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Got a home sewer line that repeatedly backs up from roots? The City of Cloquet is offering a grant program for homeowners who need to upgrade or repair leaky or decaying lateral sewer lines running from the home to main sewer lines. The grants are part of a program to reduce the problems of clean water inflow and infiltration into the sanitary sewer system, which can overwhelm the system during heavy rain events and cause overflows of untreated sewer water. The program offers financial assistance of 80 percent of costs up to $4,000 for the...
The Cloquet Broadband Committee is asking residents and businesses to take a broadband survey to determine internet needs for the area. Visit www.goctc.com/cloquet to take the survey and find the link to a speed test or go here: mnruralbroadbandcoalition.com/speedtest. The western municipal city limits of Cloquet are not included in the survey because the FDL Reservation will be rolling out their broadband fiber to the home network connections which will be open to ALL residents within the FDL Reservation territory, not just Band members. The...
Motorists will encounter a lane closure on northbound Interstate 35 bridge crossing Moose Horn River, south of Barnum for the next 1-2 weeks while maintenance crews repair issues found during maintenance painting performed earlier in the week. MnDOT will be conducting environmental borings for soil and groundwater sampling near the intersection of Minnesota Highway 210 and Minnesota 73 in Cromwell next week. Motorists should expect narrow lanes and lane closures which may cause difficult turning movements, especially with large vehicles and...
As one sales tax nears its halfway point, the city of Cloquet is banking on residents approving a new one in November 2022 that would pay for improvements to the hockey arenas and Pine Valley park. It’s been almost nine years since the city’s first sales tax was passed, with 63 percent of voters approving the half-cent tax. Collection of monies for that sales tax will sunset after raising either $16.5 million or 30 years, whichever comes first. Finance director Nancy Klassen said Tuesday the city collected $1.1 million from sales tax funds in...
Late summer means community festival time all around Carlton County. We have Brickyard Days and the Free Range Film Festival in Wrenshall; Carlton Daze in Carlton; Wrong Days in Wright; Esko Fun Days in Esko; West End Flourish in Cloquet’s West End and, of course, there’s the Carlton County Fair. We encourage everyone to participate in these community-building events, especially as we emerge from isolation due to the recent pandemic. It’s a good chance to meet with your neighbors and have a little fun at the same time. There’s very little...
Donald Edward Sunnarborg, 92, of Laurel, Montana and formerly of Cloquet, went home to be with the Lord on July, 15, 2021, with his loving wife Ida Rose and other family members by his side. Donald was born July 3, 1929, in Cloquet to Edward and Helen Sunnarborg. He graduated from Esko High School in 1948. Donald served in the U.S. Army and was a Korean War veteran. On July 11, 1956, Donald married Ida Rose Kamunen, and they went on to raise five children. Donald was employed by Conoco, first...
Dorothy Jean Mettner, 95, of Cloquet passed on to eternal life on July 14, 2021, at Barnes Care in Esko. She was born to Andrew and Olga (Siltanen) Raisanen on Oct. 29, 1925, in Cloquet. Dorothy was a loving sister to her brother Warren, and she had two other siblings, Arlene and Jimmy, who both passed away in infancy. She grew up in Esko, where she enjoyed many nights of bowling and roller skating with friends. Dorothy graduated from Lincoln High School in 1943. She moved to Renton,...
Marinette Rose Chell, 78, of Wrenshall passed away July 18, 2021, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born on May 11, 1943, the daughter of John and Agnes (Gault) Schneider in Cloquet. Marinette graduated from Wrenshall High School in 1961, and was employed as a dietary aide at St. Joseph Medical Center in Oklahoma and then as a property manager, working with her husband, Leslie for many years. Marinette was a member of the J.M. Paine Presbyterian Church, now The River's Edge Church...
Marjorie Irene (Carlson) Hall, 85, of Proctor and formerly of Esko, passed away peacefully Feb. 22, 2021, at Diamond Willow in Proctor, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life will be held 1-5 p.m. Saturday, July 31 in the lakeview cabana at Pike Lake Golf and Beach Club, 4895 Midway Road, Duluth. Kathleen “Kathi” J. Davis, 60, of Duluth passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 16, 2021, in her home. A gathering of family and friends will be held 1-3 p.m. with a time of sharing at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25 in the Atkins Northland Fun...
Cody Anderson of the Houle'igans Alborn Tavern team is ready to hit the ball hard during a slowpitch softball game July 13 at Pinehurst Park in Cloquet. Eight teams play in the bar league softball games every Tuesday. Bill Schlenvogt talks softball with granddaughter, Ella, 9, while Viola, 6, watches her dad, Steve Schlenvogt, play for the River Inn team. Ella is a pretty good softball player herself, Grandpa Schlenvogt said. Photos by Jana Peterson / Pine Knot News...
The Hot Summer Nights concert series returns after last summer's pandemic pause at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet. The 2021 series will include two weeks of free concerts in the college's spectacular amphitheater, featuring local bands Whiskey Trail and Rock-A-Billy Revue. The popular performances are open to the public and will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 29 and Thursday, August 5. "We're excited to bring back the Hot Summer Nights concert series with two local favor...
Undoubtedly, the number of folks swells far beyond the population of roughly 127 (as of the 2010 census) during the annual Wrong Days in Wright celebration. Events kicked off Friday evening with a variety of small-town events to bring people together, from a pie social to kids' games and OGNIB (bingo spelled backward), concluding with a fireworks display at dusk. The annual steak fry was so popular that they were sold out of potatoes by 6 p.m., and the crowd stayed around to enjoy the Minnesota...
