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My week off from chemo seemed to be the longest week in a while because once you are on a weekly infusion schedule, taking a week off seems weird. But now I am back on a regular schedule for three more weeks. The infusions go well now that I have a port for the blood draws and infusions, so I’m back on track. I did shave my head before the last treatment as there was so much hair all over the house you would have thought I had a dog or cat here. Anyway, I got a wig and since I always wear a h...
Touring the USG mill in Cloquet this week, Jenna Leger met every encounter with a greeting and a smile. She inquired about employees' families, vacations and lives in general. She knew them all not only by name, but details of their lives, too. "We call ourselves a family, the USG family, and we mean that," Leger said. Married 11 years and pregnant with the couple's second child due this summer, Leger is the plant manager at the ceiling tile manufacturer located on the banks of the St. Louis...
Members of the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard made their longest and final Memorial Day stop - their 10th in three hours - at Veterans Park Monday. It was a celebration of Memorial Day in its purest form: honoring the more than 1 million men and women who gave their lives on the field of battle in service of this country. "Some fell during historic battles, with iconic names such as D-Day, Khe Sanh, Pearl Harbor, Fallujah, Ramadi," said master of ceremonies Troy Smith, retired Sgt. 1st Class and...
Minnesota State has named two finalists in the search for the next president of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. The candidates are Anita Hanson and Kimberly Spoor. Anita Hanson has served the college since 1994, beginning her career as a faculty counselor and disability services coordinator from 1994 to 2008. She currently serves the college as acting president, a position she has held since November. Previously, she served the college as vice president of student services and enrollment management during the fall of 2022; dean of...
Carlton and Pine County Dairy Princesses and Ambassadors will be serving up free ice cream and cheese sticks at the Carlton County Farmers Market on Saturday, June 3 at 9 a.m. in Cloquet. In addition to dairy treats, the dairy royalty will be playing trivia and handing out giveaway items, including cow hats, coloring boots, chocolate milk-flavored lip balm and stickers. June is National Dairy Month. Dairy princesses and ambassadors represent dairy farmers at events across their counties. The Carlton representatives are Raelynn Grimm, Elizabeth...
According to a story by Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported 50 wildfires over the long Memorial Day weekend, from central Minnesota northward to the Canadian border. While Carlton County was listed as a moderate fire risk on Wednesday, the DNR issued a red flag warning for several counties in northern and central Minnesota effective Sunday, May 28, including high fire danger across the Arrowhead region north of Duluth. No open burning is allowed in northeastern Minnesota. Campfires are allowed, but...
Cloquet High School principal Steve Battaglia made a pretty big announcement at Friday's commencement: for the first time in at least recent memory, every senior was graduating. "We have zero seniors that walked the halls who aren't graduating tonight. Everybody is graduating," he said, as the crowd erupted in applause. There is an asterisk to go with that statement. He meant every senior who was on campus this year. He wasn't including students who moved away, went to other schools or never...
The graduation ceremony in Wrenshall Friday afternoon was remarkable in that it wasn't your typical look back on school years or forward to whatever is next. It was grounded in living every moment, in not taking anything for granted. Salutatorian Wesley Ward told the audience in the gymnasium that memories are precious, like those of last summer when members of the Class of 2023 vowed to stay in touch, get together more often. "Tomorrow is not guaranteed," he said after mentioning fellow...
Seniors at Cromwell-Wright celebrated their departure from high school during commencement on Friday, May 26. With a graduating class of 17 students, the celebration was filled with their close comradery through gentle teasing and stories of their many adventures, good and bad, during their high school experience. Held in the gymnasium, rows of seats were filled with supportive friends and family, spilling into the bleachers behind. Led by superintendent Nathan Libbon, the seniors walked with...
Korah Crane, Eliza DeCaigny and Chloe Kanirie spoke at the Carlton High School graduation Friday as the valedictorian, salutatorian and class president. The ceremony in the school gymnasium also featured Kevin Kot, Indian education coordinator. For more photos of graduates from across the region, see Page 12. And visit PineKnotNews.com for a gallery....
The fourth-grade Math Masters teams from Cloquet's Churchill and Washington elementary schools competed at a competition in Duluth on April 21. The team from Washington finished in sixth place, with Ethan Hansen, Sebastian Hanson, Paisley Crotteau, and Marco Gentilini placing in the top 20 as individuals, said a news release. Participation in Math Masters was made possible by a grant from the Cloquet Educational Foundation....
Plan to attend the Jump into June sale which runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, June 2 at the Kettle River Veterans Building. There will be baked goods, plants and slightly used treasures. The next Ma & Pa Kettle Days meeting is 1 p.m. Sunday, June 11. Come with ideas for the celebration. The Finnish Luncheon is 12 noon on Wednesday, June 21 at the Kettle River Senior Center. Bring your friends. The Kettle River city council meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 at the Kettle River Senior Center. I have noticed lately that when people are posting...
I was diagnosed with Stage 2 aggressive triple-negative breast cancer about two months ago. I have chemotherapy treatments at St. Luke’s in Duluth, but this week is my week off, so just waiting for the tumor to shrink. The side effects so far have been nausea and hair loss. And every time I comb my hair, big wads of hair end up on my comb or in my hands. So far, I still do have some hair. I do have a huge collection of caps and hats, so I should have no trouble having enough cover-ups for my h...
