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Judith Lynn Sortedahl Anderson, 67, of Bynum, Montana, passed away peacefully from pancreatic cancer May 30, 2022. She was preceded in death by her father, Harlan Sortedahl, and her younger brother Brian Sortedahl. Judy is survived by her mother, Geraldine Sortedahl; her forever guy, Zales Davidson; her siblings Barb (Allan) Soukkala, Nancy (Jerry) Zielinski and Kraig (Alison) Sortedahl; as well as her three children, Janel (Mark) Lamb, Nathaniel (Sang Mi) DeRusha and Nickolas (Hannah) DeRusha....
Mark Wysocki, 64, of Grand Forks, North Dakota passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 at his home after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Mark Allen Wysocki was born Sept. 28, 1957 in Grand Forks to Cyril and Clara (Lizakowski) Wysocki. He grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School in 1975. Mark worked at Crystal Sugar before starting a 43-year career in mechanical maintenance at the Columbia Mall, where he loved putting up the Christmas décor. Mark enjoyed fishing on the...
Dennis Max Robnik of Esko went home to be with Jesus on June 2, 2022, at Evergreen Knoll in Cloquet, three weeks before his 82nd birthday. Dennis was born on June 22, 1940, in Chisholm to Lillian and Louis Robnik. He enjoyed swimming, fishing and camping on the Iron Range with family and friends and especially enjoyed taking trips to the Boundary Waters. He graduated from Chisholm High School in 1958. Dennis attended University of Minnesota Duluth and earned a degree in accounting in 1963. He...
Patricia “Pat” Koski, 87, of Paynesville passed away May 29, 2022. She was born in San Antonio to H.O. and Bertha Green. A military wife, Pat traveled extensively until she and her family moved to Minnesota in 1973. She later married Donald Koski of Esko, then moved to Paynesville. Wherever she lived, Pat was always active in her community, whether through the church, volunteering, or social clubs. Pat loved her family and friends, crafting, and traveling. Pat was preceded in death by her hus...
Rebecca “Becky” Jane Abrahamson, 55, of Cloquet passed away unexpectedly June 1, 2022. She was born Nov. 14, 1966, the daughter of Richard and Dorothy (Jankowski) Prevost. Becky enjoyed spending time with her kids and grandkids. She was a great cook — lasagna, spaghetti and Chinese were a few of her kids’ and grandkids’ favorites. She also loved gardening and spending time outside. Becky was a very caring, loving, giving and hilarious person. She held her religious beliefs very close to her he...
Shawn Paul Gillette, 48, passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2022. He was born July 23, 1973 in Colorado. He is survived by his mother, Delores Gillette; sons, Stephen (Brittney) Gillette and Alex Gillette; sister, Deb (Pentti) Antila; and brothers, Richard (Cari) Beckman and James Beckman. Pine Knot News June 10, 2022...
Things are moving quickly at the County Seat Theater these days. Opening today in person and with view-on-demand is the comedy "Jerry Finnegan's Sister." It's been a busy few weeks for the community theater, said general manager Joel Soukkala. "Due to Covid-19 cases in the previous production pushing back its opening date, the actors and crew in 'Jerry Finnegan's Sister' have had a shortened time span to get ready for their opening night," Soukkala said. Less than two weeks after County Seat's...
There has been a spate of vandalism and car prowls and thefts in the Cloquet area the past month, and the police department has asked for help from the community. In a social media post from May 27, the department said there had been an “uptick in suspicious activity” that included damage to two portable toilets, one pushed into the St. Louis River and another lit on fire. “We've also seen a rash of vehicle prowls and thefts,” the post stated. The department continues to investigate the recent activities and reported no leads this week. D...
The filing period for state and local offices — only those that could require primary elections in August — ended Tuesday, May 31. While a number of incumbent candidates will face no challengers, the Cloquet mayor’s race will feature incumbent Roger Maki and former Cloquet city councilor David Bjerkness. Another former city councilor and retired police officer, Erik Blesener, is challenging Bun Carlson for the Ward 1 seat. Sheriff Kelly Lake is also facing a challenger: Jason Syrett filed to run for sheriff. It appears only one race in Carlt...
Hearings in a 2020 case of a Sawyer man accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman who was a guest at his home have resumed, after first being delayed because of Covid-19 concerns and then because the suspect failed to appear in court. Jamin Paul Beardley, 46, faces charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct filed in August of 2020. After he failed to appear at a review hearing on May 10, 2021, the jury trial set for the following week was canceled. Beardsley had also been sentenced to 90 days in jail in April 2021 — which he didn...
An important mission of Rotary International is to promote literacy. In April the Cloquet Rotary Club distributed 337 dictionary/reference books to third-graders from Churchill, Washington, Winterquist elementary schools in Cloquet, South Terrace in Carlton, and the school in Wrenshall. In addition, 324 kindergarten students from the same schools each received a personal storybook with the characters and the settings selected by each student and woven into a story. The kindergarteners are proudl...
The second-grade classes at Carlton's South Terrace Elementary hosted a "Wax Museum" on May 19. Students chose a famous person they wanted to research, learned how to take notes and then used research to answer five questions about their person. They used their notes to write a speech in the first person, memorized it, and worked on presentation skills. Pictured above are students in Wendy Greer's class. "Students and parents came up with awesome costumes and presented their speeches to our gues...
