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Monday, September 12, 2016To join a walking team, visit alz.org/walk. For more information, contact Hailey Krajewski at (715) 720-7611 or hkrajewski@alz.org.• The family of Adam Sheda of Wrenshall will auction off the late Iraq veteran's 1976 Mustang at noon Saturday at Benna Ford Roush in Superior. In his will, the Minnesota National Guard veteran asked that his Mustang go to someone who loved it as much as he did. Proceeds will go to Chapter 56 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, an organization that supports local veterans and their families.• Friends of Animals Humane Society of Cloquet will host a spaghetti dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. Saturday at Atkins Funeral Home. During the dinner, there will also be a silent auction. Tickets are $10, and proceeds benefit the Humane Society. For tickets, call (218) 879-1655.• Duluth Library Foundation will host its annual Learning and Libations at the Library candlelit fundraiser event beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday at Duluth Public Library. There will be hors d'oeuvers, a string quartet, silent auction, raffle for jewelry from Security Jewelers, speakers, wine and food. Speakers include music historian Phil Fitzpatrick, chef Carol Valentini, farmer Lucie Amundsen, Dennis Lamkin of Glensheen Mansion's Board of Directors, Dr. Krista Twu, wine enthusiast Ross Otto, biologist Larry Weber and author Chel Anderson. Tickets are $65 per individual; $135 per couple. Proceeds benefit the Duluth Library Foundation. To register, call the foundation at (218) 730-4262.VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES• The City of Superior seeks volunteers to help clean-up the beach on Wisconsin Point from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday as part of its Superior Coastal CleanUp event. To volunteer, contact Superior's water resource specialist, Andrea Crouse, at crousea@ci.superior.wi.us or (715) 394-0392, ext. 1041.• Voyageurs National Park seeks volunteers for the following positions. Training is provided and positions with public contact are required to wear a uniform. Hours are flexible and some positions require a background check for government clearance. For more information contact Chris Amidon at (218) 283-6636.Rainy Lake Visitor Center seeks volunteers to meet visitors, provide information and assist with staffing the visitor center.International Falls Headquarters seeks office volunteers to assist with data entry, information requests, brochure requests, updating website information, layout design and page development.• Age Well Arrowhead seeks volunteers to help with the transportation of older adults who are living independently in the community but are not able to drive. Responsibilities include driving clients to personal appointments, doctor visits and social activities. To volunteer, contact volunteer coordinator Kim Hileman at (218) 623-7805 or email kimh@agewellarrowhead.org.
Monday, September 05, 2016Upward Bound program students, their respective high schools and internships include: (top row, from left) Jada Johnson, Cloquet High School, Essentia and Benedictine Health Center; Lydia Johnson, Wrenshall High School, Chester Bowl Adventure Camp; Majestic Laske, Denfeld High School, Proctor Journal; Kaitlyn Marvel, Cloquet High School, Saffron and Grey; program staff member Courtney Stempinksi; Taylor Kohne, Cloquet High School, Memorial Blood Center; Kayla Ceryes, Denfeld High School, Benedictine Health Center; and Ying Moua, Denfeld High School, Dougherty Funeral Home; and (bottom row, from left) Jaylin Crain, North Woods High School, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College — Law Enforcement Program; Isaac Boedigheimer, Cloquet High School, Viverant; Kong Xiong, Denfeld High School, HMI Duluth; and Mathew Reese, Denfeld High School, Hillside Youth Theater Camp. Not pictured is Quinn Reamer of Denfeld High School who completed an internship at Great Lakes Aquarium.The Upward Bound Math and Science students, their respective high schools and internships include: Dustin Baker, William Kelley High School, UMD North Shore Summer Music Experience; Cheyenne DeRosier, Proctor High School, Valley Youth Center; Timothy Jessen, Carlton High School, Essentia, Benedictine Health Center, St. Luke's; Michael Ludwig, South Ridge High School, Sky Harbor Airport; Marissa Mikrot, Willow River High School, Benedictine Health Center; and Myrandah Thrun, Proctor High School, Northland Psychological.