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Blaine Eldon Pearson, 71, of Carlton passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. He was born Nov. 23, 1947, in Carlton to Roy and Tina Pearson. He graduated from Carlton High School in 1965. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1969. He married his love, Marce, in 1997. Blaine spent most of his career in the Carlton County engineering department. Hee was a military history and Civil War expert. He served his country in Vietnam from 1969 to 1973. Blaine was preceded in... Full story
Esko-33 Crosby-Ironton-0 Playing at home on Senior Night, the Eskomos mauled the Crosby-Ironton Rangers and in doing so solidified their top seed in the Section 7AAA playoffs and picking up a first round bye. The Eskomos got a pair of touchdowns from Dylan Vinje and one each from Eli Blue, Nolan Witt and Brock House. Esko led 13-0 after one quarter and 19-0 at the half as they pulled away to the easy win. The school honored the late Jackson Pfister, a sophomore at Esko who died of heart failure...
It's been a banner year so far for many Carlton County cross country runners, and it's all coming down to the line this week at the Cloquet Country Club. The Section 7 cross country meet will take place in Cloquet Thursday at CCC, after this issue of the Pine Knot News went to press. The Class A girls will kick things off at 11 a.m., the Class A boys follow at 11:45 a.m. Then it's the Class AA girls at 3 p.m. and things will wrap up at 3:45 p.m. with the Class AA boys race. Expect the weather...
CROSS COUNTRY Section 7A and 7AA sections were set for Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Cloquet Country Club Golf Course with 7A races starting at 11 a.m. and 7AA races starting at 3 p.m. The State meet is Nov. 2 at St. Olaf College, Northfield. GIRLS SOCCER SECTIONS The Cloquet-Carlton girls team was set to play Academy of Holy Angels in a state quarterfinals match Thursday night, Oct. 24, at Chisago Lakes High School in Lindstrom. The winner of that game will play at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 at U.S. Bank Stadium against either Orono or Rochester...
When Esko football player Jackson Pfister collapsed during a varsity game last week and died of heart failure, it shocked and saddened people across the school district, the township, nearby towns and neighboring schools. The messages flooded out across social media, on the phone and face-to-face within hours, offering prayers to his family - parents Matt and Brooke, younger brother Nolan - support to the team, and counseling for the students. The grief over Jackson brought people together.... Full story
South Ridge-25 Silver Bay-6 South Ridge continued its winning streak with a big road win over the Mariners. Connor Bushbaum broke a scoreless tie with just 41 seconds remaining in the first quarter when he bolted 50-yards for a touchdown, making it 6-0 Panthers. The Panthers built the lead to 14-0 in the second quarter on a Nick Larson eight-yard touchdown rumble and a two-point conversion run by Larson. The Mariners fought back to cut the lead to 14-6 before halftime, when Mason Ollman scored...
David J. Bottem, 64, of Barnum passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 12, 2019, in Essentia’s palliative care. David was born on September 6, 1955, in Triumph, MN, to Donald Jay and Laverne Marie Bottem. He grew up and attended school in St. James, MN, and graduated in 1973. He attended Concordia College in Moorhead where he majored in Elementary Education. David sang in the Chapel Choir at Concordia, where he and Debra Nelson met their sophomore year, and they were married on August 21, 1... Full story
Join Agate Encores Community Concerts at the Moose Lake area high school at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 as they open a new season with a performance by the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra. The school’s auditorium will be filled with more than 60 of the finest adult wind and percussion players in the greater Duluth/Superior region. Currently celebrating its 30th season, Twin Ports Wind Orchestra performs exceptional symphonic band literature ranging from marches and traditional pieces to creative new works.... Full story
Tuesday’s Cloquet City Council meeting marked the move of the “public comment” portion to the beginning — rather than the end — of the meeting. The council changed the process to allow public input on issues before voting, rather than after. The city installed a digital timer to keep comments under 3 minutes, and some rules about the mayor’s authority to limit comments, if necessary, were read. The new system did not get a trial, though, as no citizens were present to make comments at the meeting. The city got good news on the search for...
