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Arrowhead Senior Nutrition menu for Aug. 9-16: Friday, Aug. 9: Roast beef dinner, cake Monday, Aug. 12: Penne with Italian sausage, fresh fruit Tuesday, Aug. 13: Chicken strip dinner, fresh fruit Wednesday, Aug. 14: Ham dinner or alternative entrée, rhubarb streusel pie Thursday, Aug. 15: Pork loin chop, fresh fruit Friday, Aug. 16: Meatballs and gravy, mashed potatoes, fruit Call 24 hours in advance to order the alternative entree. Frozen meals are available for weekends. Meals are served at the Cloquet Senior Center, open Monday-Friday at...
I've long admired the way some area families are so locally present. Hosting a reunion requires little more than picking a date, sending out the word and preparing food. Since the last Stillwater reunion in 2006, my generation of an extraordinarily dispersed family has taken the initiative, organizing a reunion in Cambria, California (2014) and this July back in Minnesota. Our Markusen/Lee/Wilson family settled in Stillwater in the late 1880s, our forefathers and foremothers generating lots of p...
Wrenshall celebrated Brickyard Days last weekend and, judging from the buzz around the activities, the proverbial good time was had by all. The weather, while a bit steamy, cooperated and the smalltown festival feel prevailed all weekend....
The 13th annual Karl Kalli memorial golf tournament was held Aug. 2 at the Cloquet Country Club. Karl graduated from Cromwell High School in 1959 and his family has honored his memory by holding this tournament. The proceeds go to the Cromwell-Wright sports programs. There was a great gathering of former employees of the Diamond Match Company for a potluck picnic at the public park in Esko on Aug. 4. It was so much fun seeing all the folks who came and renewed their friendships. They decided to...
Thursday, Aug. 15 through Sunday, Aug. 18, more than 120 youth from Carlton County will showcase their learning and achievements in 4-H at the Carlton County County Fair. 4-H at Minnesota county fairs is more than just fun annual events. Every summer, tens of thousands of 4-H youth participate in county fairs to showcase the knowledge and skills they've gained throughout the year, and to continue their learning experiences. 4-H youth spend months working on projects designed to equip them with...
The Carlton County Historical Society needs volunteers to help greet visitors, sell items and talk about Carlton County history at its machinery building and log cabin at the county fair in Barnum, Aug. 14-19. Volunteers are also needed to demonstrate period-relevant activities such as cooking on a wood stove, weaving, sewing, spinning, wood carving, playing a musical instrument or other period-relevant are needed for the log cabin. Sign up at https://signup.com/go/bCBAjtb or call 218-590-6965 for help getting scheduled. Volunteers are also...
Just a few weeks ago on a fine July Saturday afternoon, I had the pleasure of taking part in the Oldenburg’s “Bee Friendly Day.” The event, centered around capturing the importance of pollinators in our local region, hosted a variety of pollinator-themed activities with something for everyone. For the garden buffs and flower advocates, I gave a short presentation on behalf of the Carlton SWCD and highlighted a little bit about our pollinators and how we can invite them into our landscape. No su...
Many of Jonny Dunaiski's peers know him from his work on the volleyball court and during floor hockey season, but one activity rises above the rest. Disc golf is the Cloquet High School senior's main focus. For those unfamiliar, disc golf is played with special discs (like Frisbees, but evolved) and follows the same rules as golf. The main difference is the players are trying to get a disc into a basket instead of a golf ball in a hole. Practicing for hours, competing, and traveling for disc...
Mark Twain once said: "Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life." Such is the case for Jim and Cassie Barry, who have owned and operated the Pine Hill Golf Club in Carlton for the past 14 years. Located just over one mile south of Highway 210 on Highway 61 in Carlton, Pine Hill Golf Course isn't hard to find. Just drive past the Royal Pines Inn, Olsonville, and the Carlton County transportation building on "Old 61" and you're there. Originally built by...
A week ago Tuesday morning I woke up to head to my job at WKLK Radio. I walked outside and the air — at 46 degrees — had a crispness about it that I haven’t felt since last fall. It felt refreshing and ominous at the same time: refreshing, because of the heat we had been dealing with the previous days, and ominous, because it felt more like a fall morning ... which means winter is not far off. My thoughts raced ahead to thoughts of fall sports and how soon we will hear the sounds of those sport...
Burkholder 5K The annual Kristin Burkholder 5K Walk/Run kicks off Esko Fun Day on Saturday. Race packet pickup begins at the Esko High School sports complex (football field) on Canosia Road at 7:45 a.m. Free kids’ races start at 8:45 a.m. and the 5K begins at 9 a.m. Race-day registration cost is $25 per individual and $60 per family. The race is held in memory of 12-year-old Kristin Burkholder, who died from injuries from a pedestrian-car accident while running during track practice on Canosia Road in 1997. Cloquet duathlon The new Pine V...
