Longtime fine art destination Grand Hand Gallery moving down Grand Avenue

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The Grand Hand Gallery, which has showcased fine art and craft on the corner of Grand Avenue and Dale Street for some two decades, is moving next month to the spot formerly home to another longtime creative stop, Treadle Yard Goods.

The gallery is set to close in its current location on Jan. 12. An opening date in the new location, on the corner of Grand and Hamline avenues, has not been announced but the gallery’s owners expect the move will take about a week, they announced on social media.

Ann Ruhr Pifer opened the gallery in 2004 in a cozy storefront four doors down from the larger space she moved into in 2007. She sold the gallery to Mary Whitney and Cathy Weyerhaeuser in 2018, and current owners Jim Jacobson and Rachael Hartzler — who formerly ran the Grand Micro Gallery on Selby Avenue — took over in late 2022.

Jacobson and Hartzler were not available for comment but said on social media that one benefit of the new location is additional parking availability.

Treadle Yard Goods, known for its wide fabric selection and knowledgeable employees, closed over the summer as owner Michele Hoaglund underwent cancer treatment.

Grand Hand Gallery: Reopening early 2026 at 1338 Grand Ave.; 651-312-1122; thegrandhandgallery.com.

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Pioneer Press delivery delayed Monday

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Because of today’s severe weather conditions, your Monday Pioneer Press will be delayed. Please feel free to access the e-edition at enewspaper.twincities.com and our website at TwinCities.com. We apologize for any inconvenience.

World Junior Hockey: Sweden, Finland prevail in Sunday’s games

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World Junior Championship games went ahead on a snowy day in the metro as a pair of pool play games closed out the holiday weekend on Sunday.

Sweden 4, Switzerland 2

Lucas Pettersson netted two third-period goals to lead Sweden over Switzerland 4-2 at Grand Casino Arena.

Pettersson snapped the tie at 6:28 of the third period, finishing a setup from Liam Danielsson and Eric Nilson to put Sweden ahead for good. He added an empty-net goal with 47 seconds remaining as Switzerland pressed late with the extra attacker.

Sweden opened the scoring 53 seconds into the game when Nilson beat his man off a pass from Leo Sahlin Wallenius. Switzerland answered midway through the first when Beni Waidacher tied the game at 14:27 following a setup by Leon Muggli and Daniil Ustinkov.

The Swiss took their only lead late in the second period when Lars Steiner scored at 18:22, snapping a shot past Love Harenstam to make it 2-1.

Momentum shifted early in the third. Viggo Bjorck tied the game 57 seconds into the period, finishing a play from Alfons Freij and Anton Frondell before Sweden pushed the pace for the remainder of regulation.

Harenstam finished with 21 saves on 23 shots for Sweden, which held a 23-20 edge in shots. Neuenschwander stopped 19 shots for Switzerland.

Sweden faces the United States on Wednesday, while Switzerland will play Germany on Tuesday.

Finland 8, Latvia 0

Emil Hemming scored twice as Finland dominated Latvia 8-0 at 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Finland struck early and never relented, holding Latvia to just four shots on goal while scoring three times in the opening period to take control.

Hemming opened the scoring at 4:11 of the first period, finishing a pass from Matias Vanhanen to put the Finns ahead. Finland doubled the lead less than two minutes later when Jasper Kuhta scored his first goal of the tournament, slipping a shot through the legs of Mikus Vecvanags to make it 2-0.

Max Westergard added another late in the period as Finland carried a 3-0 lead into the first intermission.

The Finns continued to pull away in the second period. Hemming scored again on a two-man advantage after consecutive Latvian penalties, and Joona Saarelainen followed later in the period to extend the lead to five.

Finland added three more goals in the third period. Roope Vesterinen scored early, Heikki Ruohonen followed midway through the period and Lasse Boelius capped the scoring with 9:29 remaining.

Petteri Rimpinen stopped all four shots he faced to earn the shutout for Finland, which finished with a 27-4 edge in shots. Vecvanags made 22 saves for Latvia despite facing steady pressure throughout.

Finland continues preliminary play against Czechia on Monday. Latvia faces Denmark on Tuesday.

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Stabbing investigated at Grand Marais food co-op, sheriff says

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GRAND MARAIS , Minn. — A suspect is in custody after a Saturday afternoon stabbing inside the Cook County Co-op in the North Shore community of Grand Marais.

According to a social media post from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the stabbing occurred at about 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. The victim received emergency care and was taken to North Shore Health, the Grand Marais hospital.

Authorities later apprehended a suspect based on a description provided by witnesses. No further details had been released as of Sunday.

The Cook County Co-op was founded in 1976, originally named the Cook County Whole Foods Co-op — though not connected to either the Duluth co-op of the same name or the national chain that sprang from a Texas store founded in 1980. The Grand Marais store’s current building was constructed in 2013. It is a popular stop for visitors to the tourism-dependent community of 1,300.

Co-op management was not immediately available to comment on the incident.

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