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Thursday, Dec. 2 Girls Basketball Esko-59 Virginia-50 Cromwell-Wright-77 McGregor-14 Carlton-37 Wrenshall-35 Barnum-57 East Central-53 Proctor-75 Moose Lake/WR-49 Girls Hockey Moose Lake Area-4 Two Rivers-1 Boys Basketball Cloquet-82 Duluth Marshall-67 Moose Lake/WR-68 Proctor-44 Boys Hockey Becker/Big Lake-9 Moose Lake Area-3 Friday, Dec. 3 Girls Basketball Moose Lake/WR-71 Hinckley-Finlayson-53 Boys Basketball Cloquet-77 Barnum-68 Cromwell-Wright-55 McGregor-46 Esko-87 Virginia-62 Boys Hockey Mora/Milaca-7 Moose Lake Area-1 CEC-2 Bloomington...
The Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team has been a force over the past decade in small-school basketball circles. After opening the season with a resounding win over McGregor, the Cardinals continued their winning ways against Barnum Monday, winning 78-36. "Barnum is always a tough team and they always come to play," said Cards coach Jeff Gronner. "Barnum was able to hang around throughout the first half of the opening half of play." By the middle of the first half, the Cardinals led by five....
After a slow start Friday, the Cloquet boys basketball team bounced back with an impressive early-season win against a good Barnum squad. The Lumberjacks relied on some strong play from Connor Barney to pull out the hard-fought 77-68 win in Cloquet. "They came out and jumped on us right away with (Joe) Peterson dropping in a couple of three-point shots," said Cloquet head coach Steve Battaglia. As the first half continued, the Lumberjacks made an effort to get the ball in to Barney, who began...
"You don't think something will happen that fast," said Chad Laine. He explains how quickly his brother's Covid-19 infection progressed from something Connor was hoping he could sleep off in a few days to the 24-year-old not being able to breathe properly. Both Connor and his mother, Karen Laine, died last month from Covid: Karen on Friday, Nov. 12 and Connor three days later, on Nov. 15. The world lost two wonderful, kind and caring people, said Bernie, Karen's husband of 25 years. Both of...
Changes are underway for the city of Barnum. A new building houses the Barnum Municipal Liquor Store, a spacious event center and the city offices. The 100-year-old Barnum Community Center - once the Legion Hall - was demolished last week. The brick structure that once housed the city offices and the municipal liquor store is also slated for demolition. It has been a long process to bring the new building to completion. Discussions about a new structure that would fit within the city's $2 million budget began in 2019. As preparations were made...
Robert F. Cummins, 76, lifelong resident of Barnum, passed away at home Nov. 27, 2021, surrounded by his family. Bob was born Nov. 21, 1945, to Clyde and Myrtle (Sortedahl) Cummins. Bob worked for Minnesota Power in sales and customer service in Duluth, Cloquet, and Sandstone until 1998. He also worked for All Season Heating & Cooling of Carlton and Carrier. Bob was a member of Jesus Center Church of Barnum. One of his many hobbies included making "Bound by Faith" crosses - he gave more than...
Friday, Dec. 3 Boys hockey CEC at Bloomington Jefferson, 3 MLA at Mora, 7 Boys basketball Barnum at Cloquet, 7:15 Esko vs. Virginia, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright vs. McGregor, 7:15 South Ridge vs. North Woods, 7:15 Girls basketball ML/WR vs. Hinckley-Finlayson, 7:15 Saturday, Dec. 4 Girls hockey CEC vs. Coon Rapids, 2 Girls basketball Cloquet vs. Princeton, 1 Wrestling Cloquet at Lakeville North Monday, Dec. 6 Girls basketball Esko at Pierz, 7:15 Carlton at East Central, 7:15 Barnum at Cromwell-Wright, 7:15 South Ridge at Northeast Range, 6:30...
Community transmission of Covid-19 locally and statewide has been consistently “high” since August, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And it’s not getting any better yet. Like last winter, cases are climbing as the temperatures drop. “The Delta variant doesn’t seem to play by the same rules as [the initial Covid strains],” said Carlton County public health nurse Jenny Barta, the county’s Covid-19 subject matter expert. “We’re seeing some waning of vaccine protection but it (the vaccine) is still doing a very good...