Anyone who thinks getting older means being less active should visit Cloquet's new pickleball courts on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday morning. Last week the courts at Churchill Elementary/Sunnyside Park were packed with mostly senior citizen players, using paddles to bat what looked like a tiny wiffleball back and forth on the bright blue courts. The women players outnumbered men by a ratio of about 4:1. Heart rates were elevated but there was a lot of laughing going on too. When asked what...
Cloquet Police Chief Jeff Palmer has resigned. According to an email from city administrator Aaron Reeves, Palmer resigned effective today, Aug. 8. Reeves did not say why, but Palmer has been on voluntary paid leave since mid-April. Patrol commander Carey Ferrell has been acting police chief since Palmer went on leave April 16, and Reeves said he expects him to continue in that role for the time being. A 25-year veteran of the department, Ferrell is one of two commanders. According to the...
Recent reports from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in the area: Scott Staples (Carlton) assisted the State Patrol with an ATV accident in which a juvenile hit a pickup truck while trying to cross State Highway 210. Assistance was given to the Michigan DNR after a report of a dead collared wolf. The wolf was located and found to have been killed by a motor vehicle. Data from the collar showed that in the past year the wolf travelled from the Upper Peninsula, across Wisconsin, back to Michigan and then into...
The Carlton County Historical Society needs volunteers to help greet visitors, sell items and talk about Carlton County history at its machinery building and log cabin at the county fair in Barnum, Aug. 14-19. Volunteers demonstrating period-relevant activities such as cooking on a wood stove, weaving, sewing, spinning, wood carving, playing a musical instrument or other period-relevant are needed for the log cabin. Sign up at https://signup.com/go/bCBAjtb or call 218-590-6965 for help getting scheduled. Coffee Chat with city councilor Lara...
The theme for this year's annual celebration in Kettle River is apt historically and for the event itself: "Ma & Pa Kettle Days Rebuilds After the 1918 Fire." It was the devastating forest fire a century ago that forced two distinct ethnic groups, the Finns and the Poles, to merge their communities and form the heart of a rebuilt Kettle River. Ma & Pa Kettle Days is rebuilding as well, after talk of the event's demise circulated in 2017. Morgan Yeats and Marcia Sarvela were not ready to see the...
Not bad for a festival borne out of a prayer group with no event organizing chops. Lee Harris was praying and got a “prompt” to start working on developing a festival. A few months later, the first Wood City Music Festival debuted. About 1,700 people came out to see seven or eight bands, Harris said. Things have only gotten bigger. The music festival director figures the free Christian music festival doubled in size the first 2-3 years, and peaked in 2017 with between 8,000 and 9,000 people bef...
Volunteer Services of Carlton County Pine Knot News Hats serve many purposes, both practical and fashionable, and in times past were an indicator of social status. Today, “hats” can also refer to the many roles we fill. Many will agree that wearing many hats, figuratively speaking, is quite a balancing act. And while wearing many hats presents many challenges, it also presents many opportunities. This month’s featured volunteer, Jennie K. Hanson of Wright, fondly known as “the hat lady,” thrives on wearing many hats, literally and figurativ...
Last Thursday evening, the parking lot at Gordy's HiHat was packed with plenty of cars that were new when the local roadside diner opened. But that was nearly 60 years ago ... and now both the cars and the restaurant are much admired classics. It was that time of year again -- the annual Gordy's Hi-Hat Classic Car Show was Thursday, Aug. 1. Jim Viner and Dave Couture admired Ken Landwehr's 1961 Chrysler 330G as Landwehr headed back to Duluth following the annual car show. Viner, of Pike Lake,...
Following are recent felony and gross misdemeanor court cases resolved in Carlton County Sixth District Court. Arresting agencies are abbreviated as follows: Cloquet Police Department (CPD), Carlton County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), Fond du Lac Police Department (FDL), Moose Lake Police Department (MLPD), Minnesota State Patrol (MSP). Hagy, Joseph Eugene, Rosemount, Driving After Cancellation-Inimical to Public Safety, Gross Misdemeanor, Pleaded Guilty 6/3/2019. Sentenced to Supervised Probation 2 years. MSP Morrow Gary Lee, Wright, Felony F...
One of the most important things a person can do in their life is to find their passion. Some people spend years experimenting and seeking out their passion, while a lucky few find what they are passionate about at a young age. One's passion can range from painting to riding bikes to stargazing or, in Carlton resident Abbie Valine's case, bird watching. A homeschooled student, Valine discovered her interest in birds while fulfilling her second-grade science curriculum, which touched on insects a...
Hunters can start planning ahead for significant changes to deer season regulations, including a youth deer season that’s expanded statewide, expanded bans on deer feeding and attractants, and other updates related to managing chronic wasting disease. The 2019 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping regulations handbook is now available on the DNR’s deer hunting page at mndnr.gov/hunting/deer. Hunting licenses went on sale Thursday, Aug. 1, and are available at any DNR license agent, by telephone at 888-646-6367, or online at mndnr.gov/buyalicense. The...
