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Sherry Trettel, 75, of New Brighton, Minnesota passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, after another courageous battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 31, 1946, in International Falls to Louis and Marie (Dixon) Kubis. Sherry worked for many retail companies including JC Penney and Macy's, and Lutheran Brotherhood (which later became Thrivent). She enjoyed playing slots at the casinos in her spare time. Sherry was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her loving husband of 43 years,... Full story
Wednesday, Dec. 29 Girls Basketball Cloquet-78 Virginia-61 Mesabi East-62 Crosby-Ironton-60 Esko-52 Hermantown-45 South Ridge-69 Ely-38 Deer River-83 Wrenshall-40 Boys Basketball Esko-73 Duluth Marshall-44 Cloquet-78 Pine City-72 Deer River-86 Fond du Lac Ojibwe-72 Girls Hockey Moose Lake Area-4 Pine City Area-0 Boys Hockey Centennial-8 CEC-0 Somerset-10 Moose Lake Area-2 Thursday, Dec. 30 Boys Basketball Moose Lake-WR-77 Spectrum-74 Boys Hockey Hill-Murray-6 CEC-2 Red Lake Falls-13 Moose Lake Area-2 Monday, Jan. 3 Girls Basketball... Full story
The girls and boys Lumberjacks hockey teams skated with younger area hockey players during the "Skate with the Jacks" event Sunday afternoon at Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet. Ann Dunaiski estimated about 60 players attended, along with 75 youngsters, with free pizza and drinks provided for all. It was the first Skate with the Jacks gathering since the start of the pandemic. Kids could also win everything from tickets to see the Lumberjacks or the Wilderness, hockey apparel, water... Full story
Friday, Jan. 7 Boys hockey CEC vs. Stillwater, 7:30 Boys basketball Esko vs. Breckenridge, 7:15 Carlton at South Ridge, 7:15 Barnum at Silver Bay, 6:15 Cromwell-Wright at ML/WR, 7:15 Wrenshall vs. Cook County, 6:30 Girls basketball Cloquet vs. Crosby-Ironton, 7:15 Barnum at Silver Bay, 7:15 Wrenshall vs. Cook County, 4:45 Saturday, Jan. 8 Boys hockey MLA vs. Sauk Rapids-Rice, 5 Girls hockey CEC at Osseo, 3 MLA vs. North Shore, 2 Boys basketball Esko vs. Perham, 4 Nordic skiing CEC at Giants Ridge, 10 Wrestling CEC at Superior Monday, Jan. 10... Full story
After struggling with only one win in the final month of the 2021, the Wilderness have started 2022 on the right foot. After falling behind 2-0 and 3-1 in the first period Saturday, Minnesota came alive to outscore Fairbanks 4-1 for the game’s final 40 minutes to win, 5-4, forcing a split in the two-game weekend series and snapping the Ice Dogs’ nine-game winning streak. Reid Conn was the hero, as he scored the game-winner with 6:57 remaining in the third period. Conn took advantage of a neutral ice turnover, picked up a loose puck in fro...
Pine Knot News reader John Dahlman snapped this photo of a female pileated woodpecker at the suet feeder outside their Floodwood home on Dec. 30.... Full story
Roland Bromberg, 88, of Northfield and formerly of Cloquet, passed away Dec. 22, 2021, at Benedictine Living Community in Northfield. Roland was born Sept. 4, 1933, the son of Olof and Emma (Knuti) Bromberg, on the family farm in Aurora. His father worked for Red Owl and the family moved throughout northern Minnesota before settling in Fergus Falls. In 1951, Roland graduated from Fergus Falls High School,where he was a standout athlete, lettering in football, basketball and track, and was named... Full story
We have found some more clues in the curious case of a plaque honoring Sigfred Johnson, a World War II veteran from Cloquet who died in 1948. As reported in the Dec. 17 issue of the Pine Knot, the plaque was discovered hanging on a wall at a salvage yard in the area. Bonnie Edin called after reading the story and insisted that she found the plaque among her father's things when he passed away and gave it to Ken Johnson, Sigfred's nephew. We found Ken after John Prouty showed us a picture of the...
