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Bruce N. Beck, 86, of Carlton passed away Nov. 28, 2023, at Moose Lake Village. He was born May 26, 1937, in Lauderdale, Minnesota, the son of Daniel and Isabelle (Jackson) Beck. Bruce worked as a heavy equipment operator for Union Local 49, mostly with Johnson Brothers. He was a former member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #1163 in Cloquet. Bruce enjoyed retirement on their hobby farm, and all the animals over the years. He was an avid golfer, golfing up to three times a week into his... Full story
On the evening of Dec. 1, 2023, the peace of eternal life was granted to Fred Westlund, 73, after enduring a long battle with the complications of lymphedema. Frederick Kim Westlund was born July 8, 1950 in Duluth, the third child born to Rodney and Lois Westlund. A very close family, the Westlunds lived in close proximity to their extended family and spent many happy days at their grandparents' cabin on Little Grand Lake near Saginaw, where Fred's deep love of nature began. He found great... Full story
Allan Lee Clark, 72, of Cloquet passed away Nov. 20, 2023. He was born on May 4, 1951, to Floyd and Bessie (Casey) Clark. Allan worked in HVAC for many years and was an avid hot rod enthusiast. Allan is survived by his daughters, Shannon Clark and Nikki (Brian) Shockley; grandchildren, Oswald, Maret, Julia, and Thomas; great-granddaughter, Everly; and siblings, Judy Tollerud, Daryl (Carol) Clark, and Kathy Arbour. A gathering of family and friends will be held 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024... Full story
Mathew John Smith, 41, of Brookston passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 in Brookston. He was born on July 24, 1982, in Cloquet to John Smith and Patricia Melin. A Gathering of Friends and Family will be held 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Arrowhead Town Hall, 9798 Highway 2, Brookston. Arrangements entrusted to Atkins Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. To sign the guest book and leave an online tribute, see www.atkins northlandfuneralhome.com. Pine Knot News, Dec. 8, 2023... Full story
Ruth Jean Fuller, 91, of Cloquet passed away Dec. 2, 2023, surrounded by family at her home. She was born on April 30, 1932, to John Edward and Ruth Magdeline (Lovvig) Anderson in Cloquet. Ruth graduated from Cloquet High School and soon after was united in marriage to Robert Fuller. The couple went on to be blessed with 73 years of marriage and six children. Throughout her life, Ruth was a wonderful homemaker and expressed her love by cooking for her family. Ruth was also a gifted painter. She... Full story
The Cloquet Police Department is investigating a residence struck by bullets in the 10 block of 14th Street in Cloquet. The incident is believed to have occurred Wednesday evening, Dec 6. Upon the arrival of officers at the scene, they discovered several bullet casings and at least one bullet hole penetrating the residence. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident. The Cloquet Police Department is actively investigating the case, with officers and investigators working to gather information and resolve the situation.... Full story
Get your news in now, because the Pine Knot News office will be closed the week between Christmas and New Year. We will not produce a paper that week, and encourage readers to take their time perusing the extra- large Dec. 22 issue. Call 218-878-9332 with any questions or comments. Obituaries and breaking news will be published online at pineknotnews.com....
The issue of using outside social workers received a second vote in a month at Monday's Carlton County board meeting, where one commissioner continued to vote "no." Commissioner Tom Proulx was the lone dissenting vote in the board's 4-1 approval to use case management services from TLC of Duluth to help address a surge in cases involving people on elderly and disability waivers. Unlike at the meeting Nov. 14, when Proulx conducted an in-depth inquiry of county staff and administration and told...
County Seat Theater Company gets in on the holiday action this month with a side-splitting journey to a small town in Texas in "Christmas Belles." A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator. Numerous shows are already sold out, so getting tickets now will ensure a seat. The County Seat Theater Company will present local performances of "Christmas... Full story
The Pine Knot News observed its fifth anniversary at the end of October rather quietly, because staff members at the independent locally owned newspaper were busy working. From humble beginnings in October of 2018 when its five owners mailed free copies across northern Carlton County, the Pine Knot News has grown to become the dominant newspaper in northern Carlton County. From the start, the goal was to cover local news, sports, issues, faces and events across Carlton County as comprehensively... Full story
Daniel “Boone” Richard Powless, age 74 of Bemidji, Minnesota passed away Friday, November 24, 2023, in his home. A wake service will be held from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet, Minnesota. A traditional funeral service starts at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at Nelson Funeral Care. Burial will be held Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at the Oneida Sacred Burial Grounds in Oneida, Wisconsin. Allan Lee Clark, 72 of Cloquet, passed away on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. A service is planned for January. Look for a full obituary in nex... Full story
There seems to be a cultural crisis facing Barnum that threatens the very existence of the city and its high school. The crisis? Kids at the school this fall elected two boys as the top homecoming royalty. There’s been no such thing as a homecoming “king and queen” in Barnum since 2019, when the annual tradition morphed into “royalty,” rather than kings and queens. Now, the students vote for a slate of popular kids and the top two vote-getters are the royalty of the homecoming court. No kings.... Full story
Shut your eyes, picture it's the Fourth of July or Labor Day in Cloquet. It's parade time. The veterans have passed by, now here comes the music. You recognize the familiar trailer, with its red, white and blue decorations. It's the Cloquet Community Band. Cloquet has a decorated city band history dating back to at least the early 1900s. Even before World War I, according to "A Hometown Album: Cloquet's Centennial Story," Cloquet boasted "a first class city band and the local Finnish population... Full story
