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The filing period for school board, cities (except Cloquet) and township positions opens Tuesday, July 28, for residents looking to serve by leading at the most local levels. The filing period runs through 5 p.m. Aug. 11. In most cases, the filing fee is $2. Applicants can generally pick up an application and/or file at school, city or township offices, although people should call ahead for hours because of pandemic protocols. The general election is Nov. 3. Following is a list of school board,...
FDLTCC releases spring dean’s list Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet announced that 149 students attending the college during spring semester achieved high academic standing and earned dean’s list honors. Requirements for the list include maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher while completing 12 or more course credits during the semester. A total of 1,358 full-time and part-time students were enrolled at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College this past spring. The following students from the region earned dean’s list honor...
Photographer Dan Saletel captured this photo of the July 15 storm, which dropped 3 inches of rain on Wrenshall, while sitting inside his garage. Saletel said he took the photo with a 30-second exposure at f18, ISO 400. "I was really excited when I saw how it turned out," he said. Despite causing some damage with hail, lightning and high winds, last week's storm and significant rainfall - 1 to 3 inches in the region - was a relief for most residents as the southern half of the county had been in...
Superintendent John Engstrom pressed hard and Carlton school board members pushed back. In the end, they seemed to have come to some clearer idea of what the district's future might look like, consolidation with Wrenshall or not. It was an interesting yin and yang Monday night as the new superintendent gave his take on the state of the consolidation process and information he'd like to acquire before moving forward. He also urged the board to plot its course should no bonding money come from...
After opening its gym to volleyball practice on July 6, officials at Wrenshall High School had to soon shut everything down as a friend and fellow student of the volleyball players tested positive for Covid-19. Superintendent Kim Belcastro made the case public Monday at the monthly school board meeting. She said the positive case shows just how vigilant students and staff need to be as schools try to reopen this fall despite the ongoing pandemic. “We notified all players that all volleyball activities will be shut down for two weeks,” said act...
A summer of closed pools, canceled activities and less face-to-face contact leaves many kids seeking a little normalcy. Luckily, for some students and mentors in Carlton County, REACH is still finding safe ways to bring Carlton County adults and young people together. "REACH" stands for Recreational Experiences Achieving Community Harmony. The nonprofit organization's mission and vision is to provide supportive mentoring relationships to the youth of Carlton County. They work toward their...
The summer of COVID-19. In northern Minnesota, pandemic responses have canceled most local festivals (but not Wrong Days in Wright, and only part of Carlton Daze) and many of the sports leagues that occupy so much time in the summer. Concerts? Largely on hold for now, even outdoors. County fairs are mostly on hiatus as well. But they can't cancel the great outdoors, and that is where many people have fled in the wake of coronavirus. We've seen them walking around town, or taking up different...
For many families, summer is looking a little different this year. Many camps are canceled along with many of the usual structured activities. For me and my 3- and 5-year-olds, this means that news of a skid steer, jackhammer, and telehandler doing construction work nearby is a morning outing. Construction at Wrenshall school is in full swing and for those who need a program on the calendar, I highly recommend it. My husband, Janaki Fisher-Merritt, is on the school board, and while I’ve d...
Wednesday pressed Minnesotans to stay vigilant to slow the spread of COVID-19, emphasizing personal responsibility and cautioning that the recent rapid increase in new cases will lead to more deaths. They also encouraged families to make plans for others to care for young children should parents and other caregivers fall ill with the disease. “We are, in fact, at a worrisome point that our numbers are going up,” Dr. Ruth Lynfield, the state epidemiologist, said of the two-week trend in daily case counts. “This really is a moment for all of us...
M. Margaret Schmidt, 94, of Mahtowa passed away July 6, 2020. She was born June 1, 1926, in Aitkin to Herman and Anna (Hofer) Voller. Margaret graduated from Aitkin High School in 1945. On July 4, 1946, Margaret married Robert Schmidt in Aitkin. They made their home in Cloquet until 1964, when they moved to Mahtowa where they farmed and logged together. In 1964, Margaret started working at the Moose Lake State Hospital, serving as a psychiatric technician until retiring in 1987. While in...
Audrey M. Rimolde, 83, of Wrenshall passed away March 21, 2020. She was born Feb. 15, 1937, in Duluth, the daughter of John and Mildred (Wilcox) Ostman. Audrey enjoyed going to rummage sales, working in her yard and taking pictures of her flowers. She and her husband Ben enjoyed road trips, dancing, riding motorcycle and camping. They enjoyed camping so much that they bought and operated Park Lake Resort 1977 through 1990. In her later years, she enjoyed watching television and visiting with...
I remember when I first learned that my smartphone kept track of the number of steps I took every day. I was sort of creeped out that this piece of technology I carry everywhere was keeping such close tabs on me but I was equally horrified that I lived such a sedentary lifestyle. I thought for sure that living on a farm would mean an abundance of ambulation but the reality of my driving and desk time for my day job came crashing into view. I made some short-lived resolutions about moving more...
The weather is heating up and so is berry season. Despite struggles with keeping plants watered during what has been a dry spring and early summer in Carlton County, strawberries are ripe at Spectrum Farm as well as honeyberries at Farm LoLa, both southeast of the Interstate 35 corridor from Cloquet. There is a convenient website to keep up with picking seasons at seven county berry farms, CarltonCountyFruit.org. Expect raspberries later in July and then blueberries. The site has links to each f...
