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Over 555 people attended Saturday's Mud Bog event during Ma & Pa Kettle Days, more than three times the population of the small Carlton County town. For those who aren’t familiar with mudding sports, there’s more than one type of mud bog, although they all involve vehicles driving into a giant mud pit. “This particular mud bog is more of a ‘bounty hole’ style. You’re not really supposed to make it through,” explained mud bog committee member Eric Senarighi. A mud bog is very different from a mud...
The annual Wood City Worship Festival brought music, food, faith and a ton of people to Veterans Park Saturday, plus a whole lot of fun. Even after the "foam party" was over, Maryah Christenson, 5, and Suri Keller, 6, had fun rolling through a foot of foam, ending their playtime covered in tiny soap bubbles. Meanwhile Josiah Gallegos, age 2 of Cloquet, kept up with the high-energy Go Fish band, jumping all over the grass in front of the stage through the band's various kid-friendly tunes. It...
Dan Reed's pickup truck figures to add a couple thousand more miles now that he's the leading vote-getter following Tuesday's primary election in District 5 in Carlton County. Reed and Alex French advanced to the Nov. 5 general election, receiving 37.6 percent and 25.3 percent of the vote. "I was very humbled," Reed said about seeing his name atop the ballot totals. Reed has been knocking on doors across the district, with a goal of reaching every door in every township. "The response,...
Cloquet's Brandi Fisher and her passengers are the latest winners of an advertiser gift certificate for proudly displaying a Pine Knot News bumper sticker on their car. Fisher selected a gift certificate from CreativEdge in Carlton, which offers a range of gift items and apparel, as well as issues of the Pine Knot News each week....
Ted Swenson knew his farm had passed the 100-year mark, he just didn't know it happened in 2011. A trip to the Carlton County Courthouse led to that discovery last year. Now Swenson's Dairy will be honored as Carlton County's latest Century Farm in a program starting at noon Friday at the Carlton County Fair. To qualify as a Century Farm, a farm must have been continuously run by a family for a century or more, be at least 50 acres in size and currently involved in farming. Now owned by Ted...
The Cloquet Forestry Center is holding its annual free open house 4:40-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21. It’s an opportunity to have some fun and learn through wagon tours, fireside educational chats, informational booths, scavenger hunts plus raffle prizes and more. Food from the Room at the Table food truck will be available. The Cloquet Forestry Center has been the primary research and education forest for the University of Minnesota since 1909. CFC is located 3 miles west of the City of Cloquet w...
A home in Skelton Township was completely destroyed by an early morning fire Tuesday, Aug. 13. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office received the 911 call reporting a structure fire at 2:28 a.m. Tuesday on the 3500 block of County Road 157 in Skelton Township, northwest of Barnum. The initial report indicated a house was on fire and all occupants had made it safely outside. Deputies from the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office responded with fire departments from Barnum, Moose Lake and Mahtowa. Upon arrival, the house was found to be fully inv...
The Young Life golf outing drew 29 teams to the Cloquet Country Club in early August. Young Life is a faith-based organization that connects caring adults with high school and middle school students. The group is in its 23rd year in the Cloquet area. "As leaders, we meet students on their turf and spend time getting to know them," said Young Life's Brian Points. "We build trust so we can be great listeners and advice givers when needed. We also hold weekly meetings called 'club' at which we...
The Esko school district updated its student handbooks to tighten rules on student cell phone use, including no phone on students while they sit at their desks. At Monday's school board meeting, superintendent Aaron Fischer introduced the revisions which are intended to standardize the rules for all the classrooms. The Minnesota legislature in the last session directed schools to set cell phone use policies by March 15, 2025. The legislation did not directly prescribe how the policies should be...
The upcoming back-to-school issue of a popular Wrenshall publication will be its final print edition. Images, the monthly Wrenshall school newsletter that's distributed community wide, is moving to an online-only format. Beginning in October, Images will appear only on the school's website, isd100.net. The school board approved the move at its business meeting Monday. The move will save the district roughly $6,500 a year. Images publishes 10 times a year, with printing, delivery and postage...
The Lost Forester Runs of Pine Valley return Saturday, Aug. 24. The unique event offers three choices: a 5.5K or 15K on the ski or mountain bike trails that run through Pine Valley's scenic pines and hardwoods, or 12.5 miles on and off the trails. The really interesting race is the 12.5 miler. It will be run on the Pine Valley and Pine Valley west ski and mountain bike trails, with some additional running off-trail following a ribbon line. Runners will have to collect data cards with their bib...
Judge Rebekka Stumme offered no leniency Friday, Aug. 9 when she sentenced a 41-year-old Cloquet man to nine years in prison for cornering and attempting to assault a 12-year-old relative who was under his care. “You, sir, are the farthest things from amenable to treatment,” Stumme said in Sixth District Court in Carlton, denying Tony Allen Gohl’s plea for a lesser sentence. Now twice convicted of violent sexual encounters, Gohl received a “top of the box” sentence, based on state guidelines. The 108-month sentence followed Gohl’s jury convicti...
Natural resource officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have reported calls this month about nuisance bears in the area. Cloquet area officer Tony Elwell said, "trash cans need to be secured inside, and all food sources including dog food and especially bird feeders need to be removed completely, or bear problems will continue." Brookston officer Derek Peterlin said that once the attractants are inaccessible, "the bear will likely move on and have no reason to return."...
