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Ma & Pa Kettle Days, with strong support from the Kettle River area, organized the third annual Christmas tree lighting last weekend with a crowded Veterans Building as the site of a Christmas bazaar. This year the community Christmas tree location was moved to the front of the Vets Building just in front of the flagpole. The white spruce was donated by the Butkiewicz Family Farm in Split Rock Township. Twenty-plus feet in height, the tree was cut, hauled in, and put up with lights and star by...
It’s never fun to talk about money, but we must. After three years, the Pine Knot News has overhauled its subscription rates, making them simpler and, yes, a little pricier. Rising postal rates and inflation bear some of the blame. Growing pains are also part of it. We’ve gone from a minimum of 16 pages to a minimum of 20 pages per week. There are more and better stories and local advertising in the paper. Our small army of freelance writers and part-time employees is growing too. As an independent, locally owned newspaper, we are a rare breed....
Michele Marie Johnson, 63, of Mahtowa passed away in the comfort of her home Nov. 30, 2021. She was born Oct. 11, 1958, in Hibbing to Nick and Ann (Forsman) Maras. Shelly was employed as a food service manager at various places and was beloved by her co-workers. She was passionate about her grandchildren: she had mailboxes for each one of them at her home, and the "Mail Bunny" always made sure she visited before the grandchildren arrived. Shelly attended her grandchildren's sporting events whene...
Lori F. Skog-Gourley, 62, of Cloquet, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at her home, peacefully in her sleep. She was born April 12, 1959, in Minneapolis, the daughter of Alf "Ole" and Patricia (Mercer) Skog. Lori was a kind soul full of love for all around her. She cherished her time with her family, especially her grandchildren whom she adored. Lori loved gardening, camping, sewing, berry picking and making her own jam, traveling and spending time with friends. She was a member of...
Riley Jon Roe, 33, of Cloquet, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Dec. 2, 2021, after a 10-year battle with bipolar disorder. Although mental illness did not define him, it played a big part in his day-to-day living. Riley was born in Cloquet on Aug. 14, 1988, to Cortland and Gretchen Roe. He attended many years of school in Carlton, and graduated with honors from Cloquet High School. He graduated from Fond du Lac Tribal Community College in 2019 with a degree in electric utility...
Judith Helen Burshten, 80, of Cloquet, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born March 22, 1941, in St. Paul to Willard and Ruby Borst. She was a 1959 graduate of Richfield High School. She attended the Northwestern School of Nursing and was a licensed practical nurse at Northwestern Hospital. She retired as the school nurse from Little Black Bear Elementary School in Cloquet. She was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Esko and was the head...
Donald Ray Henninger, 91, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. He was born in Barnum on April 27, 1930, to Ralph and Nora (Fall) Henninger. He grew up in the Nemadji area, where he attended Central School. At age 17, Don went to work for Diamond Match in Cloquet, where he became a 1st Class engineer. In 1949, Don married Carol Willey and they spent 72 wonderful years together. In 1965, they purchased a dairy farm outside of Mahtowa, where they spent the rest of their lives. They worked side by side building the farm while they raised four...
Marilyn A. Tvedt, 80, of Wrenshall passed away Dec. 7, 2021, at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. She was born Sept. 11, 1941, in McGregor, the daughter of Helmer and Mabel (Patrick) Johnson. Marilyn graduated from McGregor High School and two years of X-ray technician training at the Duluth Clinic. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Tvedt on Jan. 20, 1962, at Zion Lutheran Church in Cloquet. Marilyn worked at the Duluth Clinic, and also for the Moose Lake State Hospital, later the Minn...
Martin Rediske, 64, of Cloquet passed away in St. Luke's Hospital Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. He was born in St. Paul on March 2, 1957 to Charles and Adeline Rediske. He was raised in Shoreview and graduated from Mounds View High School in 1975. Martin worked for Synagro for 30 years as a machine mech- anic and retired in 2020. He enjoyed golf, and collecting agates and old coins. Martin never left a friend behind, and always tried to lend a helping hand to anyone he knew. He was a very jovial man,...
