Friday Facts

Keeping You Updated on Local Happenings
September 22, 2011

• The MAHS Agriculture Leadership and Communications Class is organizing CHA CHA 4 A CURE!  100% of earnings fund cancer research through the Hormel Institute. This event is open to individuals, business donations or organization donations towards a GREAT cause.  Also, have some FUN doing the Cha Cha Slide on the Football Field at halftime on Oct. 7^th.  See http://www.morrisareaffa.org/PARENTSandSUPPORTERS.aspx to find the Registration Forms!  Forms are Due by Sept. 30^th!  Five t-shirts come with any $100 donation (Shirts are available until they are gone). Check out the CHA CHA SLIDE at www.youtube.com/watch?v=a82ijOetZEQ.

• Pomme de Terre Foods will celebrate its 40^th anniversary 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, September 22 at East Side Park in Morris. The co-op’s celebration, “40 Years of Fabulous Food,” is open to the community and will feature a pasta buffet and potluck. Pomme de Terre will provide the pasta and attendees can bring a dish to share. The event will feature music, games, door prizes, poetry and reminiscences. For information, call Pomme de Terre Foods at 589-4332.
  

• Prairie Seed Harvest Day, Saturday, Sept. 24, 10-4pm.  Come help the Morris Wetland Management District hand-harvest seed from a local remnant prairie.  This is a great chance to get out and enjoy some beautiful fall weather and learn about prairie restoration.  Training will be provided.  Please wear appropriate clothing/footwear for walking in the prairie (not sandals).  Call Styron (320-589-4971) to register.

• Piano Recitals: Casey Rafn performs on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the HFA recital hall.  Elizabeth Leier performs on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 2:30 p.m. in the HFA recital hall.
  

• Develop the skills to succeed in today’s workforce with this FREE Knowledge Worker Course!  Four hours of classroom instruction on Tuesday, September 27^th from 5:00-9:00 pm in Room A104 of the Morris Elementary School, then 12 hours online.  Topics: Intro to Knowledge Worker; Innovation in the Workplace; Career Pathways; and Technology in the Workplace.  Contact Cindy Perkins to register: 320-585-2226 or cperkins@morris.k12.mn.us.  See info at www.morriscommed.org.  Sponsored by Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities Project, Alexandria Technical and Community College and Morris Area Community Education.

• A Free Hazardous Waste Collection will be held on Wednesday, September 28 at the Stevens County Highway Garage from 10 AM–2 PM. Examples of acceptable items: paints, stains, varnish, aerosol products, garden pesticides, automotive fluids, household cleaners & rechargeable batteries. Items not accepted: business wastes, farm chemicals, asbestos, explosives or fluorescent bulbs. Contact Stevens County Environmental Services for more information at (320) 208-6558.

• The Fall Sale and Supper at Faith Lutheran Church will be Wednesday, Sept. 28.  Meal cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years old.  For sale: produce, home-baked pies, bag sale, greeting cards, rummage.  Supper menu: hotdish, salads, pie, coffee and milk.

• Stevens County Early Childhood and Mental Health Coalition meeting, Thursday, Sept. 29, 11:45 – 1:00pm at Morris ECFE room at the Morris Elementary School.  Lunch will be served at 11:45.

• Fundraiser for Salvation Army: Theme Table Brunch & Silent Auction, Saturday, Oct. 1, at Faith Lutheran Church.  View tables 9:30-10:30; brunch at 10:30 with program following.  Tickets: $10.

• English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes.  Classes will be held on Thursday evenings, beginning Sept. 15, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Beginning ESL classes meet in Imholte 113. Intermediate classes meet in Imholte 112. Contact the Office of Community Engagement at 589-6981 for more information.

• “Tech Day” on Sept. 29 is an opportunity to ask specific questions one-on-one with website educator, Ryan Pesch.  Discuss technical obstacles, the relative values of a blog vs. Facebook vs. website, etc. To schedule appointments, contact Carolyn Peterson at stevensforward@fedtel.net or 320-585-6700.

