Catch the Good
Housetraining Tips When welcoming a new dog into your home, housetraining is often the first challenge you’re faced with. Whether it’s a puppy or an adult dog, the same basic principles still apply.
November 2022
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Squared Away
Recent Benefits Squeaky wheel, learning through repetition, muscle memory, or some other method I will employ to transplant this information in your fertile minds. While a terrible application of metaphors, I am repeating information provided in earlier articles, so everyone is aware of available benefits.
Legal Learning
New Minnesota Marijuana Law Surprises Many People Did you know that it’s now legal in Minnesota to sell food or drink products that contain THC (TetraHydroCannabinols) derived from hemp? THC comes from marijuana and from hemp, and it’s what gets you high. So, the beer and wine sellers in this state will now have a competitor.
Silver Bay bowlers compete in state Special Olympics
David and Dakota went to state competition representing the Lake Superior Lakers Special Olympics bowling team. Competing in Grand Rapids David took first in singles bowling, and Dakota was recognized as the teammate of the year!
Agate Girls Swim & Dive Stats
Courtesy of Heather Mayfield, coach 400 Freestyle Relay Two Harbors ranked 10th with a best time of 4:07.41. 100 Breaststroke Ava Oswald-Swenson, 23rd, 1:22.19 Aria Oswald-Swenson, 29th, 1:23.43 100 Backstroke Harper Smith, 29th, 1:14.38 200 Freestyle Relay Two Harbors, 9th, 1:49.63 500 Freestyle Livia Dugas, 5th, 5:46.68 100 Freestyle Livia Dugas, 11th, 57.6 Maddy Bjornstad, 17th, 58.96 11 Dives Casey Underdale, 13th, 285.55 Harper Smith, 24th, 234.75 6 Dives Casey Underdale, 7th, 192.65 Harper Smith, 23rd, 146.05 50 Freestyle Livia Dugas, 16th, 25.56 Maddy Bjornstad, 19th, 26.75 200 Medley Two Harbors, 12th, 2:13.17 The weekly Swim & Dive honor roll reflects the best time achieved so far this season with the matching ranking against the region's teams.
How to GIVE or RECEIVE from Local Food Shelves
Food insecurity has always been with us. While we continue to tweak and revamp our system so that people can afford to grow, process, buy, and prepare their own food, immediate needs continue. The Two Harbors Area Food Shelf has given out 41% more food in 2022 than it did in 2021. With the holiday season pending and heat bills rising, it’s a great time to support local food needs which are rising sharply throughout Minnesota. Because food shelves can buy food at a discounted rate, every dollar you donate provides a meal for at least five people!
Two Harbors Area Fund supports Community Partners: supporting elders Aging in Place
Finding creative solutions that improve the quality of life for our elders is what Community Partners in Two Harbors is all about. Now, with the help of a grant from the Two Harbors Area Fund they will be able to offer even more support to seniors so that they can thrive while living in their own homes.
Donald J. Cavallin
Donald J. Cavallin, 84, Two Harbors, died Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Essentia Health St.
North Shore Storm Cross Country: More than a family
I was sitting in my hotel room waiting to load the bus to head to the MN State AA Cross Country Championships at St. Olaf in Northfield, MN when I was inspired to write an end of season reflection article. As a current coach, and former parent, of runners on the North Shore Storm Cross Country team, I have often thought about what makes our team unique. What makes this group of student athletes from three different schools, who happen to live more than 90 miles apart, able to come together so effortlessly every week to achieve the goal of running their best race? So, I looked up the meaning of team: