Beach to add hours, allow outside food

The Beach at Pinehurst Park will be expanding its hours this summer after taking a survey of users. Erin Bates, director of Cloquet Community Education, said the swimming facility in Cloquet will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Opening day is scheduled for June 12.

Lifejackets will no longer be required in the canoe and frog slide sections, Bates said. For the rest of the pond, lifejackets will still be required for those under age 12, unless a child age 9 to 11 passes a swim test or has completed Level 4 swim lessons with Cloquet Comm...