• The Morris Theatre is in search of a volunteer coordinator.  Volunteers are a critical part of the Morris Theatre operations and we would like someone to help organize volunteers so that we can enhance our operations and improve services.  Qualifications: good with people, detail oriented, and willing to learn about how theaters are run.  Commitment: about 2 hours/week.  Help to support this community treasure by emailing to jtallak@hotmail.com.

• FREE Software Training!  Stevens County Economic Improvement Commission, Inc. (SCEIC) is offering free, one-year AtomicTraining.com subscriptions in Stevens County.  Any business OR INDIVIDUAL in Stevens County is eligible for a subscription to this creative, effective on-line software training.  The training is modularized to accommodate the beginner as well as the experienced user.  Covers 140+ popular software applications. This comprehensive how-to resource has a proven history of guiding people through their learning journey.   Contact Michael Haynes at sceic@hometownsolutions.net or 320-585-2609.
  

• Community organizations are invited to apply for AmeriCorps “Students in Service” (SIS) assistance.  Local units of government, K-12 schools, or community-based organizations are eligible to apply for SIS assistance before the Oct. 7 deadline. SIS members can assist with services such as research, project administration, marketing, or with other needs of an organization. Projects may address issues such as senior housing, storefront design, healthcare research, program evaluation, document design, newsletter creation, economic analysis, Internet and web training, data analysis, downtown revitalization, and more. SIS requires students to devote 300 hours to their projects.  Contact Jessica Beyer at 320-589-6451.

• Art classes for all Grades 1-6 students – public, private, homeschooled. 
  Class size limited.  MAES students register through school, others contact Community Ed. (589-4394) or PRCA (589-5037).  Sponsored by Morris Kiwanis.  Scholarships are available.  
• Clay Sculpture: 3:30-4:30, Oct. 3,4,10,11,17,27. Fee: $20+ materials. Solid/hollow clay hand-building method used, kiln-fired.
• Theatre: 3:30-4:30, Nov. 1,3,8,10,15,17.  Fee: $20.  Learn about theatre through acting, storytelling, drama creation.
  

• Morris Public Library is hosting an author event/book signing October 6^th at 6 pm.  Author Norma Knapp  (Alexandria) and illustrator Faythe Mills (Glenwood) have teamed up to create, Missing My Best Friend, a story of loss and how to help children cope with death.

Showing at the Morris Theatre from Sept. 23-30

The Help  (PG-13, 146 minutes)
Friday & Saturday 7:00 & 9:30 PM

Nightly 7:00 PM
Sunday 2:00 PM

It’s a great time to become a member of the cooperative that keeps movies like this coming to Morris!  Help us meet our membership goal – visit morristheatre.net/join.htm for more information and a membership form.

Please share this e-mail with a friend, coworker or neighbor.

Know someone new to the community? Help them get connected with Friday Facts. Thank you!

There’s more in Morris!

Call (589-1242) or e-mail (mchamber@fedtel.net) the Chamber to have your event listed in Friday Facts. Planning an event? Check out morrismnchamber.org events calendar before you schedule.

Great news – Individuals can be Chamber members!

For just $50/year you can support our efforts to strengthen your local economy and your community.  Plus, get the monthly newsletter sent or emailed to you – containing helpful information about community opportunities and events, and Chamber member updates.  Come, join us! 

Be part of the team that works for the prosperity of our community.

Friday Facts

Keeping You Updated on Local Happenings
September 15, 2011

• The MAHS Agriculture Leadership and Communications Class is organizing CHA CHA 4 A CURE!  100% of earnings go to fund cancer research through the Hormel Institute. This event is open to individuals, business donations or organization donations towards a GREAT cause.  Also, have some FUN doing the Cha Cha Slide on the Football Field at halftime on Oct. 7^th..  Please visit http://www.morrisareaffa.org/PARENTSandSUPPORTERS.aspx to find the Registration Forms!  Forms are Due by Oct 30^th!  Five t-shirts come with any $100 donation (Shirts are available until they are gone). WHAT IS THE CHA CHA SLIDE? Check it out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=a82ijOetZEQ

