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Continuing with its storied history, the Cloquet Public Library celebrated its major expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, Nov. 8. The ceremony itself was a formality, as construction work on the area south of the building had already begun. The addition will add flexible meeting space to the library, which can be divided into one to three rooms, a dedicated children's area, a dedicated teen area, spaces for comfortable seating, a portable stage and sound system, and a teaching...
Cloquet’s NE Bar & Grill is closed for good, its owners announced on Facebook last week and in an email to the Pine Knot News. The last day for the restaurant, which specialized in smoked barbecue meats but offered a range of menu items and an extensive, Minnesota-based drinks list, was a month ago, on Oct. 15. Co-owner Nate Radoush said they made the decision to close the doors “with great sadness.” “We appreciate all the support we received from both staff and those who visited, and wished in earnest that we could have continued to provide a...
Michelle Lee is running to represent District 11 in the Minnesota Senate. The Moose Lake resident will seek the DFL endorsement at the district convention in March. Lee told supporters and attendees of the HD 11A Homegrown Harvest Festival Dinner fundraiser as long as the Minnesota Senate is controlled by Republicans, access to quality healthcare, first-class education and training of our future workforce, the expansion of broadband and attention to the critical needs of our infrastructure in...
Five months after his dismissal, a former Cloquet police detective is in the news again. Scott Holman, a 22-year member of the department, lost an arbitration case appealing his dismissal this week. His name also came up during last week's Cloquet city council meeting when the council voted to retire Holman's former K-9 partner, Raja, because of health issues. City officials learned Tuesday that the city prevailed in a grievance arbitration case between the city and Teamsters Local 346,...
Heather Giancola said mental health issues among the inmate population are a big problem at the county jail. Giancola, a social worker from Carlton County Public Health and Human Services, gave a report about services provided to offenders at the Carlton County Jail to the Carlton County Board of Commissioners at a committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 5. “Since we started the program four months ago, there have been 344 referrals to community agencies,” she said. “We help people get documents, such as birth certificates or driver’s l...
The results of what at times was a contentious meeting of school board members from Wrenshall and Carlton Tuesday will be seen at each board's regular meetings next week. There should be two identical resolutions on the respective agendas. They will be worded the same, but judging from the conversation at the joint meeting Tuesday, they're being crafted by two clashing mindsets. Wrenshall board members were expecting a firm commitment from the Carlton board that it was moving ahead on...
While athletics and drama are often in the spotlight, three Cloquet High School juniors recently took centerstage for an academic endeavor, after placing first, third and fifth in a statewide essay contest. Cloquet's Benjamin Bauer placed first, Lexis Gerard third and Brenna Mattson fifth in the Minnesota Best Prep Educational Forum Essay Contest. All participants were asked to respond to a prompt by fellow Minnesotan and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, from his book "Thank You for...
The Carlton County Attorney’s Office announced Friday that the man at the center of a shooting at a funeral last month is being charged in federal court, rather than state court. Shelby Gene Boswell, 28, of Hugo, Minnesota was accused of shooting and injuring another man in the back of the head at a funeral ceremony Oct. 18 in the Head Start gymnasium on the Fond du Lac Reservation. Boswell was charged with both first- and second-degree assault, being a felon in possession of a firearm as w...
When it comes to soil health and water quality, farmers have always been some of the most conscientious and concerned people. This is due to their deep, hands-on connections with soil and water and nature. Farmers physically feel their soil and can tell if it is too wet or too dry for tilling, planting, harvesting. They test their soil to make sure it has the necessary minerals in order to produce good quality crops to sell and eat. They regularly check their water to ensure its safety for the...
Nerstrand Meats and Catering of Nerstrand, Minnesota, is voluntarily recalling three jerky-style meat products that may have become adulterated due to improper processing. Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) inspectors discovered the processing deviation during a routine inspection. The MDA and the company have not received any reports of adverse reactions or illness due to consumption of this product. The Nerstrand Meats and Catering products subject to this recall are Regular Beef Strips, Cajun Beef Strips, and Smoked Turkey Strips...
The Ward 3 voters in Cloquet (about 14 percent of them) have spoken. Following Tuesday's primary election, Chris Swanson and Uriah Wilkinson will advance to the special election in February for the Ward 3 Cloquet City Council seat. Ray Schow will not. Out of a possible 1,312 registered voters in Ward 3, Swanson received the most votes with 124. Wilkinson garnered 54 votes and Schow got seven. One ballot didn't count because the person voted for two candidates. Election judge John Cavanaugh said...
Before the start of Monday's community planning session, all of the Cloquet School Board members and school administrators went home. That was deliberate, explained consultant Bruce Miles. "We want to make sure people feel completely comfortable and confident [in sharing their opinions]," he said. "The school board and admin team get the opportunity to make decisions about the school district all the time. This is your time." About 45 people attended the strategic planning session, which sought...
It’s that time of year again — with winter comes “winter parking” in Cloquet and Scanlon, which means no vehicles are allowed to be parked on the streets, alleys, boulevards, sidewalks or public grounds overnight from Nov. 1 through March 31. In Cloquet, that technically means parking is prohibited between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m.; in Scanlon it means between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. If you noticed any orange tickets tucked in car doors or windshield wipers this week, those were warnings issued by Cloquet police for vehicles in violation of th...
