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Lakeside Community Center will be holding a mojakka supper 4:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright. Raffle proceeds go toward insulation of the Clubhouse; there will also be two homemade quilts for a silent auction or raffle. Please come and join this endeavor. Bethany Lutheran in Cromwell will hold its annual holiday bazaar Saturday, Nov. 20. Browse and Buy is 9-10 a.m., followed by the auction. Crafts, white elephant items and baked goods are featured. Donation...
More than 80 folks turned out to help Alice and Ray Gurske, pictured, celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary Oct. 3d1 at Bethlehem Oct. 31. They thank all who helped make it such a special day. May they continue to enjoy the next years together, too! The CACC hunters' supper, turkey and all the trimmings, complete with pumpkin pie, will be served 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5. The Red Bird Bazaar is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 at Cromwell-Wright School. Admission is $1. Lakeside Community Center...
The ending of the Section 7A races Thursday were markedly different: Cromwell junior Noah Foster finished alone and unruffled - more than 23 seconds ahead of the second-place runner - while Panthers freshman Addison Burckhardt sprinted to beat her nearest competitor to the finish line. "I got like 20 seconds faster in this race," said Burckhardt, who finished in 19:54.80. "At the end, that girl (Ely seventh-grader Molly Brophy) was about to pass me and I just thought, I really want to win."...
South Ridge and Cromwell-Wright met Saturday night in a Section 5 nine-man semifinal with the Panthers barely hanging on for a 26-24 win. "It was a wild game," said Panthers coach Brent Johnson. "It came right down to the end and we were able to hang in there and get a win." Things looked good for the Panthers right from the opening kickoff when Tony Cummins took the kick 90 yards for a score, making it 6-0 after the two-point conversion run was stuffed by the Cardinals. "We played poorly in...
The Section 7 girls volleyball playoffs kicked off in earnest last week. Opening games in tournament action were played on Wednesday with second-round games played on Friday. Section 7A Barnum entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed in Subsection 1 in Section 7A and they have not dropped a set in two matches. Last Wednesday the Bombers opened tournament play by playing neighboring Wrenshall. The Wrens had entered the tournament seeded No. 8 and on Monday opened play by beating No. 9 Silver...
As the volleyball playoff season begins, the Pine Knot News takes a look at how our local schools were seeded and who their first round opponents will be, plus a look ahead at what might happen in the second round. All games will take place on Friday night unless otherwise noted. 7AAA In Section 7AAA, Cloquet completed its first 20-win season in years. The Lumberjacks' 20-6 record gave them the No. 2 seed in the section and earned Cloquet a home opening-round game against No. 7 seed Duluth...
As Minnesota rushes into postseason football, two Carlton County teams look like contenders to make a state run. Esko in Class AAA and Moose Lake/Willow River in Class AA both have gone undefeated this season and are favorites in sectional play. In Section 7AAA, the Eskomos finished the season 8-0 and allowed a total of only 34 points in those eight wins. In fact, the Eskomos shut out five of their eight opponents, including a Class AAAAA Duluth East team in the final game of the regular...
Marsha Peterson will retire Saturday, Oct. 30, after more than 30 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Please decorate your mailbox or leave a note in appreciation of her dedication to delivering the mail on the rural routes of Tamarack and Wright areas as well as always being available to help in any way she can. There will be treats at the post office Saturday during window hours, so stop in to wish her well. Chilloween is Friday, Oct. 29 at the Cromwell Park Pavilion, 6-8 p.m. for those in six...
What a day it was for local cross country runners at the section championships Thursday at the Cloquet Country Club. A grand total of three Carlton County teams - The Cloquet and Esko boys, Carlton/Wrenshall girls - plus the neighboring South Ridge girls team qualified for state by placing first or second at their respective meets. On top of that, another eight runners in the Pine Knot News coverage area qualified individually. Cromwell-Wright running star junior Noah Foster took first place in...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 23. The event runs locally 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cromwell Fire Hall. Participants may dispose of prescription drugs with or without the original packaging. Many thanks to the City of Cromwell for bringing this service to our area. There is no school Oct. 21-25. The Community Area Community Club is holding an Adopt A Highway cleanup 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, with a hot dog and chip lunch to follow at the Pavilion. The Tamarack...