• 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series: Lizz Wright performs on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Edson Auditorium. Drawing from folk, blues, jazz, and gospel traditions, this will be a genre-bending musical journey.
• City Wide Garage Sale in Herman, Saturday September 17th, beginning at 8:00 AM.  Maps with location of the sales and information will be available at Grandma B’s and Mark’s “C” Store.
• Enjoy the Harvest Holiday Festival at the Morris Armory Saturday, September 17 from 9-2!  Craft and Direct Sales Vendors will be showcasing their products.  Breakfast and lunch will be served throughout the day.  Pumpkin Decorating Contest at 11 am (You bring the pumpkin, we will provide the supplies!  Prizes awarded).  Footnotes Studio of Dance Performances at 11am & 1pm.  Have family photostaken professionally by Jennifer Pederson Photography, Contact Stephanie at 763-498-3066 to schedule your sitting!
• Niemackl Lake Park Day with music, food, games, corn maze & prizes is Sunday September 18th.  The festivities begin at 10:30 AM. but come when you can.  Niemackl Lake Park is located on Highway 9, just north of Morris about 15 miles.
• Assumption Church Septemberfest celebration will be Sept. 18, at 207 East 3^rd Street, Morris.  10AM Mass, then lunch (Adults: $7.50, Ages 4-12: $4.00, 3 & under: Free)and activities starting at 11:00.  Vikings & Twins on big screens! Vehicle show, food and handicraft sales, raffle, volleyball.

• Morris Sons of Norway Lodge will meet on Monday, September 19at the American Legion in Morris at 7 p.m. The music skills class will start at 5:15 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
• The Jane Addams Project is a cross-cultural discussion circle for Spanish and English-speaking Morris residents and UMM students. The discussion will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 7-9 a.m, in Imholte 111.
• On Friday, Sept. 23 at 2:25 the MAHS Tiger Homecoming Parade will be held.  You are invited to participate in it by entering a unit.  Contact Peg Rinkenberger at rink@fedtel.net or call 320-589-4400 ext. 2123 and leave a message.  You should be in the parade line by 1:30 p.m. that day.  Reminder…if you have items or candy to pass out we would like you to have walkers alongside the unit rather than throwing the items from the unit.  Thanks!!!
• Art classes for all Grades 1-6 students – public, private, homeschooled.
  Class size limited.  MAES students register through school, others contact Community Ed. (589-4394) or PRCA (589-5037).  Sponsored by Morris Kiwanis.  Scholarships are available. 

o   Clay Sculpture: 3:30-4:30, Oct. 3,4,10,11,17,27. Fee: $20+ materials. Solid/hollow clay hand-building method used, kiln-fired.

o   Theatre: 3:30-4:30, Nov. 1,3,8,10,15,17.  Fee: $20.  Learn about theatre through acting, storytelling, drama creation.

• FREE Adult Basic Computer classes (navigation, using mouse & Windows & internet, etc.) . Wednesdays, 2-4PM. Call Morris Area Community Education, 589-4394, for details.
• Piano Recitals: Casey Rafn performs on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the HFA recital hall.  Elizabeth Leier performs on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 2:30 p.m. in the HFA recital hall.
• “Tech Day” on Sept. 29 is an opportunity to ask specific questions one-on-one with website educator, Ryan Pesch.  Discuss technical obstacles, the relative values of a blog vs. Facebook vs. website, etc. To schedule appointments, contact Carolyn Peterson at stevensforward@fedtel.net or 320-585-6700.
• The Fall Sale and Supper at Faith Lutheran Church will be Wednesday, Sept. 28.  Meal cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years old.  For sale: produce, home-baked pies, bag sale, greeting cards, rummage.  Supper menu: hotdish, salads, pie, coffee and milk.

• English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes.  Classes will be held on Thursday evenings, beginning Sept. 15, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Beginning ESL classes meet in Imholte 113. Intermediate classes meet in Imholte 112. Contact the Office of Community Engagement at 589-6981 for more information.

