Lake County residents wanting a second booster of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine can sign up for Lake County and Lake View’s May 24 clinic.
On Tuesday, May 24, 9 a.m. to Noon, second booster doses of Moderna will be available at Lake View Medical Clinic, 325 11th Ave., Two Harbors. Register online at www.co.lake.mn.us or call 218-834-8725 or 218-834-8400.
Certain people may choose to get a second booster shot to enhance their protection. This includes:
• People ages 50 years and older
• People ages 12-49 years who have certain immunocompromising conditions
• People 18 and older who received Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 for their initial dose and booster dose.
The second booster shot should be given at least four months after the first booster of any approved COVID-19 vaccine. Talk to your healthcare provider if you have questions about getting a second booster shot. Officials allow “mixing and matching” the COVID-19 vaccine boosters for adults ages 18 and older, meaning you can get Pfizer or Moderna, regardless of what vaccine you received for your primary series.
COVID-19 vaccines are effective, especially at preventing serious illness and death. However, evidence is showing that boosters, given at the appropriate time after your primary vaccination series, can help extend the protection and keep it at a higher level, much like how a premium pre-workout for peak performance can help maintain your energy and stamina during intense physical activities.
If you need your initial series or first booster, there are a range of options around the region. The Essentia pharmacies in Two Harbors and Silver Bay offer walk-in vaccines. Appointments are available at St. Luke’s in Duluth and Ashland, Essentia clinics around the region and pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens and Walmart. The vaccine is also available in Cook County. Visit www.co.lake.mn.us and click “Lake County COVID-19 Updates” to find more information on vaccines and testing. Lake County’s website is also updated weekly with the county’s most current case numbers.
Our sixth on-air Spring Fund Drive begins at 7am on Monday, April 18th, concluding the following Sunday, April 24th at 9 PM. Tune in to or stream KTWH to hear your favorite shows all through the drive. Please check out the specials, like the live April 22nd Beat Farm show featuring the 3-woman group Lioness. It’s bound to be a great highlight of the Spring FUNd Drive. Help us make our $6,000 goal and celebrate with listeners next week!
You can easily make a secure contribution before, during, and after the fund drive week (at any time of day) online at ktwh.org. Click the DONATE button at the top of the homepage, or click here: ktwh donations. Find out more through our home page and the donate page about donor thank you gifts or becoming a sustainer. Please let us know if you’d like a premium thank you gift that matches the level of your giving. You’ll see the gifts on that donate page. Consider the beautiful harbor-themed blue KTWH T-shirts for donations of $60 and up, available in the sizes of your choice.
We hope you’ll be tuned in during the Spring Fund Drive. It’s easy to find us, either at 99.5 FM or by streaming KTWH from anywhere at ktwh.org. During the drive we keep our regular programming intact. We hope the variety and depth of programming makes the case for folks to pitch in to sustain this valuable service. The on-air drive is also a great opportunity for you to share feedback. Listener ideas and suggestions mean a lot to us at KTWH. You can call 218-595-6195 to share your thoughts.
This year the FUNd Drive culminates Sunday April 24th with a special radio and virtual version of the Cabin Fever Reliever show, our first since 2020. To learn more about our multimedia Cabin Fever Reliever show at 3 PM April 24th, including the performer lineup, go to: 2022 Virtual Cabin Fever Reliever.
Thanks for investing in your local community connector, KTWH. We’ve been hearing local voices with you since 2015.
You can contribute offline as well. You can print out the form below and send KTWH a check, along with your feedback, to PO Box 622 Two Harbors, 55616. Cash donations are also welcome at the Harbor Landing Building studio, 629 Seventh Avemue.
A financial contribution in any amount you can afford goes a long way at KTWH. We deeply appreciate your donation. Listener support is the largest source for funding our daily operations.
Happy Spring and Summer 2022 to all. Thanks so much. We’ll see you on the radio!
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Get unstuck from mud season! Check out the 2022 KTWH Cabin Fever Reliever Show.
