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About 30 county residents, including farmers, conservationists and entrepreneurs, met at the Carlton County Transportation Department Thursday, May 12, for two hours discussing politics and stewardship of our land. With the November election in view, participants shared ideas about government roles in encouraging return on investment, regulation, subsidies and community involvement. Jeff Dotseth, a real estate agent, meat producer, and Republican candidate for Minnesota House District 11A, participated in writing with support for the meeting an...
Friday, May 20 Baseball Cloquet at Hibbing, 4:30 Barnum vs Crosby-Iron, 4 Carlton at Ely Esko vs Mora, 4:30 ML/WR at Pine City, 4 South Ridge at Virginia, 2:30 and 5 Wrenshall vs Littlefork-Big Falls at Braun, 4 Softball ML/WR at Barnum, 4 South Ridge at Chisholm, 4:30 Saturday, May 21 Softball Cloquet at Grand Rapids, 11 Baseball Cloquet at Hibbing, 3 Cloquet at Hibbing, 5:30 ML/WR at Ely, 9 South Ridge at Ely, TBD Track Esko boys at Stillwater Monday, May 23 Golf Cloquet girls and boys Cloquet Invite, 9 Baseball Carlton at Cherry, 4:30 Tuesda...
With improved weather, local softball teams are playing catchup to get in as many regular-season games as possible before the playoffs begin right around the corner. The Pine Knot also spent some time this past week catching up with softball coaches at four local smaller schools on how their teams have progressed so far this season. Carlton/Wrenshall Entering the week, the Raptors sported an impressive 8-4 record and are showing signs that the cooperative program is going to be a team to be...
Carlton County commissioners got a taste of some of the challenges they will face in crafting a budget for 2023 at Tuesday’s board meeting. “Fuel costs are at $4 and rising,” said county coordinator Dennis Genereau. “The rise of gas and fuel prices impacts everything we do in the programs we run.” Genereau explained that the costs to run the new justice center are still in the planning stage. Another groundskeeper and at least a couple of custodians are being considered. Additional staff for the Sheriff’s Office and the court system are...
Friday, May 13 Golf Cloquet girls at Princeton, 8:30 a.m. Cloquet boys at Lakeville South, 1:30 Softball Cloquet at Princeton, 4 Cloquet vs Chisago at Princeton, 6 Barnum vs Silver Bay, 4:30 Carlton/Wrenshall vs Hinckley-Finlayson, 4:30 Esko vs Rush City, 4:30 ML/WR at Cherry, 4:30 South Ridge at Ely, 2:30 Baseball Cloquet at Chisago Lakes, 4:30 Barnum vs Silver Bay, 4:30 Esko vs Roseau, 3 South Ridge at New York Mills, 1:30 and 3:30 Wrenshall at Cromwell-Wright, 4 Track Carlton/Wrenshall, Esko, ML/WR, South Ridge boys and girls at Denfeld,...
Barnum High School Quarter 3 A HONOR ROLL Grade 7 Tessa Bednarek Eli Berger Faith Bernhardson Marlene Budge Natalie Carlson Emma Dahl Lily Dahl Ruth Dinger Connor Ferrin Lillian Genereau Jillian Grott Piper Johnson Halle Kauppila Arie Koecher Ali Laveau Lucy Maher Reuben Olson-Williams Nora Piri Miah Sandberg Lauren Soukkala Elijah Wendt Jlind White-Wyman Grade 8 Alizondra Collelo Cadence Fanning Lucy Franek Sophia Frank Grace Grover Eoghan Heaslip Michael Hoover Evan Mundell MaKenna Nordstrom Morghan Nynas Ava Nyquist Iris Polecheck Isabelle...
Considering a run for political office? The filing period for state and local offices — only those that could require primary elections in August — will be open May 17-31. The city of Cloquet has four positions up for election in November, including the mayor and council seats for Wards 1, 2 and 3. All are four-year positions. Carlton County also has a number of positions up for election this year, including county commissioners for District 2 (Thomson Township area) and District 4 (including the Wrenshall, Carlton and Mahtowa area and parts of...