• FREE Software Training!  Stevens County Economic Improvement Commission, Inc. (SCEIC) is offering free, one-year AtomicTraining.com subscriptions to businesses in Stevens County. Any business OR INDIVIDUAL in Stevens County is eligible for a subscription to this creative, effective on-line software training.  The training is modularized to accommodate the beginner as well as the experienced user.  Covers 140+ popular software applications. This comprehensive how-to resource has a proven history of guiding people through their learning journey.   Contact Michael Haynes: sceic@hometownsolutions.netor 320-585-2609.
• Pomme de Terre Foods celebrates its 40^th anniversary 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, September 22 at East Side Park in Morris. The co-op’s celebration, “40 Years of Fabulous Food,” is open to the community and will feature a pasta buffet and potluck. Pomme de Terre will provide the pasta and attendees can bring a dishto share. The event will feature music, games, door prizes, poetry and reminiscences. For information, call Pomme de Terre Foods at 589-4332.

Showing at the Morris Theatre from Sept. 16-22

Rise of Planet of the Apes (PG-13, 105 Min)

Nightly 7:00 PM,  Sunday 2:00 PM

The Change Up (R, 112 Min)

Nightly 9:00 PM,  Sunday 4:30 PM

It’s a great time to become a member of the cooperative that keeps movies like this coming to Morris!  Help us meet our membership goal – visit morristheatre.net/join.htm for more information and a membership form.

Please share this e-mail with a friend, coworker or neighbor.

Know someone new to the community? Help them get connected with Friday Facts. Thank you!

There’s more in Morris!

Call (589-1242) or e-mail (mchamber@fedtel.net) the Chamber to have your event listed in Friday Facts. Planning an event? Check out morrismnchamber.org events calendar before you schedule.

Great news – Individuals can be Chamber members!

For just $50/year you can support our efforts to strengthen your local economy and your community.  Plus, get the monthly newsletter sent or emailed to you – containing helpful information about community opportunities and events, and Chamber member updates.  Come, join us!

Be part of the team that works for the prosperity of our community.

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Friday Facts

Keeping You Updated on Local Happenings
September 8, 2011

• Morris welcomes the students back to campus!  Join the fun at the annual Welcome Picnic and Expo, Sept. 8 at East Side Park.  Students and community members are welcome.  Serving 5-7PM.  Dinner is FREE, courtesy of local businesses and churches.  Donations appreciated.  Call 589-1242 to sign up for the Expo.

• Dinner in the Garden, Sept. 8, at University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) Horticultural Display Gardens, Morris.  Celebrate the harvest from local farms, orchards and vineyards, and all the pleasures of the seasonable table.  Music provided by Dustin Retzlaff and UMM Jazz Ensemble.  Dinner at 6:00PM; local wine and cheese tasting begins at 5:30.  Advanced ticket purchase ($50/person) necessary.  Tickets available at the WCROC or Pomme de Terre Food Coop.  Proceeds contribute to the Horticultural Gardens.  Call 320-589-1711 for more info. 

• An opening reception for the new exhibit Stoked: Five Artists of Fire and Clay will take place on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 5-7 p.m. in the HFA Gallery. This nationally touring art exhibit features the work of noted ceramicist Richard Bresnahan and others.

• Perennial plant sale fundraiser by the Pomme de Terre Garden Club will be Sept. 9 at East Side Park, starting at 4PM and running until 6 or no plants remain.  Local gardens are the chief beneficiaries of these funds.
  

• Courage Cottage’s 10^th Anniversary celebration and fundraiser is Sept. 10. The 10K Run/Walk begins at 10:10AM, with last minute registrations at 9:30AM.  Start and finish lines are at the Courage Cottage, 409 East 1^st Street, Morris.  Participants are encouraged to get 10 pledges of $10 apiece.  Registration fee is $20 after Sept. 1.  Square Dancing starts at 4:30, with a chuck wagon hog roast meal from 5-7 in the open lot west of the hospital.  Free-will donations accepted. Call the Courage Cottage for details: 585-5134. 
  
  
• A Stevens County Dental Outreach Clinic For Kids will be held on Monday, September 12 at the Morris Area Elementary School’s Early Childhood Room. Appointments must be made in advance by calling toll-free 1-877-998-2218 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The dental outreach clinic is specifically designed to provide dental services to children between the ages of 1 and 12 years of age. Dental Health staff will be available to provide all dental services for children covered by Minnesota Health Care Programs and Minnesota Medical Assistance.