Their dad's plane went down in Cloquet 50 years ago, killing him and an uncle David sat right down in the bramble, overcome with thoughts of what happened in this spot exactly 50 years ago. He is admittedly an emotional person. His body heaved. He was uttering guttural sounds. He was swatting away mosquitoes here on the old Haro homestead off Reservation Road in Cloquet. A hand intermittently went to his mouth in that universal, human sign of shock, grief, overwhelming thoughts. His...
Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day was originally set aside to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting and decorating cemetery graves or holding family gatherings. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season. Local honor guard members and other veterans groups treat Memorial Day — and their stops at various cemeteries — as a sacred duty. Cloquet Combined Honor Guard Captain Rich Chassé said...
Minnesota lawmakers finished a momentous session Monday night by passing the final elements of a new $72 billion two-year state budget and shaking loose a record-setting construction projects package that was stalled for months. It was a year in which they legalized marijuana, guaranteed abortion access, boosted school aid, cut some taxes while raising others and much more. The all-DFL power structure at the Capitol passed its entire agenda — one that Republicans fought but couldn’t stop. Debate in the session’s final hours echoed what domin... 
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Both legislative bodies approved a capital investment package to fund infrastructure projects around the state Monday, just hours before the session adjourned. It included funding for three District 11A projects: $17.5 million for the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (Cloquet, Thomson Township, city of Carlton), $10 million for the Carlton County female offender program and the jail and courts facility, and $5 million for Cloquet water infrastructure improvements on lines serving the...
As a high school senior, Dylan Lauer lived at his girlfriend's home, a fact that categorized him as homeless at the time. One of Lauer's parents had relapsed into addiction and been jailed, sending his siblings to their other parent in the Twin Cities. "It's my life," he said. "I'm not afraid to talk about it." Lauer, 23, didn't want to lose his senior year at Cloquet, a place filled for him with friends and academic and athletic promise. "Kassidy's family [the Steens] opened their doors so I...
Contractors will begin construction work on Minnesota Highway 210 west of Carlton on Tuesday, May 30. The highway will be fully closed 0.2 miles west of Interstate 35 over Otter Creek, a Minnesota Department of Transportation news release said. The detour route will take I-35 to Frontage Road to Carlton County Highway 26/Moorhead Road to Carlton County Road 5/University Road. The detour is expected to last until June 29. Access to Black Bear Casino will be maintained from I-35. The $1.8 million project is replacing four box culverts over the...
Starting Tuesday, May 30, local contractor 3D Construction will begin driving every street within Cloquet city limits to pick up brush, tree branches and tree trunks (in pieces no longer than 5 feet) from the roadside as part of the cleanup efforts following damaging winter storms. 3D Construction will not collect piles of leaves, pine needles or grass clippings; however, those can be brought to the city’s brush and leaf disposal site behind the public works garage, 410 Armory Road, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30-11 a...
As contractors began the work of disassembling parts of the Cloquet High School track and football field this week, Cloquet school board members approved the sale of $2.7 million in bonds Monday to help finance renovations of the outdoor athletic facilities complex. Six companies bid, with the lowest bid from Piper Sandler Companies coming in at a true interest rate of 4.7711 percent, lower than the pre-bid estimate of 5.34 percent. Jodie Zesbaugh, Ehlers municipal advisor, said the lower bid...
A former inmate of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program facility in Moose Lake pleaded guilty Monday to attempted second-degree murder. Just over three weeks after viciously attacking a security counselor at the facility, Nicolas Ladell Aron-Jones, 29, pleaded guilty in Carlton County District Court to the most serious of four charges against him. Under the terms of the plea agreement, the other charges of first-, second- and fourth-degree assault will be dismissed. According to the criminal complaint filed on May 3, Aron-Jones placed the motor...
A Cloquet man pleaded guilty to four felony counts of disseminating pornographic work of a minor under the age of 14 on Wednesday in Sixth District Carlton County Court. James Thomas Tuttle, 31, agreed to the plea deal in exchange for a sentence of 12 years, 9 months in prison and no federal charges. Carlton County Attorney Lauri Ketola also agreed to drop two other dissemination charges, plus one charge of possession of pornographic work of a minor under 14. According to the criminal complaint, the Cloquet Police Department was tipped off...
The 125th anniversary of the Sappi mill in Cloquet will bring a company picnic in August, and another surprise following a quarter-century drought. "For the first time in 25 years we're actually going to have public mill tours in July and August," said managing director Tom Radovich earlier this week. "We've got about 12 dates picked." Look for details to come on those celebratory events. Radovich met with local members of the news media prior to a tour of the mill on Monday. He told the story...
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College celebrated this year's graduates at a commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 11, with 74 of this year's 131 graduates walking the stage. Dr. Arne Vainio provided the commencement address, and student speakers included Valerie Zhaawendaagozikwe and Gracee Petersen. During her welcoming remarks in the Lester Jack Bridges Cultural Center, FDLTCC acting president Anita Hanson honored the former president, the late Stephanie Hammitt. "Yesterday and this...