Following are recent felony and gross misdemeanor court cases resolved in Carlton County Sixth District Court. Arresting agencies are abbreviated as follows: Cloquet Police Department (CPD), Carlton County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), Fond du Lac Police Department (FDL), Moose Lake Police Department (MLPD), Minnesota State Patrol (MSP). Defoe, Tony Joe, 33, Cloquet, 10/25/2017-Check Forgery-Felony. Disposition: 5/3/2019-Diversion, placed on unsupervised probation for 1 year. Hudson, Jesse John, 62, Barnum, 7/8/2019 Test Refusal-Gross M...
News that the ice plant in “The Barn” — the city’s oldest hockey arena — had leaked as much as 5,000 pounds of R-22 refrigerant came as a shock to Cloquet city officials earlier this month. So did the price tag. At $10 a pound, the cost to replace 5,000 pounds of R-22 is $50,000. Councilors balked at paying that kind of bill without more information at their Oct. 1 meeting, and requested a special meeting with area hockey officials to find out more about the cooling system itself, use of the ri...
An era came to a close last month when Cloquet softball coach Ron Tondryk handed his resignation letter to activities director Paul Riess, just a few months after the Lumberjacks took third place at the Minnesota State High School softball tournament. It was not only the end of Tondryk's decade-long tenure as head coach for Cloquet, but also the end of a 25-year coaching relationship between Tondryk and assistant coach Kerry Rodd. "It was time," said Tondryk last week. "We both have... Full story
Football roundup South Ridge-28 Cherry-0 South Ridge exploded to score all 28 of their points in the second quarter against the visiting Tigers. Tarious Lovejoy started the scoring early in the second quarter on a 3-yard touchdown run. Riley Kinsley added a 13-yard dash for a score and Logan Young contributed a 10-yard touchdown run as well. At the end of the quarter Nick Larson caught a 16-yarder to wrap up the scoring. The win moves the Panthers to 5-1 and tied for first with Silver Bay in the District 9 Blue Division. Ogilvie-16...
The Barnum volleyball team picked up an impressive win last Thursday when they downed Cromwell-Wright 3-2 in a thrilling five-set match in Barnum. "It was a huge win for us over Cromwell," said Barnum coach Corina Newman. "The girls executed and played smart ball at times, but both teams were up and down like a roller coaster." The Bombers took the first set of the match by a 25-17 score, but the Cards bounced back to win the next two sets 26-24 and 25-13 before Barnum responded in kind by... Full story
The consensus reached at a joint meeting Monday of the full Carlton and Wrenshall school boards is that members will likely seek a referendum in August of next year on facilities improvements at two schools. But that fact, as opposed to having a vote in February, does not mean board members are easing up on what has been a whirlwind of meetings this late summer and fall trying to work out possible conditions for a consolidation. “Let’s keep the momentum going,” Wrenshall board member Janaki Fisher-Merritt said. While the Wrenshall board is al... Full story
Republican Jeff Dotseth has declared his 2020 candidacy for Minnesota House District 11A, the seat currently held by Rep. Mike Sundin. “As a fellow resident, I share in the love for this community,” Dotseth said. “Motivated by my concern for the future of Minnesota, I have become a candidate for the House District 11A legislative seat. My goal is to serve the people in this district by using my unique experiences to make Minnesota a better place to live, raise families, conduct business.” Dotseth and his wife live on the family farm in Kettle...
On a cool Friday night in Willow River, Esko pulled off a 20-18 upset to end the Rebels' four-game winning streak. Despite four turnovers on the night, the Eskomos took advantage of an interception and an 87-yard return for a touchdown by Preston Lowe which broke a 12-12 tie. With a two-point conversion - also by Lowe - the Eskomos were able to hold off a late push by the Rebels in picking up the road victory. "We hung in there," head coach Scott Arntson said. "Offensively we didn't execute like...