• FREE Adult Basic Computer classes (navigation, using mouse & Windows & internet, etc.) . Wednesdays, 2-4PM. Call Morris Area Community Education, 589-4394, for details.

• Art classes for all Grades 1-6 students – public, private, homeschooled.  Class size limited.  MAES students register through school, others contact Community Ed. (589-4394) or PRCA (589-5037).  Sponsored by Morris Kiwanis.  Scholarships are available.
  
• Clay Sculpture: 3:30-4:30, Oct. 3,4,10,11,17,27. Fee: $20 + small materials fee. Solid/hollow clay hand-building method used, kiln-fired.
  
• Theatre: 3:30-4:30, Nov. 1,3,8,10,15,17.  Fee: $20.  Learn about theatre through acting, storytelling, drama creation.

• FREE workshop: Starting a Business Website. Thursday, September 15, from 9 to noon, in UMM Imholte Hall Room 11, Computer Lab.  Starting a business website doesn’t have to be an intimidating process.  In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn options to create a business website.  To register, contact Morris Area Chamber of Commerce: 320-589-1242 or MChamber@fedtel.net.  Registration is required.

• Assumption Church Septemberfest celebration will be Sept. 18, at 207 East 3^rd Street, Morris.  10AM Mass, then lunch (Adults: $7.50, Ages 4-12: $4.00, 3 & under: Free) and activities starting at 11:00.  Vikings & Twins on big screens! Vehicle show, food and handicraft sales, raffle, volleyball.
  

• On Friday, Sept. 23 at 2:25 the MAHS Tiger Homecoming Parade will be held.  You are invited to participate in it by entering a unit.  Contact Peg Rinkenberger at rink@fedtel.net or call 320-589-4400 ext. 2123 and leave a message.  You should be in the parade line by 1:30 p.m. that day.  Reminder…if you have items or candy to pass out we would like you to have walkers alongside the unit rather than throwing the items from the unit.  Thanks!!!

Showing at the Morris Theatre from Sept. 9-15

Cowboys & Aliens  (PG-13, 118 Min)

Nightly 7:00 PM,  Sunday 2:00 PM

Fright Night  (R, 106 Min)

Nightly 9:00 PM,  Sunday 4:30 PM

It’s a great time to become a member of the cooperative that keeps movies like this coming to Morris!  Help us meet our membership goal – visit morristheatre.net/join.htm for more information and a membership form.

Please share this e-mail with a friend, coworker or neighbor.

Know someone new to the community? Help them get connected with Friday Facts. Thank you!

There’s more in Morris!

Call (589-1242) or e-mail (mchamber@fedtel.net) the Chamber to have your event listed in Friday Facts. Planning an event? Check out morrismnchamber.org events calendar before you schedule.

Great news – Individuals can be Chamber members!

For just $50/year you can support our efforts to strengthen your local economy and your community.  Plus, get the monthly newsletter sent or emailed to you – containing helpful information about community opportunities and events, and Chamber member updates.

Come, join us!  Be part of the team that works for the prosperity of our community.

Friday Facts

Keeping You Updated on Local Happenings
September 1, 2011

• Adair, Della & Friends are back! This year’s show, “Seasonal Songs Etc.”, will be presented Thursday, September 1^st at 7:00 p.m. at the Morris Area Elementary Concert Hall. The show features two-piano music, instrumentalists, vocal numbers and audience sing-along. Buy $6 tickets (12 and under free) at John’s Total Entertainment, Keeper’s Floral, By-Lo in Hancock or Lynn’s Café in Starbuck.  Proceeds go to “Adair Horgen Music Scholarship Fund” for music students.
  

• UMM’s student improvisation troupe will perform on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 8 PM in the UMM Student Center’s Edson Auditorium.

• The “Promise of the Prairie” documentary of the history of UMM will be shown on Monday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. in Edson Auditorium, UMM Campus.

