Community Calendar: The Beach public pool opens in Cloquet (2024)

Lilac art exhibit opens, 5-7 p.m. opening reception, Encore Performing Arts Center, Cloquet. Exhibit runs through Aug. 18. Held in conjunction with Lilac Lovefest. For more info, go to lilaclovefest.com.

Fly-In/Drive-In Pancake and Sausage Breakfast, 7:30-11 a.m., Moose Lake Airport. Hosted by the Moose Lake Kiwanis and Lake Air Flying Club. Plane rides available. Fly-in pilots in command eat free. Proceeds go to Moose Lake Kiwanis Club initiatives.

Free meal, 4-5 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 515 Skyline Drive, Cloquet. Deli sandwiches will be served. For questions or rides, call Charity at 218-409-2606.

Arrowhead Bookmobile, 12:30-1 p.m., City Park, Minnesota Highway 210, Cromwell; 1:45-2:30 p.m., TJ’s Country Corner, Mahtowa, 3:15-4 p.m., Town Hall, Holyoke; 4:45-5:45 p.m., Barnum High School.

Arrowhead Bookmobile, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Lake Venoah board and lodging facility, 1430 Lake Venoah Drive, Carlton.

Pirates! The Musical, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., Encore Performing Arts Center, Cloquet. Presented by County Seat Theater Co.’s Summer Youth Theater. Over 30 kids will perform each week. Tickets: adults $8, students $6; call 218-878-0071 or go to countyseattheater.com.

Cromwell/Wright Community Garage Sale. Maps and list of registered garage sales available the week of sales at Cromwell Self Serve, Farmers Co-op in Wright and the “Cromwell MN Neighbors” Facebook group.

Cromwell/Wright Community Garage Sale. Maps and list of registered garage sales available the week of sales at Cromwell Self Serve, Farmers Co-op in Wright and the “Cromwell MN Neighbors” Facebook group.

Finnish Juhannus – Midsummer, 1-4 p.m., Sampo Beach on Little Grand Lake, 7095 Saginaw Road, Saginaw. Live Finnish music, sauna, swimming, traditional and contemporary Finnish activities and games such as mölkky (wooden pin toss game), vihta/vasta (a sauna whisk made out of birch branches) making, and tables of Finnish and Finnish American treasures. Coffee, pulla (Finnish cardamom bread) and sima will be available, as well as a grill trailer. Family-friendly, alcohol-free, open to public. Hosted by Finlandia Foundation Northland.

Free meal, 4-5 p.m., Cloquet Senior Center, 1100 Olympic Drive. Sloppy Joes will be served. For questions or rides, call Charity at 218-409-2606.

Cromwell/Wright Community Garage Sales. Maps and list of registered garage sales available the week of sales at Cromwell Self Serve, Farmers Co-op in Wright and the “Cromwell MN Neighbors” Facebook group.

The Beach at Pinehurst Park public pool, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 10-Aug. 10, 601 Pinehurst Park Drive, Cloquet. Pack-in picnic lunches allowed; vending machines and ice cream at desk. Admission: daily $5, $109 family season pass, $59 individual season pass, $169 group homes/child care facilities; purchase at Cloquet Community Education office 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday or at The Beach.

Motherhood Walk & Talk with Carlton County Public Health, 11 a.m.-noon Wednesdays from May 1-Aug. 28, Munger Trail, Jay Cooke State Park, 90 Third Street, Carlton. Mom & Me craft time; plant vegetable seeds; meet other local moms and enjoy a short walk. Bring your own picnic. No RSVP needed. For questions, call Michelle at 218-391-0663.

Barks and Books, second Thursdays, 4-5:10 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. Read with therapy dogs. Each session is 20 minutes. Geared for pre-K-6, but older and younger children are welcome. Register at bit.ly/48AjbHD.

Storytime, Thursdays, 2-2:30 p.m., Moose Lake Public Library, 313 Elm Ave.

Tech and Coffee, first Thursdays, 9-11 a.m., Chickadee Coffeehouse and Deli, 3691 Alan Syverson Drive, Barnum. Want to learn how to use your cellphone? Nook? Kindle? iPad? Laptop? New to social media? Need your phone hooked up to your car? Barnum Community Education staff and Nathan Rimolde from RTS will be on hand to help you with your questions. Free; no registration required. Coffee and tea will be available.

Cribbage, Thursdays, 6 p.m., Wright Senior Center.

Senior citizen potluck, last Monday of the month, Wrenshall City Hall. Doors 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon. All are welcome.

Riverview Toastmasters, Tuesdays, 7-8 a.m., Cloquet. For more info, visit 5429.toastmastersclubs.org.

Fond du Lac Community Narcan Event, second Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., FDL Supportive Housing, 950 Ozhigaw Road, Cloquet. Free Narcan is available to community members. Narcan can help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Learn how to access treatment and recovery resources.

Cloquet Al-Anon, Tuesdays and Fridays, 10-11 a.m.,103 10th St., Cloquet. Closed meetings. The only membership requirement is that a friend or relative has a problem with alcoholism. Call 218-879-9884.

Gamblers Anonymous, Mondays, 7 p.m.; Tuesdays, 5 p.m.; Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 615 12th Ave., Cloquet. Use parking lot entrance. For more info, call 855-222-5542.

Narcotics Anonymous, Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., Fridays from 6-7:30 p.m., Alano Club, Cloquet. Call 877-767-7676 or visit naminnesota.org.

Parkinson’s support group, third Mondays, 2 p.m., Community Memorial Hospital ground floor, Pine Room, Cloquet. All people living with Parkinson’s or Lewy body dementia and their caregivers are welcome. For more info, contact Karen Hartung at 218-878-7010 or khartung@cmhmn.org .

Prostate cancer support group, fourth Mondays, 5-7 p.m., Community Memorial Hospital ground floor, Birch Room, Cloquet. For questions, call Mike Sullivan at 218-384-3448 or Phil Maunu at 218-879-3506.

Veterans support group, second, third and fourth Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., Graceful Strides Farm, 3412 Bent Trout Lake Road, Barnum. All veterans welcome. Light meal served. For more info or to RSVP, email hello@northstarcommunityservices.com.