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The Carlton Extension team is holding a meet-and-greet 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 at 317 Chestnut Ave. in Carlton. Stop by the office to say hello to the staff, including new members, and take a tour or enjoy some light refreshments. New staff members include Katie Laveau, 4-H extension educator, and Mercedes Moffett, agriculture extension educator. Both grew up in Carlton County and participated in extension programs as youngsters. Ann Rust, Master Gardener volunteer coordinator, administrative specialist Tracey Hartung and Minnesota...
Join the Lakehead (Jarvenpaa) Chapter of the Minnesota Finnish American Historical Society for its spring meeting Thursday, May 19, at 10 a.m at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church at 4831 Grand Ave. in Duluth. The 10 a.m. business meeting will be followed by a program by Rachael Ewoldsen Martin, local historian and Jarvenpaa Chapter secretary. The meeting is free and open to the public. Coffee and treats will be served. The church is handicapped-accessible....
Spring has finally arrived. The sun has been shining, the temperature has been decent and I have finally been able to get my Christmas yard decorations put away. The plants in my flower beds are starting to peek through the soil, reaching for the warmth of the sunshine. It is time to start checking out The Greenhouse, our local greenhouse located right here in Carlton. Happy planting! The Carlton community cleanup will be held Thursday, May 19, starting at 8:30 a.m. Carlton High School students...
Our sympathies to the family of Marion Larsen, 80, who passed away May 6, 2022. Her memorial service will be on May 31. Her full obituary can be read in next week’s Pine Knot News or on the Atkins Northland website. There is a “No Mow May” movement for not cutting local lawns in May to protect the dandelions so the bees in our area can survive and thrive. Participate in yoga at the Cromwell Pavilion every Monday from 11 a.m. to noon. $3 a person covers city rental. Gear provided. The junio...
Molly Kidd can't remember the last time her art students at Wrenshall School were able to show off their work to family and friends, but colleague and school music teacher Tim Rahkola knows exactly when it was. "We were planning for a spring Grandparents Day in 2020," Rahkola told me, "when everything got shut down." The two arts specialists have been planning a return to the spring tradition this Friday, May 6, as a way for students to celebrate creative pursuits and show off the newly...
The latest team to win a state championship at Cloquet High School is the economics team. Cloquet made it to the championship quiz bowl - held virtually - and beat Cambridge Wednesday afternoon. The happy state champs here are Sam Buytaert, Amelia Allen, Cale Prosen and Jake Mertz. Find out more about the competition in next week's Pine Knot News....
While it lacked the visual excitement of scores of children running around picking up brightly colored eggs like tiny vacuum cleaners, Saturday's Skate with the Easter Bunny event was a hit with kids and parents. Everyone could skate for free indoors, with music blaring and the Easter Bunny and the Lumberjacks mascot both hitting the ice. In the lobby there was popcorn, face painting and Easter crowns to be colored. Although there were no plastic Easter eggs in sight, every child could grab a...
The Cloquet Police Department is participating in the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30. This initiative allows residents of Cloquet to safely, and discreetly, discard their old or unused prescription medications. The Cloquet Police Department serves as one of several local collection sites....
There are vaccines for diseases other than Covid-19 and many children have some catching up to do. To help with that, Carlton County Public Health will hold a free vaccine clinic for kids ages 11-18 from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. May 10 at the Carlton County Community Services Building, 14 North 11th Street. There is no charge. Insurance information will be collected and insurance billed if possible, but there is no charge if the child is uninsured. Available vaccines will include Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis), meningococcal conjugate, HPV...
Two area high schools will present their spring plays next weekend. Performances of “Puffs,” a Cloquet High School play are set for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 29-30 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1. It’s a play about a certain wizarding school, but not Harry Potter. Rather, is the story of the Puffs ... who just happened to be there too. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Buy tickets online at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/64283 or at the door. The Carlton High School production of “Check Please...
As I sit down to write this week’s news, it’s snowing — again. When will this winter weather end? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. And now, as of Monday morning, I see we must have gotten over 6 inches of the white stuff. Our sincere sympathy to the family of Lincoln Hansen, who passed away at the Villa Vista in Cromwell. Funeral arrangements are pending. More than 30 members of the Young Old Timers met for the annual Easter dinner and get-together on April 12 at the Cromwell Pavilio...
Earlier this month, many area churches and nonprofit organizations came together to sponsor a concert at Common Ground Coffee Bar & Deli with national recording artist Remedy Drive. For the last eight years, the alternative rock band has been using music to shine a light on human trafficking by helping fund the nonprofit The Exodus Road with more than $500,000 in donations. The April 6 event was hosted and promoted by Kingdom Builders Ministries, who hopes to host more of these community action...
The Carlton County Historical Society has this iconic photo of a Greyhound bus with formal lettering on the border saying, simply, “Barnum, Minnesota.” It’s as if it were a promotional piece or souvenir photo. Who knows? Close inspection shows that it was a charter bus, so perhaps this was a special occasion back in the 1950s. Was there a bus stop in Barnum? Can you divine where this photo was taken, given the background? Let us know at the History Mystery desk, news@PineKnot...