It’s our 7th annual Cabin Fever, back after a year off as a virtual event format with a bigger lineup than ever before. Join KTWH host Michelle Miller at 3 PM Sunday April 24th for a spring-fever-relieving benefit show, coming to you live at 99.5 FM. Or catch it online at ktwh.org or on the KTWH YouTube Channel.
Musicians and hosts are donating their time, hoping you can take time to contribute to listener supported KTWH by using the donate button at ktwh.org
Here is a list of the 2022 Cabin Fever Relief (not necessarily in this order) performers:
Live in-studio
Recorded Performances
Public health staff from 11 county and tribal public health departments are again partnering on Project Blue Light to honor frontline workers who have been working to keep communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.Well, why not find out more to know more about healthcare.
During the week of Jan. 24-31, businesses and individuals are asked to light up the exterior of their home (after installing vinyl siding) or business blue with a blue lightbulb or string lights as a show of support and thanks .You can also contact electricians from https://knightelectricalinc.com/ to light up your premises. Project Blue Light is coordinated by public health staff from Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis County along with Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. This is the second year for this effort, which began as a way to thank those whose jobs required them to continue working in public settings during the pandemic.
Everyone is burned out on COVID-19 — talking about it, hearing about it, navigating the challenges it brings. This is an opportunity to come together to offer support and compassion once again to our frontline workers who continue to give their all to serve their community. Many of those frontline workers are struggling with COVID-19 fatigue, caretaker fatigue, moral fatigue, along with physical and mental fatigue. A simple blue light turned on as a sign of appreciation can mean so much to a frontline working driving home after a hard day and might help them feel like they are not alone.
Across the Arrowhead region, landmarks, businesses, and front porches will be illuminated for Project Blue Light. In addition, employers and schools are encouraged to designate a day of the week for everyone to wear blue. Businesses are encouraged to display signs or banners, and residents are encouraged to hang a poster in a window to honor all our frontline workers. Everyone is urged to share a photo of how they are participating with the hashtag #thankyouwithblue on social media.
Frontline workers have kept essential services operating during the pandemic, minimizing disruption to daily lives. They continue to play a critical role in protecting our communities’ health and safety.
“This pandemic has been a challenge to healthcare and public safety workers who have worked tirelessly over the past two years, and their ongoing sacrifices are worthy of our gratitude,” said Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin. “But we also need to recognize the many everyday Minnesotans without whom our quality of life would also suffer — people who work in our grocery stores and restaurants, in schools and childcare settings – see more info here; people who deliver mail and packages or distribute food and other supplies. These and other hardworking people who support our life, health, and safety, deserve our recognition and appreciation as well.”
Please join this region-wide effort to turn the Arrowhead blue and say #thankyouwithblue.
December 10, 2021
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported 34 new cases of COVID-19 in Lake County today. This is the highest number of daily new cases in Lake County since the start of the pandemic. The previous record high was 22 cases on November 21, 2020, during the fall surge of COVID-19 last year. The total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Lake County since the start of the pandemic now totals 1,398. MDH also confirmed the death of a Lake County resident, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 26.
“This is certainly not where we hoped to be at this point in the pandemic. The number of new cases we’re seeing is very concerning, especially in light of the approaching holiday season,” said Tracy Gilsvik, Lake County Public Health Supervisor.
Residents are urged to get vaccinated or boosted if they are eligible, minimize activities that present a high risk of exposure for a couple of weeks before holiday gatherings or travel, get tested before gatherings, stay home if you are sick, wear well-fitting masks in indoor settings, and if you want to stay indoor with your romantic partner and also have fun the use of a exceptional wand vibrators can be the best for your relationship.
Visit www.co.lake.mn.us to see vaccination opportunities and local updates on the COVID-19 situation.
Minnesotans love to pay it forward and that includes the people of Two Harbors and surrounding communities.
