The Friends of the Delano Public Library will host its 12th annual
photography exhibit open house Tuesday, March 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at
the Delano Public Library, located at 160 Railroad Avenue. Photos will
be displayed during the month of March.
Everyone is encouraged to come and view photos and meet photographers.
Refreshments will be served.
Speakers
Susan Stone, photographer, and Debi Pool, animal handler and owner of
the Animal Talent Pool, will talk about photographing animals and
people from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and answer questions following the
presentation.
Susan Stone opened her portrait business in 1993, specializing in
black-and-white and tinted portraits of pets and children. Today, her
creative energy is directed towards her art photography and card line
that features her art and animal photography.
She will share some of her secrets of getting great photographs of
animals and people, and demonstrate with Debi Pool what a photo
session is like with animals involved.
Debi Pool is Stone’s sister and they often work together, as you will
see during their presentation at the library.
Pool has found talented animals for print ads, TV commercials, and
special events.
Pool will talk about how she finds the right animal that is able to
perform for a photo shoot or commercial. Stone will talk about taking
the photos at exactly the best time.
They will have animals at the library to demonstrate how this is done,
so be sure to bring children to this event.
Pool is always looking for more pets to add to the pool. Come to the
presentation and ask her if a pet is ready for the floodlights.
Submitting photos
The photography exhibit is a community showing of photos by both
amateurs and professionals. Participants may submit two photos for
members of the community to enjoy.
Persons submitting photos should bring framed and/or matted photos to
the library anytime until Saturday, Feb. 27, so they can be entered
into the exhibit catalog and hung before the open house March 2.
Each photo must be submitted with a form, in order to be exhibited,
and must be ready to hang. Forms are available at the library desk.
For more information about the exhibit, contact the Delano Public
Library at (763) 972-3467.
Delano Public Library hours: Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 10
a.m. to 8 p.m.;Wednesday and Thursday, 1 to 8 p.m.; Friday, 1 to 6
p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Curves of Delano is encouraging women in the area to show their
philanthropic strength by participating in the annual Curves Food
Drive.
Even though donating food to families in need is its own reward, the
club is offering compelling incentives for both existing and potential
members who participate.
From Monday, March 1 to Wednesday, March 31, Curves of Delano will
collect non-perishable items and monetary donations for food banks in
the local area.
The goal, according to Cyndi Orr of Curves of Delano, is for the
community to come together to help families in need.
“At the core of our business is the message that women are stronger
when they rally together, and that is the point we hope to bring home
with our food drive,” explained Orr. “We want to show our community
just how powerful the generosity of our members can be.”
According to Orr, members who donate a bag of groceries or make a
minimum donation of $30 during the month of March will receive a
reusable Curves grocery freezer bag for free.
Non-members who do likewise between Monday, March 8 and Saturday,
March 20 can join Curves for free. Curves will waive the cost to join.
Orr said that as part of this effort, Curves of Delano will be
participating in a company-wide contest for the most food drive
donations collected by Curves locations across the nation.
Winners will receive one of several cash prizes to be donated to their
local food bank.
Each year, Curves locations collectively donate millions of pounds of
food to feed the hungry.
“We hope women in the Delano area will come together and participate
in this initiative,” added Orr. “Even if you’re not thinking about
joining a gym, you can still drop off your donations. There are so
many families – right here in our own community – who need our help.”
For more information about Curves of Delano, located at 100 Bridge
Avenue West, and the Curves Food Drive, contact Cyndi Orr at (763)
972-9300 or 97SVCWA3@curvesmail.com.
Randy’s Sanitation will take part in the fourth annual Energy Expo by
Minnesota’s Energy City, which takes place Saturday, Feb. 27 from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Elk River High School.
The event will focus on energy efficiency and sustainable living, and
is free and open to the public.
Parents are encouraged to bring children to participate in a variety
of events scheduled throughout the day, including Tricia and the
Toonies.
Other exhibitors include the Home Depot of Elk River, Great River
Energy of Maple Grove, Elk River Economic Development, Solar Midwest
of Plymouth, Renewal by Andersen of Roseville, and many other
innovative and ground-breaking companies and organizations.
A keynote address delivered by world-renowned polar explorer,
Minnesota’s own Wil Steger will cap the day, with a stunning account
of Steger’s eyewitness testimony to environmental and climate change
in the planet’s arctic region.
For almost a half of a decade, Elk River has played host to what is
quickly becoming a cornerstone of sustainable living education across
the region.
The fourth Annual Energy Expo is still seeking exhibitors, but space
is filling up fast. For more information regarding exhibiting, call
Elk River City Hall at (763) 635-1000.
Haven Homes, located at 1520 Wyman Avenue in Maple Plain, was included
in the February edition of “US News and World Reports” as one of
“America’s Best Nursing Homes.”
Haven Homes was the only Minnesota nursing facility included on the
list, and was one of 173 facilities named across the country.
The list was based on health inspections, staffing levels, and
performance in a range of quality measures.
The 173 nursing homes listed scored five stars overall, the highest
possible rating in the latest evaluation by the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services.
The Wright County Public Health Wellness on Wheels (WOW) van will be
in Rockford at Casey’s Thursday, Feb. 25 from 2 to 6 p.m.
Wellness on Wheels services include adult and child immunizations,
screening for blood pressure and diabetes, child car seat check (by
appointment); and information about healthy lifestyles, safety issues,
pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, child health, growth, and
development; chronic illness, and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such
as smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, and unsafe sex.
In addition, cholesterol testing is offered (by appointment). The
entire test (the fasting complete profile) takes about 30 minutes.
There is a $30 fee for cholesterol testing.
For appointments or questions, call (763) 682-7717, or toll-free (800)
362-3667, ext. 7717. For immunizations, bring past immunization
records to the van, if available.
The Delano Area Chamber of Commerce Task Force meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 9 a.m. at Star West Chevrolet-Honda Sports. Discussion will include the 2011 chamber dinner.
The task force power lunch will be Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Juke Box at noon. Call (763) 972-6161 to RSVP. You do not need to be a chamber member to attend either event.