Summer festival season is upon us. This weekend Moose Lake and Wright will celebrate their signature events, with Agate Days running Saturday and Sunday and Wrong Days in Wright kicking off Friday. Wright may be the only city in Carlton County that can still claim an “annual” festival, as organizers there did not pause the Wrong Days in Wright celebration because of the pandemic. It was business as usual last year — with masks added to the mix — and it’s business as usual this year: think three days of smalltown fun for everyone. Check out...
Calling all artists, future artists and wannabe artists: Cloquet's West End is inviting you to bring your art supplies and sense of adventure to a West End Art Day on Saturday. Organized by artist Phyllis Ducey with assistance from a West End Flourish grant, the event is a way of getting art out into the community, specifically Fauley Park and Avenue C. There will be space on Avenue C for artists to set up and paint in the city's historic West End. "I'm hoping to have people sprawled out in the...
Sam Kavanaugh, a 2009 Carlton grad who recently won the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, will have the seat of honor (likely in an antique fire truck) in the Carlton Daze parade at 1 p.m. July 25. Kavanaugh won a total of $156,202 on Jeopardy in 2019 during a five-day winning streak, which qualified him for this spring's Tournament of Champions, when 15 top performers came back to the Jeopardy stage for the chance to win $250,000. Kavanaugh credits his teacher parents and going to school in...
On top of 34 awards and a trophy for Most Outstanding Weekly Newspaper in the Better Newspaper Contest organized by the Minnesota Newspaper Association, the Pine Knot News recently won two more awards from the Minnesota Society for Professional Journalists for 2020 work. Competing in the category of newspapers with a circulation of under 50,000, newspaper page designer and reporter Mike Creger, editor Jana Peterson and other staff took third place in the category of Best Issue, for the entire issue from March 20 that focused on the rapidly...
Cloquet's Jake Schwinn is facing some hefty medical bills after a flash fire from a bonfire last month left him with first- and second-degree burns across his torso, hands and arms. Schwinn has no health insurance and had to take two weeks off while he was recovering before returning to work. A spaghetti feed benefit, including a quilt raffle (quilt pictured below), bake sale and silent auction, is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 17 at the Cloquet VFW on Arch Street....
A loyal reader stopped into the Pine Knot News office to chat the other day, and pointed out how few motorists understand the concept that a pedestrian has the right of way. We would like to remind all drivers that it's state law to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk. But it's not just the law that we are promoting, it's common decency. When you see someone at a crosswalk, it's smart to slow down. If they step off the curb, you should stop. Pedestrians have to participate, too. It's...
Donald Arnold Seabury, 87, of Cloquet passed away July 9, 2021, at St. Luke's hospital. He was born to Walter and Elsie (Haderly) Seabury on Aug. 27, 1933, in Mellen, Wisconsin. Don married Marian Johnson on Aug. 31, 1957 in Cloquet. He was a lifetime member of the VFW, American Legion, and the Bricklayers union. Don was a bricklayer by trade and the owner-operator of his own company for many years. Don and Marian wintered in Mesa, Arizona, and were members of the Cloquet Country Club and...
Carol Jean (Johnson) Schubert, 82, of Cloquet passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021 after a brief illness, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born Dec. 18, 1938 in Superior, Wisconsin, and was preceded in death by her parents, John I. and Lillian (Wicken) Johnson, and husband, Harry L. Schubert. Carol graduated from Superior Central High School in 1957 and soon after was united in marriage to Harry on Aug. 10, 1957. They were married almost 50 years until his death in June 2007. Carol w...
Nancy Elaine Carlson, 70, of Cloquet passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021 in the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Visitation: 11 a.m. until the 12 p.m. funeral service Saturday, July 17 in the Atkins Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Carlton....
Kathie Jo (Danger) Kemi passed away July 7, 2021, at home, with her daughters by her side. She was born in Crookston on Oct. 15, 1951. Kathie graduated from Esko High School in 1969. She married her high school sweetheart, Bruce, in 1970. They built a beautiful home and life together with their two daughters, Kelly and Kym. Kathie worked at the Cloquet Co-op Credit Union for 48 years, where she made many lifelong friendships. She was a hardworking, strong, dedicated and loving woman. Kathie’s biggest joy in life was having grandchildren. She c...
DaWayn "Dewey" Herbert Johnson, 86, of Carlton passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side July 4, 2021. Born Oct. 9, 1934, to Caroline and Herbert Johnson in Red Wing, he attended a one-room school on an island on the Mississippi River through eighth grade, then attended Red Wing High School, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin Superior for a master's degree in fine arts. Dewey taught art and physical education at Cloquet High School for more than 35...
Darwin "Teets" Laverne Bishop, resident of the Duluth area, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 3, 2021, just shy of his 86th birthday. He was born to Sylvester and Charlotte Northrup in Carlton County. He was a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe. In his younger years, Darwin and Lynn "Dolly" lived in California with their family. He held several painting jobs, including working for Disneyland, Lockheed Martin, Carroll Shelby and Hiller Helicopters. He was a truant officer at Washington...
Debra Esther (Timonen) Smith, 55, of Proctor died peacefully July 6, 2021, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton after a brief battle with uterine cancer. Deb was born in Moose Lake, the daughter of Raymond and Mary Timonen. Deb grew up in Carlton and graduated from Carlton High School in 1984. She attended Bemidji State University. She was employed for the past 22 years at Kindred at Home as a care team coordinator, and had previously been employed with Vaydich Enterprises and Kmart. Deb was...