• The UMM Art Club will hold a poster sale on Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Student Center’s Oyate Hall.
• Morris welcomes the students back to campus!  Join the fun at the annual Welcome Picnic and Community Expo, Sept. 8 at East Side Park.  Students and community members are welcome.  Serving 5-7PM.  Dinner is FREE, courtesy of local businesses and churches.  Donations appreciated.

• Call Morris Area Chamber at 589-1242 (or email to mchamber@fedtel.net) to sign up for the Sept. 8 Community Expo.  Participation in the Expo is free to Morris Area Chamber of Commerce members, and is for local area businesses and organizations only.  Registration is required. 
• Chair giveaway to needy students!  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church has over 50 used-but-in-good-shape chairs to give.  A trailer will be parked at East Side Park during the Welcome Picnic and Expo, Sept. 8, 5-7PM.  First come, first served. 
• Dinner in the Garden, Sept. 8, at University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) Horticultural Display Gardens, Morris.  Celebrate the harvest from local farms, orchards and vineyards, and all the pleasures of the seasonable table.  Music provided by Dustin Retzlaff and UMM Jazz Ensemble.  Dinner at 6:00PM; local wine and cheese tasting begins at 5:30.  Advanced ticket purchase ($50/person) necessary.  Tickets available at the WCROC or Pomme de Terre Food Coop.  Proceeds contribute to the Horticultural Gardens.  Call 320-589-1711 for more info. 

• Stevens EMS classes offer great ways for people to learn life-saving and leadership skills.  First Responder class runs Sept. 7 – Oct. 5, meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30-10:30pm.   Local employment and volunteer opportunities are available upon class completion. Tuition reimbursementprograms are available to qualified individuals.  Class highlights include a ‘hands on’ cardiology lab, visit to the cadaver lab at UMM, water rescue, high level rescue and a trip to Hennepin County Medical Center and the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport Fire Department! 
• An opening reception for the new exhibit Stoked: Five Artists of Fire and Clay will take place on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 5-7 p.m. in the HFA Gallery. This nationally touring art exhibit features the work of noted ceramicist Richard Bresnahan and others. 
• Perennial plant sale fundraiser by the Pomme de Terre Garden Club will be Sept. 9, starting at 4PM and running until 6 or no plants remain.  Local gardens are the chief beneficiaries of these funds.
  

• Courage Cottage’s 10^th Anniversary celebration and fundraiser is Sept. 10. The 10K Run/Walk begins at 10:10AM, with last minute registrations at 9:30AM.  Participants are encouraged to get 10 pledges of $10 apiece.  Register by Sept. 1 to get a t-shirt.  Registration fee is $10 through Sept. 1, then $20.  Start and finish lines are at the Courage Cottage, 409 East 1^st Street, Morris.  Square Dancing starts at 4:30, with a chuck wagon hog roast meal from 5-7 in the open lot west of the hospital.  Free-will donations accepted. Call the Courage Cottage for details: 585-5134.

Showing at the Morris Theatre from 9/2 – 9/8

 Crazy Stupid Love  (PG-13, 118)

Nightly 7:00 PM,  Sunday 2:00 PM

30 Minutes or Less  (R, 83 min)

Nightly 9:00 PM,  Sunday 4:30 PM

It’s a great time to become a member of the cooperative that keeps movies like this coming to Morris!  Help us meet our membership goal – visit morristheatre.net/join.htm for more information and a membership form.

Please share this e-mail with a friend, coworker or neighbor.

Know someone new to the community? Help them get connected with Friday Facts. Thank you!

There’s more in Morris!

Call (589-1242) or e-mail (mchamber@fedtel.net) the Chamber to have your event listed in Friday Facts. Planning an event? Check out morrismnchamber.org events calendar before you schedule.

Great news –Individuals can be Chamber members!

For just $50/year you can support our efforts to strengthen your local economy and your community.  Plus, get the monthly newsletter sent or emailed to you – containing helpful information about community opportunities and events, and Chamber member updates.

Come, join us!  Be part of the team that works for the prosperity of our community.

 2011 Harvest Holiday Festival