• Claire Gibbons of Duluth was one of four graduates from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, whose paper was published in the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Undergraduate Math Journal. The published paper is titled "Cops and Robbers on Oriented Graphs."Gibbons is pursuing a doctorate in mathematics with an emphasis in undergraduate mathematics education from Oregon State University in Corvallis. She is the daughter of Tom and Cami Gibbons of Duluth.•Elizabeth Alexson, a research assistant with University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute, received a $1,000 scholarship from the Lake Superior Chapter of Muskies and University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program for using sediment cores to reveal aspects of the St. Louis River estuary environmental history.Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will factor Alexson's study into policy decisions about the river, part of which has been listed as a Great Lakes Area of Concern since 1987.Alexson earned her master's degree in water resources science in July from UMD and plans to pursue a doctoral degree.• Milwaukee (Wis.) School of Engineering announced Brianna Eales of Duluth graduated with honors, earning a degree in biomolecular engineering.• Duluthians Erik Richgels and Danielle Wines earned master's degrees in business administration and special education, respectively, from Bemidji State University.• Kathryn Sheetz of Grand Rapids graduated with high distinction from the University of Minnesota Crookston where she earned a degree in biology and health sciences.• University of Wisconsin-Superior announced the following local students graduated with master's degrees.Stacy Desmond of Cloquet and Jason Abrahamson of Superior earned master's degrees in clinical mental health.Thereasa Hansmeier of Duluth and Jessica Brown of Maple received master's degrees in guidance and counseling.Duluthians Angela Bushey and John Peterson obtained master's degrees in human relations and special education: emotional/behavioral disabilities, respectively.Danna Livingston-Matherly of Lake Nebagamon and Leah Moore of Duluth received master's degrees in instruction.
Monday, July 18, 2016A, wearing a red skirt and Minnie Mouse shirt and sucking on a pink pacifier, toddled in the grass outside the cathedral.“I’m a dad and this is my baby, but it could have been me,” Sanders said.Jenny Wrenson wore a black T-shirt with a heart, on which she wrote, “Phil was my co-worker.”As a special education teaching assistant, she said she got to know Castile in the school lunchroom and was thankful for his calm demeanor and hard work.“I know Phil only from that setting. He was really, really, really good to me and the kids,” she said, crying, after following his casket to the cathedral. “I’m really here to deal with my grief.”Attendees in black suits and white gloves lowered Castile’s casket off the back of the carriage while family members went inside the cathedral through one door and the public around to another ahead of a two-hour visitation before the service.A line of people waiting to pass by Castile’s open casket stretched outside the church and down the front steps. Friends hugged and wept as they looked at Castile for a final time. A line of attendants, also in white, handed tissues to onlookers while an occasional wail echoed off the marble walls.‘Opened their eyes’Castile’s relatives wrote in an obituary pamphlet handed out by ushers that his death had meaning.“You made history, you opened their eyes,” wrote his sister, Allysza.“His death is not in vain,” wrote his aunt Shirley. “The message sent across the world was a catalyst that will bring about reformation, justice and peace. Something good is going to happen.”The pamphlet told of how he “loved playing video games, reading about his Egyptian heritage, and thinking in solitude.”After the congregation sang, “How Great Thou Art,” Castile’s body left the cathedral with a reverent crowd surrounding him, pallbearers raising their fists as they carried his casket down the stone steps.“Justice for Philando” one man yelled.“Love you Mr. Phil,” a woman called out.Castile’s casket was placed back on a horse-drawn carriage bound for a private burial. Before it departed, a black man and a white woman reached across the top of it together to rearrange a spray of red and white roses.Staff Writers Libor Jany, Hannah Covington, Mara Klecker, Paul Walsh and Abby Simons contributed to this report.Let's block ads! a href="https://github.com/fivefilters/block-ads/wiki/There-are-no-acceptable-...