Minnesotans who rely on MinnesotaCare for affordable health care coverage should complete their annual renewal form by Dec. 15 to ensure coverage into the New Year. The Department of Human Services (DHS) has mailed MinnesotaCare renewal forms to more than 54,000 households throughout the state. These members must verify their continued eligibility for the health care program to continue their coverage in 2020. After members return the renewal form, DHS will notify them by mail if their coverage is renewed, if they need to provide additional...
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and the Duluth Police Department are conducting a joint investigation into a local business named Hicks Window and Door. Several people have recently reported paying thousands of dollars to this business for window and other residential remodel work. The agreed upon work was not completed, and these customers were not refunded any money. The owner of Hicks Window and Door is cooperating with the investigation. The total amount paid by customers for unfinished goods or services appears to be an excess of $...
Although it's been close to 40 years since the lights went out for good on the Cloquet Civic Center, many Cloquet residents still have fond memories of the iconic downtown building. Located on Cloquet Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets - the present home of the Cloquet Area Fire District's Station 1 - the civic center was a destination for generations of area residents. Also known as the "Y" (originally, it was affiliated with the YMCA), the civic center had a gymnasium for basketball,...
Veterans Day is a well-known American holiday, but there are also a few misconceptions about it. To clear some of that up, here are the important facts you should know. No apostrophe A lot of people think it’s “Veteran’s Day” or “Veterans’ Day,” but they’re wrong. The holiday is not a day that “belongs” to one veteran or multiple veterans, which is what an apostrophe implies. It’s a day for honoring all veterans — so no apostrophe needed. Not Memorial Day A lot of Americans get this confused, an...
The Pine Knot celebrates one year of publication this week. It's been a heady journey for the founders and those who work to assemble your newspaper every week. We re-opened the downtown Cloquet office that the Pine Journal's corporate owner closed in early 2018. The Pine Journal was the result of a merger of the Cloquet Journal and the Pine Knot in 2002. We obtained the rights to the historic name in a nod to the past and future. It took us two months to launch the new Pine Knot. Five of us for...
Tragedy happens in an instant. To triumph over it, well, that can take much longer. One day you are simply a newly minted teenager leaving school. One day you are an infantryman fixed in a foxhole, already accustomed to a daily deluge of enemy fire. In an instant, you are literally blinded. ... Joyce Campbell of Cloquet fell flat on her back. The icy snowball had hit her square in the face. Her school books went flying, she probably hit the back of her head - hard. It was boys horsing around....
In August, the Mercy Hospital board of directors voted unanimously to request proposals to partner with a larger health care system. On Tuesday, leaders from Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake and Essentia Health announced plans for a formal partnership. Mercy’s board of directors voted on the affiliation at a meeting Monday night. According to a press release, board members chose Essentia for its aligned mission and values and Essentia’s plan to grow primary- and specialty-care services in Moose Lake, along with hospital and emergency care. “A...
It’s been an honor serving Ward 3 since being appointed in July. I’ve had the privilege of visiting with city staff, various department heads, fire district personnel, police officers and acting chiefs, local leaders and, of course, the public. We have much to be proud of and I’m grateful for the insights gleaned along the way and their confidence. I’ve taught government and history classes at Cloquet High School since 2001, have served on the Carlton County Historical Society Board, on my chur...
I have spent much of my life in the public eye. As a teacher, I was always very familiar with the idea that it wasn’t just what you did in the classroom that mattered. Nearly anything done in the community was also the subject of judgment and gossip. Then working in the media, I knew that my words were given more importance than they deserved. When I stopped working on radio and TV, I was more than happy to fly under the radar. I even moved away from Cloquet for a couple of years and most d...
I am a 25-plus-year resident of Cloquet and have been working as a Realtor in the area for the last 15. As a long-time resident of this city, I have always had a vested interest in the political landscape and an interest in the direction Cloquet is headed. I have served on the planning commission for the last nine years and have been politically active in this community for the last 20. I have served on multiple boards, including transportation and housing and governmental affairs, to name a...
Public meetings are continuing on the question of consolidation between the Carlton and Wrenshall school districts and it seems a bit of a divide lingers between residents in each district. A handful of people braved the nor’easter storm on Oct. 21 for the first public meeting outlining the two-site consolidation plan and its associated costs. There, the pressing question was about whether or not to keep the current nonfunctioning pool at the Wrenshall school or scrap it. Another question rang loud and clear as well: What does the Carlton schoo...
Following an investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), a shooting by a Carlton County deputy while executing a warrant in July was deemed “necessary, justified and authorized by law” by the Carlton County attorney’s office, according to a press release sent out Tuesday. On July 29, 2019, the Carlton County Consolidated Emergency Response Team (CERT) responded to the home of Shawn Olthoff’s mother in Moose Lake to execute a warrant for his arrest on charges alleging use of deadly force against a peace officer stemmin...
