Beacon to shine again
Two Harbors Lighthouse and the Lake County Historical Society meet fundraising goals to replace light. A new beacon light has been ordered for the Two Harbors Lighthouse after the loss of the rotational beacon light in 2019.
June 2023
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Madelyn Blaisdell
Madelyn Blaisdell, 85, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Waterview Shores. Madelyn was born June 8, 1937 to Esaias and Hildegard (Eklund) Lofgren in Two Harbors, where she was a life-long resident.
Rudy Pluth
Rudy Pluth, 94, of Two Harbors, passed away January 9, 2023 in Rochester. A Celebration of Life open house will be at 1:30 p.m.
Jane Anderson
Jane Lois (Benson) Anderson, age 98, a long-time Two Harbors resident, died on Friday, December 30, 2022 at Barross Cottage, and now is with her Lord and Savior. Visitation will be from 10 AM until the 11 AM service on Monday, June 5, 2023 at First Baptist Church in Two Harbors. Interment will be at the Lakeview Cemetery. To share your memories or condolences online please visit www.cavallinfuneralhome.com.
Judith Livingston
Judy was born in Lincoln, NE and was the youngest of three sisters, born 13 and 10 years later than Geraldine and Barbara. She attended the University of Nebraska, earning her BA in Elementary Education; where she met Ira Livingston, Jr. (III) and they married right after graduation. She taught Elementary School in California, before moving to Pennsylvania to start a family. In Pennsylvania, she had her first son Ira IV, two adopted older brothers - John and Sam, and fourth son, Joseph. Then moving to Colorado her only daughter, Carol was born, and Judy became a stay-at-home housewife, mother, and was one of the first in the neighborhood to create a home day-care. Judy did all of that while Ira would change from an Engineer to a Presbyterian Pastor, eventually moving the three youngest kids to Two Harbors, MN, since John and Sam were college bound. In Two Harbors, she was a dental hygienist and a Pastor’s wife for only a year and a half, when Ira Livingston, Jr. (III) passed away. She then married Donald Kellett and our family expanded with two step-daughters Lisa, Lezli and adopting Don’s youngest son, Christopher. She then decided to return to school earning her MA degree in Education with a focus on Special Education, and then returned to teaching. Judy and Don divorced in 1999. Judy then remarried again, retired, and moved to Las Vegas in 2003 to be closer to her new husband’s child. The new husband consumed all her money and her children helped move her to Tucson in 2012 to be closer to Carol. This is where she spent the remaining years of her life until her last days in hospice care. She has been preceded to heaven by her parents, Joseph & Lucile Garrett, sister Geraldine Clapper, brothers-in-law Edwin Clapper and Jerry Krieger and, her husband, Ira Livingston, Jr. (III), step-daughter Lisa Kellett, sons John Livingston and Samuel Livingston...
My Guide to Your Declaration of Independence
I gave my classmates a quick survey; it showed that 30% don’t pay for their own clothes, 30% don’t go to the doctor's office alone, and 40% don’t call for their own appointments. In fact, 23.1% feel like their parents are in control of their life. I think these stats are crazy since we are all going to move onto our adult lives in a few months.
Katya’s Corner
Wedding season is upon us! If you spend time outside in Lake County in the summer you will probably come across a bridal party taking pictures with Lake Superior somewhere in the background. My husband Mark and I, in fact, were married just three feet from Lake Superior with our friends and family perched on the bedrock behind us. My elderly grandmother, flanked on both sides, arrived safely but Louise, my boss, turned and broke her ankle getting down to the shoreline. She let no one know about this until after the service! It was a calm, gray day in May, thankfully with no wind. Mark recalls a fishing boat put-putting by, oblivious to the small crowd gathered on the rocks.
Schools aren’t preparing students for senior year
In a survey of 165,000 high school students, the non-profit organization Youth Truth found that 44.8% of students feel unprepared about their college and career readiness. As a high school senior, I consider myself part of that group. I started my application process early and confidently. I had narrowed my choices down to seven out-of-state colleges and one in-state college, all of which were state schools because I thought it would be more affordable.
College Debt: A Rising Crisis
I am a senior in high school, and plan on attending the University of Minnesota Moorhead and getting my bachelor's degree in early childhood education. I knew college would be expensive, but not that the net cost would be $82,327. This is a large number; tuition will cost $35,350, housing and meal plans will cost $40,216, and student fees $6,560. This number does not contain the cost of books My financial aid and scholarships will cover around $59,970.04, assuming I get these scholarships for all four years of college, leaving me with $22,348 still to pay. I will take out a loan for around $22,000. Once I graduate, I will be looking for a job as an elementary school teacher which has an average annual salary of $61,340 and according to my personal FAFSA, it will take me around 15 years to pay off my debt. I am fortunate enough to have a way to pay off my loans that I will need for college, but this is not the case for many students as college tuition continues to rise at an astonishing rate, causing many students to change course and go into the workforce. Many families are also becoming less able to assist their child with the college costs. Students should not have to choose not to attend college just because of the costs. Many students who attend college enter the workforce with debt that can have a large impact on a student's life, delaying buying their own house, car, or even a delay in getting married and having kids. College completion also comes into play, as students can become fearful of the debt they are responsible for, which can lead to dropping out. Students' mental health also becomes a problem, developing stress and anxiety on top of their academic stresses. Losing sleep, headaches, isolation, and even stomach aches can be the effect of students stressing over financial debt. I believe there are two solutions to the college debt crisis. Option one, making college tuition free. This does not mean colleges cannot charge students for housing, dining, or
THHS Trap team wraps regular season
The Two Harbors Trap team has finished their regular competition and awaits the state competition where they will travel to Alexandria to compete in the largest organized shooting event in the country. THHS will shoot on June 13th with about 1,000 other students that day, and overall during the three day event there are expected to be around 8,000 shooters. The top performing male shooter for the regular season was Josh Johnson, and top female shooter was Maria Stellmach. Stellmach also was the most improved shooter overall. Final season results revealed the team finished fifth in the conference out of eight teams, with Josh Johnson and Anders Hastings finishing in the top 20% in a league of 11,289 shooters.