Local baseball teams have had a tough time getting onto the diamond this spring, but last Thursday Barnum was finally able to host a game as they downed neighboring Carlton 6-1. Leading the way for the Bombers was pitcher Caleb Hautajarvi, who pitched a masterful game. The junior handled the Bulldogs with a 12-strikeout performance. "Caleb did that all last year as a sophomore for us," said Barnum coach Tony Bender. "He's the best pitcher we had last year, he throws well, has good pitch...
Friday, May 6 Baseball Esko at Hinckley-Finlayson, 6 ML/WR vs Pequot Lakes, 4 Golf Cloquet boys at Quarry, 12 Track Barnum, Cloquet, ML/WR at Cloquet, 4 Softball Cloquet at Hibbing, 4:30 Barnum vs Greenway, 4:30 Esko vs Mesabi East, 4 Esko vs Cherry, 6 ML/WR at Virginia, 4:30 Saturday, May 7 Tennis CEC boys at St. Francis, 8:30 a.m. Golf Cloquet boys at Quarry, 10 Softball Cloquet at ML/WR, 10 Baseball Cloquet vs North Branch, 2 Esko at Hinckley-Finlayson, 10 ML/WR vs Mesabi East, 3 Monday, May 9 Golf Cloquet girls vs Duluth East, 1 Barnum...
Esko High School Quarter 3 Honor Roll Bella Abrahamson Kyle Abrahamson Emma Adkins Kaitlyn Adkins Ashley Aker Rachel Amireault Keone Anderson Siri Anderson Santiago Anich Rachel Antonutti Lucye Backstrom Ellahna Barnes Ellynor Barta Joel Barta Alena Beare Mollie Belich Aspen Berg Hunter Berg Cadence Berger Cairin Berger Cuinn Berger Cal Berglund Leah Borden Emma Breed Ahna Brekke Cadence Brissett Braeden Caple Priya Carey Amber Carlblom Emma Cekalla Joseph Cekalla Samuel Cheslak Ayden Chopskie Jordan Chopskie Megan Chopskie Ty Christensen...
Nineteen Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College students were inducted into the Alpha Phi Upsilon chapter of the international Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society during an annual recognition ceremony held April 27 at the college. Phi Theta Kappa serves to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through honors, leadership, and service programs. At Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, members must initially achieve and then maintain a 3.5 or...
The latest Cloquet High School spring play is literally magical ... and will look familiar if you're a Harry Potter fan. But don't expect that name to come up. Sure, there is a person referred to as "Harry," or "Potter," but he's not the star of the show. Rather, this play is about a certain famous fictional school of magic, but the focus is on the Hufflepuffs, who just happened to be there too. "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic" is a 2015...
Mother Nature has not been kind to local high school baseball teams this spring. Cold, snowy and rainy weather has caused more than normal cancellations and postponements in the northern half of the state. The Pine Knot News this week caught up with coaches for a preview of local teams this season. Cloquet Cloquet head coach Tyler Olin is looking for improvement on a team that struggled to a below .500 record last season. "We were 7-15 last year," Olin said. "We had six seniors who graduated...
On Sunday, we took a day off. There are a million things we could do; we should do. But we've also learned how important rest is. A day to recharge and reflect. Ok, to be fair, we're trying to learn. Eliot Coleman writes, in his "The New Organic Grower" book: "There is a strong temptation when starting out in farming ... to try to do it all right now ... Rest and reflection not only heal the body but help provide insight into how to get more accomplished with less work in the future so the same...
Our sincere sympathies to the family of Lincoln Peter Hansen, 94, who passed away April 15 at Villa Vista in Cromwell. He grew up in Cromwell and graduated from Cromwell High School in 1946. Visitation is 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service May 4 in Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell. A luncheon will follow the service. Marcia Peterson, our longtime mail carrier, and her 8-year-old grandson who has type 1 diabetes are walking in the JDRF fundraiser April 30 in Duluth. You can donate at...
Shelley “Sam” Hartman, 66, of Moose Lake and formerly of Carlton, gained her wings on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. She was born on August 30, 1955 in Duluth to Harold and Helen Olsen. Shelley grew up on Green Hill Farm west of Barnum and attended Barnum High School. On June 28, 1975, Shelley married Dave Hartman in Moose Lake. Although their relationship may not have been what most would have considered normal, they truly loved each other and kept each other company through the years. They liv...
