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“The Five Wounds” is the debut novel of Kirstin Valdez Quade. Masterfully written, this tale displays the best and worst of family, community, and love. Set in a fictitious town in New Mexico, the story tracks a turbulent year in the lives of the Padilla family. Amadeo Padilla is contemplating his own importance and personal redemption during Holy Week, where he is about to portray Jesus for a grand production. His teenage daughter, Angel, drops back into his life unexpectedly and seems determined to move in with him and his mother.

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THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES that contributed to the 2022 Two Harbors Winter Frolic! Thank you for your support, Lake County! Some of the Highlights included: WINTER FROLIC is back downtown on 1st Avenue! The Lions Club Pancake breakfast at the Moose, Curling Challenge, Whiskey Trail and Northwoods Band rocking downtown Two Harbors, Frozen T-shirt contest, Vendor Fair, Kickball tournament, Smoosh and Outhouse Races were BACK, Tug o War, Sledding, Bean Bag Tournament, Bonfire w/ Smores and New Events with Timberworks Lumberjack Show! Anderson’s Greenhouse won the curling challenge, Lake County took the City vs County, Holden Electric won Kickball, Smoosh & Outhouse Races. Park State Bank won the Tug O War with a little help! We want to THANK our Committee Members! Erin Mecklin & Jess Altobell from Two Harbors Federal Credit Union, Sue Bott from Remax, Amy Carlson & Angela Holliday from the American Legion, Jim Gilbert from the City of Two Harbors, Deb Ruberg from Park State Bank, Sara Cuypers from Harbor Insurance, Jackie Rennwald with Chamber of Commerce and John Bathke with Friends of the Edna G! We also want to Thank our Gold Sponsors! Two Harbors Federal Credit Union, City of Two Harbors, Lovin Lake County, Waldo Signworks, Sue Bott w/ ReMax, Two Harbors Moose Lodge, North Shore Title, Northshore Journal, American Legion Post 109 Silver Sponsors Park State Bank, CO-OP Light and Power, Harbor Insurance, Superior Finds, Thrivent Financial, North Shore Federal Credit Union, Two Harbors Machine Shop Other Sponsors and Volunteers: Two Harbors DQ, Two Harbors Curling Club, Nacho Bizness, Timberworks Lumberjack Show, Anderson’s Greenhouse, The Lions Club, Cedar Coffee Co, Hull’s Sawmill, North Shore Rotary, Ben Redden Transport, Harbor Rail Events & Pub, The Landing, TH Fire Department, Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Larson Septic, Superior Septic, Friends of the Enda G, Louise’s Place, Bob-a-Q, Joe Danger from B105, Madeline Jarvis from TH Public Library, City of Two Harbors City Crew & all the wonderful donors of the Winter Frolic Raffle Drawings! .

Well, the reluctant editor found himself in a bit of a pickle. As was reported in last week’s Camp Shack News-Gazette-Chronicle-Post-Press-Weekly Standard, the legions in the March for Community Newspapers had stalled after swallowing the little Carlton County towns of Nickerson, Duquette, Kerrick and Bruno. The reluctant editor did manage to revive the spirit of the crowd by pulling at their heartstrings to offer support to the many people who would be losing their jobs at the Northshore mine, processing plant, railroad and port.

Losing Winter. When I was a kid some 50 years ago I remember the cold. Even in those years when the snows came late, the ground was usually frozen rock hard well before the winter solstice, and a fall while roughhousing with a friend or sibling would leave you bruised. Every park had an outdoor skating rink, lit well into the evening, where it was pretty much guaranteed to have good ice all winter, most years. It rarely rained in winter, and the snowpack was dependable enough for consistent skiing. And that was in the Twin Cities.

Photo by David Johnson .

Shiloh, Kiki and Chance kick back for a well-earned rest, the kind of powernapping that cats are famous for. All three cats were adopted from Lake County Humane Society by volunteer, Michelle Frazer.

The North Shore Pee Wees played in Silver Bay last Saturday morning against Duluth East. We ended up winning 4-2. It was a strong, hard game. After we won, we advanced to play Cloquet Saturday night who is #1 in our District. We ended up losing, but we were down by three and came back in the 3 rd , and scored two goals within 30 seconds of each other, but we just couldn’t pull it off. Hats off to Cloquet on how well structured they are! They are a very fun, clean and fast team to play with!