Opinions Friends Corner 4 Letter Box

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New director for Great River Strings
CROSBY-IRONTON COURIER
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014
Opinions
Letter Box
Library: Shame
on you
Dear Editor:
Recently the Jesse Hallett
Library issued a press release
thanking several of the surrounding local units of government for their financial contributions in support of the library.
It certainly was obvious that
they failed to thank the city of
Crosby taxpayers for the major
financial support recieved from
local sources.
For your information, the
city budgets $20,000 of our tax
dollars to support the library. It
seems that the library fails to
appreciate the generosity of
Crosby taxpayers and seems to
think they are entitled to our
contribution.
What do the
other surrounding cities and
townships contribute?
I recently read in the
Brainerd Dispatch that the
library filed a writ of mandamus, to force the city of
Crosby to cease certain actions
involving the library.
It
appears to me, based on the
timing, that this may be a veiled
attempt by the library folks
and/or their pro bono (free)
attorney to tarnish the reputation of the city and to
attempt to manipulate the local
elections.
As many of you
know, their attorney also represents the hospital who has been
attempting to bully the city into
making allowances that we citizens do not enjoy.
Do not take their bait.
As a former member of the
Hallett Advisory Committee
along with Dr. Marshal, Arvy
Hansen, Tom Reek, Charles
Barnum and John Ferrari, who
came up with the concept of the
Hallett Center, it was not our
idea to have the City of Crosby
act as Santa Claus to the surrounding local governments, ie,
Cuyuna, Deerwood, Ironton,
Deerwood Township, and
Irondale Township, who contribute very little financially to
the support of these facilities.
Rest assured that I will be
asking our city council to cease
contributions to the library, at
least until the other local governments pony up their fair
share of support.
And shame on the library
personel and advisory board for
their tactics.
Robert P. Ferrari, Sr.
Crosby
school. It truly warms my heart.
Teens are “tricky creatures,” but
so well worth our investment! A
colleague of mine, Deb Lusk,
also a CRYC volunteer for the
past three years, supports these
findings.
Most importantly, as a board
of directors, we believe that it is
the support of individuals and
organizations within the Cuyuna
Lakes Area and beyond that
have made this success possible.
The Cuyuna Range Youth
Center is not “just a youth center”, but a “center” for the identity of our community. We a
truly grateful for the support we
have received from so many
generous donors.
Give to the Max is a special
event coming up on Nov. 13
where we are able to double any
donation with a matching grant
up to $6,000. This grant is made
possible from the Hallett Trust.
We would appreciate your continued support at this time with a
donation that can be matched.
On this day, you can go to
GiveMn.org, type in a search
for the Cuyuna Range Youth
Center and make a donation.
You could also bring it into the
youth center that day and we
will do it for you. We are located at 15 3rd Ave. SW in Crosby
next to Subway. We would also
be happy to receive your donation in the mail and donate it on
that day. Our mailing address is
P.O. Box 263, Crosby 56441.
You may also go to our Web site
at www.cuyunarangeyouthcenter.org or Facebook.
We
appreciate any amount you may
consider. Our current annual
report showing everything our
youth are doing, our mission,
history, financial statements,
pictures, major programming
areas and costs as well as a letter
from our director and list of supporters is available in and
around our community as well
as at the youth center.
If 600 people gave $10 we
would meet our goal of $12,000.
If you can’t give financially,
consider being a volunteer. Call
Brad Hanson at 546-5671.
Thank you for your time and
considering
this
request.
CRYC is worth your investment!
Jackie Nornes
CRYC volunteer and
board member
LILY HABIGHORST and Hailey Rush of Girl
Scout Troop 16 show some of the 70 scarves
they made and will donate to area elementary
schools. Rush and Habighorst realized there
was a need for scarves st the schools so they
made and donated the fleece scarves.
Great River Strings presents
‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’
Great River Strings presents ‘Four Weddings and a
Funeral’ on Saturday, Nov. 15
at the Crosby High School
Auditorium at 7 p.m. and
Sunday, Nov. 16 at the Aitkin
High School at 2 p.m.
TEPPI BUNDY (left), Lily Habighorst (center)
and School Nurse Erin are shown with some of
the clothes donated to CRES through the
‘Clothes for Kids’ project.
HAILEY RUSH and Lily Habighorst are shown
with tubs of clothes donated to Brainerd Area
elementary schools. Rush and Habighorst’s
project, titled ‘Clothes for Kids’ involved collecting children’s clothing to donate to the school
nurses at seven elementary schools in the
Crosby and Brainerd area. Whenever a student
is in need of a change of clothing, the nurses
can hand out the ‘emergency clothes’.
The purpose of the
JFHML Friends Foundation
(a 501(c)3) entity) is to promote, enhance and support
the work of the Jessie F.
Hallett Memorial Library.
Do you ever wonder what
makes the Jessie F. Hallett
Memorial Library possible?
Take a look in the mirror!
Patrons, volunteers and supporters are essential to the
continued growth and sustainability of our library.
Through the generosity of
Crosby entrepreneur E.W.
Hallett, the Jessie F. Hallett
Memorial Library became a
reality in 1978. Today the
library continues to be funded
by the Hallett Trust (70 percent of the annual budget),
with the City of Crosby contributing 10 percent of the
annual budget. The remaining
20 percent of the library's
operating budget is made up
of contributions from the
cities of Cuyuna, Deerwood,
Ironton and Riverton; the
townships of Deerwood,
Fairfield,
Irondale
and
Wolford; partnership with the
Crosby-Ironton
School
District #182; donations from
library patrons, and fund-raising efforts spearheaded by the
JFHML Friends Foundation.
The biggest JFHML
Friends Foundation fund-raiser of the year begins on GIVE
TO THE MAX DAY,
Thursday, Nov. 13, and coincides with the annual “Jingle
Books” campaign. Funds
raised between Nov. 13
through Dec. 31 will be used
to purchase books, eBooks,
audiobooks and periodicals in
2015. Last year's campaign
raised $6,700; this year we've
set a lofty goal of $12,000!
You can play a big part in
meeting our goal! On Nov.
13, beginning at 12:01 a.m.,
visit: www.givemn.org and
type in any of the following:
Hallett Library, JFHML
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get creative and challenge coworkers, family members or
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to find out how.
After Nov. 13 you can stop
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or family member at the same
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$20 family, $30 business and
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gently used books, DVDs,
repurposed book art and bookrelated crafts at Backstreet
Books.
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Nov. 14 Quilter to speak at Ripple
The
Pequot
Lakes
Community Theater production of Singin’ in the Rain
opens on Friday, Nov. 14.
Experience one of the best
theater groups in the state
when you attend a performance by the Pequot Lakes
Community Theater production team. Performances take
place on the stage of the
Pequot Lakes High School
Theater located at 30805
Olson Street in Pequot Lakes.
Singin’ in the Rain performances are Nov. 14, 15,
16, 21, 22 and 23. The Friday
and Saturday shows begin at
7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee
shows are at 2 p.m. Tickets
will be sold at the door, if
available. To reserve tickets
call the Pequot Lakes
Community Education office
at 568-9200. Ticket prices are
$12 for adults, $10 for seniors
(age 60 and over) and $8 for
youth (age 18 and under).
Senior dance
in Deerwood
All area seniors are invited to the Deerwod Legion on
the first and third Fridays of
every month for a senior
dance. The event has an open
bar and offers potluck items
to snack on. