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A lifetime of journeys has brought Keiko Satomi to her newest position as adult services librarian for the Cloquet Public Library. A beloved children's librarian here in recent years, Satomi got the adult services job in August. But there was a time when the native of Japan thought Cloquet residents might not accept her as a librarian. Fortunately, she was wrong. Satomi grew up on the core island of Japan in an area called the Shiga Prefecture, a populous state in the middle of the island...
Kenneth Lee Johnson, 87, died at home Oct. 15, 2022. Born on July 30, 1935, Ken was raised in Cloquet, briefly serving in the National Guard before becoming a research chemist at Potlatch Corporation. He was a renowned musician, playing in numerous bands for decades. Most importantly, he raised five children, "none of whom are currently in prison," as he liked to say. He was an avid golfer and sports fan, as well as a voracious reader. Friends knew him for his humor, affability, and his love of...
Martha E. Councilman, 92, passed away Oct. 10 at Barnes Care Residence 3 in Esko. Martha was born Jan. 11, 1930, in Peru, Indiana to Dr. Walter and Katherine (Judd) Stadler. The family moved to Duluth in 1935. She married Henry Councilman in 1951. She worked at St. Mary's Hospital as an X-ray technician until she joined Henry at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba in 1952. They moved to Carlton in 1953 and raised a family. She worked at Denny's Studio in Cloquet. After Henry retired, they enjoyed...
Steven John Anderson, 70, of Esko died of cancer on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at Miller Dwan in Duluth. Steve was born on Nov. 16, 1951, in Robbinsdale to Helen E. and John C. Anderson. He graduated from West St. Paul High School in 1969 and then attended the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he met his first wife, Kathy Zawacki, and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1974. In 1979 they moved to Esko, where they built a home and raised their son Nathan. Steve worked for Andersen Windo...
Dr. Robert Thomas Johnson, DDS, died at 8:45 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. He was 88 years old, succumbing after a long fight with cancer. He was a staple of the Carlton community, having completed his 51st year of being a dentist in 2010. He retired to travel and watch his grandchildren play a never-ending list of sports. His favorite pastime was taking care of his extensive yard and his grass cutting. Robert was a Hines, Wisconsin native. He went to the University of Wisconsin-Superior for...
Arthur Edward Wirtanen, 94, peacefully passed away Oct. 6, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospice in Duluth. He was born in Stoney Brook Township, just outside of Cloquet, on May 1, 1928, to John and Tyyne Wirtanen. Art was educated in the St. Louis County school district and graduated from Brookston High School in 1946. During high school he worked at the Potlatch paper mill in Cloquet, followed by a brief stint with the U.S. Merchant Marines on the Great Lakes after graduation. While working at the Wood...
Victoria G. Homstad, 61, of Kettle River died peacefully Thursday, Oct.13, 2022, in Duluth after fiercely fighting many medical challenges for more than 25 years with strength and grace. She was born Nov. 7, 1960, in Minneapolis to Clarence and Goldie Oulman. In the sixth grade, she moved to Floodwood, where she went on to attend Floodwood High School. She graduated in 1978 as valedictorian of her class. On April 25, 1980, Vicki married Tim Homstad in Duluth. They lived in Cromwell, Tamarack and...
Thomas James Watson, 78, formerly of Mahtowa, passed away Oct. 6, 2022, at the Glenn memory care facility in Buffalo. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 10:30 a.m. service at Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo. Interment to follow at 4 p.m. at Mount Salem Cemetery in Mahtowa. neptunesociety.com...
Lisa Lynn MacMillan, 52, of Culver passed away Oct. 14, 2022, at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s in Duluth. Visitation: 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. funeral service Saturday, Oct. 22 at Faith Lutheran Church in Culver. Nelson Funeral Care of Cloquet...
The Ma & Pa Kettle Days committee will be working on future events in October, November and December. We will need volunteers to help. The first event will be a 5 p.m. Halloween party on Oct. 31 at the Veterans Building. There will be hot dogs, chips and beverages and a grand march of costumes following the supper. Trunk-or-Treat will be available in the parking lot for anyone who would like to participate. The second event is planned for bingo on Nov. 13 at the Kettle River Senior Center. So mark that on your calendar. The Kettle River...
Congratulations and best wishes to Robin Lake and Joshua Staub, both of the Rochester area, on their recent marriage on Oct. 5 in Pine Island, Minnesota. Robin is the daughter of Sharon and David Lake, and granddaughter of Leo Dahlberg. Our sympathies to the family of Brandi (Kenneth) Hascall of Wright on the death of her brother, Nathan Ehrich, 40, of Cotton. He died on Oct. 8 in Cotton. A graveside service was held Monday at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Duluth. Our sympathies again to the family of Brandi (Kenneth) Hascall of Wright...
For the fourth year in a row, the Cloquet girls soccer team is headed to State. In a frigid 7AA championship game Tuesday night, the Lumberjacks defeated the No. 1 seeded and host Grand Rapids, 4-2. It was sweet revenge for the 'Jacks, following the 3-2 loss to the Thunderhawks in September that consigned Cloquet to the No. 2 slot. "If we win that game, I don't know that we win this one," said head coach Dustin Randall afterward. "I think we needed that sort of motivation and mental push to...