Joyce Delaine (Gault) Anderson, 91, went to be with the Lord on April 14, 2022, at Diamond Willow. She spent her final days surrounded by her loved ones. Joyce was born Dec. 14, 1930, in Duluth to Charles Raymond and Anna (Ruhnke) Gault. She was raised in Wrenshall, where she attended school and was a cheerleader and homecoming queen, graduating as a Wren. She married the love of her life, Donald A. Anderson, on March 28, 1953. Joyce worked at Travelers Insurance and the Carlton County...
After approving a two-year contract with the teachers union, Barnum school board members expressed their relief that the process was over and that negotiations went well. “Things went fantastic,” board member Jamie Fuglestad said. Board chairwoman Jessica Unkelhaeuser listed the terms during the meeting Tuesday, April 19: 1 percent in steps the first year, 1.25 percent in steps the second year, a sick bank was created with language changes, and there were other language changes. The board also approved a Shared Service Agreement between the...
The Carlton County Historical Society has this iconic photo of a Greyhound bus with formal lettering on the border saying, simply, “Barnum, Minnesota.” It’s as if it were a promotional piece or souvenir photo. Who knows? Close inspection shows that it was a charter bus, so perhaps this was a special occasion back in the 1950s. Was there a bus stop in Barnum? Can you divine where this photo was taken, given the background? Let us know at the History Mystery desk, news@PineKnot...
Dan Raymond Eller, 65, of Chaska died unexpectedly Thursday, March 31, 2022, at his home. Dan was born Dec. 2, 1956, in Moose Lake to Donald and Esther (Mahlman) Eller, the youngest of four children. He graduated from Barnum High School and then received a degree in industrial heating and cooling at Hennepin County Area Vocational Technical Center. He was a member of the pipefitters union and retired at the age of 61 after being a longtime employee in the industry. He was a resident of Chaska...
Bethany-Bethlehem Lutheran Parish Rev. Debra L. Hanson-Carlson https://www.bethanybethlehem.org Bethlehem Lutheran Church Hwy 210 & Third St., Wright 218-357-2593, [email protected] Worship: 9 a.m. Bethany Lutheran Church 5660 Hwy 210, Cromwell 218-644-3640, [email protected] Worship 10:30 a.m., includes Sunday School Online recording posted on Facebook following 10:30 service. Bethel Lutheran Church 1012 29th St., Scanlon 218-879-9723 Facebook: Bethel Lutheran Church, Scanlon Sunday Service 9 a.m., followed by coffee and...
It was an exciting night in the Cromwell-Wright school auditorium last Thursday. It began with 11 of our high school choral students singing their hearts out in solos, duets, and ensembles. The solos included two operatic pieces, both in Italian. Andrea Pocernich sang “Che Fiero Costume,” an Italian aria that furiously castigates Cupid for his machinations as a “tyrannous mentor.” Lithuanian exchange student Augustas Poskus sang the powerful “Vittoria, Mio Core,” celebrating the protagonist...
The Barnum school board took unprecedented action to hire Bill Peel as a half-time shared superintendent during a special meeting on Thursday, March 31. Peel is also superintendent of the Willow River school district. “The opportunity presented itself to change to a half-time superintendent,” board chair Jessica Unkelhaeuser explained. “With that opportunity, we’ll be looking at a full-time high school principal and a full-time elementary principal.” The board passed a motion to change the original proposal of hiring a full-time superinte...
The warm weather of spring and the melting snow has local track teams getting ready for another exciting season. Take a look at some of these athletes in this preview of the 2022 track and field season. Cromwell-Wright Longtime Cromwell boys and girls track coach Dave Foster welcomed 35 athletes just a couple of weeks ago. Some of the very best runners in the area sport the Cardinals logo. "On the girls side we will be very young, with no senior or junior girls this year," said Foster. "The...
Robert “Bob” Bomier, 73, of Barnum passed away April 1, 2022, peacefully at The North Shore Estates in Duluth. Bob was born May 1, 1948, in Flint, Michigan, the son of Bernard and Lois Bomier. He graduated from Grand Blanc High School in 1966. He earned a bachelor of professional arts degree in photography from the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. He met his wife Angie on the ski slopes in Colorado and they had a Victorian wedding in Leadville, Colorado the sum...
