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Playing with a young roster and far fewer players than most, the Moose Lake Area boys hockey team faces steep odds nearly every game they step onto the ice. But after opening the season with eight straight losses, the Rebels finally found their first win of the season on Dec. 17 when they downed North Shore 6-2. "From where we started the season, this group is much improved," said Rebels coach Lee Costley. "We have a lot of young kids who are stepping up from the bantam level and they have to...
Decorating the house is a much-loved activity during the holidays. “But we don’t want to let those lovely greens bring trouble to our landscape,” says Lori Seele from the Duluth Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. “Various pests that are not native to our region can hitch a ride on Christmas trees, wreaths, boughs, vines, and plants with colorful fruits and seeds.” According to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the disease dangers include elongate hemlock scale, boxwood blight, Oriental bittersweet, gypsy moth, brown marmorate...
After seeing Covid-19 cases climb precipitously this month, Wrenshall school district officials sent students an early Christmas present — letting kids out of school five days early — in hopes of getting people well. Superintendent Kim Belcastro said the early vacation was in response to rising Covid numbers, but even more about difficulties finding substitute teachers for sick teachers, including several who were fully vaccinated. Finding a balance between keeping students safe and giving the...
The victim spoke first in Thursday’s sentencing hearing for the former Barnum girls basketball coach. She talked about how she fell in love with basketball at age 12, and how the sport is forever tainted by her experience. She shared how her 33-year-old coach first started messaging her on the phone over Snapchat, asking if she would play on a slow pitch softball team that weekend, and how he didn’t want to take “no” for an answer. It got worse. He would ask her uncomfortable questions about her personal life, did she have a boyfriend, things...
Thursday, Dec. 16 Girls Basketball Esko-84 Two Harbors-36 McGregor-39 Carlton-30 Cromwell-Wright-65 Floodwood-29 Boys Basketball North Branch-68 Cloquet-59 Boys Hockey Ashland-4 Moose Lake Area-3 Friday, Dec. 17 Girls Basketball Wrenshall-67 Silver Bay-31 Moose Lake-WR-61 Cook County-41 Boys Basketball Cromwell-Wright-77 Floodwood-51 Moose Lake-WR-71 Cook County-17 Hibbing-82 Cloquet-60 McGregor-56 Carlton-50 Esko-78 Superior-74 Saturday, Dec. 18 Girls Hockey CEC-5 Sartell/Sauk Rapids-2 Moose Lake Area-10 International Falls-1 Boys Hockey...
A goal just 32 seconds into the game turned out to be the only goal in Thursday's girls hockey game between Cloquet-Esko-Carlton and Moose Lake Area. Marina Dostal scored for CEC before many fans got a chance to get into their seats at Riverside Arena in Moose Lake, giving the Lumberjacks the narrow road win. "The team did a great job setting the tone from the start with really nice, patient puck possession which led to the lone goal for us," said CEC coach Courtney Olin. The teams met Nov. 23 i...
Naomi J. Brigan, 86, of Cloquet died Dec 13, 2021, at home with her loving family by her side. Naomi was born June 9, 1935, in Dayton, Oregon to Raymond and Margaret Brigan. She grew up near Park Lake in Mahtowa. Naomi was a lifelong Christian, leaning on Christ for guidance and comfort. She served Him with leadership roles in St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Cloquet, spearheading the program for developmentally challenged children and adults. In later years, she was active with the Celebrate...
Marilyn A. Tvedt, 80, of Wrenshall passed away Dec. 7, 2021, at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. She was born Sept. 11, 1941, in McGregor, the daughter of Helmer and Mabel (Patrick) Johnson. Marilyn graduated from McGregor High School and two years of X-ray technician training at the Duluth Clinic. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Tvedt on Jan. 20, 1962, at Zion Lutheran Church in Cloquet. Marilyn worked at the Duluth Clinic, and also for the Moose Lake State Hospital, later the Minn...
We've heard much about supply chain issues over the past year or two as the world reckons with the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than stress about whether that mass-produced item you panic- ordered on Amazon will make it here on time, we here at the Pine Knot News suggest you take a look (in person or online) at your own backyard. Buying locally is, after all, a win in so many ways. Gifts are often made (or grown) right here in Carlton County. Gifts or gift certificates from local businesses and ser...
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...
After the first three games of the girls hockey season, the Moose Lake Area team was 3-0 and Cloquet-Esko-Carlton was 1-2. On Nov. 23, the two teams met, with the Lumberjacks coming out on top 2-1 in a well-played game at Cloquet's Northwoods Credit Union Arena. Numbers don't always tell the whole story. CEC had the tough task of opening the season against two of the state's top-ranked Class A teams in Orono and South St. Paul. The Rebels are an up-and-coming squad that is serving notice that...
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...
