Lynda passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 15 about 7 p.m, surrounded by family and loved ones.
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Subject: Knitting 101 Offered At Delano Library
Delano, MN, September 2009 - The Delano Public Library is offering a Knitting 101 program series for teens and adults on Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.
Participants will learn knitting basics, including casting, knit and purl stitches, binding off, increasing and decreasing. The group will also discuss equipment, yarns, pattern reading and project selection, as well as complete a simple project. The program will be presented by Sharon Verchota from the Delano library staff. The attendance limit is ten, and preregistration is required.
For more information contact the Delano library at 763-972-3467.
Delano Public Library open hours: Monday 10-6, Tuesday 10-8, Wednesday 1-8, Thursday 1-8, Friday 1-6, Saturday 10-1.
The Delano High School Spanish club will be hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Delano Applebee’s. Tickets will be available at the door for $5.
Delano Middle School students will take the stage this week in Willy Wonka. The fifth through eighth grade students were directed by Barb Roy and student directors.
See the play at the DMS auditorium;
Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m.
Delano Public Schools is officially “Open for Business” for the 2009-10 school year.
From Delano Public School superintendent Dr. John Sweet
The news media is full of information about President Obama’s address to the school children of the nation on September 8 at 11:00a at www.whitehouse.gov and also C-Span television. Our position on this is that teachers can decide if they want to use this message in their class. Parents who object to their children hearing the message may notify the school their child attends and if that class is viewing the message, the student will be excused from that portion of the class to another setting.
The H1N1 flu is still with us this school year. The advice that we are following is if a student or staff member has a temperature of 100 degrees or greater accompanied by a sore throat or cough, they should stay home until 24 hours after those symptoms are resolved. We also advise that good hand washing and cough etiquette are good preventative measures.
We will open the school year with an all time high enrollment of over 2300 students. This will be an increase of more than 50 students K-12 over last year.
Again, I encourage school patrons to subscribe to my blog at http://suptslog.blogspot.com/ to stay current on school affairs.
St. Peter’s School Students Seek Public’s Support for “Ride for a Reason”
School’s Annual Marathon for Nonpublic Education Fundraiser
Delano, Minn. – Mon., Sept. 1, 2009 – Today through early October, St. Peter’s School students will ask for the public’s support of their second annual “Ride for a Reason,” a special bike ride associated with the school’s Marathon for Nonpublic Education fundraiser.
Kindergarten through sixth-grade students participating in the Marathon are seeking donors to sponsor their approximately six-mile bike ride through Delano on Sat., Oct 3rd. One hundred percent of the money collected goes directly to St. Peter’s School.
As in past years, the students are “riding for a reason,” collecting names of special people or groups for whom they’ll ride “in memory of” or “in honor of” that day. The ride falls in step with the school’s mission.
“Ride for a Reason is a unique and effective way to help teach children to stop, think beyond their own needs, and reflect upon others and pray for their well-being,” said Nicole Belpedio, St. Peter’s School principal. “It transforms a fund drive into an extension of our classrooms — and our faith.”
Ambitious Goal
In 2008, the school raised $50,240 and collected more than 1,000 names. By October 3, the school hopes to have raised about the same amount and collected even more names.
“We were deeply moved by the community’s generosity and willingness to open themselves up to be a part of Ride for a Reason last year. We’re aiming to do more,” Belpedio said. “We will ride for people who are suffering from illness or who have survived a battle with a debilitating disease. Our students can also ride for a group of people in need of support, such as our troops or families and businesses negatively affected by the economy.”
Ride for a Reason in the Classroom
The students will add the names they collect to a five- by eight-foot Ride for a Reason art mural, designed by first grade teacher Suzanne Salonek-Yager and upper-grade students. Local businesses that support Ride for a Reason will appear on the mural, which will be on display for the public to see at the Marathon finish line in the City Park and the St. Peter’s School booth at the Chamber of Commerce Harvest Days Festival on September 26.
In addition, Belpedio, Fr. Christopher Wenthe and the school’s teachers will guide the students during the month in a variety of special activities, such as a special Mass and weekly educational units that convey the importance of supporting others.
How to Help
Members of the public who are not asked by a student to support Ride for a Reason are invited to share names of people or groups for whom the students can ride and provide pledges of any size. Both may be sent to St. Peter’s School, 235 South 2nd Street, P.O. Box 470, Delano, MN 55328. For more information, visit www.stpetersschool-delano.com or call 763-972-2528.
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