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Monday, September 12, 2016To join a walking team, visit alz.org/walk. For more information, contact Hailey Krajewski at (715) 720-7611 or hkrajewski@alz.org.• The family of Adam Sheda of Wrenshall will auction off the late Iraq veteran's 1976 Mustang at noon Saturday at Benna Ford Roush in Superior. In his will, the Minnesota National Guard veteran asked that his Mustang go to someone who loved it as much as he did. Proceeds will go to Chapter 56 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, an organization that supports local veterans and their families.• Friends of Animals Humane Society of Cloquet will host a spaghetti dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. Saturday at Atkins Funeral Home. During the dinner, there will also be a silent auction. Tickets are $10, and proceeds benefit the Humane Society. For tickets, call (218) 879-1655.• Duluth Library Foundation will host its annual Learning and Libations at the Library candlelit fundraiser event beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday at Duluth Public Library. There will be hors d'oeuvers, a string quartet, silent auction, raffle for jewelry from Security Jewelers, speakers, wine and food. Speakers include music historian Phil Fitzpatrick, chef Carol Valentini, farmer Lucie Amundsen, Dennis Lamkin of Glensheen Mansion's Board of Directors, Dr. Krista Twu, wine enthusiast Ross Otto, biologist Larry Weber and author Chel Anderson. Tickets are $65 per individual; $135 per couple. Proceeds benefit the Duluth Library Foundation. To register, call the foundation at (218) 730-4262.VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES• The City of Superior seeks volunteers to help clean-up the beach on Wisconsin Point from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday as part of its Superior Coastal CleanUp event. To volunteer, contact Superior's water resource specialist, Andrea Crouse, at crousea@ci.superior.wi.us or (715) 394-0392, ext. 1041.• Voyageurs National Park seeks volunteers for the following positions. Training is provided and positions with public contact are required to wear a uniform. Hours are flexible and some positions require a background check for government clearance. For more information contact Chris Amidon at (218) 283-6636.Rainy Lake Visitor Center seeks volunteers to meet visitors, provide information and assist with staffing the visitor center.International Falls Headquarters seeks office volunteers to assist with data entry, information requests, brochure requests, updating website information, layout design and page development.• Age Well Arrowhead seeks volunteers to help with the transportation of older adults who are living independently in the community but are not able to drive. Responsibilities include driving clients to personal appointments, doctor visits and social activities. To volunteer, contact volunteer coordinator Kim Hileman at (218) 623-7805 or email kimh@agewellarrowhead.org.
Monday, September 05, 2016Upward Bound program students, their respective high schools and internships include: (top row, from left) Jada Johnson, Cloquet High School, Essentia and Benedictine Health Center; Lydia Johnson, Wrenshall High School, Chester Bowl Adventure Camp; Majestic Laske, Denfeld High School, Proctor Journal; Kaitlyn Marvel, Cloquet High School, Saffron and Grey; program staff member Courtney Stempinksi; Taylor Kohne, Cloquet High School, Memorial Blood Center; Kayla Ceryes, Denfeld High School, Benedictine Health Center; and Ying Moua, Denfeld High School, Dougherty Funeral Home; and (bottom row, from left) Jaylin Crain, North Woods High School, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College — Law Enforcement Program; Isaac Boedigheimer, Cloquet High School, Viverant; Kong Xiong, Denfeld High School, HMI Duluth; and Mathew Reese, Denfeld High School, Hillside Youth Theater Camp. Not pictured is Quinn Reamer of Denfeld High School who completed an internship at Great Lakes Aquarium.The Upward Bound Math and Science students, their respective high schools and internships include: Dustin Baker, William Kelley High School, UMD North Shore Summer Music Experience; Cheyenne DeRosier, Proctor High School, Valley Youth Center; Timothy Jessen, Carlton High School, Essentia, Benedictine Health Center, St. Luke's; Michael Ludwig, South Ridge High School, Sky Harbor Airport; Marissa Mikrot, Willow River High School, Benedictine Health Center; and Myrandah Thrun, Proctor High School, Northland Psychological.