Kaylah Hope Hietala, 23, of Duluth lost her batttle with addiction on Dec. 2, 2021. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service Friday, Dec. 10 at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet. Robert Henry Botz, 89, of Cloquet died peacefully Nov. 27, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring. Ronald Edward Laminen, 86, of Carlton died Dec. 5, 2021 at Inter-Faith Care. Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16 at Inter-Faith Care Center. Arrangements by Whispering Pines Funeral & Cremation Service....
Barnum native and Pearl Harbor veteran Don Long passed away peacefully on August 16, 2021, in his home in Napa. He was born on June 22, 1921, the eldest son of Anna and Bert Long, in St. Cloud and was preceded in death by his brothers Jack, Ken and Dick, his sisters Joan and Gladys and his wife of 64 years, Madeline Long. Don was 100 years old, a member of the "greatest generation," and enjoyed many events celebrating WWII veterans during the last decade of his life, including being honored in t...
The snow came a day late but holiday spirits were high during the annual Santa's Home for the Holidays events last weekend in Cloquet. Whether enjoying stories by Mrs. Claus, eating s'mores, singing or watching the parades, people were actually eager for fun. They were shopping too. Allison Jerde, coordinator of the Holiday Expo at Churchill Elementary School, said they had a steady stream of people visiting the 126 vendor booths there. "I think it was successful for what's going on right now,"...
We've heard much about supply chain issues over the past year or two as the world reckons with the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than stress about whether that mass-produced item you panic- ordered on Amazon will make it here on time, we here at the Pine Knot News suggest you take a look (in person or online) at your own backyard. Buying locally is, after all, a win in so many ways. Gifts are often made (or grown) right here in Carlton County. Gifts or gift certificates from local businesses and ser...
Wrenshall Schools Quarter 1 A Honor Roll Olivia Aldridge Natylee Anderson Bryce Bartczak Eli Beetcher Gavin Beetcher Corvus Eckdahl Sage Fernquist Mason Goetz Addison Hulgan Taylor Hulgan Eathen Johnson Jenna Johnson Kaylie Lammi Elliana Lattu Joel Lembke Joseph Mills Tyler Mills Alex Murray Andrew Olesen Isaias Padilla Camden Peterson Abbie Resberg Isabel Riley Jack Riley Dustin Roepke Molly Sheda Janae Sjodin Jeshua Sjodin Magdalene Sowada Kaya Stark Birk Stensaas Alexis Swanson Eli Twedt Wesley Ward Maddi Williams B Honor Roll Aiden...
Barnum Schools Quarter 1 A Honor Roll Grade 7 Tessa Bednarek Marlene Budge Ruth Dinger Connor Ferrin Piper Johnson Halle Kauppila Arie Koecher Lucy Maher Reuben Olson-Williams Nora Piri Lauren Soukkala Jlind White-Wyman Grade 8 Alizondra Collelo Cadence Fanning Asher Ferrin Lucy Franek Sophia Frank Grace Grover Ryder Haggard BeJay Hennager Michael Hoover Brock Hurst Kash Johnson Lilly Juhl Bradley Kalm Ivar Kasberg Kyson Landwehr Riley McNamara Evan Mundell MaKenna Nordstrom Morghan Nynas Ava Nyquist Lyla Oetterer Chandler Olson Iris Polecheck...
Esko Schools Quarter 1 Honor Roll Bella Abrahamson Laila Adamu Emma Adkins Kaitlyn Adkins Ashley Aker Rachel Amireault Claire Anderson Keone Anderson Siri Anderson Santiago Anich Rachel Antonutti Lucye Backstrom Ellahna Barnes Ellynor Barta Joel Barta Alena Beare Mollie Belich Levi Belland Aspen Berg Hunter Berg Cadence Berger Cairin Berger Cuinn Berger Ava Bergstedt Maiya Bergstedt-Bloss Braeden Caple Priya Carey Joseph Cekalla Samuel Cheslak Ayden Chopskie Jordan Chopskie Megan Chopskie Brynn Christensen Ty Christensen Justin Church Liberty...