An empty semi-truck that was stuck on the railroad tracks near the Sappi guardhouse was hit by a Burlington Northern train Monday. According to Cloquet Area Fire District battalion chief Jeremy Hutchison there were no injuries: the driver had gotten out of the truck before it was struck by the train. The call came in at 12:18 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27. CAFD, the Cloquet police department and the Minnesota state patrol responded. "There were no injuries, no spills or fire or hazardous chemicals,"...
The 2021 Christmas Lighting Challenge results are in and the winners were announced Dec. 22 at Bentleyville. More than 2,700 votes were submitted and more than 20,000 views of the online map and entries proves the community loves Christmas lights. Carlton County winners included: Home, Steve Torgeson, 5164 Canosia Road. Business, Reliable Insurance Agency, Carlton Avenue, Cloquet. The Masters Home Winner was Luke Gages of 7249 Industrial Road, Saginaw. Duluth got the most votes for Christmas City....
If you have unwanted or no longer working holiday lights, please recycle them at the Carlton County Transfer Station located at 1950 Highway 210. The program provides free holiday lights recycling. Electric cords are also accepted. The year-round hours for the Carlton County Transfer Station are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For efficient recycling, remove all decorations from your string lights. Remove them from any type of plastic spool, cardboard packaging, or plastic bags. Place the clean...
Applications for 2022-23 funding from United Way of Carlton County are available through the United Way of Carlton County website, www.unitedwaycarltoncounty.org. Funding is available for all eligible nonprofits working in Carlton County. Applications will be accepted until February 11. Final funding decisions will be made in the spring of 2022. Last year, UWCC granted more than $175,000 to local nonprofits. For more information or to check eligibility, please contact Ali Bilden Camps at 218-879-8404....
Cloquet City Hall is closed Friday, Dec. 31, along with all Carlton County offices in observance of New Year’s Day. This includes courthouse, human services as well as transportation department offices and more. The Minnesota Highway 210 Transfer Station will be open on Friday and closed Saturday....
With New Year’s Eve and severe cold colliding in northern Minnesota this weekend, we encourage an abundance of care and caution. Temperatures this weekend will be 15 to 20 degrees below zero at night, with windchill at 35 below zero. If you bring someone to their home — perhaps someone who has had too much to drink — please either walk them to the door or stay there long enough to make sure they make it safely inside. For those who don’t remember, there is a former University of Minnesota Duluth student who doesn’t have any fingers or toes b... Full story
Stephanie Victoria Rankila, 82, of Cloquet, passed away Nov. 11, 2021, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on Jan. 9, 1939, the daughter of John and Veronica (Krawchuck) Fichuc. Stephanie will be remembered as being a generous person and an excellent cook and baker. She loved to have family and friends over for meals. Stephanie was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus Rankila; son, Kevin Rankila; and numerous relatives. She is survived by her... Full story
Adeline F. Hanson, 92, of Carlton, passed away Dec. 22, 2021, at Inter-Faith Care Center. She was born Feb. 10, 1929, in Erskine, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Julia Anderson. Adeline was married to Oris G. Hanson on April 24, 1952, in Erskine. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, family dinners, and especially spending time with her family. Adeline was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Oris Hanson; son Kenneth Hanson; daughter JoAnn Wargin; brothers, Melvin and Julian Hanson; and... Full story
Kenneth D. Schmitz, 70 of St. Paul, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Carlton. He was born May 26, 1951, in Duluth, the son of Clarence and Patricia (Dugal) Schmitz. Ken graduated from Carlton High School in 1970. He worked in the hospitality industry at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and was a member of the Hospitality Union 3517, Local 17. Ken was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Darlene Short. He is survived by his brother, Michael (Patty) Schmitz; and his... Full story
