March 2022

VA Health – Emergency Care. Grab your scissors or take a screenshot, you might want to save this information. The VA may cover emergency medical care at a non-VA facility for Veterans. Before I explain the notification process and eligibility requirements, I need to stress a few points. First and foremost, if you are experiencing a medical emergency and believe your life or health is in danger, then call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room or department immediately. Per the VA website, “a medical emergency is an injury, illness or symptom so severe that a delay in seeking immediate medical treatment would be reasonably expected to be hazardous to life or health. During a medical emergency, VA encourages all Veterans to seek immediate medical attention.” Please go online for additional details about this benefit at www.va.gov/ COMMUNITYCARE/ programs/veterans/ Emergency_Care.asp.

Duluth native Emily Richey and Washington state transplant Kyle Cook, are putting down roots on an old 60-acre dairy farm on the Two Harbors Road. No milk cows planned. Instead, an abundance of veggies grown with beyond organic practices and community gatherings are the focus. Their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) offers weekly produce, with add-ons of maple syrup and flowers. The entrepreneurial couple is booking picturesque weddings for the fall of 2022. “We’d like to support the local food system and be a place where the community gathers” said Emily. Birthday, retirement, non-profit meetings, and retreats are all possible at Agate Acres.

Two Harbors native and now Brooklyn, NY fashion designer Fletcher Kasell was riding the subway last month with Tanner Richie, partner and co-founder of the fashion brand Tanner Fletcher, when their phones blew up with congratulatory messages. Turns out their photo was part of a Vogue article featuring emerging and new designers. The next week Tanner Fletcher launched its Fall line at New York’s Fashion Week and then the founders were off to Paris’ Fashion Week.