Monday’s Wrenshall school board meeting began with a palpable moment of silence. Superintendent Kim Belcastro said the family of board member Alice Kloepke reported she had taken a turn for the worse in a battle with Covid-19 and was in an intensive care unit in the Twin Cities area. Hours earlier, Wrenshall resident Shelly Kilby posted a dire report on her husband Steve. “They needed to intubate Steve. It was a tough decision for him. They have called the six surrounding states to try and find a critical care unit for him. He received a tra...
Chuck Dale Rilea, 69, of Carlton passed away Nov. 16, 2021, in his home. He was born July 17, 1952 in Cloquet to Delwin and Elaine Rilea. He was raised in rural Barnum, where he attended high school. He married Rochelle Swanson June 30, 1973, in Sandy Lake Baptist Church. Chuck worked for Sonny's Mileage in Carlton, Burlington Northern Railroad, Abhe & Svoboda construction 1989 to 1999 traveling the country from San Diego (during the earthquake), Oahu, Hawaii, 1991 to 1992, Michigan, Alaska, Con...
Carlton County is looking for a little input from community members living in the rural areas of the county, including Holyoke, Barnum, Cromwell, Wrenshall, Kettle River and more. Please join one of two community listening sessions: in person Nov. 30 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and virtually Dec. 1 from 5-6 p.m. Up to 25 community members will be compensated with a $25 Visa gift card from the Centre for Public Impact for sharing their perspective, experiences and ideas how county government could better serve them. To join contact Emily Rish at...
After a 5-3 regular season, the Barnum football team got on a roll in the Section 7A playoffs. The Bombers steamrolled Mille Lacs in their quarterfinal game, and then did the same to North Woods in their semifinal matchup. Last Friday the storybook-style ending came up a bit short as Deer River ended the Bombers season in a 32-8 final at Proctor's Terry Egerdahl Memorial Field. "I was so pleased and excited for the kids and couldn't have asked for more," said Barnum coach Rob Minkkinen. "Prior...
More than 50 students at Barnum High School got a chance to learn about water quality and how to find one's way with a map and compass through a program that brought a bit of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to their school last month. They were visited by Alison Nyenhuis, education director for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting northeastern Minnesota's BWCAW and educating students about the area through its "No Boundaries to...
Ernest Henninger, 89, lifelong resident of Barnum Township, died peacefully Oct. 29, 2021 in Sandstone Health Care Center. He was born April 29, 1932, in Barnum to Ralph and Nora Henninger. Ernie attended Central School and later began a 44-year career at Diamond Match in Cloquet. He met Marilyn Pfisthner at the Carlton County fair, and they later married on July 26, 1952. Ernie loved to work on cars and tractors through the years and was well-known for his ability to fix anything. He worked...
Sectional football play entered its midpoint last Saturday as all the remaining local football teams were in action. Four local teams will be moving on to section championship games, while two other teams were eliminated. South Ridge, Barnum, Moose Lake/Willow River and Esko all moved on. Section 7A The Barnum Bombers came into their sectional game against North Woods as the No. 3 seed to the Grizzlies No. 2, and knowing the Grizzlies defeated the Bombers 28-14 Sept. 24. On Saturday, the...
The Section 7 girls volleyball playoffs kicked off in earnest last week. Opening games in tournament action were played on Wednesday with second-round games played on Friday. Section 7A Barnum entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed in Subsection 1 in Section 7A and they have not dropped a set in two matches. Last Wednesday the Bombers opened tournament play by playing neighboring Wrenshall. The Wrens had entered the tournament seeded No. 8 and on Monday opened play by beating No. 9 Silver...
Charles "Chuck" B. Beberg, 87, of Cloquet, passed away Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. He was born Dec. 10, 1933, to Charles and May (Sangola) Beberg in Kalevala Township in Carlton County. He was very proud of his Finnish heritage. Charles graduated from Barnum High School in 1951 and the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1956. He married Janice Baker on Oct. 5, 1956, in Carlton. Sports were a big part of his school years. He excelled in track, cross country,...
