The 10th annual Loretto Fun Fest will be Saturday, Sept. 19. There will be plenty of new activities as well as old favorites. The bike path grand opening will also take place during the Fun Fest.

Fun Fest activities will take place at the LCAA ball fields, across from the 21st Century Bank on County Rd. 19. New this year will be the Oliver Tractor Club show, starting at 2 p.m. Another new attraction will be the Pair-A-Dice Cruisers Car Club from 2 to 7 p.m. All show car owners are invited to display their cars. Contact Ed Larson at (612) 554-6640 for more information.

There will be plenty of children’s activities at this year’s Fun Fest. Inflatables, games, face painting, concessions, a clown, a petting zoo, and pony rides will offer fun for all.

A men’s softball game, Northside vs. Southside, will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

From 4-7 p.m. deliciaous food will available from Axel’s and Detour 19. Loretto Lions bingo, with great prizes will take place from 4-7p.m.

A K-9 demonstration will be at 4:30 p.m.

A helicopter from North Memorial Hospital will be available for tours from 5 to 6 p.m.

The Loretto Fire Department is sponsoring a new attraction called, Cowabunga Bingo. Area police departments will team up against local fire departments for the celebrity softball challenge, starting at 5 p.m.

Fireworks begin at 8 p.m. A DJ will be providing entertainment at the Fun Fest.

In the case of rain, activities will be moved to Saints Peter and Paul Parish Center in Loretto.

For more information contact the Loretto City Hall at (763) 479-4305.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Delano Public Library wants to make sure that all children in the community have the smartest card of all– a library card. There’s a lot happening at the Delano Library, and the best part for both children and parents is that it’s all free with a library card. Getting a library card is easy. Stop by the front desk to sign up for a card or get more information. Anyone signing up for a library card will get to enter their name for a drawing to win the book, “Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat,” by Lynne Jonell. If you already have a library card, bring it in and enter the drawing. Entries will be accepted from Tuesday, Sept. 1 through Friday, Sept. 25.

The winner of the  book will also have the opportunity to have the book signed by the author. Lynne Jonell will be at the library Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 7 to 8 p.m.

The general public is invited to attend an informational session on the emerald ash borer presented by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept 9, at the Discovery Center in Maple Plain. For more information visit www.mda.state.mn.us.