When Esko and Spectrum girls soccer met for the Section 7A championship Tuesday, the matchup pitted a speedy, defensive-minded Esko team against an offensive-minded juggernaut. In the end, the Eskomos prevailed, 2-1, at home, allowing them to advance to the state tournament for the first time since 2011. "I am just so happy for the team," said first-year coach Sharon Lahti after the game. "This is such a tight-knit group, and truly that is why they play so well together." Esko played into a...
Believing they can win it all, members of the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys soccer team earned a second consecutive state berth Tuesday on the turf at Egerdahl Field in Proctor. Once again, the Lumberjacks dispatched rival Denfeld to win Section 7AA, earning a 1-0 win. "After this one, if we're not No. 2, we'll be No. 3 in the state ranking," second-year head coach John Sundquist said. "We can play with anybody right now." The Lumberjacks got their goal 32 minutes into the game from sophomore...
After graduating 16 seniors a year ago, there was plenty of speculation the Cloquet-Esko- Carlton girl’s tennis team would be a pushover this season. Instead, the team surprised many local tennis fans by finishing with an impressive 10-15 record, serving notice the team is still strong. “There were many coaches who came up to me and said they were shocked at how good our team was,” said ninth-year head coach Derek Johnson. As a team, CEC lost in the second round of the playoffs to the top seed Elk River, but the ’Jacks sent six players to the...
The Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a series of candidate forums for Cloquet-area and state legislative candidates on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Cloquet City Hall, which will be livestreamed at cloquetmn.gov and also air multiple times afterward on CAT-7. Cloquet mayor and city council candidates will start at 6 p.m., followed by Cloquet School Board candidates at 7 p.m., state senate District 11 candidates at 8 p.m., and state representative District 11A candidates at 8:30 p.m. Tony Sertich will moderate....
Carlton County Public Health and Human Services director Dave Lee got approval to restructure the working relationship between staff at the Moose Lake and Cloquet PHHS offices at the Carlton County board of commissioners meeting Monday, Oct. 10. The Moose Lake office will be closed on Fridays starting soon. None of the Moose Lake staff will lose their jobs. The goal is to handle cases according to types of issues rather than based on where a client lives to improve service and give client service a location of choice. Clients will still be...
The Land Stewardship Action Fund and Pine Knot News are hosting a Minnesota Senate District 11 candidate forum with GOP incumbent, Senator Jason Rarick, and DFL challenger, Michelle Boyechko, from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in the Moose Lake Community School auditorium, 4812 County Road 10 in Moose Lake. Attendees can submit questions ahead of time through an online form, with topics such as land access, agricultural consolidation, factory farms, environmental justice, emerging farmers, and healthcare to be highlighted. Visit...
The Carlton Chamber is organizing the annual downtown Carlton trick-or-treat and scarecrow competition, so plan to bring your tiny superheroes and ghouls for two hours of fun 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. This free event usually draws close to 1,500 children and families. Local businesses can join in the fun by registering with the Carlton Chamber before Friday, Oct. 29....
The Pine Knot News will be publishing a special section recognizing local veterans and military personnel on Friday, Nov. 11. Please send photos of your veterans and military personnel along with their name, branch of service, rank, years of service, and any wars they fought in to the Pine Knot News by email to [email protected], or mail/drop off at 122 Avenue C, Cloquet, with a self-addressed stamped envelope. This is a free service to our readers. If you have a bigger story idea to share for the section, call 218-878-9332, stop by or...
Carlton County Public Health and Human Services will be offering two drive-through vaccination clinics in October. In addition to the new Covid-19 vaccine booster shot, the county will offer a standard flu shot for ages 6 months and older, and a high-dose flu shot for ages 65 and older, as well as a FluMist shot as long as supplies last. The Covid shots are available for anyone 12 years old or older who has completed the primary vaccine series and hasn’t had a Covid shot in the past two m...
STATE SENATE District 11 Republican: Jason Rarick (Incumbent) Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. (limit 50 words) I am a lifelong resident of Pine County, a union electrician, and self-employed electrical contractor. I have served in the legislature for eight years now, primarily focused on issues related to jobs, energy, higher education. Please describe where you stand on the following issues in 25 words or fewer (each): • The unspent $7.2 billion budget surplus? I...
STATE REPRESENTATIVE District 11A Republican: Jeff Dotseth Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. (limit 50 words) I am a husband, father, grandfather, farmer, realtor, small business owner and former township board supervisor who is looking to bring common sense to our state government and make sure the people of District 11A once again are heard. Please describe where you stand on the following issues in 25 words or fewer (each): • The unspent $7.2 billion budget s...
CARLTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER Mark Thell (Incumbent) Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. (Limit 50 words) Lifelong resident of County, Enlisted United States Air Force, Retired Potlatch Machine operator. Family farmer direct marketing grass fed beef, pork and chicken. Served as elected supervisor for the Carlton County Soil and Water District before being elected County Commissioner in 2018. Married with four adult children and seven grandchildren. What made you decide...
CARLTON COUNTY SHERIFF Kelly Lake (Incumbent) Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications. (limit 50 words) Lifelong resident of Carlton County, graduate Cloquet schools and FDLTCC/ Hibbing Law Enforcement. Married to Rick; children ages 24, 22, 15, 13. Live in rural Barnum; raise beef cattle and have horses. Worked for the Sheriff's Office for 33 years as Corrections Officer, Deputy, Patrol Sergeant, and as your Sheriff since 2005. Past president of MN Sheriff's Association....