Bethany-Bethlehem Lutheran Parish Rev. Debra L. Hanson-Carlson https://www.bethanybethlehem.org Bethlehem Lutheran Church Hwy 210 & Third St., Wright 218-357-2593, [email protected] Worship: 9 a.m. Bethany Lutheran Church 5660 Hwy 210, Cromwell 218-644-3640, [email protected] Worship 10:30 a.m., includes Sunday School Online recording posted on Facebook following 10:30 service. Bethel Lutheran Church 1012 29th St., Scanlon 218-879-9723 Facebook: Bethel Lutheran Church, Scanlon Sunday Service 9 a.m., followed by coffee and...
It was an exciting night in the Cromwell-Wright school auditorium last Thursday. It began with 11 of our high school choral students singing their hearts out in solos, duets, and ensembles. The solos included two operatic pieces, both in Italian. Andrea Pocernich sang “Che Fiero Costume,” an Italian aria that furiously castigates Cupid for his machinations as a “tyrannous mentor.” Lithuanian exchange student Augustas Poskus sang the powerful “Vittoria, Mio Core,” celebrating the protagonist...
Since the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra first performed in Moose Lake in 2018, residents have been asking: “When can we get them back?” The answer is April 24. The orchestra will perform as part of the season finale presented by Agate Encores Community Concerts at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24 in the Moose Lake Community School auditorium. The 40-member community orchestra serves the Iron Range region and was founded in 1978. It will play the iconic and rousing piece “Finlandia” by Jean Sibelius. First pe...
“Suite Surrender” has surrendered to the pandemic, at least for now. The first weekend was postponed when one actor got Covid, now the second weekend is also postponed after two more actors came down with the bug. “We decided to stop all rehearsals and shows to let our actors recoup and to stop further infections,” said general manager Joel Soukkala. “We have taken Covid very seriously over the last few years while still finding ways to be creative.” The County Seat Theater Company will now present live performances of ‘Suite Surrender’ on...
The nonprofit Disabled American Veterans rummage sale runs from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, at the Cloquet Armory. Proceeds benefit Carlton County veterans. There will be coffee and donuts available and a lunch wagon on site....
Lane Johnson, a researcher at the Cloquet Forestry Center, knows a needle in the haystack when he sees one. "I have a photo mystery I wonder if your readers might be able to solve." He's looking for an original print of a photograph scan he found in the Carlton County Historical Society records for the forestry center. The image title reads: "Presbyterian Church Picnic, Forestry Station, Cloquet." "It seems the print was part of a photograph collection scanned by the (museum) some time ago but...
Local historian, playwright, journalist and storyteller Dan Reed will be selling (and signing) copies of his new book, “We spoke of many things,” during the Knot Gallery art reception Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pine Knot News office at 122 Avenue C in Cloquet. Although the book is a historical narrative of Reed’s extended family, he said readers have told them they recognize echoes of their own family experience. Check out next week’s Pine Knot News for a story about the book, Reed and a l...
Congratulations to Noah Foster, Nathan Eliason, Dylan Nyberg, Sascha Korpela and Andrea Pocernich for being selected to play in the April 4 all-star basketball game in Two Harbors. Congratulations to Emaleigh Olesiak for receiving an “Excellent” rating for her flute solo recently at the state music contest. Congratulations also to Megan Smith for receiving an Excellent for her solo; to Alaina Lind, Andrea Pocernich, Augustas Poskus, Michael Zoeller, Aurora Gervais, Silvia Serban and Grace Swe...
Contributing photographer John Dahlman of Floodwood is seeing a host of activity in his backyard as spring gradually comes to the region. He spotted this bobcat on two days in mid-March. And the birds are coming and going as well. A blast of ice and snow in the middle of this week put a damper on the human notion that spring has sprung. If you have wildlife or nature shots you'd like to share, please send them to us at: [email protected]...
Jane (Bimberg) Oswold was good enough to spend some time with this picture we presented in February of the sixth-grade class at the old Scanlon school in 1962. After all, she's in the picture. Here is what Jane came up with, using the names of the children at that time. Front row: Tom Branham, Rick Wilkinson, Larry Hawkinson, Jane Bimberg, Joyce Juntunen, and Mary Hawkinson. Middle row: Bev Bruno, Milt Zezulka, John Everson, Sue Bruno, and Sue Mell. Back row: Bill Kelly, Carol Morken, Adele...
The Pine Knot News will hold an opening reception for our new portrait exhibit, featuring five artists, each working in distinctive genres: Ken Hanson, Cynthia Johnson, Ivy Vainio, Sue Brown Chapin and Kris Nelson. The reception is free and open to all, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 8, at the Pine Knot News at 122 Avenue C. Look for a story on the exhibit in next week’s Pine Knot....
You made a huge difference for our community. The Cromwell-Wright fourth grade organized a fundraiser for the Tri-Community Food Shelf. The goal was to raise $1,000. Thanks to the generosity of the community, they surpassed that goal. A total of $1,586.88 was donated. Thanks to all. Congratulations to Noah Foster, Nathan Eliason, Dylan Nyberg, Sascha Korpela and Andrea Pocernich for being selected to play in this year’s All-Star Basketball Games. Girls play at 5:45 p.m., boys play at 7:15 p...