Minnesota poet, teacher and men's movement founder Robert Bly was a major figure in American literature for decades who drew adulation and controversy. Bly died Nov. 21. He was 94. Born in 1926, he grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota near Madison. He had a cabin in Carlton County, on Moosehead Lake in Moose Lake. Bly studied writing at Harvard University with poet and playwright Archibald MacLeish. His classmates included Adrienne Rich, John Ashbery, George Plimpton and his lifelong friend...
The passing of Robert Bly, a well-known poet and author of "Iron John," brought back many memories for me as a longtime reporter and resident of the Moose Lake area. Bly lived in the Twin Cities area with his wife, Ruth, but the couple had a second home in Moose Lake on the shore of Moosehead Lake. His first wife, Carol Bly, also lived in the Moose Lake area for a number of years. They shared children and co-parented them until they were grown. I remember when Bly once brought a request to the...
The Carlton County DAV set a record with this year's community Thanksgiving: 900 meals served. And they did it in half the space they usually have. Because the kitchen and dining hall at Zion Lutheran Church weren't available due to the pandemic, the Disabled American Veterans volunteers consolidated operations at the Cloquet VFW. "It was definitely congested, to say the least," said the DAV's Raffy Johnson, who has spearheaded the event since the DAV took over five years ago. They had people...
Bradley James Hansen, 65, of Moose Lake passed away Nov. 13, 2021 at Essentia Health Medical Center, Duluth. A memorial service for family and friends is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at Restoration Church in Rush City, Minnesota. Arrangements by Whispering Pines Funeral & Cremation Service, serving Northern Minnesota. 218-547-1112, whisperingpinesnorth.com Pine Knot News, Nov. 26, 2021...
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...
MLA girls team should be a force After grinding out an 8-11 record during a Covid season a year ago, the Moose Lake Area Rebels girls hockey team is raring to go. “I thought that despite Covid and overcoming so many obstacles, our girls had a great season,” said coach Reilly Fawcett. “We were a young team last year and many of our young girls were a huge key to our success. We made it to the second round of playoffs which Moose Lake Area has not done for some time. Proctor/Hermantown — who end...
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...
The Rebels' undefeated football season came to an end at the hands of West Central Area/Ashby in the Class AA quarterfinals Saturday. The Moose Lake/Willow River team fell behind and fought back - only to come up short in the 14-6 loss in snowy weather at Brainerd High School. "Every team that qualifies for the state playoffs is a great team full of strong, quick athletes," said Rebels coach Dave Louzek. "WCA was able to hit on the long passes in situations where they needed yards for first...
One month ago, at 5 p.m. Oct. 19, it was 70 degrees outside in Cloquet. Just about perfect outdoor weather. Our region was very fortunate to have an elongated golf season in 2021 — just ask golfers! Even with severe drought conditions this summer, Carlton County courses persevered and, in many cases, thrived. “Our club had over 200 days of golf this year and over 21,000 rounds played,” said Bill Manahan, Cloquet Country Club pro/manager, adding that the course was open April 10 to Oct. 27 this year. “By comparison, we had 18,000 rounds last ye...
State transportation officials are posting 12 highway signs in northeastern Minnesota to mark the boundaries of a treaty signed in 1854 by the U.S. government and three Ojibwe bands: the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa and Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The Minnesota Department of Transportation installed the first sign on Nov. 1 on southbound Highway 61, just south of the Canadian border and near the entrance to Grand Portage State Park.... 
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Jessica Marie Swanson, 39, of Cloquet died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Jessica was born June 15, 1982 in Cloquet to Guy and Patti Hendrickson. She graduated from Moose Lake High School. Jessica was married to Robbie Swanson, and she was a loving mother to her three children. Jessica is preceded in death by her husband, Robbie Swanson; stepfather, Daryl Kruger; maternal grandfather, Joseph Podvin; and paternal grandparents, Rudy and Faye Hendrickson. She is survived by her children, Jordis, Josiah and...
The Moose Lake/Willow River football team isn't taking anything for granted, especially the Section 7AA championship last week. On Thursday, they defeated Mesabi East 63-0, after beating the Giants 64-0 in early October. "It was good to see the team not looking past this team to bigger games down the road," said Rebels head coach Dave Louzek. "We will watch game film with the players and correct any mistakes and work as we enter the state tournament." The Rebels advanced to a state quarterfinal...
The Carlton Community Toy Drive is happening again this year. We will be working with the Carlton VFW Auxiliary and the focus will be to help veterans and their families that are in need. In addition to toys - hats, mittens and scarves are also needed. Collection boxes will be out from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 at the Carlton VFW, Carlton Meat & Grocery, CreativEdge, City of Carlton offices, Thrivent Financial, and J3 Insurance in Cloquet. To make a monetary donation, please make checks payable to the...
