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Gerald "Jerry" Lonke died Jan. 14, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on April 22, 1951, in Duluth to Bernard and Betty Lonke. He worked at the DM&IR Railway for 33 years. He was proud to have been a U.S. Marine and to serve our country. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Dennis Lonke. He is also preceded in death by his infant son Brett. He is survived by his daughter Lisa Montminy, son-in-law Robert Montminy, and grandchildren Mylee and Brock. He is also...
After close to five months without representation, Cloquet's Ward 3 voters have a new city councilor. Iris Keller was selected Tuesday by unanimous council vote, following interviews with her and fellow candidate Pete Erickson. Both candidates ran write-in campaigns this fall, after previous Ward 3 councilor Chris Swanson moved outside of his ward last summer. The move came after the election filing period, however, so Swanson's name could not be removed from the ballot. Despite news stories,...
With nearly 50 inches of snow recorded so far this winter, it's no surprise Cloquet residents feel like the streets are not up to their usual standards. Waits have been longer, and the piles of snow at corners and in parking lots (and everywhere else) are much higher. While people know there's been a lot of snow, many are still frustrated. Jeremy Johnson, who lives on the 300 block of 21st Street in Cloquet, told the Cloquet City Council Tuesday that he and his neighbors feel like second-class...
It’s been just more than four years since this little experiment called the Pine Knot News began. By this time next week, members of the staff here, and contributors, will be coming home with more hardware from the Minnesota Newspaper Association annual conference, awards for excellence in journalism. And, perhaps, Millie, the Mills Trophy, will remain in our office window, as it has for two years now as we bask in the knowledge that we’ve been judged the best weekly newspaper in the state. We can’t express the notion of our competence enoug...
Thank you to the Pine Knot News for publishing the feel-good story about the wandering dog that was noticed, caught and placed in a safe home. (Jan. 6 issue.) Also a big thank-you goes out to Jodi Carlson, Jen Cadigan, the owner and staff of Trapper Pete’s, and Missing Pets in the Northland. All these individuals remind us that there are many caring, compassionate people in our community. May we all be as kind to one another. Dennis Morreim, Cloquet...
James J. Nynas, 57, of Minnetonka passed away on Dec. 28, 2022 after a yearlong battle with cancer. He is survived by his partner, Robb Johnson; parents, Jim and Carlie Nynas; siblings, Jodi (Michael) Flynn and Jeff Nynas; nephews and nieces, Christopher (Catherine) and Patrick Flynn, and Natalie and Katie Nynas; and furbabies Zax and Tinkerbelle. James graduated from St. Olaf College in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He managed numerous restaurants, including Bruegger's Bagels and...
Shirley Anne Marie Soukkala, 69, of Cloquet passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at home. She was born in Duluth on Feb. 2, 1953, to Walter and Edith Enger. She grew up in the Duluth and Cloquet area and attended Carlton School. Shirley worked in health care as a certified nursing assistant. She was a very caring and kind woman and became a mother to all that crossed her path. She enjoyed crafting, painting, baking, sewing, camping, parties and picnics, and loved watching the hummi...
Judith Marie Northrup, 79, of Cloquet died Jan. 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. She was born April 13, 1943, to Eugene and Eleanor (Shotley) Graves. She was raised on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Cloquet and attended school there. She later attended the University of Minnesota Duluth. Judy worked as an Indian Advocate for the Duluth Public Schools district. Following her retirement in the 1990s, she worked for the Fond du Lac Reservation. Judy was united in marriage to Les...
George Patrick Bradley, 81, passed away Jan. 4, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born on Feb. 15, 1941, in Cloquet to Archie and Cleo (Hatenburger) Bradley. George was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Geraldine Leritz and Gregoria Bradley; and children Jan, Debbie and Julie. He is survived by his spouse, Edith; children Lauren (Wendy) Newsum, Kenny (Shari) Newson, Colleen (Stacy) Paulson, Sandy Olsen and Carol Rubesh; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Phillip (Patty) Bradley; sister K...
Maxine B. Hennum, 92, of Cloquet passed away Jan. 15, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Dickens, Texas, the daughter of Edward and Emma (Westlund) Berset. Maxine graduated from Cloquet High School in 1948 and from the Northwestern Hospital school of nursing in Minneapolis in 1951. She worked at Fond du Lac Reservation Indian Services, Raiter Hospital, Community Memorial Hospital, the northeastern Minnesota Lung Association, and for 17 years as an industrial...
Roy Ralph Maki Sr., 92, lifelong resident of Cloquet, passed away Jan. 14, 2023. Roy was born in Cloquet on March 18, 1930, to Charles and Anna Maki. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. He worked for Diamond Match, had his own business, Maki & Son's Sod, for many years, and retired from Potlatch Corp. in Cloquet. Roy enjoyed working with his hands, motorcycle riding, and fishing. His hobbies included pottery, making chairs from willow branches, crafting cedar-post beds and, most...
Wayne "Peewee" Francisco, 79, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. He was preceded in death by his father, Vic Francisco; mother, Cris Johnson; stepfather, Bill Johnson; his life companion, Lois Featherly; nephew Jon Francisco; and sister-in-law, Carolyn Pearson. Peewee is survived by his brother, Don Francisco of Illinois; sisters, Linda (Tim Sleeter) McLain of Homestead, Wisconsin, and Sheri (Jim) Johnson of Mountain Iron; nephews Jeff (Alice) Francisco and...
