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Jen Schultz has the capability of being a great representative. U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber comes from a good family, has a good family and he is probably a decent man, but he is a poor representative. We need a representative that will actually try to make the families in the district have a better life in some way, a representative that will think about us. Pete Stauber has voted against everything that would do better for the people of this district. He voted against getting the Blatnik Bridge repaired, he voted against the Inflation Reduction Ac...
The Lumberjacks boys soccer team's 5-1 home win against Marshall was a heated affair that had it all - a lot of goals, a comeback, and a red card. A slow start for Cloquet-Esko-Carlton saw the home team trailing 1-0 in just the seventh minute of Tuesday's matchup. The Hilltoppers goal was scored by senior midfielder Foster Schultz. The lead lasted until the 28th minute, when 'Jacks senior forward Collin Young put away the first of many goals for the Lumberjacks. Five minutes later, senior...
Thursday, Aug. 29 Football Duluth East 24 Esko 14 Barnum 9 ML/WR 6 Verndale 62 Carlton/Wrenshall 0 Mesabi East 52 South Ridge 6 Volleyball Cromwell-Wright 3 Cook County 0 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 4 Alexandria Area 0 Boys Soccer Benilde-St. Margaret’s 3 CEC 2 Friday, Aug. 31 Football Two Harbors 37 Cloquet 14 Cromwell-Wright 48 McGregor 8 Volleyball Barnum 3 ML/WR 2 Tuesday, Sept. 3 Volleyball Princeton 3 Cloquet 0 Esko 3 Rock Ridge 2 Mora 3 Barnum 0 Two Harbors 3 ML/WR 0 Carlton/Wrenshall 3 Nashwauk-Keewatin 0 Boys Soccer CEC 5 Duluth M...
The Cloquet football team opened the season at home on a beautiful night last Friday against a strong Two Harbors squad. The Agates dominated the first half. The young hometown team mounted a comeback in the second half but ultimately lost 37-14 to their opponents. "Two Harbors did some things that we weren't expecting out of them from what they've traditionally done in the past," said Cloquet head coach Jeff Ojanen. Two Harbors features one of the top athletes in the area in all-purpose player...
Charlotte L. "Grandma" Polo, 103, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Aug. 31, 2024, at the home of granddaughter Krissy, with whom she lived. Char was born to Richard and Hilda (Niemela) Larson on Aug. 10, 1921, in Crosby, Minnesota. Char, then an infant, and her parents moved to Cloquet, where her father and grandfather opened a butcher shop. She attended Cloquet High School. After graduation, Char attended the Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago. After...
John William Samuelson passed into the arms of his heavenly Father on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, in Moose Lake. He was born Oct. 9, 1942, in Cook, Minnesota to Walter Iver and Martha Irene (Mattson) Samuelson. The family lived in Cook before moving to Duluth, closer to Walter's work on the Great Lakes ships. After his father died when he was 9, John and his younger brother, Walter Charles "Chuck," were raised by their mother, a short but feisty Finn. John attended Jefferson Elementary and...
Harriette Emilie Niemi, 86, of Chandler, Arizona passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, at Glecy Infinity Care Assisted Living. Harriette was born on Jan. 28, 1938, in Virginia, Minnesota to Leroy Comeau and Doris Peckels. She met the love of her life, Eino Theodore "ET" Niemi, in Cloquet, and on Aug. 1, 1959, they were married at the Presbyterian Church in Cloquet. Harriette and Ted spent 39 years together until Ted's passing in 1999. Harriette is survived by her son, Steven; daughter...
Mark Prachar, 67, of Sturgeon Lake and formerly of Esko, died peacefully on Aug. 20, 2024, in Essentia St. Mary's in Duluth. He was born on March 6, 1957, in Duluth to Marvin and May Prachar. Mark grew up in Esko, graduating from Esko High School in 1975. He attended Hibbing Vo-Tech and attained a diesel mechanic degree in 1976. Mark lived in Esko and worked for Upper Lakes Foods and later Halvor Lines, where he loved his job as an over-the-road truck driver for over 20 years until retiring for...
Robert Lauri Myllymaa passed away on June 15, 2024, at the Delray Medical Center in Florida after a short battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 6, 1949, to Lauri and Agnes (Swanson) Myllymaa in Cloquet, and was raised in Scanlon. As a child, Bob had numerous projects going, including building soap box cars and shacks, and he played on the Scanlon Yankees baseball team. He was a 1967 graduate of Cloquet High School, and proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1970. Bob was united in marriage...
Marlys Mae Simons Fuller died at home on Aug. 7, 2024, surrounded by family. She was born May 28, 1930, to Edwin "Wes" Wesley and Pauline Standal Simons in Butte, Montana. Her family moved from Montana back to Minnesota when she was very young. They lived at a ranger station outside of Cotton until she finished the seventh grade. She was confirmed in St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Canyon. Her family then moved to Cloquet. Marlys graduated from Cloquet High School and the University of Minnesota...
The 1963 Minnesota state high school boys basketball tournament runner-up trophy has a new permanent display at the Carlton County Historical Society in Cloquet. There is also now a film history of that magical season at the museum. The trophy came after what many basketball pundits still call the greatest state championship game ever, when Cloquet High School lost to Marshall by one point, 75-74, in front of more than 18,000 screaming fans at Williams Arena on the campus of the University of...
