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Families are celebrating Thanksgiving, but, for some, the economy has made providing the traditional thanksgiving meal a challenge. One local church is stepping up to make sure those that can not afford a meal on turkey day don’t go hungry.

Pastor Vicki VandgerVegt of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Pine City.

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The State Department of Health reported Tuesday seven more deaths have occurred in Minnesota due to the H1N1 virus, including in Kanabec County.

The mothers of the three American hikers detained in Iran for almost four months today sent video messages to their children and made a direct appeal to the Iranian authorities to release them from Evin Prison, where they are being held without any contact with their families.

Pine City resident Cindy Hickey, the mother of Shane Bauer:

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The Cambridge-Isanti/Mora/Pine City hockey team took nearly twice as many shots as the St. Francis/North Branch Saints in Tuesday’s 4-3 win. The Bluejackets never led until the games final seconds. Megan Erickson scored the game winner as the clock expired to give Cambridge-Isanti/Mora/Pine City their second win on the year.

Minnesota’s firearms deer harvest is down 11.6 percent from 2008 but on track with expectations, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).