Charlene "Char" Anne Trettel, 82, Cloquet, passed away at Benedictine Health Center in Duluth on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. She was born Oct. 1, 1939, in Cloquet to Charles and Anne (Monson) Erkkila. She graduated from Esko High School in 1956. Char married Cyril Trettel on June 3, 1961, and was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. She worked as a seamstress for many years at Wear-A-Knit. Char's passion was crafting, sewing, knitting baby sweaters and making cakes. She loved gardening and... Full story
Dorothy Sivia (Aho) Alanen Green, 90, of Cloquet, passed away Monday Dec. 27, 2021, at Plainview Estates in Cloquet. She was born Jan. 7, 1931, in Menahga, Minnesota, in her grandmother's summer kitchen, to Hans and Aune (Kinnunen) Aho. She graduated from Frazee High School in 1949 and moved to Cloquet around 1950. Dorothy married Arthur Donald Alanen on July 28, 1952, in Wolf Lake. She owned and operated Art's Bike Shop and Alanen Concrete along with Art for many years in Cloquet. He died in... Full story
Sheila A. Gieske, 71, of Cloquet, passed away Dec. 25, 2021, at home. She was born Oct. 4, 1950, in White Bear Lake, the daughter of William and Gladys Wright. Sheila graduated from White Bear Lake High School. She was married to Jerome "Jerry" Gieske on Nov. 13, 1978, in Cloquet. Sheila loved different kinds of music and enjoyed playing video games. Sheila was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Sid and Kenny Wright; and stepbrother, Billy Wright. She is survived by her husband, Jerry;... Full story
With the more highly transmissible Omicron variant now the dominant Covid-19 strain across the state and much of the country and world, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new quarantine guidelines Monday. According to a media statement, the CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others. The change is motivated by science demonstrating that the majority of transmission occurs early in the course... Full story
Thursday, Dec. 23 Girls Basketball Esko-54 Pine City-38 Virginia-70 ML/WR-55 Cloquet-60 St. Francis-45 Girls Hockey CEC-5 Pine City Area-1 Boys Hockey CEC-3 Holy Angels-3 Monday, Dec. 27 Girls Hockey Moose Lake Area-2 Buffalo/Maple Lake-1 Boys Basketball Chisholm Tournament Wrenshall-2 (Forfeit) Silver Bay-0 Chisholm-101 Carlton-44 Tuesday, Dec. 28 Girls Basketball Greenway-56 ML/WR-20 South Ridge-111 Wrenshall-11 Wood City Classic Crosby-Ironton-71 Virginia-58 Mesabi East-51 Cloquet-49 Esko Coaches Classic Hermantown-68 Cherry-50 Esko-89... Full story
Monday, Jan. 3 Boys basketball Esko at Proctor, 7:15 Girls basketball Carlton at Cromwell-Wright, 7:15 Wrenshall at Floodwood, 7:15 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Girls hockey CEC vs. Marshall, 7:30 MLA at Duluth Heritage, 7 Boys basketball Carlton at Cromwell-Wright, 7:15 Barnum vs. Deer River, 7:15 South Ridge vs. Cherry, 7:15 Wrenshall at Floodwood, 7:15 Girls basketball Carlton at North Woods High School, 7:15 Cloquet at Proctor, 7:15 Barnum at Virginia, 7:15 ML/WR vs. Marshall, 7:15 South Ridge vs. Northland, 7:15 Nordic skiing CEC meet at Pine Valley,... Full story
I was encouraged to see so many folks attending Christmas Eve services in our area churches. It seems that we sometimes forget the reason for the season, but when folks come together to worship together it renews our faith in humankind. Now we can look forward to the new year and hopefully better times. So, have a merry and blessed 2022. It seems that we are getting more and more scam calls now. Lately, scammers pretending to be pastors are sending emails and texts, saying they need a favor from you in the form of gift cards. Please don’t fall...
Decorating the house is a much-loved activity during the holidays. “But we don’t want to let those lovely greens bring trouble to our landscape,” says Lori Seele from the Duluth Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. “Various pests that are not native to our region can hitch a ride on Christmas trees, wreaths, boughs, vines, and plants with colorful fruits and seeds.” According to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the disease dangers include elongate hemlock scale, boxwood blight, Oriental bittersweet, gypsy moth, brown marmorate...