The Section 7A softball tournament has found its way to the final two teams as tournament action continued Tuesday at Braun Park in Cloquet. Defending section 7A champion Cherry will face Moose Lake/Willow River Thursday with a trip on the line to Caswell Park in North Mankato next week. Thursday, May 26, the double-elimination portion of the Section 7A playoffs began in Grand Rapids. Four Polar League schools opened play: Carlton/Wrenshall (No. 5) versus Barnum (No. 4), and South Ridge (No. 9)...
Esko opened up section 7AA baseball action with a pair of victories Tuesday afternoon and evening. The top-seeded team was scheduled to face Rock Ridge at 2 p.m. Thursday at Superior High School after this issue of the Pine Knot News went to press. The Eskomos opened 7AA play with a 9-1 victory over Crosby-Ironton. Esko scored in each of the first five innings and built up an 8-0 lead before the Rangers scored their first run of the contest. Esko scored single runs in the first and second...
As the defending champions and the No. 1 seed in the Section 7A baseball tournament, South Ridge will be a tough out for any team. On Tuesday, May 31, the Panthers began defending their crown by enjoying a first-round bye and then notching a 9-1 win over Cromwell-Wright, the No. 9 seed. "We played well overall," said Panthers head coach Aaron Weber. "We came out hitting right away, but our bats slowed down as the game wore on." The Panthers threw four pitchers in the game including starter...
Linda Ilona Jahoula Spurlin went to be with the Lord on May 16, 2022, at the age of 100 years, nine months and 26 days. She passed away peacefully at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Linda was born July 20, 1921, to John and Tynne Jahoula, the third of five children. Unfortunately, early in her life Linda entered foster care, and she and her siblings Melvin Jahoula, George Jahoula, Ester Bicknase and Milton Jahoula were split up to be cared for. Thankfully, Linda found a home with the...
David Meister, 83, of Cloquet passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, while surrounded by his loving family, including his dear friends Al and Diane Hart, with his loving wife Pat holding hands with him until the very end. David was born Feb. 8, 1939, in Detroit to Joseph and Lillian (Peterson) Meister. The family moved frequently in his youth. While in Gary, South Dakota, David, under the teaching of his father, Joe, developed and honed the skills that served him throughout his life. He learned...
Dorothy H. Vadnais, 84, of Cloquet, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born Nov. 16, 1937, in Cloquet, the daughter of David and Marion (Rowe) Hansen. Dorothy graduated from Cloquet High School in 1955 and married Charles Vadnais on June 9, 1956. She worked as a bus driver for Kottkes Bus Service in Andover for 25 years. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, David, George, Donald, and John; sisters, Ann, Irene, and Shirley; in-laws, Roge...
Maadagaak, Genevieve Elizabeth Hanks, Mikinaak Clan, 74, entered the spirit world May 24, 2022. Genevieve, daughter of Eunice Whitebird-Cobenais and Earl Bruce, was born Dec. 28, 1947 in Cass Lake. She grew up in Onigum and attended school in nearby Walker, and later attended college at the Bemidji Vocational Technical College. She worked a number of years for the Leech Lake Headstart before retiring. She moved to her reservation in Fond du Lac, Cloquet, where she resided until her passing....
And suddenly, it’s Memorial Day. The unofficial start to summer. A weekend of remembering those who are gone. Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day was originally set aside to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries and decorating graves, holding family gatherings and participating in parades and other ceremonies. Local honor guard members and other veterans groups treat Memorial Day — and the...
The local graduation season kicked off over a week ago with Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College holding its first in-person graduation since 2019, and the celebrations and honors continue with high school graduations this week and next. Of note, the weather looks good this weekend for Cloquet High School, which will hold its graduation ceremonies outside on the football field at 6 p.m. Friday, after getting positive feedback from last year’s outdoor event, held there in response to the C...
Carlton County residents turned out in force Monday for the grand opening of the new Essentia Health-Cloquet Clinic at 1413 Highway 33 S across from Walmart. The two-hour event included a ribbon cutting (pictured below), comments by Essentia chief operating officer Brad Beard, an open house and free brats and hamburgers from local favorite B&B Market. Pictured above, B&B owner Jake Richardson was busy at the grill serving customers Monday, when the line for food stretched from the far side of...
A new warden was installed Tuesday at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Moose Lake. Brian Collins began his duties earlier this spring. “Correctional facilities are aptly named — they exist to facilitate transformational change within the people we serve,” Collins said. “Because 95 percent of incarcerated people are eventually released from prison, we have an obligation to ensure people return to the community as productive, contributing members.” Collins began his state career in 2006 w...
Carlton County coordinator Dennis Genereau gave a pitch for three new leased pickups for the property management department during Monday’s meeting, sparking a discussion by the Carlton County Board of Commissioners about replacing all county-owned cars with leased vehicles. Carlton County assessor Kyle Holmes is pushing for the change. Holmes oversees the “county fleet” of 16 rental vehicles: seven county at the courthouse in Carlton and nine used by Health & Human Services in Cloquet. These had been owned in the past and were upgraded throu...
In the "clichés are clichés because they are true" department, I offer one here: Newspapers record the first draft of history. For me, there is nothing like going back into newspaper archives and reading first accounts of events, historic and not so historic. It's a passion of mine in downtime, rabbit holes to get lost in. And so it was recently when I went about following up on a reader query about where in the world was the trophy for the 1963 Cloquet basketball team that finished second in th...
