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Treehouse Offers Hope to Pine County Teens PINEPINE CITYCITY THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 VOL. 135 NO. 28 www.pinecitymn.com $1.00 ATV CRASHES: Two fatal four-wheeler crashes reported in area on July 4. P2 Major housing projects still moving ahead 103 units senior, 35 units aff ordable housing coming soon BY MIKE GAINOR Pine City Community Develop- [email protected] ment Director Lezlie Sauter. • Summit Development plans to Though the pandemic slowed put 103 units of senior housing on down development nationwide, the south side of Northridge Av- two major housing projects are enue just north of Welia Health still moving forward in the Pine System (formerly FirstLight) in City area. Pine City. The completed proj- “Some of our big development ect will be called Timber Pines PHOTO PROVIDED projects haven’t taken off quite Senior Living Facility, and will TreeHouse - Sandstone teens and staff spent time together for their “Winter Blast” event before the yet because of COVID, but we be a three-story building with COVID-19 pandemic put a months-long halt on meeting in person. do expect them to break ground sometime here in August,” said SEE HOUSING, PAGE 2 TreeHouse off ers hope ‘We can save lives’ to Pine County teens Pine County offi cials review COVID-19 developments BY MIKE GAINOR Administrator Sam Lo said there [email protected] have been two hospitalizations BY MIKE GAINOR in Pine City, and Tree- which serves teens from – and as yet, no deaths. Though [email protected] House Area Director Blake Moose Lake to Pine City is As viral hotspots appear 73 of the early cases were found Thompson said he looks dedicated to ending hope- around the country, Pine Coun- at the Willow River Correctional The teenage years are forward to connecting with lessness among teens. The ty Community Health Services Facility, the recent cases have never easy, and there are the people who supports TreeHouse organization Administrator Sam Lo said that been found in the community. times when teens need to the work they do with area got its start in 1979 and has county residents must continue On June 29, Lo gave a report be reminded that they are teenagers. been operating since 1984 in to take action to protect against to the Pine County Board of loved and not alone – and “Some of our teens are the Twin Cities. TreeHouse COVID-19 or risk an outbreak. Commissioners describing what that there is hope for their going to speak and share - Sandstone was founded There have been 105 confi rmed actions the county is taking to future. the impact that TreeHouse in 2014 as an independent positive cases of COVID-19 in combat COVID-19 and to give an TreeHouse - Sandstone has had on them, and what organization using the Pine County as of July 9, with overview of the challenges posed will be holding their annual it has meant to them,” TreeHouse model, and it patients ages ranging from one by the virus. “Shoot For Hope” event Thompson said. year old to age 74. Pine County on July 18 at Wings North TreeHouse - Sandstone, SEE TREEHOUSE, PAGE 5 Community Health Services SEE COVID, PAGE 3 New ECE president calls Pine City home BY MIKE GAINOR Jahnz is currently ECE Man- “My wife and I talked a lot “Electric cooperatives are [email protected] ager of Energy Services and about what it meant to work such a great place to work,” Strategic Projects. He will be down in the Cities and drive Jahnz said. “We take our mis- The new president/CEO of just the fi fth president/CEO in back and forth,” he said. “An sion of serving our members East Central Energy (ECE) has ECE’s 84 years of existence. opportunity came up to take seriously, and employees here strong local roots – and you Jahnz has been with ECE for a job at East Central Energy. I are engaged and committed to could say he has been involved 12 years, but was an electrician actually took a $9 cut in pay to that service.” with the local energy coopera- in the metro area for the decade come to ECE, which was a big When his manager retired, tive since day one. before that. He said he enjoyed risk at the time, when you’ve got Jahnz applied for that position “I was born in the Cambridge that experience and learning two young kids and a third one and then continued to take on Hospital powered by ECE the trade; however, like many on the way.” further roles of responsibility power,” said Justin Jahnz. “I’ve in this area, he was commuting He was hired on as an electri- within the organization. He lived here my whole life. I care back and forth between that job cian, and said he quickly grew has served on planning teams about the people that we serve, and his hometown of Pine City, to appreciate what it meant for ECE’s power supplier, Great PHOTO PROVIDED and want to bring value to their where he and his wife Kris were to have a career with a mem- ECE selected Justin Jahnz as lives.” raising their children. ber-owned company like ECE. SEE JAHNZ, PAGE 10 its new president/CEO. With all that is going on right now, "Can I still sell my Home?" 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The sheriff’s offi ce reports County Sheriff’s Offi ce received a 911 FROM PAGE 1 Two ATV crashes resulted in two that the woman died at the hospital call reporting an ATV crash off Golf deaths on Saturday July 4 in Carlton later in the day. Course Road in Holyoke Township. indoor parking. The development will County. According to the Carlton County Carlton County deputies, along with include independent, assisted and memory Sheriff’s Offi ce, the initial investi- Minnesota State Patrol troopers and care facilities. Summit Development has MOOSE LAKE AREA gation revealed that the victim had EMS from the Kerrick Fire Depart- partnered with Walker Methodist to pro- A woman was killed near Moose been the driver of an ATV and had ment, Mercy Hospital Ambulance vide the services. Lake on Saturday, July 4 in an ATV been riding in a group of ATVs on the and a Life Link III helicopter re- • Since 2017, Commonwealth Development crash being blamed on dust and poor morning of July 4. The group of ATVs sponded to the scene. Corporation has been working at putting 35 visibility. were traveling south on County Road A 48-year-old man had been driving units of affordable housing in Pine City in According to the Carlton County 139 approaching a stop sign at the an ATV on property off Golf Course a project called Hilltop Cottages. The units Sheriff’s Offi ce, at 11:40 a.m. on July intersection of County Road 6. Due Road. There were no witnesses to the in Hilltop Cottages would be wood-framed 4 county dispatchers received a 911 to dry conditions, the group of ATVs crash, but it appeared the ATV had townhome-style buildings, and the project call reporting an ATV crash several had created a large amount of dust on been traveling down a hill when it would be built on 5.85 acres of land located miles northeast of Moose Lake, at the the gravel road. It is believed that due rolled over on top of the victim, pin- south of the Minnesota National Guard intersection of County Road 139 and to limited visibility from the dust, the ning him underneath. Life saving Armory on the west side of Highway 61. County Road 6 in Barnum Township. victim did not see the approaching measures were attempted; however, Carlton County deputies and the intersection. When the woman at- he was pronounced dead at the scene. PANDEMIC PROGRAMS – AND SIDE EFFECTS Minnesota State Patrol troopers re- tempted to stop she lost control, and The male was not wearing a helmet Sauter said that COVID-19 and the state- sponded along with the Barnum and the ATV rolled over on top of her. and alcohol is not believed to be a fac- wide shutdown had the Pine City Commu- Blackhoof fi re departments and Mer- The victim was wearing a helmet tor in the crash. nity Development offi ce switching gears. cy Hospital ambulance. They found and alcohol is not believed to be a fac- Both crashes remains under inves- “We wanted to support our Main Street that a woman in her 40s had received tor in the crash. tigation by the Carlton County Sher- businesses,” Sauter said.
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