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One step at a time. That's the approach one consulting firm is recommending for repairs and renovations to the city's ice arenas, in particular The Barn. After spending close to $50,000 in October to replace the R-22 refrigerant that had leaked out of the aging pipes and ice plant at the more-than-40-year-old facility, determining options for fixing and replacing the cooling systems at both facilities has become a priority for the city. It's more complicated than systems simply getting old....
The Wrenshall school board certified its 2020 levy Monday night that shows a 43-percent increase in taxes for residents of the district. While that is a huge jump, it wasn’t unexpected as the board this fall approved a nonvoter-approved $9.3 million bonding project that will cost taxpayers more than $400,000 a year for 20 years. The bonding will improve air quality at the school. If there hadn’t been bonding, the tax increase for next year would have been about 6 percent. There were a few people at the Truth-In-Taxation meeting that took place...
The Pine Knot News will go to press early over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. That means deadlines will come early for the Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 issues. For the Dec. 27 issue, please email all letters to the editor, press releases and other editorial submissions to news@Pine KnotNews.com by noon Saturday, Dec. 21 and advertising requests to [email protected] by noon Sunday, Dec. 22. Call or stop by with any questions on Monday, Dec. 23. We will reopen Dec. 26-27. For the Jan. 3 issue, please email letters to the editor, press r...
Brighten faces of children in our area and recycle quality items at the same time. Bring new or gently used toys, movies, books and games for all ages to Common Ground Coffee Bar and Deli 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 19-20. Cash to buy new toys will also be accepted. The toy giveaway is Saturday, Dec. 21. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the giveaway starts at 9 a.m. and continues until everything is gone. Common Ground is located in the old Chief Theater at the corner of Avenue C and Broadway in West End Cloquet.... Full story
The REACH mentoring program, based in Cloquet, won the second Season of Giving award of $5,000 from Grand Casino in Hinckley after a Facebook competition on Tuesday. REACH had 421 votes to Stable Pathways’ 350, according to REACH executive director Dakota Koski. “We are truly grateful for all of the community support in liking, sharing and voting for REACH to receive this donation,” Koski said. “It was great to see everyone’s comments with kind words and support. Now all we need are community leaders to step up as volunteers once a month to...
Skaters enjoy a sunny winter day at Cloquet's Pinehurst Park skating pond circa 1950 in this photo from the Carlton County Historical Society. Today the city freezes a rink in the parking lot of the city park for hockey players and brave pleasure skaters....
In response to concerns from parents of students who would normally walk to school this year, the Cloquet School District is trying a “winter-only bus route” to pick up Washington Elementary, middle school and high school students who live too close to school to qualify for busing. The bus route started Monday, just in time for a cold snap that sent temperatures to -15 degrees Wednesday morning. Superintendent Michael Cary said he has not heard any numbers yet, as the service just started, but explained that the district sent the inf... Full story
MNsure open enrollment will end next week. Minnesotans have until 11:59 p.m. Monday to enroll in coverage through MNsure. After then, Minnesotans will be able to enroll in private health insurance coverage through MNsure only if they qualify for a special enrollment period. “We strongly encourage all Minnesotans to come back to MNsure.org and compare plans to ensure they are getting the best deal and the best coverage for their family,” said Nate Clark, MNsure CEO. “Financial assistance to lower premium costs is available, and the majority of M...
In January of this year, the council tabled a request from the Cloquet police department to purchase 26 Heckler & Koch VP9 (9mm) handguns at a cost of $17,277 after requesting additional information. On Tuesday night, they passed the same request - 26 H&K VP9 handguns - but this time the cost of the guns was significantly lower, at $12,974, a reduction from $688 per gun to $499. It was, however, still a more expensive bid than the second gun considered by the department, the Glock 19 (9mm)...
As I was mailing a package from the Duluth post office this week, the woman behind the counter noticed my address. "Wrenshall has the best burgers around, hands down!" she said. "I worked at that post office for a while and I would run across the street for Brickyard almost every day, although I had to start cutting back to once a week." I wholeheartedly agreed with her and promptly ordered takeout for my family that afternoon. A reminder that you can get your burgers and breakfast this...
In offering workshops and programs at Cloquet Library, the Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District seeks to better connect with residents with the goal of building up an understanding of all the conservation possibilities and growing community knowledge. This is mostly a new avenue for us. We do host events through the year, like watershed tours or Walk in the Woods, but they vary and typically are specific to grants or a project. These are great, but have limited scope. And...
This may be my last news column for a couple of weeks, as I had a total knee replacement scheduled for Dec. 16 at Cloquet Memorial Hospital. I do hope to be well enough to get back home to my computer to do the news, but who knows? Our sympathies to the family of Philip Lippo, 78, of Cromwell, who passed away in his home Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 with family at his side. A memorial service was scheduled for Dec. 19. Phil’s obituary appears in today’s edition of the Pine Knot News. Our sym...
The Carlton county board will join a list of those waiting on decisions regarding consolidation between the Wrenshall and Carlton school districts. The Carlton school board has been drafting a letter to the county regarding the possible sale of its high school property, which sits next to the county jail. The county board approached the district with the idea of using school property to build a new jail. It told the district earlier this year that it wanted an answer about the availability of the school land by next week. That won’t happen. T...
