two homesteads in Progress Township are set to receive notice by mail of a pending Carlton County board vote regarding an elk reintroduction pen proposed to be located there. Saying they wanted to collect public input by those most closely affected, county commissioners unanimously tabled a vote Monday that would have addressed the pen. Instead, commissioners agreed to alert residents of the possibility and give them time to appear at the next board meeting, 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Carlton County Transportation Building. “I just want the p...
County Seat Theater Company gets in on the holiday action this month with a side-splitting journey to a small town in Texas in "Christmas Belles." A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator. Numerous shows are already sold out, so getting tickets now will ensure a seat. The County Seat Theater Company will present local performances of "Christmas...
The Walli family home, just northwest of the city of Cromwell, required a septic system redo, which has consumed our lives for some time. The project called for both intelligent labor and impressive machinery, including two backhoes and a vintage dump truck. We started this summer by logging off the larger trees, mostly birch and poplar. We tossed the long skinny boughs downhill like javelins. The larger trunks Rod cut to manageable lengths - more or less than 2 feet - with his chainsaw. We...
What good is a state flag? According to flag expert Lee Herold of Rochester, Minnesota, a good flag creates a distinctive brand. Ideally, Minnesota's flag should also create unity, representing our state's values everywhere it flies. But this has not always been the case. The people of Minnesota have altered their state flag design in the past to meet changing needs. They are continuing to do so today. Thirty-five years elapsed between Minnesota statehood (1858) and the creation of an official...
The Pine Knot News observed its fifth anniversary at the end of October rather quietly, because staff members at the independent locally owned newspaper were busy working. From humble beginnings in October of 2018 when its five owners mailed free copies across northern Carlton County, the Pine Knot News has grown to become the dominant newspaper in northern Carlton County. From the start, the goal was to cover local news, sports, issues, faces and events across Carlton County as comprehensively...
The Cloquet and Esko girls basketball teams battled for the first time Tuesday with more than just bragging rights on the line. The Lumberjacks prevailed to win the first "Battle for the Paddle." Esko head coach Sue Northey came up with the idea. "We were looking to come up with a trophy game, as we have met each other 30 times dating back to 1987," Northey said, pointing out that since Carlton and Wrenshall have merged sports programs, that left no local girls teams playing for jugs or other...
Kerry Rodd [email protected] For the first time in school history, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team hit the ice playing in Class A this week, after years of opting up to play in Class AA. The Lumberjacks didn't disappoint local fans Tuesday, as they skated away with a tough 4-3 victory over Hibbing/Chisholm in the season opener at Northwoods Credit Union Arena. The Lumberjacks struggled in the early part of the first period against the Bluejackets. At the 9-minute, 9-second mark...
Two goals scored in the final moments of regulation sent the Minnesota Wilderness to a 5-4 victory over the Janesville Jets Saturday in Wisconsin, capping a successful 2-1 week which kept the team atop the league standings. With goaltender Loris Uberti pulled for an extra attacker, Gustavs Ozolins tied the game on a shot through traffic with 1 minute, 28 seconds left. That was followed by Ashton Dahms notching the game-winner on a breakaway with 12.4 seconds left. That capped off a back-and-forth game in which the Wilderness gave up a lead...
There are only 25 days until Christmas Day, when families will get together for fun, food and presents. I remember how excited my brother, sister and I were to see the presents we got. For weeks we would look at the “Wish Book” (Sears and Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogs), choosing all the gifts we wanted Santa to bring us on Christmas Eve. Of course, we were happy with any presents we received. Our Christmas celebration really started between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when the Wood Con...
The Villa Vista/Cardinal Court Family Night is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 6. All area folks are all welcome to attend and bring your children, as Santa will make an appearance bearing gifts. Sharry Waldriff will be the guest entertainer. This is always a great way to show your support for the residents, staff, and volunteers at this time of year. I’m sorry to report that our good friend, Tom Donohue, 80, passed away in his sleep on Nov. 25, 2023, at the Cardinal Court in Cromwell. T...
Daniel “Boone” Richard Powless, age 74 of Bemidji, Minnesota passed away Friday, November 24, 2023, in his home. A wake service will be held from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet, Minnesota. A traditional funeral service starts at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at Nelson Funeral Care. Burial will be held Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at the Oneida Sacred Burial Grounds in Oneida, Wisconsin. Allan Lee Clark, 72 of Cloquet, passed away on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. A service is planned for January. Look for a full obituary in nex...
Ronald Gene Rosbacka, 82, of Wright passed away on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Ronald was born to Wilbert and Helen (Soyring) Rosbacka on April 3, 1941, in Moose Lake. Ronald was raised and attended school in Tamarack, graduating from McGregor with the class of 1959. Ronald married Nancy (Randa) on June 4, 1966, and together they shared a life for 40 years and created a loving family. Ronald was a plant foreman for Peatrex Ltd. until retiring in 2006. Ronald was a m...
Jesse H. Oles, 83, lifelong resident of Cloquet, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on Nov. 25, 1939, in Cloquet, the son of Leonard and Jennie (Anderson) Oles. Jess was a 1957 graduate of Carlton High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army in Korea. Jess was united in marriage to Jacquelyn Nyrud on Sept. 5, 1959. He was a member of Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Church of Sawyer. Jess was a lifelong electrician and belonged to IBEW Local 242. He...
Helen Margaret Stiede was born Jan. 26, 1934, to John and Clara (Freiss) Kainz in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She grew up on the family dairy and produce farm. She loved taking her mother to the market and working alongside her nieces and nephews on the farm. Helen graduated from Waukesha High School in 1952. Following graduation, Helen moved around all over the United States raising her children with her husband, Wayne, until she made her home in Cloquet, Minnesota, in 1993. In 2022 Helen moved to...
Shirley Behm, 80, of Esko passed away peacefully Nov. 19, 2023, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital with her family by her side. She was born June 13, 1943, to Neil and Ailie Koskela in Cloquet. She was a 1961 graduate of Cloquet High School and went on to attain her diploma later that same year from Wanner’s School of Beauty Culture. Shirley was united in marriage to Walter Behm of Fond du Lac, Minnesota on Nov. 24, 1962, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cloquet. Shirley worked as a bookkeeper for...
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of James Rodney Johnson. Our husband, father and grandfather was called home by his creator on Friday, Nov. 17. He passed peacefully from the comfort of his Blythewood, South Carolina home. Jim was born March 28, 1940, the son of Fern (Mullen) and Carl Elon Johnson. He and all his siblings (Char Johnson, JoAnne Oswell and Jerry Johnson) were all born and raised in Cloquet, graduating from Cloquet High School. Jim is survived by his loving wife...