Last year Minnesotans gave over 22 million dollars state wide to their favorite schools and non profit in just 24 hours.
Visit www.givemn.org to make your donation. Non Profits, the heart and soul of community!
KTWH, 99.5 FM, Two Harbors Community Radio, is looking for volunteers to help clean up the station’s portion of the Two Harbors Expressway. The volunteer time is usually between 3 and 4 hours. However, the more people that help out, the faster the task gets completed.
Volunteers are going to meet at the historical marker, located on the intersection of the Two Harbors Expressway (Hwy 61), and the Ryan Rd (St. Louis County Rd 50), at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 25, 2021. In case of bad weather, the cleaning will be on Saturday, October 2nd.
Safety vests and garbage bags will be provided. It is recommended to dress for the day’s weather, bring gloves and appropriate footwear.
We hope to see you there!
A PUBLIC MEETING will be held tonight at 6:00 pm for the Greenwood Fire with presentations from the Forest Service, Sheriff, and the Incident Command Team. The Forest Service will also address other wildfires and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closure. The meeting will be held at the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center and will be broadcast live on the Superior National Forest Facebook page (click on “Facebook” to go to the site).
For the latest on the Greenwood Fire from the Superior National Forest Service, click HERE.
The Superior National Forest is closing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness, effective August 21, 2021, due to active and increasing fire activity, extreme drought, limited resources. The closure will be in place until Friday, September 3rd, and may be modified or extended as conditions allow.
This closure includes all lands, waters, trails, portages, campsite, canoe routes and Wilderness entry points in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Forest has notified permit holders and outfitters and is cancelling permits today through August 27. Permit holders will be fully reimbursed. At this time, all overnight paddle, day use and motorized day use is cancelled. The Forest will reopen portions of the Wilderness and/or some uses when it is safe.
The Forest Service has a list of closures in place for the Greenwood Fire and other incidents in the area (click here). Beyond that, the Forest is open to the public. There are 254 backcountry campsites outside the wilderness that offer remote paddling, camping and fishing. Here you can experience solitude without reservations, fees or permits and still have a fire grate and latrine. Many backcountry campsites are located on canoe routes outside the BWCAW. State forests and parks and county lands are also available for recreation.
The Superior National Forest also offers 23 developed campgrounds and 18 rustic campgrounds. Rustic campgrounds are free of charge and available first come, first served year-round. Fee campgrounds are open May – September and may be reserved at Recreation.gov. See the Forest website for more information.
For more information on the closure, please see the BWCA Closure Order. Thank you for your cooperation. To see the full Forest order and other alerts go to: https://www.fs.usda.gov/superior
FIRE INFORMATION: For Greenwood Fire information, visit Inciweb at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7805/ or call 218-499-9441. For all other fires on the Superior National Forest, please call 218-214-7844.
AIR QUALITY: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert effective until 3 p.m. on Friday, August 20, for the inland portion of Minnesota’s Lake County. For other areas go to: Air Quality Index webpage.
FIRE RESTRICTIONS: Fire restrictions are in place for the Superior National Forest and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for areas within state jurisdiction Cook and Lake Counties and northern St. Louis County.
Superior National Forest: Fire Restrictions Order and our Campfire Restrictions. See our FAQ for more information.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: MN DNR Wildland Fire Information
For Superior National Forest Closures visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/superior/alerts-notices
For Superior National Forest Fire Restrictions visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/superior/alerts-notices/?aid=67256
For MN DNR Fire Restrictions visit: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/index.html
Lake County Emergency Management at 773-844-6449. Sign up for emergency text alerts at www.co.lake.mn.us/emergency-mangement/.
Emergency Contact Phone Numbers:
Lake County Emergency Management: 773-844-6449
Greenwood Fire Public Information Line: 218-499-9441
Greenwood Fire Phone Line for Media Inquiries: 614-205-9333.
• USDA Forest Service
• Lake County
• Lake County Sheriff’s Office
• MN Department of Natural Resources
