Cold temperatures (CBS-3)
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – With extremely cold temperatures expected this weekend, the Duluth Warming Center hours will be extended.
Friday and Saturday hours will be from 6 p-m to 8 a-m and the Center will be open 24 hours on Sunday.
The Warming Center is located at the Rainbow Center, 211 North 3rd Avenue East and the DTA will provide free transportation to and from the center.
The CHUM Drop In Center at 125 North 1st Avenue West is also open 24 hours a day for the homeless and others looking to stay warm.
In Superior, the Ruth House is open as a warming center at 652 Grand Avenue.
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Northland homeless shelters are seeing more encampments throughout the community and shelters are also starting to fill up as people look for a warm place to stay safe.
Places like the Rainbow Warming Center, CHUM, and the Ruth House in Superior are doing everything they can to help. Today is the annual Point in Time Count, where all shelters across St. Louis County will be counting overnight guests to help better understand homelessness in the community. It s not a choice that we made or wanted. We are just dealing with it the best way we can. There s other people out there that are homeless that don t have as much as we have. We are lucky that we have a heater and stuff, said Sharon Norris, a veteran who is homeless in Duluth. She lives in a encampment she built with a friend in West Duluth.
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Friday, Jan. 29
Superior: The Wisconsin National Guard will be assisting with drive-thru COVID-19 testing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Amsoil Distribution Center, 1101 Susquehanna Ave. Upcoming testing dates will be Feb. 12 and Feb. 26 at the same time and location.
Superior: The Lake Superior Ice Festival will run from Jan. 29-30 at Barker’s Island with free, family-friendly activities. For the full schedule of events, visit https://lakesuperioricefestival.com/.
Saturday, Jan. 30
Superior: The Lake Superior Ice Festival will run from Jan. 29-30 at Barker’s Island with free, family-friendly activities. For the full schedule of events, visit https://lakesuperioricefestival.com/.
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Haverhill’s Ruth House is reminding residents that free new clothing is available for seniors and others in need.
Recently, the Lafayette Square nonprofit began a streamlined clothing referral program, allowing persons to obtain help directly rather than having to go through a social service agency. With photo identification and proof of receiving assistance, residents may receive up to 10 articles of clothing, four times a year.
Ruth’s House Executive Director Amy Smith-Boden, a recent guest on WHAV’s morning program, says individuals may receive up to three pairs of underwear, three pairs of socks and a pair of “long johns.” All of this clothing is new. The organization’s flagship program also provides free coats to people over the age of 50 with proof of assistance.
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Friday, Jan. 22
Iron River: The Wisconsin National Guard will be assisting with drive-thru COVID-19 testing from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Iron River Community Center, 8275 E. Mill St. Anyone age 5 and older, symptomatic and asymptomatic, can receive the free test. Register ahead of time online at
https://register.covidconnect.wi.gov or at the testing site. Additional testing dates will be Feb. 5, Feb. 19 and March 5 at the same time and location.
Wednesday, Jan. 27
Superior: The Superior Public Library’s Virtual Book Club for adults will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss “The Magpie Murders” by Anthony Horowitz. Participants can find the link to the virtual discussion at superiorlibrary.org. Copies of the book can be requested from the library by calling 715-394-8860.