Assistance with filing taxes will be offered at the Delano Senior Center on Wednesdays, Feb. 3 through April 14 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Appointments are needed and can be made by calling the center at (763) 972-0574. This service is open to all age groups of low to middle income persons with special attention given to those age 60 and older.
The service is provided by trained volunteers and there is no charge.
Individuals should bring all of their tax forms (social security statements, 1099 interest income statements, retirement/pension statements, etc.) and records for the year 2009, plus their completed 2008 tax forms.
Also bring 2009 CRP forms and or Property Tax Statements.
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Youth As Resources (YAR) is sponsoring a eighth grade lock-in Friday, Feb. 5 from 9:30 pm to 7 a.m. the Delano Tiger Activity Center.
YAR is bringing together eighth graders from Delano Middle School, Mt. Olive, and Sts. Peter and Paul.
This is the first lock-in eighth graders have ever had at Delano Middle School and YAR hopes to make this an annual celebration.
The lock-in is for the eighth graders to celebrate graduating middle school and becoming a high school student. To congratulate them, YAR has planned a night filled with fun and safe activities.
Festivities will begin after Matt Schoen, Delano High School principal, gives an encouraging speech about their future high school careers.
Activities scheduled for the night are: swimming, ping pong tournament, dodge ball, gym games such as pits and alleys, a dance, inflatable activities, arts and crafts, card and board games, movies, and of course food and beverages.
Cost for the event is $7, or $6 with a donation of a food shelf item.
Parents are to pick up their students at 7 a.m. at the Delano High School main entrance Saturday, Feb. 6.
Chaperones for the event include Youth As Resources students and adults, the National Honor Society, adults within the school system, and parents of eighth graders.
If you are interested in chaperoning, contact Kayla Kalleberg at bballchick@frontiernet.net.
Author Marjorie Savage will be at the Buffalo High School, room C214 (Foods Room), Monday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.
Savage, the parent program director at the University of Minnesota, will share how parents can deal with their students during these “up-and-down” times.
She’ll also talk about the life skills that make all the difference in student success on campus. Marjorie is also the author of a book about parenting during the college years, “You’re on Your Own (But I’m Here If You Need Me).” Prize drawings will take place for copies of her book.
The event is sponsored by the Family and Consumer Sciences Department at Buffalo High School through a Parent Involvement Grant.
For more information, call (763) 682-8056.
Register through Buffalo Community Education by calling (763) 682-8770; online: www.buffalocommunityed.com; or at the Community Education office in Buffalo.
In Franklin Township, incumbent Mike Barfknecht was the only person to file for the supervisor position, according to township clerk/treasurer Denise Olson.
In Woodland Township, incumbents Ken Pawelk, supervisor, and Gloria Janikula, clerk, filed for the annual election, set for Tuesday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Love In the Name of Christ-Heartland (Love INC) will conduct its annual meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Delano (401 N. River Street).
“2009 statistics show a doubling of service requests every quarter throughout the year,” said Executive Director Terri Harris. “We faced the same financial challenge as other nonprofits. But God steadily blessed the ministry with gifts of time, resources and money, allowing us to meet over 7,500 individual needs this year.” Over $0.84 of every dollar directly serves neighbors in need.
Harris encourages members of Love INC’s 20 affiliate congregations and community supporters to attend the Jan. 26 meeting. “Our 2010 goals are faith-based and forward-thinking,” she says. Next year the ministry will launch a mentoring program to help neighbors break their current barriers and gain life skills for a sound future.
For more information about Love INC or to make a secure online donation, go to www.loveincheartland.org.
Lieutenant Governor Carol Molnau endorsed Republican Gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer of Delano. Representative Marty Seifert of Marshall received backing of Republican National Committeewoman Evie Axdahl in the race to succeed Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty.
