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People who are not getting vaccinated are naive, selfish and self-centered. Get the shot! Dave Hennum, 1959 Cloquet graduate and Pine Knot News subscriber in San Antonio, Texas...
Congress is out of control and running rampant. They regularly pass legislation that serves only their self-interest, they bow to special interests, they receive money and “gifts” from lobbyists (payoffs) and they answer to no one. Imagine passing a bill that allows you to invest based on knowledge of upcoming legislation that will virtually guarantee your investment will grow. Give yourself a raise, increase your stipend for travel, housing and food without oversight, pull federal marshals off one flight so you can have more personal pro...
Part of our responsibility as Cloquet’s only locally based newspaper is to attend local government meetings and report back to you. It’s a primary function of local journalists, and we take that responsibility very seriously. That’s why we send reporters to attend every Cloquet City Council meeting, every Carlton County Board meeting and many school board meetings in Esko, Carlton, Wrenshall and Cloquet, as well as other government meetings. Citizens need and rely on the Fourth Estate as watchdogs to ensure our government is working openly and...
Northeast Minnesota motorcyclists and prospective riders can register now for training at Lake Superior College in Duluth. Training courses begin in June. Lake Superior College offers the MMSC Basic Rider Course and Intermediate Rider Course. • Basic Rider Course: Riders can earn their motorcycle endorsement and learn essential motorcycle control skills in this course, which costs $245. This course is designed for beginning riders with no previous riding experience. It is also recommended for returning riders. • Intermediate Rider Course: Rid...
Transitions can be stressful, but retiring Carlton County auditor/treasurer Kathy Korteum has had plenty of challenges in her less than two years at the helm of her department. But she's hoping to make the transition as smooth as possible for her successor, Kevin DeVriendt. If all goes as planned, DeVriendt and Korteum should be able to spend some time sharing ideas and the long history of the department before Korteum officially retires. That would be very unlike her first months in the role....
At what was expected to be an uneventful hearing for a new countywide parking ordinance Monday, more than 20 people gave opinions, often straying from the details of the ordinance to complaints of trespassing, confrontation, and fear surrounding activities associated with Enbridge Line 3 pipeline protests. The Carlton County committee of the whole moved on the parking ordinance May 4 for consideration without discussion. The Monday hearing had plenty of it. In the end, the board passed the ordinance with little fanfare, compared to the hearing...
And just like that, 11,600 tree seedlings were scattered across Carlton County. The giant tree giveaway late last week was organized to honor the Pine Knot's status as the most outstanding weekly newspaper in the state and Sappi's many awards for being one of the most sustainable pulp and paper mills in the world. It was also a way of giving back to the world, as both companies need trees to keep their businesses going. With the help of Sappi, which paid for the seedlings, and Upper Lakes...
Despite going 0-3 over their last three games, the Cromwell-Wright softball team has been impressive this year with a 7-7 record as of Monday. It's been years since they've seen that kind of success. Last week the Cards fell to South Ridge, Chisholm and Barnum, but they are continuing to build a better program. "The last part of our schedule is against some very strong teams," said Cards coach Kari Olesiak. "A majority are teams ranking No. 1 or 2 in their sections. They are teams that can...
The Cloquet boys golf team ended the first round of its section meet two strokes behind Duluth Marshall Tuesday, pinning their hopes for an undefeated season on the second half of the section meet next week. Lumberjacks head coach Aaron Young said it was a tough day in 30 mph winds at the Quarry golf course at Giants Ridge in Biwabik, but expressed confidence in his players. He has a solid foundation for that confidence: The Cloquet varsity team has yet to be beaten in 11 meets this year, and wo...
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks boys tennis team ended its team season last week with a 6-1 section road loss to the Aitkin Gobblers. While the young team's season is over, there is still sectional individual play this week, with four Lumberjack players participating. "We finished with a 2-10 record on the season," said CEC coach Derek Johnson. "We had a young, inexperienced team where we got our wins towards the end of the season. We have seen a lot of improvement from where we started." C...
After a long and uncertain 2020-2021 season, the Minnesota Wilderness saw their season and hopes of a second Robertson Cup championship end Tuesday night as the Wilderness fell in the Central Division opening round playoffs. With the 5-4 win Tuesday at Northwoods Credit Union Arena, the Bismarck Bobcats swept the Wilderness three games to none and advanced to face either Aberdeen or Minot in the Central Division finals. After dropping two games to the Bobcats over the weekend in Bismarck, the...
This is the first year Wrenshall has run a Gender-Sexualities Alliance club. I interviewed the co-advisors as well as the student leader of the group, and they told me about the importance of this group to the Wrenshall community. At first they were reluctant to share details, likening the group to a secret society, but eventually they came around and let me in on what they do in their tight-knit community. English teacher Ted Conover and media library assistant Chloe Swanson co-advise the...
I see the veterans memorial in the Wright park is being restored to its original condition. This has been a very sad sight for the past few months, but it is now going to be the tribute it should be. The Floodwood VFW Post 8299 will be at the Wright park for Memorial Day services on May 31, at 8 a.m. to honor our veterans. This year, Wes Heikkila will be the honored veteran, as he passed away June 25, 2020. His inurnment was at the Prairie Lake cemetery. Bring your American flags and wear red, w...
Lydia Swedberg is a hard-working professional photographer who specializes in couples photos and grads. She is also 15 years old and a sophomore at Esko High School. Balancing school and work can be challenging - especially without a driver's license - but it's a labor of love. And love is what makes Swedberg's photography world go around. She tells a story of a proposal she photographed near Pier B in Duluth last Saturday. The young man who was going to propose texted her for weeks in advance....
The latest Pine Knot News exhibit, “Art is for the birds” is up, but the artist reception has been postponed. The reception is now tentatively rescheduled for June 10 with a rain date of June 11. Feel free to stop by the Pine Knot office at 122 Avenue C, Cloquet, to see the exhibit in advance of the artist reception. Call ahead to 218-878-9332 to confirm the office is open....
The Moose Lake Area Historical Society is hosting Depot Fest 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 5 in the Moose Lake Depot parking lot. The event will feature a plant sale, bake sale, vendors, rummage sale, face painting, live music and food. The library’s book sale will be held in the Soo Line Event Center Friday and Saturday, June 4-5. The depot is located at 900 Folz Boulevard, Moose Lake....
Duluth Dylan Fest teamed up with the Carlton County-based Song From the North Country collaborative to celebrate Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday this week by creating a music video. Song From the North Country began making socially-distanced videos of original, regional music last year — under the leadership of Carlton’s Timothy Soden-Groves as a response to the pandemic and a way for area musicians to connect. Duluth Dylan Fest committee member Zane Bail said “fortunately, we were able to collaborate with Songs from the North Country to offer a...
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Social Services employees gather for a photo with the Pinwheels for Prevention Award from FamilyWise Services, a Minnesota nonprofit that works to create safe, healthy, and supportive environments for children and families. The award specifically highlighted the band's providing Circles of Security and Positive Parenting classes to parents virtually throughout the pandemic to accommodate caregivers. Adjustments to the pandemic were made in the past...
