GRBRT-Monday 5/11 7:30am Tom Pagel & Dave Christy - Summer road construct.

Grand Rapids Business Roundtable

Please Join us next Monday, May 11th at 7:30am at the Sawmill Bicentennial
Room (behind the dining room) for an hour of coffee and thoughtful
discussion concerning our local economy. Our guests include: Tom Pagel,
City Engineer and Dave Christy, County Engineer who will share with us the
plans for our 2nd season.road construction!.

Please join us on Monday morning. It'll only cost you $2. Cheap!

Jazz with Sam Militch at Brewed Awakenings

Jazz with Sam Militch and Friends every Wednesday at Brewed Awakenings
from 5:30-7:30.

Women on Water 11th Annual Fishing Contest

Women on Water 11th Annual Fishing Contest will be held on Sunday July 12th on Lake Winnie.  For more information and to secure an entry form, please contact Gosh Dam Place  at 218-246-8202 or Brenda at 218-326-1098.  Contest is limited to 50 boats, two women teams.  Pay out for 1st and 2nd place in 5 divisions (only one cash prize per team).  Door prizes and great fun! Come join us and see what you have been missing.

We Are Change, A Progressive Forum, Grand Rapids, MN, April 17, 2009

The Itasca County Progressive Caucus is sponsoring a public forum at Itasca Community College on April 17th to discuss some of their issues of concern, i.e. universal health care, peace and justice, civil liberties, corporate responsibility, renewable energy and environment.  The forum is co-sponsored by ICC Philosophy Club, Itasca County DFL, and DFL Rep. District 3B.  The forum runs from 1:00 through 9:00 with many hourly breakout sessions, speakers, and a skit.  You can find all the details at http://www.iccforum.intuitwebsites.com.  This forum is free and open to the public.  We hope to see you there.


Shirley Loegering
Grand Rapids

Showboat Auditions

Auditions for the upcoming Showboat Program "Rich with Laughter" will be held April 21, 23, and 24 at the Grand Rapids, Alliance Church from 6:30 until 8:30pm. We are looking for teenagers and adults who can sing, dance, and will bring some fun to the program. All characters Welcomed!

Community Housing Action Plan Workshops

The Range Readiness Initiative Housing Work Team invites you to attend one of the sub-regional Community Housing Action Plan Workshops scheduled for the last week of January.

 

The workshops will all be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with lunch provided.

 

Three Workshop Locations 

Grand Rapids- Tuesday, January 27, 2009

  Grand Rapids Public Library 140 NE 2^nd St

 

Hibbing – Wednesday, January 28, 2009

   Hibbing Public Library 2020 5^th Ave East          

 

Virginia- Thursday, January 29, 2009

      Mesabi Range Community College room C156

     1001 W Chestnut St

 

 

The Team is excited to share financial and technical assistance resource information with you and provide an opportunity for your community to develop a vision for housing and establish local housing priorities. 

The workshops will highlight:

 

• Assistance with matching innovative and existing financial resources with new housing development and rehabilitation projects locally.

 

• Sub-regional housing five-year goals

 

• Examples of small community housing development implementation

 

 

• Group activities to identify local housing priorities and action steps

 

After the workshop an informal technical assistance session will be available for communities and developers…bring along your project ideas!

Professionals representing the Housing Expeditors, Lenders, Developers, and Planners will be present to discuss you projects and answer questions.

 

Please invite other community leaders to join you and attend a workshop at one of the listed locations.

 

If you have not responded already, please RSVP by Tuesday, January 20^th so an accurate lunch count and meeting space set-up can be determined.  Provide us with:

1.      Your Name

2.      Organization or entity affiliation

3.      The workshop location you'll be attending

4.      Email address

5.      The information of anyone joining you

 

Phone: #218-529-7535 or #1-800-232-0707 ext. 535 or email: lsarabia@ardc.org

 

Hope to see you at one of the workshops,

 

Grand Rapids Library Late December events

What's Happening at the Grand Rapids Area Library

This week at the library:

December 15 Official start of the winter reading program Slide into a good book

Kids can sign up and receive a reading log to complete by January 31. Finishers can pick out a free book to keep! Finishers are also eligible for a Baby Steps Coupon.

Volunteers needed December 15-January 15!

We just completed installation of a new Express Check-Out machine at the circulation desk to allow people to check out their own materials. We need volunteers to encourage people and show how to use the machine for the first time. The training will take approximately 5 minutes! Call Bonnie Henriksen to sign up for a shift.

Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy a bit early!.

Monday, December 22nd 3:30 pm Recreate the Planets.

Kids grades 3-6 can create 2-dimensional scale models of the planets in our solar system under the direction of Dr. Aaron Wenger.

Tuesday, December 30th 6:00 pm Search the Stars - What's out there?

Stargazing, and other hands-on outdoor activities for kids led by Dr. Wenger, plus an indoor discussion about the possibility of UFO's and life on other planets. Warm up with hot cocoa and a snack.

Encourage kids' creativity!

Monday, December 22 1-2:30 "Who Am I" Book it!

Illustrate and write a book that is all about you. Creativity Tank artists will provide art materials and guide families in illustration, collage and writing.

Monday, December 29th 5:30-7:30 "Got Game?"

Make your own game pieces and game bag. Work with fabric, thread and paint to create a game for you and your family to play!

Pre-registration required – call 326-8823 to pre-register

Encouraging Democracy

Tuesday, December 23 at 5:15 Local E-Democracy kick-off meeting

The E- democracy project provides a way for people to discuss local issues online using email. It encourages civil and thoughtful discussion about what is happening at the local level.

Northern Community Internet Project and the Library invite everyone interested in starting a local E-democracy discussion to a kick-off meeting.

More information about E-Democracy is at http://www.e-democracy.org/ More information about the Northern Community Internet Project is at http://www.northerncommunityinternet.org/

Teen Events

Saturday, December 27, 2:00 to 3:30 Anime Movie: InuYasha Season 1

Tuesday, December 30 4:00-5:00 Teen Advisory Board Meeting

Stop in to the Teen Universe before December 30^th to enter this month's contest.

ECFE Book Times resume Mondays 9:30 & 10:30 January 5

Storytimes for Preschoolers and their caregivers with games or crafts afterwards.