Cloquet’s downtown revitalization efforts received a nice boost last week when, along with three other Minnesota municipalities, the city was selected for the 2020 Artists on Main Street cohort. Over the next two years, Cloquet will receive $30,000 for project funding and program implementation. It took the collaborative efforts of public employees, nonprofit organizations, businesses and individuals to bring the Artists on Main Street initiative to Cloquet as they all shared a similar vision f... Full story
An Esko area woman and boy were injured when the car they were in was struck by a train Saturday. According to a press release from the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, dispatch received a report of a car-train accident on East Stark Road in Thomson Township at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. According to the sheriff’s office, 41-year-old Brianna Johnson was driving, and a 10-year-old boy was a passenger in the vehicle. Both are from Thomson Township and both were transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth by ambulance. The sheriff’s office...
News broke Nov. 30 on Facebook that Cloquet’s Quilted Dog Quilt Shop on Minnesota Highway 33 north of Cloquet had been robbed sometime during Nov. 27-29. According to a Facebook post by Quilted Dog owners Mary and Gerry Thompson, the thieves “ransacked” the shop and stole everything from quilts and table runners to wool, magazine stands, candy and even toilet paper. There are photos of the stolen quilts and many other items posted on the Quilted Dog Facebook page, and they are asking people to keep an eye out. Anyone with information regar...
Cloquet School Board members sent Superintendent Michael Cary back to the bargaining table with the top can didate for MARSS/student data information specialist at Monday's meeting. Board member Nate Sandman - whose wife, Nicole, resigned from the Minnesota Automated Reporting Student System position to work as secretary to the principal at the high school - said he felt the insurance and salary arrangement was too generous, and expressed concern that the salary steps were on the high side. The...
A group of Carlton County senior citizens got an inside glimpse of the Carlton County jail last week. It provided a better understanding of why county officials are so eager to replace the aging facility. Members of the Carlton County TRIAD group - a statewide group of senior citizens, law enforcement and community members working together to prevent crime against senior citizens - toured the Carlton County Law Enforcement Center on Dec. 4. Carlton County Sheriff Kelly Lake gave background on...
The Carlton SWCD kicked off a series of free conservation programs for both children and adults in partnership with the Cloquet Public Library Monday. The topic for kids Monday was “The Journey of a Water Drop.” SWCD will hold a winter maintenance workshop for adults 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, focusing on the issue of excessive use of de-icing salt, and just what can be done to keep our fresh water from becoming salty. SWCD conservation technician Alyssa Alness will present background to the problem in conjunction with urban water run...
The Cloquet and Fond du Lac police departments will hold a “Stuff the Squad” toy drive 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the Cloquet Walmart and L&M Fleet Supply stores. In the past, donors have filled three squads with toys and gift cards. Stop by the Cloquet Walmart at 1308 S Hwy 33 or L&M Supply at 620 S. Hwy 33 to help fill the squad cars with new, unwrapped toys, games, or sporting equipment for the Cloquet Area Salvation Army toy drive. They’re hoping to get a variety of gifts for boys and girls, ages newborn to 16 years old. Police will...
A reader in Cloquet sent a lovely email about the amazing teachers at Wrenshall school. She is an avid supporter of the nonprofit DonorsChoose (donorschoose.org), which makes it easy for people to help classrooms, teachers and students get the tools and experience they need for a great education. The reader explained, “Teachers submit their projects and the charity arranges delivery after the project is fully funded. I ended up being absolutely obsessed with this charity. Since then, I r...
We are excited to share with you that the Cromwell-Wright area has formed its first “Best Christmas Ever” team. This effort is about uplifting and giving a local family hope when there may be none left. It is changing the world, family by family, and it’s happening right here in our community this year. If you would like to donate to this worthwhile cause, use this link: bcemovement.kindful.com/bce2019/cromwellit-takes-a- village. Anything you are willing to give is greatly appreciated. We wi...
The first tree lighting ceremony in Kettle River on Friday, Dec. 6 was a big success. "Kettle River needed this," said Morgan Yeats, one of the organizers from the Ma and Pa Kettle Days committee in an email several days after the event. "I have been getting great feedback about the tree." The tree lighting was a community event that drew about a hundred people from the city and the surrounding rural area. People pitched in to help bring the 19-foot tree to the city, set it up on a heavy stand,...
The Carlton Holiday Market was wonderful. My sister, Sherry Erickson, and I took our event passports to at least six businesses in Carlton to shop and get stamped for the drawing at the tree lighting ceremony. We started out at the Bethesda Lutheran Church Bazaar, which is always fun with the homemade baked goods, next to new items, and homemade lefse and lunch. Our next stop was The Greenhouse, where we were treated to a pop-up concert by the Madrigals from Cloquet High School. It was great to...
With the end of MNsure's open enrollment period just under two weeks away, MNsure is reminding private health plan enrollees that there is still time to renew or change their coverage for 2020. Additionally, those who are seeking coverage for 2020 and have not yet submitted an application through MNsure can do so through December 23, 2019. "We strongly encourage all Minnesotans to come back to MNsure.org and compare plans to ensure they are getting the best deal and the best coverage for their family," said Nate Clark, MNsure CEO. "Financial as... Full story