The Friday morning “Backyard Almanac” segment on Duluth’s public radio station KUMD last week included a recipe for one of my favorite fruits — the strawberry. Wild strawberries, while quite a bit smaller than their commercial cousin, are a fruit packed with sweetness. “Fragaria virginiana” is its scientific name, and they grow as a perennial in a variety of habitats — in dry open fields, woodland edges and along roadsides. The recipe was this: 1. Pick the strawberry. 2. Put the strawberry in...
Audrey M. Rimolde, 83, of Wrenshall passed away March 21, 2020. She was born Feb. 15, 1937 in Duluth, the daughter of John and Mildred (Wilcox) Ostman. Audrey enjoyed going to rummage sales, working in her yard and taking pictures of her flowers. She and Ben enjoyed road trips, dancing, riding motorcycle and camping. They enjoyed camping so much that they bought and operated Park Lake Resort 1977 through 1990. In her later years, she enjoyed watching television and visiting with her family. She...
M. Margaret Schmidt, 94, of Mahtowa passed away July 6, 2020. She was born June 1, 1926 in Aitkin to Herman and Anna (Hofer) Voller. Margaret graduated from Aitkin High School in 1945. On July 4, 1946, Margaret married Robert Schmidt in Aitkin. They made their home in Cloquet until 1964, when they moved to Mahtowa where they farmed and logged together. In 1964, Margaret started working at the Moose Lake State Hospital, serving as a psychiatric technician until retiring in 1987. While in...
I was appalled to see a regular Pine Knot News columnist write in an article about a tragedy that was done by bad policemen. In my 50 years living here, anytime I called law enforcement, the help was swift and professional. These men and women put their lives at risk every moment they are on duty. Just doing their job protecting us is bad enough, but a backdoor slam against these men and women is beyond me. There was no reason to bring up this terrible event. This columnist should continue to use the column as a free ad for their business and...
Kathleen "Kathy Murray" Owen, 69, of Apple Valley passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020. She was born in Duluth and raised in Wrenshall. Kathy was a 1974 graduate of St. Scholastica in Duluth and was a U.S. Navy Veteran. She worked several years for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Minneapolis and Memphis, Tennessee, and then worked as a health and dental claims examiner for various Twin Cities area agencies. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, John and Marie Murray, and her brother...
Walfred “Bud” Esala, 93, and Jennie Esala, 94, of Cloquet passed away April 29, 2019, and October 28, 2019, respectively. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 2 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Cloquet. Military honors will be accorded by the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard. Arrangements entrusted to Atkins Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. John Keinanen, 71, of Onalaska, Wisconsin, formerly of Cloquet and Esko and a teacher at Wrenshall High School for 34 years, died June 18, 2020, after a monthslong battle with brain cancer. He...
Cloquet High School Fourth quarter honor rolls A HONOR ROLL Grade 9 Brody Anderson Carter Anderson Robert Anderson Ashley Austin Jordan Ballard Luke Barney Jaydelyn Berthiaume Amy Blais Aili Buytaert Reese Councillor Roena Diver Patrick Dunaiski Alec Erickson Ellise Evenson Miles Fischer Mariah Fonoti Teegan Fruth Isabella Genereau Sophie Goebel Alexis Goranson Travis Grindle Shayna Hamilton Macie Hoffmann Allison Janke Lauren Johnson Araya Kiminski Lance Konietzko Josiah Larson Nicholas Lassard Madyson Lawrey Bailey Lehto Connor Lindstrom...
Colter Hendrickson of Esko was named to the University of Utah spring dean’s list. Hendrickson is an engineering major. • • Frances Slater of Cloquet was named to the University of Arizona in Tucson spring dean’s list. Slater is majoring in business economics. • • Ellie Gamradt of Wrenshall was named to the Southeast Missouri State University spring dean’s list. • • Hailey Owens of Cloquet was named to the Berry College spring dean’s list. • • Mackenzie Roy of Cloquet was named to the Iowa State University spring dean’s list. Roy is maj...
This week Don Johnson wrote in with a reminder of a very important Wrenshall anniversary. Here is the story: "It turns out that the 12th of June is the 30-year anniversary of the Brickyard Restaurant. So I thought I would give you some history of how it came into being." Johnson says there were three men who were part of the Wrenshall Development Corporation. They were Hugh Line, head janitor at the school who served several terms as mayor of Wrenshall; Ken Holmes, a farmer and then later a bus...
The two districts attempting to pull off a consolidation in the next year showed strikingly different anticipated budgets for the next year. The Carlton and Wrenshall school boards met in regular monthly sessions Monday night via online platforms. Carlton continues to bleed money. Board members passed a budget showing that revenues in the 2020-2021 school year won’t keep up with expenses by about $457,000. It’s a continuing pattern for the district that is slowly eating away at its budget reserves as enrollment continues to dwindle. Out...
Clayton A. Kittel followed his guardian angel home June 11, 2020, at the age of 97. He was born May 13, 1923, in Nickerson, the son of Bernard and Martha (Thieling) Kittel. Clayton served his country with honor in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked at the Conoco refinery in Wrenshall and as superintendent at Maple Grove Cemetery for many years. Clayton was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Scanlon and served in the Scanlon volunteer fire department for many years. Clayton had many...
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