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You could almost hear a delirious giggle accompanying Annette Christian's email sent with an assortment of assembled jigsaw puzzles she and husband Butch, above, have done over the past many months under the Covid-19 pandemic at home in Cloquet. "Puzzles, puzzles and more puzzles," Annette wrote in all capital letters. Steven Brown of Minneapolis, a 1970 Cloquet High School graduate, says he's been creating artwork inspired by the pandemic. One work is called "Autumn in the Year of Covid."... Full story
As someone who is going on his 13th month of working from home, I've attended so many Zoom meetings, Webex sessions and Google Meets that I've lost count. One thing that I have noticed is a whole new world of excuses. It's like the "dog ate my paper" crowd has grown up and become adults. Here is a list of some of the most common, along with the actual definitions. • • She said: "I'm so sorry, I'm having issues with our band width." She meant: "I've got three kids and a spouse using every possibl...
Bobbie Turner of Cloquet shared what she was doing a year ago as the Covid-19 pandemic bore down. "My daughter, Erin, and I visited Las Vegas on her spring break from Minnesota State University Mankato last March. While we were there, we got news that her school, as well as most colleges around the country, was closing down. It was the last normal week before the world changed, but there were far less people there than a normal time. Not long after this, Vegas shutdown."...
I've read and listened to a lot of stories in the past week about "the moment" when people realized that the global pandemic was going to change their lives as they knew it. While we'd been living with the impact of the crisis for months, for me, everything changed within minutes after the group photo at right was taken a year ago. I had just finished up another workshop at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City, where I was working as a visiting professor through...
Claire Persons spent hours agate hunting last summer. "It doesn't matter if the agate is tiny, pebble size or larger," she said. "There is great enjoyment in the hunt and discovery. She shared her finds by creating make necklaces, shown here. She also wrote a poem about the rock hunt, which kept her mind off a pandemic world. An Agate Hunt Early during my morning rounds, Walking along the gravelly grounds, I spy a sparkle of red orange hues, And naturally I stoop down for a closer view. This...
The Tri-Community Food Shelf will once again be participating in the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign. This year's campaign runs through April 11. It is the largest food-and-funds drive in the state with approximately 300 food shelves/pantries throughout the state participating each year. Every dollar Minnesota FoodShare works to secure annually from corporations, individuals, foundations and businesses goes directly into the Minnesota FoodShare FoodFund. Those dollars are distributed to food...
Do you have a favorite place to watch the sunrise? Perhaps you are lucky enough to have a great view out your living room window, or from your back porch. We have an abundance of trees around us, for which we are grateful for many reasons. While they add their own beauty, these large plants require us to leave home for that perfect, unobstructed sunrise view. A favorite roost for me and Keith, my morning amigo, to watch the sun emerge is the Thompson Hill lookout beneath the visitor center on...
The first period of play between the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton and Moose Lake Area girls hockey teams Friday night was nearly dead-even. The Lumberjacks held a slight shot advantage, but the March 12 game at Riverside Arena in Moose Lake was scoreless. Things changed in the second and third periods as the Lumberjacks outshot the Rebels 24-9 in the final two periods, allowing them to notch a 2-0 road victory over the Rebels. "After the first period we knew we were going to have to shoot the puck a... Full story
If there was any doubt that the Esko girls basketball team shouldn't be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Section 7AA playoffs, that doubt was dispelled Friday night when the Eskomos routed the Duluth East Greyhounds 46-31 at home Friday night and then were rewarded with the top seed over the weekend. Against East, Jayden Karppinen scored 24 points, Brenna Stark added 12 and Aila Gabel finished with 10 points for Esko. They were the only three Eskomos players to score. "Jayden Karppinen had a big... Full story
