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Rollin "Giiwedin" Francis Smith, 77, of Cloquet passed away Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 in St. Luke's hospital in Duluth. He was born Feb. 28, 1944 in Cloquet to Jay and Lizzie (Bear) Smith. Rollin married Peggy Saylor on Nov. 20, 1982 in Denver. Rollin was a proud band member and worked for the Fond du Lac Reservation. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Rupert, Ronald, Roger and Raymond Smith; sisters, Bernice Jarski, Theresa LaPrairie, Audrey Smith and Valerie Ross; and one... Full story
Janet (Brander) Buczynski, 83, of Cloquet was welcomed into the arms of the Lord with her family by her side in her home Oct. 3, 2021. Janet was born to Charles and Bertha (Strand) Brander on April 21, 1938, in Cloquet. She graduated from Cloquet High School in 1956 and then the University of Minnesota Duluth with a degree in business education. She went on to teach business classes at Eveleth High School, Eveleth Junior College and Cloquet High School. In 1964, Janet was married to her husband... Full story
Gloria Leila Johnson, 89, longtime resident of Perch Lake Township, Carlton County, died peacefully Sept. 15, 2021, in Chris Jensen Health Center. She was born Dec. 14, 1931, in Long Beach, California to Ernest Cruz and Carmen Romo. Gloria graduated from Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska. She was united in marriage to John E. Gleason. After his death she married Robert O. Johnson on May 2, 1960. Throughout her working career, Gloria was employed at the Elmendorf Air Base in Anchorage in the... Full story
Muriel A. Christian, 87, of Carlton passed away Sept. 22, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Private family services will be held.... Full story
Marietta Erickson, 83, of Cloquet passed away Oct. 6, 2021, at North Shore Estates in Duluth. She was born Jan. 31, 1938, in St. Paul, the daughter of Stanley and Evelyn (Kurkoski) Wresh. She was united in marriage to Leonard Erickson in May of 1981. Marietta was an avid artist and did wood paintings. She was active for more than 30 years with art and craft fairs. She was well-known and one of the first artists at many local and regional annual events. Her work is visible, as she did the murals... Full story
United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo will make a virtual visit to Carlton County next week, and local artists and writers have been preparing for her appearance. Harjo is a writer and performer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation serving her third term as the 23rd poet laureate of the United States. She is the author of nine books of poetry, including the highly acclaimed "An American Sunrise," several plays, children's books, and two memoirs, "Crazy Brave" and "Poet Warrior." Harjo's many honors... Full story
Thursday, Sept. 30 Girls soccer Cloquet-Carlton-3 Duluth Marshall-0 Hermantown-1 Esko-0 Volleyball Hibbing-3 Esko-1 Barnum-3 ML/WR-0 Friday, Oct. 1 Football Cloquet-14 Hermantown-7 Silver Bay-2 Carlton/Wrenshall-0 (Forfeit) ML/WR-64 Mesabi East-0 Barnum-70 Mille Lacs-0 Ogilvie-20 South Ridge-12 Cromwell-Wright-32 Ely-8 Saturday, Oct. 2 Girls soccer Chisago Lakes-2 Esko-1 Boys soccer CEC-2 Hermantown-1 Volleyball Mora Invite Cloquet-2 Mille Lacs-0 Cloquet-2 Mora-0 Greenway-2 Cloquet-1 Cloquet-2 Braham-0 (Cloquet finishes third) Moose... Full story
Friday, Oct. 8 Football All games at 7 p.m. unless noted Barnum at Deer River Carlton/Wrenshall at Ogilvie, 3 p.m. Cloquet at Rock Ridge (Eveleth-Gilbert) Cromwell-Wright/Floodwood at Silver Bay Esko at Hibbing Moose Lake/Willow River vs Braham South Ridge at McGregor Saturday, Oct. 9 Girls swimming CEC at Mesabi East High School, 9 a.m. Volleyball Barnum, Wrenshall at Mesabi East, 9:30 a.m. Esko at Proctor, 9 a.m. Cross Country Cloquet at Lester Park Golf Course, 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11 Volleyball Carlton at Hermantown, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.... Full story
The Agate Encores special concert series is back. In recent conversations with local residents, one of the things that people have missed most during our past year of Covid shutdowns is live musical performance. That is certainly true of Agate Encores Community Concerts, whose mission is to present professional entertainment to the Moose Lake community. Later this month, the Agate Encores will kick off the first of four live concerts at the school auditorium in Moose Lake. The concert series...
With the 103rd anniversary of the 1918 fires approaching on Oct. 12, there are no longer elders who can tell the tales of watching hoops of fire roll down the hill near the St. Louis River in Cloquet or cars missing the turn near Kettle River and driving straight into the fire, blinded by smoke. They have passed on, leaving behind well documented memories of that terrible day and its aftermath. For the 100th anniversary of the fires three years ago, there were events nearly every month by a group of regional historical societies. This year the...
The Cloquet school board on Monday voted to approve a preliminary levy for next year at the maximum level as budget numbers are still being worked out. The district will set a final 2022 tax rate at a meeting following a “truth in taxation” meeting allowing for public input. As required by law, the meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13. In Minnesota, taxing districts must adopt proposed property tax levies for the next year and certify that amount to the county auditor on or before Sep. 30....
As many as six people have expressed interest in a once-again open seat on the Wrenshall school board. After a verified petition was submitted to the district to rescind a board appointment made in August, the board needed to make a plan for another appointment. Its original appointee, Bill Dian, is not eligible. More than 200 people were verified on the petition that asked for a more public appointment process after Michelle Blanchard left the board to serve as the school principal. The sudden appointment of Dian, with no previous public...
