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Join award-winning science teacher and lifelong spider watcher Larry Weber for a free “Wonderous Webs” class Thursday, Nov. 18 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Carlton County transportation building. Weber will help untangle the mystery of spider webs and demystify the many purposes of silk. Did you know that spiders have up to seven silk glands and that each produces a different type of silk? The complex process of building a giant orb web will be explained in detail. Over 40 species of spiders and their webs will be discussed. Preregister by cal...
Carlton County is looking for a little input from community members living in the rural areas of the county, including Holyoke, Barnum, Cromwell, Wrenshall, Kettle River and more. Please join one of two community listening sessions: in person Nov. 30 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and virtually Dec. 1 from 5-6 p.m. Up to 25 community members will be compensated with a $25 Visa gift card from the Centre for Public Impact for sharing their perspective, experiences and ideas how county government could better serve them. To join contact Emily Rish at...
Wood City Riders Snowmobile Club president Chris Rokke updated the Thomson Township Board of Supervisors on the progress of a new local snowmobile trail at the board meeting Nov. 4. According to Rokke, all 127 landowners that are potentially affected by the trail have been contacted and encouraged to reach out with any questions. Only six parties responded and the club has been working diligently to make sure that all concerns are addressed. Some residents brought safety concerns to the board at their previous meeting. Resident Athena...
In front of a packed audience, Esko school board chairperson Jeff Salo started Monday's meeting with a lengthy apology but no details regarding an incident following a recent Eskomos football game. Salo said he accepted responsibility for his actions and acknowledged that his handling of "the issue on the field" was wrong. He continued, explaining that while he was acting as an alumnus and former football player, and not a board member, it didn't excuse what he said at the Oct. 30 game. "I'm...
The University of Minnesota plans to extend "substantial financial support" including, in many cases, completely free tuition, to its campuses across the state to enrolled members of the state's 11 federally recognized tribal nations. University of Minnesota president Joan Gabel announced the creation of the Native American Promise Tuition Program in a memo this month to the state's tribal leaders, calling it a "significant expansion of Native American student tuition support." Starting in the...
The next steps toward annexing land from Twin Lakes Township into Carlton were approved by the Carlton County board of commissioners during its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 9. Carlton County attorney Lori Ketola discussed the two possible sites for the proposed Justice Center: one near the existing jail facility, the other northeast of the county transportation building on Old Highway 61. The board previously approved the forested "green site" in Twin Lakes Township, 2 miles from the city of Carlton....
News that the Cloquet Police Department is investigating the former Cloquet Ford Chrysler Center after receiving more than a dozen complaints didn't surprise people watching the former business's Facebook page, which was littered with complaints. As outlined by police chief Derek Randall and Facebook followers, the issues range from people going to get tabs and then finding out they don't legally own the vehicle, because the title was never transferred, or people trading in a vehicle and the...
After six months of talking about the city's project labor agreement, the Cloquet City Council voted Tuesday to change absolutely nothing. The decision was not unanimous by any means. The council voted on two resolutions related to the PLA: the first, a motion to increase the city funding level that triggers the PLA from $175,000 to $250,000, which failed to get the required supermajority of five when councilors Bun Carlson and Lyz Jaakola voted no. The second failed motion was to add language...
According to Carlton County Sheriff Kelly Lake, there will be no charges against the business owners who released 200-300 “spent” chickens into the woods near their farm in Twin Lakes Township because they were no longer laying enough eggs. A deputy talked to Promised Land Farm owners Rob and Lori Gamble. By that time the chickens had all been rounded up by volunteers, including Kyleen Pedersen, the person who reached out on social media to various local chicken groups. “We use our discretion sometimes. The chickens were safe and gone,...
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, when the clock will “fall back” one hour and in theory we all get one extra hour of sleep. Days will continue to get shorter until Dec. 21 when the winter solstice arrives. Then the length of days will begin to increase until the summer solstice on June 21, 2022. Remember to change your smoke alarm batteries as well....
Winter parking in the area is in effect now through March, so don’t leave your cars parked on the streets overnight. From Nov. 1 through March 31, cars cannot be parked overnight on streets or in alleys. In Esko, parking on the street is prohibited between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., and in Carlton, from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. Cloquet doesn’t allow parking on the street between midnight and 6 a.m....
The Fond du Lac Planning Department invites the public to provide input about roads and trails on the Fond du Lac Reservation through a public survey. The survey can be accessed by visiting www.ardcplanning.org/fonddulac and will be open until Nov. 30. This survey is part of a larger project to update the transportation plan for the Fond du Lac Reservation to access funding for maintaining and constructing roads and trails on the Reservation. ARDC Planning will hold a virtual public open house to provide further public input opportunities on...
Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is holding an art contest for a new library card! Adults ages 18 and older who live in Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis counties may enter until Nov. 24. The winner will be selected by ALS staff and notified by December 5, 2021. To participate, please visit https://tinyurl.com/2021ALSLibCardDesignContest. Completed forms may be turned into any ALS member public library or sent via mail to Arrowhead Library System, Attn. M. Stanford, 5528 Emerald Ave., Mountain Iron MN...
More than 50 students at Barnum High School got a chance to learn about water quality and how to find one's way with a map and compass through a program that brought a bit of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to their school last month. They were visited by Alison Nyenhuis, education director for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting northeastern Minnesota's BWCAW and educating students about the area through its "No Boundaries to...
As 400,000 hunters prepare for deer hunting this firearms opening weekend, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is telling them to plan ahead for the 2021 hunting season. “A safe and enjoyable hunt starts with good preparation. To assist hunters with that preparation, we’ve put a wealth of general and area-specific information on our website,” said DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen. “We hope these tools contribute to a safe and successful deer season with family and friends.” A successful hunt requires planning no matter which deer perm...
Breast cancer is the second- most common cancer among women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in eight women will develop breast cancer, which claims the lives of an estimated 43,600 women each year. In September 2019, then-18-year-old Kelsey Knutson of Virginia decided to get screened. That might seem young, but Knutson knew it was time, due to her family history. "My mom had breast cancer and my grandma had both breast and ovarian cancer,"...
The Cloquet American Legion Auxiliary donated Halloween safety coloring books for kindergarten and first-graders to both Cloquet public elementary schools recently. Here, auxiliary president Penny Buran delivers the coloring books and suckers to Churchill School principal David Wangen and Washington School's Tara Fast. "Our Country's Flag" comic books are delivered to Cloquet Middle School for fifth-graders to read during American Education Week by American Legion Auxiliary president Penny...
Check out the special Veterans Day section inside this week's Pine Knot News print edition or the online pdf pages....
Although the Cloquet Ford Chrysler Center is no longer, a lot of people have unfinished business with the former car dealership. Cloquet police chief Derek Randall confirmed Tuesday that his office has received 14 complaints since June from people who bought vehicles from Cloquet Ford. "They're all somewhat similar," Randall said, reading through a list of issues. "People trading in vehicles and the business didn't pay off the loans. Paid for a vehicle, didn't receive the registration or the...
Bil Nicholson is no newcomer to the art of the scare. As a middle school student, he built himself a coffin out of plywood, dressed up as Dracula - or his interpretation of the blood-sucking vampire - and laid out on the front porch of his house, ready to scare the bejesus out of anyone who dared to trick-or-treat there. He's upped his game since then. Now he creates an entire Halloween world in the front yard and porch of their home at 330 Fourth St. in Cloquet. Each year the house is suddenly...
Keith Martin wants to know who everyone is in this picture of local Boy Scouts taken in the mid-1960s. Keith, who is 65, is second from the left in the front row. The photo was taken at the Cloquet Forestry Center, back when the fire tower had a person working in it, Keith said. He can name most of the kids here, all but two. In back, left to right, are Don Sparring, Bill Gerardi, Craig Fergusson, Joe Rautio and Mark Osvold. In front are Gary Schmidt, Martin, unknown, Billy Ferguson and...
Masks will be mandated and the policy guidelines will go into effect Monday, Nov. 1 in any county-owned buildings, as ordered by the Carlton County Board of Commissioners at its meeting Monday. The vote was four to one with commissioner Mark Thell voting no. “The infection numbers — which are falling at this time — do not justify masks,” Thell said via phone. “Community members I have talked to are not supportive of the move. I question whether a majority of the departments in county governmen...
A Cloquet woman was sentenced Monday for fleeing with her 18-year-old son, Joseph James Fohrenkam, after he allegedly shot his friend accidentally in December 2020. Little Fawn Fohrenkam was convicted of aiding an offender to avoid arrest, a felony, and sentenced to 12 months and one day with credit for six days already served. The sentence was stayed for three years and instead she was placed on supervised probation. According to the criminal complaint, Joseph Fohrenkam was drinking with four other young men — Joseph Peterson was the y...
The relocation of the popular Pedro’s restaurant to the corner of Cloquet Avenue and Eighth Street has been well received, with one notable worry. Cloquet police report that there has been an uptick of wrong-way drivers on Eighth Street. Eighth Street is a one-way street going north with parking on both sides of the street, which means there’s no space for traffic in both directions. The CPD said it will be doing directed patrols in the area. They ask for the community’s support in following traffic laws. Customers are also asked to not park...
Just under 20 community members attended a community listening and input session at the Esko school auditorium Monday, Oct. 25 to share what they like about the school and their concerns about what is lacking or needs upgrading. Educational consultants Lynn Dyer and Glenn Chiodo of ICS of Duluth have been conducting sessions with stakeholders of the school to determine needs as the school board prepares to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the next 10 years. "Always focus on what's best...