The Cloquet boys basketball team last week won the Lake Superior Conference title for the first time since 2014 by going 9-0 in conference play this season. "It's been a pretty good season so far," said Cloquet head coach Steve Battaglia. "For such an unknown season we have played pretty darn well. We only had two games all season where we just struggled. We beat the teams we should have beaten and were in most of the games, so I like where the team is at." The No. 3 seed Lumberjacks play No. 6... Full story
Cloquet's Katie Turner looks for an open pass as she sets up a play against Denfeld earlier this season. The team was seeded No. 5 in the Section 7AAA tournament. The Lumberjacks face Hermantown at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hermantown. Cloquet fell twice to the Hawks this season and ended the season with four straight losses.... Full story
The St. Scholastica men’s track and field team won four event titles the March 13 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s Indoor Championship, with two Carlton County grads playing a role in the fourth win of the day. Esko High School grad Lucas Bourgeault and Cloquet grad Isaac Boedigheimer were part of a distance medley team which finished first in a race composed of four relay legs of varying distance, starting off with a 1,200-meter leg and followed by 400-, 800- and 1,600-meter legs. Boedigheimer ran the 1,600-meter leg and Bourgeault ran... Full story
After three decades of coaching Nordic skiing in northern Minnesota, it's not surprising that individual state ski meets kind of blur together for Cloquet-Esko-Carlton coach Ben Croft. But not in 2021 at Giants Ridge in Biwabik. "This one I'll remember. It'll stand out," Croft said, referring to both the pandemic and the warm weather in the days leading up to the meet, which threatened to force a partial move to the alpine slopes as the snow melted rapidly. "Then 10 inches of snow falls the nigh... Full story
While the Moose Lake Area boys hockey team ended its season Tuesday in a play-in game - losing 10-1 to St. Francis - the Lumberjacks will face Marshall at 7 p.m. Thursday at Northwoods Credit Union Arena after this issue of the Pine Knot News goes to press. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton head coach Shea Walters is optimistic about playoffs. His players are healthy and they've been playing well, he said. "We've had an interesting schedule compared to previous years: it's been a little more local and we've... Full story
Playoffs Boys basketball Section 5A No. 9 Bertha-Hewitt-49 No. 8 Laporte-34 No. 12 McGregor-46 No. 5 Cromwell- Wright-43 No. 8 St. John’s Prep-69 No. 9 Ogilvie-52 No. 6 Swanville-66 No. 10 Onamia-30 No. 6 Hinckley- Finlayson-51 No. 11 Isle-47 Thursday games • No. 1 Nevis vs. No. 9 Bertha-Hewitt • No. 4 Pine River-Backus vs. No. 5 Browerville • No. 2 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa vs. No. 6 Sebeka • No. 1 East Central vs. No. 8 St. John’s Prep • No. 4 Barnum vs. No. 12 McGregor • No. 2 Upsala vs. No. 6 Onamia • No. 3 Braham vs. No. 6 Hinckley-Finlayson... Full story
Playoffs Girls Basketball Section 5A No. 7 Upsala-61 No. 10 Isle-27 No. 8 Barnum-65 No. 9 McGregor-47 No. 8 Verndale-47 No. 9 Bertha-Hewitt-44 No. 7 Kerkhoven- Murdock-Sunburg-81 No. 10 Laporte-7 Wednesday games • No. 1 Ogilvie vs. No. 8 Barnum • No. 4 Hinckley-Finlayson vs. No. 5 Onamia • No. 2 Braham vs. No. 7 Upsala • No. 3 Swanville vs. No. 6 East Central • No. 1 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa vs. No. 8 Verndale • No. 4 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley vs. No. 5 Nevis No. 3 Pine River-Backus vs. No. 6 Sebeka Section 7A Round 1 March 15 No. 16 Littlefork-B... Full story
Monday, March 22 Smear League meets 2-4 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays at the Cloquet VFW. $5, winnings for first, second and third place. Covid protocol observed. Bingo at 5:30 Mondays at the Cloquet VFW. Lunch served. Tuesday, March 23 Niibidoon: Relationship weaving webinar “Thanksgiving Unstuffed: The St. Patrick’s Day edition” 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23. Conversation topics on equity, diversity, and inclusion across Carlton County include “Let's talk about race” April 27; “Exploring unconscious and implicit bias” May 25; and “Finding... Full story
Scott “Mize” Meisner of Scanlon bought his last round on March 18, 2021. He was born April 27, 1960 in Duluth, the favorite son of Frank and Patricia (Polvi) Meisner. Scott graduated from Cloquet High School and worked at Potlatch and Sappi forEVER. He was a member of the Potlatch Quarter Century Club, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1163, and had retired from the Scanlon Volunteer Fire Department. Scott was an avid Vikings fan and enjoyed hunting, ice fishing, motorcycling, and especially lau... Full story
