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Mixed doubles curling team out of Duluth captures world title
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, both from the Duluth Curling Club, teamed up to win the first world mixed doubles in late April.
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth continues to make its mark in the curling world, the latest example at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in South Korea.
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, both from the Duluth Curling Club, teamed up to win the world title in mixed doubles in late April. It’s the first time the United States has ever captured gold in the event.
“I can’t even believe it, I’m definitely still speechless right now,” said Thiesse, a Duluth native, following the victory. “It definitely hasn’t sunk in yet, but it’s incredible. I’m just so proud of my partner, we had a great week and it’s just incredible.”
Team USA, WORLD MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONS ????????#USACurling pic.twitter.com/MiEVDY5GAe
— USA Curling (@usacurl) April 29, 2023
It’s just another chapter in what’s becoming a rather extensive success story for the city that began as far back as the 2006 Winter Olympics when John Shuster, a member of the Duluth Curling Club, helped the United States capture a bronze medal.
It was only the beginning for Shuster, who would go on to win several U.S. Championships and led the U.S. to its first Olympic gold medal in curling at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. That gold medal squad was based out of Duluth and included three Duluth Curling Club members in Shuster, Tyler George and John Landsteiner.
There’s very little Shuster hasn’t accomplished in curling, but he’s yet to do what Thiesse and Dropkin did – win a world title. Last month’s mixed doubles victory is the nation’s first gold medal since Debbie McCormick led the women’s team to victory in 2003.
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Almost 80 percent reported that they have less than a year before they face financial distress.
MINNESOTA, USA — Despite Give to the Max Day breaking donation records, nonprofits tell us they still need help to keep up the demand for their services.
According to a recent survey by the Council of Nonprofits, 73 percent of Minnesota organizations reported they have grown programs and services to meet the demands of Minnesotans.
Almost 80 percent reported that they have less than a year before they face financial distress.
Open Arms is a nonprofit that delivers food to critically ill people. It said December is a crucial month for donations, because they will make decisions on their programs and services for the next year.
“Wages and the cost of ingredients have gone up 30% since the end of COVID or the end of the COVID years, and so that is really, really hard on all nonprofits,” said CEO Leah Hébert Welles. “And then the second thing, government funds have dried up.”
“It’s almost kind of like the way that the tide works and a big body of water where there is still significant need, but that wave of resources from 2020 has backed up, and the need for nonprofits is still right there,” said Jake Blumberg, the executive director of GiveMN, the organization in charge of Give to the Max Day.
Blumberg says 30% of donations for nonprofits happen in the last six weeks of the year.
“We have to make really hard decisions about what we can do next year, how many more people we can help, how many more staff we can hire,” said Welles,
To consider donation or volunteering to Open Arms of Minensota, click here.
To explore more nonprofits, visit GiveMN.org.
According to the report, the BPPD said Andre Lane has been missing since 11 a.m. this morning.
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — The Brooklyn Park Police Department is asking for the public to help find a missing man who has Alzheimer’s.
According to the alert, the BPPD said 57-year-old Andre Lane has been missing since 2 p.m. this afternoon.
He stands at 5’9″ and weighs roughly 250 pounds. Lane suffers from Alzheimer’s and dementia and may not be able to take care of himself, said the BPPD.
Lane was last seen wearing grayish-blue Levi’s jacket, black hat, black sweatpants, a gray long sleeve t-shirt and black Jordan shoes, according to the report.
Officials believe Lane left his residence, near the 6600 block of Tessman Terrace, on foot. The BPPD is asking people who live near Tessman Farm Road/85th Avenue North to check yards and properties.
Anyone who sees Lane is asked to contact the Brooklyn Park Police Department at 763-493-8222.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
The driver in the vehicle involved is reportedly cooperating with police and the investigation remains open and active.
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — A woman has died after being struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of St. Louis Park’s Knollwood Mall.
A city spokesperson told KARE the incident happened Friday afternoon in the parking lot of The Shoppes at Knollwood. The city said despite life-saving efforts by emergency responders and paramedics, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver in the vehicle involved is reportedly cooperating with police and the investigation remains open and active.
The victim, an adult woman, has not yet been identified.
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