I was heading back down the Gunflint Trail from a full day of guiding on Lake Saganaga, or Big Sag as the locals refer to it. I had a young couple from the Cities who were excited about the cooler of fresh walleyes, bass, and lake trout collected from the rootbeer-stained water of Sag. But they both hoped to end their day laying eyes on their first moose. Somedays I would get lucky and a cow or calf would linger in the moose pond adjacent to the guides' landing on the Sag corridor. Always a...
Following are recent felony and gross misdemeanor court cases resolved in Carlton County Sixth District Court. Arresting agencies are abbreviated as follows: Cloquet Police Department (CPD), Carlton County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), Fond du Lac Police Department (FDL), Moose Lake Police Department (MLPD), Minnesota State Patrol (MSP). Defoe, Tony Joe, 33, Cloquet, 10/25/2017-Check Forgery-Felony. Disposition: 5/3/2019-Diversion, placed on unsupervised probation for 1 year. Hudson, Jesse John, 62, Barnum, 7/8/2019 Test Refusal-Gross M... Full story
The price tag is in on upgraded facilities for a consolidated Carlton and Wrenshall school district: $47.3 million. That was the estimate presented to district superintendent and school board members during a meeting Monday in Wrenshall. The firm ARI is working with the districts on the idea of a two-site option for consolidation - an elementary at Carlton's South Terrace school and a high school in Wrenshall. Both current campuses would need significant upgrades under the two-site plan. But...
Football Cloquet-50 Hibbing-14 At halftime the Cloquet Lumberjacks led Hibbing by a 20-14 score but seemed to be struggling against the over-matched Bluejackets. Enter Marshall Hayes, a sophomore running back, who seemed to spark the ’Jacks offense in the second half. While star running back Cole Ketola handled most of the first-half running chores and churned up big yardage, it was Hayes who handled the bulk of the carries on the first drive of the second half that started a scoring o...
Football Today, Sept. 27 • Barnum hosts Chisholm, 7 p.m. • Carlton/Wrenshall hosts McGregor, 7 p.m. • Cloquet at North Branch, 7 p.m. • Cromwell-Wright at Onamia, 7 p.m. • Esko at Moose Lake/Willow River, 7 p.m. • South Ridge at Cook County, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 • South Ridge hosts Cherry, 7 p.m. • Barnum at Braham, 7 p.m. • Cloquet hosts Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. • Cromwell-Wright hosts Ogilvie, 7 p.m. • Esko hosts Pine City, 5 p.m. (Homecoming) Soccer Saturday, Sept. 28 • CEC boys host Hermantown, 1 p.m. • Cloquet girls host Hermantown, 3 p.m. Tu...
Tucked a few miles west of the Moose Lake, on beautiful Sand Lake, is the Moose Lake Golf Club. Established in 1929, this nine-hole club is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. For my Carlton County Golf Course update, I interviewed club manager Josh Gamst. According to course history, Moose Lake Golf Club was originated by a banker (Richard Lewis), an attorney (Clayton Dodge), and a dentist (Elmer Williams). The three, along with community supporters, were able to purchase the Romanoski...
FOOTBALL Barnum vs. North Woods Friday, Sep 20 at 7 p.m. Barnum vs. Chisholm Friday, Sep 27 at 7 p.m. Carlton/Wrenshall at Floodwood High School Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Carlton/Wrenshall vs. McGregor High School Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Cloquet at Hibbing Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Cloquet at North Branch Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Cromwell-Wright vs. McGregor Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Cromwell-Wright at Onamia Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Esko vs. Mora Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Esko at Moose Lake/Willow River Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.... Full story
A well rounded hitting attack served the Esko volleyball team well last Thursday as the Eskomos downed Moose Lake-Willow River 25-16, 25-9 and 25-15. "All of our girls played well," said Esko coach Desi DeLeon. "I was able to get all my players in the game and that was a good experience for them." The Eskomo offensive attack was efficient and effective led by setter Brenna Stark, who recorded 20 set assists in the game. "Esko ran a good offense and they caught us off guard for both our defense...