• Claire Gibbons of Duluth was one of four graduates from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, whose paper was published in the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Undergraduate Math Journal. The published paper is titled "Cops and Robbers on Oriented Graphs."Gibbons is pursuing a doctorate in mathematics with an emphasis in undergraduate mathematics education from Oregon State University in Corvallis. She is the daughter of Tom and Cami Gibbons of Duluth.•Elizabeth Alexson, a research assistant with University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute, received a $1,000 scholarship from the Lake Superior Chapter of Muskies and University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program for using sediment cores to reveal aspects of the St. Louis River estuary environmental history.Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will factor Alexson's study into policy decisions about the river, part of which has been listed as a Great Lakes Area of Concern since 1987.Alexson earned her master's degree in water resources science in July from UMD and plans to pursue a doctoral degree.• Milwaukee (Wis.) School of Engineering announced Brianna Eales of Duluth graduated with honors, earning a degree in biomolecular engineering.• Duluthians Erik Richgels and Danielle Wines earned master's degrees in business administration and special education, respectively, from Bemidji State University.• Kathryn Sheetz of Grand Rapids graduated with high distinction from the University of Minnesota Crookston where she earned a degree in biology and health sciences.• University of Wisconsin-Superior announced the following local students graduated with master's degrees.Stacy Desmond of Cloquet and Jason Abrahamson of Superior earned master's degrees in clinical mental health.Thereasa Hansmeier of Duluth and Jessica Brown of Maple received master's degrees in guidance and counseling.Duluthians Angela Bushey and John Peterson obtained master's degrees in human relations and special education: emotional/behavioral disabilities, respectively.Danna Livingston-Matherly of Lake Nebagamon and Leah Moore of Duluth received master's degrees in instruction.
Monday, July 18, 2016A, wearing a red skirt and Minnie Mouse shirt and sucking on a pink pacifier, toddled in the grass outside the cathedral.“I’m a dad and this is my baby, but it could have been me,” Sanders said.Jenny Wrenson wore a black T-shirt with a heart, on which she wrote, “Phil was my co-worker.”As a special education teaching assistant, she said she got to know Castile in the school lunchroom and was thankful for his calm demeanor and hard work.“I know Phil only from that setting. He was really, really, really good to me and the kids,” she said, crying, after following his casket to the cathedral. “I’m really here to deal with my grief.”Attendees in black suits and white gloves lowered Castile’s casket off the back of the carriage while family members went inside the cathedral through one door and the public around to another ahead of a two-hour visitation before the service.A line of people waiting to pass by Castile’s open casket stretched outside the church and down the front steps. Friends hugged and wept as they looked at Castile for a final time. A line of attendants, also in white, handed tissues to onlookers while an occasional wail echoed off the marble walls.‘Opened their eyes’Castile’s relatives wrote in an obituary pamphlet handed out by ushers that his death had meaning.“You made history, you opened their eyes,” wrote his sister, Allysza.“His death is not in vain,” wrote his aunt Shirley. “The message sent across the world was a catalyst that will bring about reformation, justice and peace. Something good is going to happen.”The pamphlet told of how he “loved playing video games, reading about his Egyptian heritage, and thinking in solitude.”After the congregation sang, “How Great Thou Art,” Castile’s body left the cathedral with a reverent crowd surrounding him, pallbearers raising their fists as they carried his casket down the stone steps.“Justice for Philando” one man yelled.“Love you Mr. Phil,” a woman called out.Castile’s casket was placed back on a horse-drawn carriage bound for a private burial. Before it departed, a black man and a white woman reached across the top of it together to rearrange a spray of red and white roses.Staff Writers Libor Jany, Hannah Covington, Mara Klecker, Paul Walsh and Abby Simons contributed to this report.Let's block ads! a href="https://github.com/fivefilters/block-ads/wiki/There-are-no-acceptable-...