The Arrowhead Library System will be providing a limited number of free “Beautiful Writing with Calligraphy” take-andcreate-kits for member public libraries to distribute in September. This art experience, created by Silver Bay calligrapher Lynn Prouty, introduces the art of calligraphy to beginners and enthusiasts. The free program is best suited for ages 12 and older. Kits will be distributed at the Cloquet, Carlton and Moose Lake public libraries....
Hunters reviewing the 2024 Minnesota hunting regulations will find season details in most areas of Minnesota similar to what they were last year, including northern areas with lower bag limits intended to increase deer populations. Here are some key deer season dates: • Deer hunting licenses can be purchased now. • Archery, Sept. 14 through Dec. 31 • Antlerless lottery deadline, purchase your license by Sept. 5 • Youth and early antlerless, Oct. 17 through Oct. 20 • Firearms, Nov. 9, various closing dates. • Muzzleloader, Nov. 30 through Dec...
A Carlton County man was sentenced to more than 25 years in prison Friday for sexually abusing three young girls in his care. Jamie Alden Godbout, 35, dated their mother for nearly a decade and was part of the family, so much so that the girls’ grandmother actually testified on his behalf, asking for a reduced sentence. But Sixth District Carlton County Judge Amy Lukasavitz echoed the words of the one victim who testified Friday. “You were the adult, you were the person who was supposed to protect them,” said Lukasavitz, who sentenced him t...
This was a big week in local politics, although it passed quietly enough. During Tuesday’s primary, voters in District 5 whittled down the number of county commissioner candidates to two — Dan Reed and Alex French — who will advance to the General Election in November. Countywide, we also voted for judicial candidates in a rare local race with no incumbent. Shawn Reed (an Esko grad) and Gunnar Johnson advanced to the general election in that race. But Tuesday was also the final day to file as a candidate in seven local school board races with 2...
If you’re at all like me, it probably feels like we’ve already been through at least three different presidential election years so far this year. And given the pace of events, it’s a good bet that between now and November, there’s more to come. The presidential contest has so thoroughly dominated our attention — not to mention news cycles — that even the Senate and House races have pretty much disappeared from view. In this environment, the central role that ordinary Americans play — except as...
A person can’t work for the FBI or CIA with felony convictions and yet they can be the president of the United States and have 34 felonies on their record. Some things must change regarding this policy, as it opens the door for felons to be commander in chief of our military. Many religious leaders and people who call themselves Christians will vote for the candidate who appointed justices to the Supreme Court who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, taking away the woman’s right to choose, and yet will vote for a womanizer, liar, convicted fel...
It was a perfect breezy, not-too-hot Saturday for a parade, and kid and adult fun in Northridge Park during the fifth day of Esko Fun Days last week. County Highway 61 and Canosia Road was lined with people, especially kids eager for some candy. A walk down those streets after the parade showed that there was more than enough candy tossed, the streets remained littered with untouched packages of sweet stuff. It was food and inflatables, and the popular dunk tank in the park after the parade....
Get ready to rock, Cloquet. The Social Animals are coming home to celebrate a new single and new owners at The Jack. Look for an edgier sound to rattle the hometown bar. Local bars, after all, were the band's bread and butter a few years ago. Made up of vocalist Dedric Clark, guitarist Tony Petersen, bass guitarist Roger Whittet and drummer Boyd Smith, three of four originally hail from Carlton County. Clark and Petersen are from Cloquet, Smith from Esko and Whittet grew up in Lino Lakes. Now,...
The road from Cloquet youth player to Division I college hockey, professional hockey, and now coaching, has been a fun one for former Lumberjack hockey player Westin Michaud. Last week it was announced that Michaud was named head coach and general manager of the Ice Bats, an Austin, Texas, team in the North American Tier III Hockey League. "After I decided to hang up the skates, I was contacted by seven or eight different junior teams," Michaud said. "I was offered a bunch of assistant jobs, but...
The Esko Sports Alliance held its sixth Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Saturday with three new members being inducted in ceremonies at Esko High School. "This was a real solid class of athletes," said Steve Knutson, president of the Esko Sports Alliance. "Our inductees are some very special athletes and coaches, and we are very proud of welcoming them into the hall of fame." Joining the hall this year are longtime football coach Bob Peterson, former three-star athlete 1976 graduate Kevin...
Lawrence E. "Sonny" Anderson passed away peacefully on Aug. 2, 2024, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton at the age of 98. He was born June 14, 1926, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Emil and Jessie (Ward) Anderson. He was raised on a farm and attended grade school at the Sheetz Lake School in Cornish Township by Jacobson, and later attended agricultural school in Grand Rapids. Lawrence served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Motor Machinist's Mate 3rd Class, and was honorably...
In loving memory and honor of F Stephen McGarvey, who died at the age of 80 on Aug. 10, 2024, in Buffalo, Minnesota. His family and close friends surrounded him with love, support, comfort and music for the days leading up to his homegoing. He looked forward with great anticipation to meeting Jesus face to face and to reuniting with his wife and family, who are already in Paradise. Steve is survived by many of his family members, both those born to him and those who were loved by him through...
