Due to frigid cold temperatures, the Second Harvest Northland is rescheduling some of its food pantry programs set for Feb. 11-12 in Northern Minnesota.
Itasca County’s mobile food pantry programs in Marble and Marcell will be rescheduled to Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively.
The mobile pantry program at Central Lakes College in Brainerd will be moved to 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. Second Harvest will also reschedule its mobile pantry at the Foot Hill Christian School in Backus for 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 27.
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