A well-known polka music show from the past is returning to television. Starting Saturday, reruns of the Chmielewski Polka Show are coming to Antenna TV. Starting back in the 1970s, the family produced more than 1,800 television episodes through the years. Now polka lovers can enjoy some of those classic televised music shows once again. The show will be airing Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. and Sunday mornings at 8....
Enbridge announced this week that it has completed its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement project across Minnesota. It expected to begin running tar sands oil from Edmonton to Superior today. The 1,097-mile-long pipeline has a thicker-walled pipe and Enbridge said the "completion ensures a safe, reliable supply of North American crude oil to U.S. refineries." "Line 3 was developed and executed with the most state-of-the-art approach to design, construction and environmental management," said...
Looking for a good belly laugh? Look no further than the County Seat Theater Company’s current show, the comedy “Beer for Breakfast,” which will finish up its live run this weekend, with shows at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. On-demand performances are also available for viewing Oct. 1-3. Tickets for live or virtual performances can be reserved by calling the box office at 218-878-0071 or purchased online at www.countyseattheater.com.... Full story
The Moose Lake Historical Society will focus on the recovery and rebuilding after the 1918 Fires starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Soo Line Event Center in Moose Lake. Tuesday, Oct. 12 is the 103rd anniversary of the fires, which devastated the area with loss of life and unprecedented property damage in the history of Minnesota. Memory candles will be for sale at the door; masks are required. Cal 218-485-4234 for more information.... Full story
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Cloquet area staff have moved from their former location on Highway 33 South to the Cloquet Business Park at 305 Business Park Drive. All telephone numbers for general inquiries and individual staff contacts will remain the same. Most DNR offices are providing in-person services, but may have limited hours depending on staff availability. Please contact the Cloquet office at 218-878-5640 for Forestry, or 218-878-5661 for Wildlife, before visiting to confirm the office is open. The former DNR Cloquet...
The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) Board of Directors approved its 2022 operating and capital budgets at its regular board meeting this week. The Sanitary Board approved a 4.11-percent increase in wastewater charges as WLSSD restores operating and capital budgets back to levels similar to 2020. “We have all been significantly affected by Covid-19,” said WLSSD executive director Marianne Bohren. “Our 2022 budget reflects resuming the infrastructure reliability projects we put on hold for 2021 with so much economic uncer...
This year, Minnesota’s 87 counties are the beneficiaries of $36.3 million in aid that helps support public lands and provide critical links within the state’s public recreation system. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources highlighted the payments as part of National Public Lands Day on Sept. 25. Carlton County received about $450,000 this year, just above the average of $417,000 for each county. Each year, the state’s Department of Revenue distributes annual payments for Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT), a property tax relief progr...
The 14th annual Cloquet River Run will take place Saturday, Oct. 2. The Cloquet River Run is a fundraising activity offering a 1-mile or 5K run/walk that promotes healthy lifestyles in our children and community, organized by the Churchill parents group since 2007. Both races start and end at the Churchill elementary school playground. The “little kids race” gives children up to age 6 the opportunity to participate in a short sprint on the playground field at 10:45 a.m. This year’s schedule includes registration and packet pickup 5-7 p.m.... Full story
After a pandemic pause, the Cloquet schools Power Lunch program will be running this year, and volunteers are needed. Power Lunch matches students with community members to have lunch and read together. The commitment is one hour per week, and lunch is provided. There are different matches and lunch times available Monday through Thursday. Mondays and Tuesdays will be at Churchill, and Wednesday and Thursdays at Washington. The welcome luncheon will be held Oct. 4 for Churchill and Oct. 6 for Washington, and the program will run from Oct. 18...
• Bemidji State University recently announced several graduates from Cloquet: Trent Anderson (economics), Ryan Defoe, (master’s in business administration), Eric Lee (liberal studies), Autumn Mikula-Goodrich (psychology), Brena Mullen (wildlife biology), Erin Nygaard (nursing), and Allyson Rahkola (psychology). • Emily Johnson of Cloquet has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s summer president’s list. Eligibility for the list requires an academic grade point average of 3.7-4.0....
The Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce held its 68th annual meeting, banquet and awards ceremony this week, after skipping last year due to the pandemic, and it was fun to see area business leaders get together in one room again. We appreciate the local chamber, which has an active membership and stays involved in the community it serves. It’s involved in advocating for local businesses at the local levels and is responsible for such events as the annual Home Show and the fall craft fair, as well as many other events and services throughout the y...
Hooray, hooray to the staff of the Pine Knot News. Thanks to Ivan Hohnstadt, Jana Peterson and everyone else who helped organize the Sept. 25 West End Flourish event. They brought the sleepy west end of Cloquet alive, at least for a day. It was nice seeing people walk along the street to see what was going on and to visit the vendors along the way. So was stopping to see an old friend and give them a hug, handshake or elbow bump with a smile or a laugh. I would take a minute to look out my windows on Avenue C and Vine Street and see a crowd in... Full story
Richard Emery Storck, 87, of Cloquet passed away Sept. 28, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. He was born Nov. 26, 1933, in Quincy, Illinois to William and Margaret (Helhake) Storck. Richard enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving nine years on full-time active duty, and continued his service with the 148th Air National Guard. He returned from the Korean War and was stationed in Finland, Minnesota. Richard met his future wife, Ruth Otterson, in Duluth on a double date, and they were... Full story