Faye Joann Hurst, 69, died peacefully Oct. 19, 2021 in her home, surrounded by the love and care of her children. She was born in Moose Lake on Sept. 7, 1952, to Arthur and Hetty (Aho) Korpela. Faye grew up in Cromwell and settled down to raise a family in Barnum after she married her true love, Dennis Hurst. Dennis and Faye enjoyed traveling and sightseeing as well as fixing and remodeling homes for their family. She worked for many years as the business manager for the Barnum school district....
Haunted Hawthorne This 10-minute walk-through maze at 827 Hawthorne St. in Cloquet returns for another year. There’s candy at the end and you can buy a $5 raffle ticket to win a T-shirt. It’s free, and donations are accepted. Do the haunt 7-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through the end of the month. Carlton mazes The Haunted Shack and Haunted Ridge are open their final three nights Oct. 28-30. Hours are 7-9 p.m. Thursday, and 7-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets: $15 per person, cash or check only. Save $2 off the admission price with a non...
Wed., Oct. 20 Football (Final regular season games) North Branch-49 Cloquet-12 Moose Lake/Willow River-40 Rush City-6 Barnum-10 Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin-6 Esko-55 Duluth East-0 Monday, Oct. 25 Volleyball playoffs Section 7A Wrenshall-3 Silver Bay-1...
As the volleyball playoff season begins, the Pine Knot News takes a look at how our local schools were seeded and who their first round opponents will be, plus a look ahead at what might happen in the second round. All games will take place on Friday night unless otherwise noted. 7AAA In Section 7AAA, Cloquet completed its first 20-win season in years. The Lumberjacks' 20-6 record gave them the No. 2 seed in the section and earned Cloquet a home opening-round game against No. 7 seed Duluth...
Barnum broke open a one-score halftime lead with a big third quarter to advance to the semifinal round of the 7A football playoffs Saturday, defeating Mille Lacs 42-20 in a Tuesday night quarterfinal win at home. Up 20-13 after two quarters, the Bombers scored 90 seconds into the third on sophomore running back Caden Sheff's 26-yard touchdown run. That was followed by senior JJ Stevens' 19-yard TD catch nearly four minutes into the third. Add in senior Willie Richardson's 7-yard rushing score...
Marsha Peterson will retire Saturday, Oct. 30, after more than 30 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Please decorate your mailbox or leave a note in appreciation of her dedication to delivering the mail on the rural routes of Tamarack and Wright areas as well as always being available to help in any way she can. There will be treats at the post office Saturday during window hours, so stop in to wish her well. Chilloween is Friday, Oct. 29 at the Cromwell Park Pavilion, 6-8 p.m. for those in six...
Ernest Henninger, 89, lifelong resident of Barnum Township, died peacefully Oct. 29, 2021 in Sandstone Health Care Center. He was born April 29, 1932 in Barnum to Ralph and Nora Henninger. Ernie attended Central School and later began a 44-year career at Diamond Match in Cloquet. He met Marilyn Pfisthner at the Carlton County fair, and they later married on July 26, 1952. Ernie loved to work on cars and tractors through the years and was well-known for his ability to fix anything. He worked...
Thursday, Oct. 14 Volleyball Wrenshall-3 Two Harbors-0 Duluth East-3 Esko-0 Grand Rapids-3 Cloquet-0 Barnum-3 Cherry-1 Cromwell-Wright-3 Bigfork-0 South Ridge-3 McGregor-0 Boys soccer CEC-2 Grand Rapids-0 Girls soccer Cloquet-Carlton-2 Duluth Denfeld-0 Football Esko-14 Aitkin-12 Cherry-52 South Ridge-0 NAHL Hockey Minnesota Wilderness-4 Minnesota Magicians-3 Friday, Oct. 15 Football Cromwell-Wright-35 McGregor-20 Pine City-36 Cloquet-8 Barnum-48 Chisholm-16 NAHL Hockey Minnesota Magicians-7 Minnesota Wilderness-3 Saturday, Oct. 16 Volleyball...