Thursday, Oct. 14 Volleyball Wrenshall-3 Two Harbors-0 Duluth East-3 Esko-0 Grand Rapids-3 Cloquet-0 Barnum-3 Cherry-1 Cromwell-Wright-3 Bigfork-0 South Ridge-3 McGregor-0 Boys soccer CEC-2 Grand Rapids-0 Girls soccer Cloquet-Carlton-2 Duluth Denfeld-0 Football Esko-14 Aitkin-12 Cherry-52 South Ridge-0 NAHL Hockey Minnesota Wilderness-4 Minnesota Magicians-3 Friday, Oct. 15 Football Cromwell-Wright-35 McGregor-20 Pine City-36 Cloquet-8 Barnum-48 Chisholm-16 NAHL Hockey Minnesota Magicians-7 Minnesota Wilderness-3 Saturday, Oct. 16 Volleyball...
The end of the high school cross country season is on the horizon. On Tuesday night all six local teams participated in the Proctor Lions cross country meet in an effort to show how far they've come as they get ready for the sectionals. The Raptors girls team captured top honors for Class A in Proctor as they continue to prove they will be a force this season. South Ridge finished second, Moose Lake/Willow River/Barnum was third, Marshall finished fourth, MIB was fifth, Esko took sixth and Hill...
In 1971, 50 years ago, the Floodwood school board voted to allow female teachers and staff to wear pantsuits for the first time. I think the other area schools also allowed women to wear slacks to school around this time. Now, I don’t think I see a female working at our schools in a dress or skirt more than once or twice a month. And yesterday, when I was shopping in Duluth, I saw only one woman wearing a dress and she was likely more than 80 years old. I also remember that the girls had to w...
Thursday, Oct. 7 Boys soccer CEC-4 Superior-0 Girls soccer Cloquet-Carlton-3 Esko-0 Volleyball Cloquet-3 Superior-2 Barnum-3 Cromwell-Wright-2 Carlton-3 Cook County-0 ML/WR-3 Silver Bay-1 Friday, Oct. 8 Football Cloquet-27 Rockridge-14 Esko-56 Hibbing-0 ML/WR-49 Braham-0 South Ridge-48 McGregor-24 Deer River-36 Barnum-20 Ogilvie-50 Carlton/Wrenshall-14 Silver Bay-27 Cromwell-Wright-13 Monday, Oct. 11 Volleyball Hermantown-3 Carlton-1 Tuesday, Oct. 12 Volleyball Cloquet-3 Proctor-1 Cromwell-Wright-3 Two Harbors-0 Boys Soccer Playoffs CEC-9...
Last Thursday, the Barnum volleyball team swept Cromwell-Wright and then had a successful Saturday at the Mesabi East Tournament, going 3-1 on the day. "Right now our team is meshing well together," said Barnum coach Corina Newman. "The girls are playing pretty well together, but we have had to overcome an injury, so that is something we are still working out." The Bombers lost sophomore middle hitter Ivy Polecheck to injury. "Ivy rolled her ankle and we've been trying to find someone to fill...
Friday, Oct. 15 All games at 7 p.m. • Barnum vs Chisholm • Carlton/Wrenshall vs Northland, canceled (the Raptors had another Covid-19 case) • Cloquet vs Pine City • Cromwell-Wright/Floodwood vs McGregor • Moose Lake/Willow River vs Hinckley-Finlayson Saturday, Oct. 16 Girls swimming • CEC at Lincoln Park Middle School, 1 p.m. Volleyball • Esko at Eastview tournament Monday, Oct. 18 Volleyball All varsity games at 7 p.m. • Barnum host Hinckley-Finlayson • Wrenshall at Cherry Tuesday, Oct. 19 Volleyball All varsity games at 7 p.m. • Cromwell-W...
Since taking over as interim, and then appointed, police chief two years ago, Cloquet police chief Derek Randall has been slowly building the police department back up to full strength, after a flood of retirements and disability claims reduced the department by close to 30 percent in 2019. On Tuesday, the department held a public celebration of sorts, swearing in every officer hired since the pandemic began. There were seven of them, which brings the department just shy of its budgeted total...
Gloria Leila Johnson, 89, longtime resident of Perch Lake Township, Carlton County, died peacefully Sept. 15, 2021, in Chris Jensen Health Center. She was born Dec. 14, 1931, in Long Beach, California to Ernest Cruz and Carmen Romo. Gloria graduated from Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska. She was united in marriage to John E. Gleason. After his death she married Robert O. Johnson on May 2, 1960. Throughout her working career, Gloria was employed at the Elmendorf Air Base in Anchorage in the...