Thursday, Dec. 2 Girls Basketball Esko-59 Virginia-50 Cromwell-Wright-77 McGregor-14 Carlton-37 Wrenshall-35 Barnum-57 East Central-53 Proctor-75 Moose Lake/WR-49 Girls Hockey Moose Lake Area-4 Two Rivers-1 Boys Basketball Cloquet-82 Duluth Marshall-67 Moose Lake/WR-68 Proctor-44 Boys Hockey Becker/Big Lake-9 Moose Lake Area-3 Friday, Dec. 3 Girls Basketball Moose Lake/WR-71 Hinckley-Finlayson-53 Boys Basketball Cloquet-77 Barnum-68 Cromwell-Wright-55 McGregor-46 Esko-87 Virginia-62 Boys Hockey Mora/Milaca-7 Moose Lake Area-1 CEC-2 Bloomington...
Cameron Ricotta scored twice and Tyler Stewart picked up three points to lead the NAHL frontrunner Fairbanks Ice Dogs past the Minnesota Wilderness Saturday night, 6-3. Graham Burke suffered his second straight loss in net for Minnesota. Jacob Zacharewicz started the game, but was pulled in favor of Burke after Fairbanks made it 3-0. Zacharewicz stopped 13 of 16 shots, while Burke turned aside 18 of 20. The Wilderness also lost to the Ice Dogs 5-3 Friday night in the first of two away games. The Wilderness play at home the next two Fridays:...
The Carlton County Historical Society is looking for any information on the above photo, found in its archives. Note the bus, the flags and the "Hotel" sign. Send your information to [email protected] with "History" in the subject line....
A Cloquet area man who accidentally shot his friend almost a year ago pleaded guilty last week to second-degree manslaughter. Joseph James Fohrenkam, 19, pleaded guilty in Duluth Sixth District Court Monday, Nov. 22, to the manslaughter charge. The maximum imprisonment for second-degree manslaughter is 10 years, with a minimum of 36 months. Fohrenkam signed off on the plea knowing that the prosecution is seeking an aggravated sentence of 84 months, or seven years. A charge of third-degree murder — with a maximum sentence of 25 years — will be...
It’s time for the fifth annual Deck the WrensHALLs lighting contest. Make your own amazing light display and enter the community contest for best lighting display. Forms are available at the Wrenshall General Store. Others can compete in the regional contest by going to christmas lightingchallenge.com by Sunday, Dec. 5....
The Cloquet/Carlton Housing & Redevelopment Authority hired Trish Stanius as the new coordinator of Section 8/Housing Choice voucher program. HRA executive director Debra Shaff said Stanius understands the challenges low-income households may have gaining access to and maintaining affordable housing while supporting property owners and managers who provide opportunities....
Join Cloquet schools superintendent Michael Cary, along with some school board members and administration for conversation from 9-10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6 at the Warming House, 411 Sunnyside Drive, Cloquet. The meetings are being held monthly at different coffee shops in Cloquet and are a way to have a two-way discussion with school officials....
Barry Michael Hintz, 66, of Esko passed away Nov. 19, 2021. A native of Cloquet, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Dickison Hintz, and his parents, William Marlin Hintz and Dolores Tuura Anderson. Barry worked for Potlatch-Sappi for more than 20 years, and was a lifelong member of the union, serving as vice president for many years. In his spare time, he enjoyed muskie fishing and spending time at his shack on the St. Louis River. He is survived by his loving son, Jordan Hintz, and his...
Karisa Kay Disberry, née Waltjer, 37, of Cloquet passed away Nov. 20, 2021 in St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Services were held Nov. 27 in River of Life Church, Cloquet. Michele Marie Johnson, 63, of Mahtowa passed away Nov. 30, 2021. Celebration of Life: 4-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6 at Nelson Funeral Care, Cloquet. In lieu of flowers, please plant a tree or bulbs in honor of Shelly....