Myrna Loy (O'Geay) Suvanto, 85, of Cloquet passed away peacefully at Park River Estates Care Center in Coon Rapids on Nov. 17, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 15, 1938, in Duluth. She met the love of her life, Ervin Willard Suvanto, when she was 14, and they married on Oct. 19, 1957. Myrna graduated from Central High School in 1956 and was third in her class. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She provided foster care for several years and took c... Full story
Albert Jasper Holm, 86, of Carlton passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. Albert was born to Albert and Lucille Holm on Feb. 4, 1937. He was raised in Camanche, Iowa, graduating in 1955, joining the U.S. Air Force shortly after. Albert married Florence Elaine in Carlton in 1970. He worked as the transportation supervisor for the Carlton school district. He was a member of the Bethesda Lutheran Church, Wednesday Morning Breakfast Club, and Friday morning Bible... Full story
Donna Mae Smith, 91, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 18, 2023, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Donna was born Dec. 21, 1931, in Cloquet. She worked at Northwest Paper Company (Sappi now) in the early 1950s. After her marriage to James Smith in 1956, they made their home in Olsonville, west of Carlton. Donna was a seamstress for 40 years, working from her home. She was an avid polka dancer, never turning down a good dance. Donna was preceded in death by her husband, James; daughter,... Full story
A 64-year-old Brevator man was injured in a fire in a detached garage last week. The Cloquet Area Fire Department and St. Louis County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a report of a structure fire in the 3500 block of Nelson Road in Brevator Township at 3:29 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22. The homeowner had attempted to save items from the garage while it was borning, and was transported by ambulance to St. Mary's hospital. He is reported to be in serious but stable condition. Upon arrival of the Cloquet Area Fire District, the flames were quickly... Full story
Pine Knot News deadlines will be moved up one day for the Thanksgiving holiday next week. That means all news announcements, obituaries and legal notices must be received by 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20. Call 218-878-9332 with any questions. The Pine Knot offices will be closed Thursday. Friday home delivery should not be affected....
A Carlton County board meeting flared hot Tuesday, when commissioner Tom Proulx and county staff squared off over the use of contracted social work. Despite a 4-1 vote affirming the use of contracted social workers to address a surge in disability services and long-term elder care cases, the preceding debate stirred tensions at a time of union contract negotiations. Proulx first squared off with public health and human services director David Lee over the issue. “What would happen if we said no?” asked Proulx. “I would have to come back and a...
B&B Market has been part of the Cloquet community for 65 years, a one-stop shop for many that offers gas, a full line of groceries, a meat department and catering. Named after founders Bob and Babe, who started the store in 1958, the store saw Gary and Dorothy Huard take ownership next, then John and Kim Lind. August 29 marked the second anniversary of the most recent change of ownership, to Jacob and Mikayla Richardson. Jacob had worked at B&B for several years before expressing interest in... Full story
There’s a real need for housing in Cloquet. It seems to me, slowly but surely, the central part of the city is deteriorating as more and more people move out to the larger lots available on the city’s edges. For example, some lots in the Sunnyside neighborhood are about one-third acre, while many lots in the older parts of Cloquet are much, much smaller. So when those older houses get too worn out to repair, they become vacant, taking up space that can’t readily be sold, because the lots are t... Full story
Although Election Day saw many highly competitive and issues-based elections around the country, along with a change of mayor in Duluth, Carlton County had just two school board races on the ballot. Both races — one in Carlton, one in Barnum — were to fill a vacant seat. In Barnum, Patrick Poirier won by a 61-percent margin, with 102 votes to Tony Newman’s 64. Poirier will fill the one year remaining in the term, until the 2024 election. It isn’t new ground for Poirier, who once served on the Barnum school board for 12 years. He was appoint... Full story
The countdown to Santa’s Home for the Holidays has started, with the annual celebration set for the first weekend in December. Events actually kick off the evening of Nov. 30, with Storytime with Santa at the Cloquet Public Library, and with a free chili feed sponsored by the Cloquet and Fond du Lac police departments. On Dec. 1, enjoy a spaghetti dinner, crafts and photos with Santa at Queen of Peace. Saturday, Dec. 2, is the biggest, busiest day. Events include breakfast, lunch and a huge c... Full story
Jana Peterson [email protected] A Cloquet man convicted of murdering his pregnant girlfriend and her toddler is appealing that conviction to the Minnesota Supreme Court, on the grounds of prosecutorial misconduct, claiming the prosecutor created a scenario in her closing arguments that wasn’t supported by the facts of the case. Sheldon Thompson was found guilty by a Carlton County jury of eight counts of murder in June 2022, after five days of testimony. Five of the eight counts were first-d...
It may seem odd for a Vietnam War era military veteran to refer to his experiences as "fun," but that's how Jerry Tschida chooses to remember his time in the U.S. Navy from 1966 to 1969. It was certainly interesting, including trips aboard the USS Princeton to snatch astronauts from the sea and feeling the aftershock of a historic nuclear warhead test off an island in Alaska's Aleutian chain. But there are darker memories that bubbled up later in life. At age 35, he was diagnosed with post... Full story