A bit of a January thaw that included rain earlier this week helped take the snow burden off area trees. The sloppy storm of late last year and subsequent snow squalls kept their mark on the Carlton County landscape. Pine Knot News photographer Amber Nichols went into the wilds to capture scenes of a snowy season. She found horses out in a pasture in Esko at River Ranch Farm, top. In Wrenshall the snow has piled up. For nearly a month, crews there have been clearing snow from streets and curbs....
The Pine Knot News office at 122 Avenue C will be closed Thursday afternoon and Friday, Jan. 26-27, so staff can attend the Minnesota Newspaper Association convention. Copies of the paper will be available at stores and gas stations in the area. Please leave any urgent messages for staff at 218-213-1231 or [email protected]....
The inaugural Northland Hackathon in April 2022 exposed students from 20 Minnesota high schools to aspects of computer science that included building apps, writing code and exploring opportunities in tech. That focus was important because, according to a 2022 report by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition (https://advocacy.code.org/stateofcs), Minnesota finished in last place when it came to the percentage of public high schools offering computer science courses. This year, organizers are taking addi...
All Carlton County and city of Cloquet offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. This includes County Courthouse offices, County Government Services Building, County Transportation Department, Human Services, Public Health, Motor Vehicle License Bureau, Veterans Service Office, and the University of Minnesota Extension Service/Carlton County. The Hwy 210 Transfer Station will be open Monday. The Pine Knot News office will be closed....
The Thomson Township Board of Supervisors appointed David Sunnarborg to fill the vacancy on the board at its meeting Jan. 5, following more than four months of an empty seat and controversy surrounding the original appointment process. Sunnarborg’s appointment by the board followed his resignation in mid-December in order to allow the board to reset its appointment process. The Minnesota Department of Administration ruled in December that the board violated open meeting law in September during the process which led to Sunnarborg being a...
Randy Alan "RAZ" Zacher, 60, of Cloquet passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born Nov. 6, 1962, in Cloquet to Vernon and Jean Zacher Sr. He graduated from Cloquet High School in 1981 and then attended Staples Technical College at Fond du Lac. He was a skilled carpenter who took pride in his work and was currently employed by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. RAZ enjoyed hunting, gardening, campfires,...
Loren Gene Plambeck, 89, passed away peacefully in hospice care in the early hours of Jan. 7, 2023. Born May 16, 1933, in Adams County, Nebraska, Loren raised a family in Cloquet together with his wife, Sandra, who preceded him in death. Surviving are his sisters, Verlene McFerren of Juniata, Nebraska, and Margaret Lovgren of Holdrege, Nebraska; his daughters, Cathy (Tim) Picking and Liz Plambeck; sons, Tim (Peg) Plambeck and Stefan (Sharon Arad) Plambeck; his beloved grandchildren, Anna Grace...
Gerald Abernethy "Jerry" Mowers, 94, of Cromwell passed away peacefully Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Villa Vista in Cromwell. He was born on Dec. 19, 1928, in Duluth, the second of five children, to Alice Abernethy Mowers and Earnest Melvin Mowers. He attended school at Lester Park. The family moved to Cromwell in 1941. He attended agricultural school on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota for one year and graduated from Cromwell High School in 1947. He then worked at the paper...
Jane R. Joki, 66, of Cloquet passed away Jan. 6, 2023, at Miller Dwan hospital in Duluth. She was born Feb. 18, 1956, in Cloquet, the daughter of Ernest and Rosella (DoMoe) Joki. Jane graduated from Cloquet High School in 1974 and worked for Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton, retiring in 2014. She was a member of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Carlton, where she served on the church council and call committee, and with various church social activities. Jane loved needlepoint with plastic canvas,...
Mildred Ann "Millie" Coleman, 83, of Cloquet passed away on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Barnes Care in Esko. Millie was born on Aug. 12, 1939, in Cloquet to Martin and Jennie Kotiranta. She was raised on a farm 8 miles west of Cloquet. She attended the Jefferson, Leach and junior and high schools in Cloquet. Millie worked as a secretary in Sioux City, Nebraska. When she moved back to the Cloquet area she sold Avon and was a Tupperware manager. She was the secretary of the Carlton County...
Fred "Buck" Flankey, of Clarksville, Tennessee passed away peacefully Dec. 16, 2022. He was born Jan. 17, 1938, in Virginia, Minnesota to Fred and Virginia Flankey. Fred graduated from Mountain Iron High School in 1957. He married Beverly Samppala in Mountain Iron. They were married 63 years. Fred served in the National Guard for eight years and worked as draftsman for two years before getting a degree in teaching. He taught elementary education in Cloquet for 26 years. He was a coach for the...
A chapter in the history of two small-town basketball programs will draw to a close next week. But when it comes to the annual "Jug" games between the boys and girls teams at Carlton and Wrenshall, the question that arises is to what extent the history of the games has even been written. There are few definitives when it comes to the origin of a jug being the centerpiece of rivalries that go back generations. Those facts come from the jugs themselves, which have written on them the past scores a...
Commissioner Susan Zmyslony was sworn in as the new commissioner from District 4 of Carlton County this week, representing the southeast portion of the county, including Carlton, Barnum, Wrenshall, Mahtowa and Holyoke. Judge Rebekka Stumme officiated over the ceremonies Tuesday, which also included the swearing in of re-elected District 2 Commissioner Marv Bodie, County Attorney Lauri Ketola and Carlton County Sheriff Kelly Lake. The annual county board organizational meeting saw District 1...
