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Local Red Cross agency sends crews to aid in hurricane recovery
Crews from our region are in the Southeast and assisting after a fire in Minneapolis this week.
WEST ST PAUL, Minn. — To call the past few weeks busy for the American Red Cross here in Minnesota might be a bit of an understatement.
“We started with several hurricanes down south, the most recent being Milton,” David Schoeneck with the Minnesota and Dakotas region of the Red Cross, said.
First, Hurricane Helene hit Florida before moving into the Carolinas.
“Helene was wind, but then as it went further north, it became a water event up in North Carolina,” Schoeneck said.
Hurricane Milton then made landfall just a few days ago, heading east over Florida. That left damage and devastation, adding to the damage left from tornados that moved through in the days before.
Schoeneck says the Red Cross rates disaster events on a scale of 1-7, with major storms at the high end of that scale.
“Sandy was a seven. Harvey was a seven. We got two of them going right now,” Schoeneck said. “I’ve never seen two of them at the same time simultaneously.”
In total, Schoeneck says there have been over 120 people sent to the southeast to help with hurricane relief, along with seven vehicles.
The regional Red Cross is also assisting after a fire destroyed apartments in Minneapolis Thursday, displacing residents.
“We’re helping a number of people take care of, have a good, safe place to stay,” Schoeneck said. “And food and getting them back on a path of finding housing.”
It’s a busy time for the Red Cross, but one Schoeneck finds rewarding.
“We don’t get paid, but we get paid,” he said, smiling. “You help them get back on the road to recovery, and that’s something that money can’t buy.”
Schoeneck says the best way to help is to donate directly to them. For that and more ways to donate to hurricane relief, click here.
Sylvester Hudson walks with a limp and was last seen early on Saturday morning at Millers Landing Senior Living in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing elderly man last seen early on Saturday morning.
According to officials, 74-year-old Sylvester Hudson is approximately 6 feet tall and weighs around 130 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes.
Hudson is possibly wearing a black hat, jeans and socks. he walks with a limp and police said he would likely appear confused or disoriented.
The missing man was last seen around 3 a.m. at Millers Landing Senior Living in Minneapolis.
Anyone who sees Hudson is asked to contact officials in one of the following ways:
The annual celebration will feature wagon rides to cider making and sheepdog herding.
MINNETRISTA, Minn — Celebrate the changing of the seasons at Gale Woods Farm.
Located on Whaletail Lake in Minnetrista, Gale Woods Farm offers visitors an educational opportunity to gain an understanding of agriculture, food production, and land stewardship.
Fall Fest will be celebrated Sunday, Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The annual celebration will feature wagon rides to cider making and sheepdog herding.
Admission is free as is parking which is available throughout the park.
The mocktail is inspired by pumpkin pie spice and Minnesota Grown apple cider.
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — In anticipation of the influx of holiday parties and alcohol consumption that happens in November and December, consumers are increasingly participating in “Sober October.”
A lot of ready-to-drink, new, seasonal, clean non-alcoholic options are in store now, including:
- Nozeco (pronounced like prosecco!) is a sparkling drink made from dealcoholized wine, maintaining the true flavor and experience of wine, without any next-day consequences.
- Sayso looks like a tea sachet that you simply “steep” in cold water (or alcohol).
- Mingle RTD cans are naturally infused, low-calorie botanical beverages in your favorite cocktail flavors, with no artificial sweeteners
- Recess Zero Proof cans are low-sugar, low-calorie mocktails infused with 10mg of naturally occurring caffeine from guayusa and balancing adaptogens like L-theanine and lemon balm.
We’re celebrating Sober October with a mocktail inspired by pumpkin pie spice and one of fall’s best bevvies – fresh pressed, Minnesota Grown apple cider! This is a great drink for sipping at a tailgate, a bonfire or a Halloween porch party.
SPARKLY CIDER-PUMPKIN MOCKTAILS
- 2 tbsp. superfine sugar
- 1 ½ tsp. pumpkin pie spice, divided
- pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 lemon wedge
- ½ cup Kowalski’s Minnesota Grown Apple Cider
- ¼ cup pumpkin purée
- 1 tbsp. Kowalski’s Cinnamon or Bourbon Maple Syrup
- 2 tsp. Kowalski’s Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp. Kowalski’s Organic Madagascar Vanilla Extract or Paste
- ice
- non-alcoholic sparkling wine (such as Nozeco) cold, to taste
- fresh Minnesota Grown apple slices, for garnish
- Pour sugar onto a flat-rimmed dish; whisk in 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice and cayenne.
- Moisten the rims of 2 martini or coupe glasses with the lemon wedge; dip the rims in spiced sugar. Set glasses aside.
- Add cider, pumpkin purée, syrup, lemon juice, vanilla and remaining pumpkin pie spice to a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice to fill the shaker ⅔ full; shake until the mixture is very cold (about 30 sec.).
- Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer evenly into the prepared glasses.
- Top each glass evenly with wine; stir gently.
- Garnish mocktails with fresh apple slices.
