Our View: Pitch in for our fab Fourth traditions

Every year, Cloquet puts on quite a spectacular Fourth of July celebration.

But it’s a lot of work, and while most of the volunteers do their work with a smile and a positive attitude, they are always shorthanded, especially on the day of the event.

Coordinator Alyson Leno told the Pine Knot News that volunteers are especially needed on the Fourth of July itself.

“If we don’t have enough help the day before, it takes forever to get everything set up. If there are not enough volunteers on the Fourth, we have chaos. We need help cleaning up afterward, but there’s not such a time crunch for that....