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John Arthur Smith, 69, of Brookston, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at St. Luke's hospital in Duluth, with his family by his side. John was born June 20, 1952, in Duluth to Arthur Smith and LaVonne-Dottie (Couture) Smith. He graduated from AlBrook High School in 1972. The day after graduation John entered the U.S. Army, where he served in Germany. He was honorably discharged in 1975. John attended and graduated from the Bureau of Indian Affairs police academy in Brigham City, Utah in...
Kenneth John Pohjola, 67, died of Covid-19 complications on Thanksgiving. Kenneth was born on Laurel Street in Cloquet in the family car. Marjorie (Davis) delivered him into his father Harold Pohjola's hands. He grew up and took over the family farm in Brookston until 1985. He was a graduate of AlBrook High in 1972 and Duluth Area Vocational Technical Institute in 1974, where he studied to be an electrician. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 242 for 45...
Clayton "Bruce" Lind, 77, of Alborn, passed away Dec. 29, 2021, at his home. He was born March 2, 1944, in Duluth, the son of George and Inez (Snickers) Lind Jr. Bruce graduated from AlBrook High School in 1962, where he played in varsity sports. He was united in marriage to Linda Dallmann in 1964 and they had three children. Bruce worked in the Teamsters Union for the Duluth paper mill, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, and being a mechanic. He later married the love of his life,...
Father David Tushar, 72, died Dec. 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, where he was living in retirement. He was born in Eveleth on April 13, 1949 to William and Julia (Jamnik) Tushar. Father Tushar attended the Crosier Seminary in Onamia, the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, the Gregorian University in Rome, the Catholic Theological Union and Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. Father Tushar was ordained to the priesthood for the Congregation of the Holy Cross on April 24, 1976 by Archbishop...
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,...
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...
Esko and Hermantown met in the championship game of the Esko Coaches Classic girls basketball tournament last week. The Hawks had opened the tournament with a 68-50 win over Cherry and the Eskomos followed up with an impressive 89-27 win over Columbia Heights. On Wednesday, the Eskomos needed to mount an impressive comeback to win the championship game 52-45 "It is always nice to win our tournament," said Esko coach Scott Antonutti. "I think Hermantown has always come here for the tournament, at...
Esko and Duluth Marshall faced off in the championship game of the Esko Coaches Classic boys basketball tournament last week, with the Eskomos rolling to a 73-44 win. The Hilltoppers gained entrance into the championship game via a forfeit win over Nashwauk-Keewatin, the result of bad travel conditions for the Spartans. The Spartans were able to travel to Esko on Wednesday where they defeated Hinckley-Finlayson 68-48 to capture third place. In Esko's first-round win over the Jaguars things...
Something had to give when Cromwell-Wright and Carlton collided in boys basketball Tuesday night in Cromwell. The Cardinals were coming off back-to-back losses in the Wood City Classic and the Bulldogs were trying to snap a four-game winless streak. In the end the Cards used their home court advantage to slip away with a 41-33 win. "I don't think either team shot well and we were very sluggish in the first half, but you have to give credit to the Carlton defense," said Cards coach Bill...
The Cloquet boys basketball team capped off the Wood City Classic last Wednesday by winning the championship game 78-72 over a feisty Pine City squad at Cloquet Middle School gymnasium. “The tournament went well,” said Cloquet coach Steve Battaglia. “We had youth medal nights with the girls on Tuesday and the boys on Wednesday, so the evening sessions were well attended. For the coaches and players, it’s really nice to get some games in without having to leave town.” Against Pine City the Lumbe...
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...
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...
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...
Here’s a heartwarming story to start off the new year. Brandon Gresczyk was out fishing with his boys on Woodbury Lake when they saw an injured swan. His wife and a son followed its tracks to the bridge on the Tamarack River, where there was open water. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said it couldn’t do anything for the swan, so Brandon posted on Facebook and an amazing volunteer came from Minneapolis and rescued the swan. It had a broken wing and is now going to an animal rehab f...
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....
Ferdinand “Bill” W. Martineau Sr., 84, of Cloquet passed away Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022 at Sunnyside Health Care Center. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet, with a Rosary Service at 6:30 p.m. Visitation resumes at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, until the 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Interment service will be at Old Holy Family Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at the Fond du Lac Cultural Center....
