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This is in regard to the appointment of Bill Dian to the Wrenshall School Board. My husband and I have lived in the Wrenshall School District for 50 years, and I was a teacher in the district for 28 of those years. Thus, I have been familiar with many school boards throughout those years. I read in the Pine Knot that some people are concerned with what Mr. Dian had posted on his Facebook page. He has the right to say what he feels, and I can’t figure out what his being pro-Trump has to do with his appointment to the board. I haven’t known Mr.... Full story
Retired Chief Master Sgt. David Hennum died Aug. 12, 2021, at the age of 79. He was born on Oct. 17, 1941, in Cloquet. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Esther Hennum; brother, Merton; and sister, Connie Hennum Beck. He is survived by his wife, Teresa Hennum; sister-in-law, Maxine Hennum; sons, Mark (Eleanor) Easy, Thomas (Vyvyan), and Gregory (Lauren); along with beloved nieces and nephews, Steven (Bonnie) Beck, Sharon (Kirk) Wimmer, Carol (Joseph) Colt, Gayle (Brian) Lamb,... Full story
Merton "Chum" Juntunen of Esko died on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at his home. He was born on Feb. 11, 1932, in Esko to Hjalmer and Hilma Juntunen. Chum graduated from Esko High School, where he excelled in basketball and football. He married the love of his life, Donna Mattson, on Nov. 24, 1956, in the Apostolic Lutheran Church. They had been married for 64 years. His first job was working at the family farm. When he got married, he worked at Gamble Lumber, the Duluth airport, and owned Regional... Full story
Audre (Mowers) Goransondied on Aug. 16, 2021. She was born in Duluth on July 6, 1927, to Alice and Earnest Mowers, the first of five children. Audre attended school and church in the Lester Park area and played first cello at East Junior High. When Audre was 14 the Mowers family moved to a dairy farm in Cromwell. Audre graduated from Cromwell High School. In 1945 she married Gilbert Goranson and they raised their five children in Wright. Gilbert precede... Full story
Pine Knot News intern Lydia Stone spent last week asking fellow Cloquet schools attendees to share their thoughts on going back to the classroom in September. Here are their responses. “Online school was rough, so going back in-person is going to be great and very refreshing.” ~ Madysen Waters, 16, sophomore, Cloquet “I’m excited to go see my friends every day.” ~ Emmet Prosen, 16, sophomore, Cloquet “I prefer being home. But I guess I’m excited to see my friends. I’m just not too excited about... Full story
In July, Mounds View Public School officials sent emails to families, telling them the district would only recommend, not require people to wear masks in school buildings. “As we’ve learned over the past 18 months, guidance can change quickly depending on the spread of Covid-19 and our local conditions. This decision reflects our current intentions, but it is subject to change,” Superintendent Chris Lennox and board chair Jonathan Weinhagen wrote in an email to district families and staff. In just over two weeks, those intentions had indee... 
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Graduates: Scholastica The College of St. Scholastica has announced its list of conferred graduates for spring 2021. They include: Cloquet Courtney Ableiter, Alysha Anderson, Damien Autio, Kolby Barney, Isaac Boedigheimer, Rachel Broadway, Brooke Dickison, Angela Evenson, Lisa Follett Pollak, Jada Johnson, Morgan Leslie, Shelby Lonne-Rogentine, Shanelle Oakland, Gina Olson, Gregory White Esko Bryce Bottila, Justin Jones, Rachel Kuntz, Camille Mattonen, Paige McCoy Carlton Courtney Gregory, Samuel Macor Cromwell Allie Hakamaki, Andrea Hakamaki,... Full story
After a slow start to the Carlton County Fair on a hot Thursday, attendance numbers rose as the temperatures dropped. "It was absolutely full on Saturday," said fair manager Lindsey Larson. "We thought we were going to run out of parking. Vendors ran out of food, the midway (people) said they did awesome. When we looked out the window of the office, it was hectic." She wasn't exaggerating. The back parking lot was nearly full by noon Saturday and fairgoers had to take a long walk to get to the r...
The Farmers Cooperative board of directors welcomed Doreen Warner to the board Aug. 17 at its reorganization meeting. They say a fond farewell to Scott Ferry for his years on the board and thank him for his dedication to our store. The next regular meeting is Sept. 21. Community yoga meets 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30 at the pavilion. There is no session Sept. 6. Yoga resumes Sept. 13. Cost: $3, gear provided. Questions, call Ann Markusen 218-428-3300. Our sympathy to family and friends of...
After a year's hiatus, the smell of exhaust and the roar of car engines engulfed the fairgrounds in Barnum last weekend. The return of the Carlton County Fair brought the return of the Oval races, the Demolition Derby and the Figure 8. Not only did the races return, but the fans returned - in record numbers. "I've never seen crowds like we had, especially for the demolition derby," said Steve Loucks, president of the Carlton County Agriculture Association, which runs the fair. "Our numbers were... Full story
Wildflowers were on grand display last week at the home of Sandy and Betsy Dugan south of Wrenshall. The Dugan place has the barn that has been the center of the Free Range Film Festival for nearly 20 years. After canceling last year during the pandemic, the festival, usually run in June, returned last weekend. If you think the gardens around the house are something, Sandy Dugan said, just wait until the strip of land across Carlton County Road 4 gets going. It also has been planted in...
Pine Knot News Over the past 20 days, the number of Covid-19 cases in Carlton County has increased by 141, while the number of deaths due to Covid went up by one. The Cloquet zip code showed the largest increase in number of cases in the Aug. 19 report, with 22 new cases versus seven (in Moose Lake) or fewer in other parts of the county. Over that same period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Covid Data Tracker, Carlton County went from “moderate” Covid transmission to “substantial” to “high” for the period Aug. 1... Full story
The heat is finally breaking this late Friday afternoon on another 90-something degree day in Carlton County. The dry, hot summer has the poplars yielding, yet it still seems far too early for downed yellow leaves to be dancing along the roadsides on a drive to a barn in rural Wrenshall. A persistent wind has kept the day from being totally oppressive, and it is quite pleasant on the grounds of the Free Range Film Festival a few hours before the first of two 7 p.m. showings of short films last... Full story
Going through high school while online learning was a big change, but the biggest change for me last year was not having any of my normal extracurricular activities. Almost everything I participated in was canceled. We did have National Honor Society, Link Crew, tennis, junior exec, and track but all of those activities were toned down quite a bit. Tennis last year was only half of the schedule I have to face this year. Instead of going to school, working on homework during lunch, and then... Full story