Bradley C. McKinstry, 85, of Carlton, passed away Aug. 30, 2024, at Viewcrest Health Center in Duluth. He was born May 26, 1939, in Ashland, Wisconsin, the son of Alexander and Norma (Lee) McKinstry. Brad graduated from Esko High School in 1957. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 to 1963. Brad married Marlys Amren on Feb. 24, 1962, in St. Hilaire, Minnesota. He worked for Northwest Paper in Cloquet and Potlatch, and retired in 2000. Brad loved University of Minnesota Duluth hockey and had...
Lloyd A. Layon, 91, of Kettle River died Sept. 2, 2024, in New Perspective Assisted Living in Cloquet. Visitation: 12 p.m. until the 1 p.m. service Friday, Sept. 6 in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Kettle River. Arrangements are by Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home in Moose Lake....
The West End Flourish began with a pebble in the pond. In 2020, the state of Minnesota formed the Artists on Main Street program, designed to provide funding to projects in small town parks and business districts throughout Minnesota. The following year the city of Cloquet and the Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community (OACC) collaborated and received one of the four available grants out of some 41 applicants. Money was available for a two-year cycle. In spring of 2021 as the Covid pandemic was...
Carlton County's new home for its Sheriff's Office, courts and jail got its public unveiling last week. Too massive to cover behind a curtain, the new Carlton County Justice Center sat gleaming in front of the more than 100 guests who attended the outdoor grand opening. Among attendees Aug. 22 was Chief Justice Natalie Hudson of the Minnesota Supreme Court. She toured the facility, tripling up her "wows" when she walked into one of the three second-floor courtrooms. "Wow, wow, wow, this is...
Once again, Cloquet will celebrate Labor Day with a parade. It's a tradition that's continued more than 105 years here, starting in 1917. The holiday was created in the late 19th century to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America's strength, prosperity, and well-being, according to the Labor Department. "It's a staple in our community," said Labor Day celebration president Chad Tuura. "Labor unions are still strong in this area. We're part of this community." Monday's...
A Cloquet man is facing three felony assault charges after allegedly assaulting a woman last week that he was in a relationship with. Toby Ray Smith, 25, faces charges of first- and second-degree assault as well felony domestic assault for allegedly trying to strangle and then cutting the throat of the woman. According to the criminal complaint, Smith is known by area law enforcement, and Fond du Lac Police Department officers noticed him walking down a road with a woman on the reservation. He had an active warrant for his arrest, police said,...
Nichole Diver is running for Cloquet School Board as a write-in candidate, joining Melissa Siltanen Juntunen and LeAnn M. Butler in a race that will feature three open seats. As a write-in, Diver won't be listed on the ballot in November, while Juntunen and Butler will because they filed in advance of the election deadline. That means voters will need to remember Diver's name when they go to the polls or mail in a ballot. That shouldn't be an issue. Born and raised here, she is an enrolled Fond...
A 70-year-old rural Carlton County man was flown by helicopter to a Duluth area hospital Tuesday evening after an ATV crash west of Mahtowa. According to a news release from the Carlton County Sheriff's Office, the man lost control of the ATV while exiting a gravel driveway on the 2500 block of County Road 4 just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27. The ATV ended up on top of the driver, who sustained significant injuries. Medical personnel determined he should be flown to the hospital. Steve...
For the second time in 14 months, the board of commissioners for the Cloquet/Carlton Housing & Redevelopment Authority fired its executive director. Trisha Osborn, formerly Trisha Morgando, was terminated effective July 26. The Pine Knot News learned of Osborn’s dismissal earlier this month. In response to a public data request, attorney Donald Erickson shared the dismissal letter and another letter denying the appeal of her dismissal. Erickson is a labor and employment law specialist with Fryberger Law Firm in Duluth who was hired by the Cloqu...
The Cloquet City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Cloquet City Hall, 101 14th St., on the proposed adoption of the International Property Maintenance Code. The IPMC would provide up-to-date widespread property maintenance standards for residential, rental, commercial and industrial properties. The IPMC is updated on an ongoing basis by the International Code Council and would give the city additional “tools” to enforce code on existing structures, which is lacking in the Minnesota State Building Code, acc...
Cloquet Police Officer Trevor Kaldor was officially promoted to patrol sergeant during the Cloquet City Council meeting Aug. 20. Kaldor has been with the Cloquet department since May 2020. According to police chief Derek Randall, Kaldor was already considered an informal leader among his peers, “especially with our younger and less experienced officers.” He was one of several internal candidates who applied for the job. Kaldor has a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Wisconsin Superior, and later attended Fond du Lac T...
Jim and Carlie Nynas of Esko received a $25 gift certificate to Outdoor Advantage in Cloquet for being spotted for having an "I Think Knot" bumper sticker on their vehicle. The supporters of our independent, locally owned Pine Knot News were attending the grand opening of the Carlton County Justice Center last week....
With school set to start Wednesday, Sept. 4 in Cloquet, superintendent Michael Cary shared good and bad news with the board on Monday. The good news? The district is almost fully staffed, with the exception of a couple of last-minute resignations. Also, 22nd Street should be open to traffic from Washington Avenue to Doddridge Avenue by the start of school, although workers will be striping and doing other work between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on school days for a while. The bad news? The district could face a six-digit shortfall this year, following...
Cloquet area residents who want to receive text messages or emails with public safety news should register with the Cloquet Police Department’s Nixle service. Nixle was created for local law enforcement, designed to notify the public of community updates, public advisories and emergency alerts. To sign up for notifications and alerts using the Nixle messaging system, text the city’s zip code (55720) to 888777 and follow the prompts, or follow the link https://local.nixle.com/register. Nixle also offers an anonymous tip line for the public to...