Thursday, Sept. 30 Girls soccer Cloquet-Carlton-3 Duluth Marshall-0 Hermantown-1 Esko-0 Volleyball Hibbing-3 Esko-1 Barnum-3 ML/WR-0 Friday, Oct. 1 Football Cloquet-14 Hermantown-7 Silver Bay-2 Carlton/Wrenshall-0 (Forfeit) ML/WR-64 Mesabi East-0 Barnum-70 Mille Lacs-0 Ogilvie-20 South Ridge-12 Cromwell-Wright-32 Ely-8 Saturday, Oct. 2 Girls soccer Chisago Lakes-2 Esko-1 Boys soccer CEC-2 Hermantown-1 Volleyball Mora Invite Cloquet-2 Mille Lacs-0 Cloquet-2 Mora-0 Greenway-2 Cloquet-1 Cloquet-2 Braham-0 (Cloquet finishes third) Moose...
Friday, Oct. 8 Football All games at 7 p.m. unless noted Barnum at Deer River Carlton/Wrenshall at Ogilvie, 3 p.m. Cloquet at Rock Ridge (Eveleth-Gilbert) Cromwell-Wright/Floodwood at Silver Bay Esko at Hibbing Moose Lake/Willow River vs Braham South Ridge at McGregor Saturday, Oct. 9 Girls swimming CEC at Mesabi East High School, 9 a.m. Volleyball Barnum, Wrenshall at Mesabi East, 9:30 a.m. Esko at Proctor, 9 a.m. Cross Country Cloquet at Lester Park Golf Course, 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11 Volleyball Carlton at Hermantown, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct....
The Star Club celebrates its 100th anniversary Saturday, Oct. 9, with a free event 2-11 p.m. at 6350 Highway 27 in Kettle River. Read about its history in the Oct. 1 edition of the Pine Knot News. Our sympathy to the family of Timothy Alan Frank, 57, of Cloquet who passed away Sept. 23. He was raised in Wright and graduated from Cromwell High School in 1983. Services were Oct. 7. The Round Lake Presbyterian Church is holding a sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. T...
Timothy Alan Frank, 57, of Cloquet passed away Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, at Community Memorial Hospital. He was born June 19, 1964, in Cloquet to James and Dianna (Manninen) Frank and raised in Wright. Tim graduated from Cromwell High School in 1983. He worked at Walmart and took pride in being a personal trainer. He was preceded in death by his parents. Tim is survived by his daughter, Vanessa Johnson of Superior, Wisconsin; sisters, Teresa (Tim) Hakamaki of Wright and Debra (Robert) Elmer of...
Friday, Sept. 24 Football East-21 Cloquet-7 South Ridge-32 Cromwell-Wright-12 Carlton/Wrenshall-13 North Central-6 Esko-36 Pine City-0 North Woods-28 Barnum-14 Saturday, Sept. 25 Boys Soccer CEC-1 Princeton-1 Girls Volleyball Virginia Invite Virginia-2 Cromwell-Wright-1 Northeast Range-2 Cromwell-Wright-0 Cromwell-Wright-2 Northwoods-1 Cromwell-Wright-2 MIB-1 Hibbing-2 South Ridge-0 Ely-2 South Ridge-0 Cloquet-2 MIB-0 Cloquet-2 Nashwauk-Keewatin-0 Cloquet-2 N’East Range-1 Championship Cloquet-2 Eveleth-Gilbert-0 Greyhound Invitational B...
Friday, Oct. 1 Football All games at 7 p.m. unless noted • Barnum vs Mille Lacs • Carlton/Wrenshall vs Silver Bay • Cloquet at Hermantown • Cromwell-Wright/ Floodwood vs Ely • Moose Lake/Willow River at Mesabi East • South Ridge at Ogilvie • Esko vs Two Harbors, 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 Boys soccer • Cloquet vs Hermantown, noon Girls soccer • Cloquet vs Hermantown, 2 p.m. • Esko vs Chisago Lakes, 4 p.m. Volleyball • Carlton, Cloquet at Mora tournament • Cromwell-Wright, Moose Lake at Moose Lake tournament Monday, Oct. 4 Boys soccer • Cloquet v...
A memorial service for Barb Rahkola, 68, who passed away Sept. 16, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1 at the Cromwell Pavilion. Barb worked tirelessly at Ruby’s Pantry. The Star Club Hall, at 6350 Highway 27 in Kettle River, will hold its 100-year celebration 2-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. Their Sept. 25 steak fry was a huge success, with 350 steaks grilled up for the crowd. Community yoga is on hiatus for most of October; watch this column for when it resumes. Place your Butter Braid fundraisin...
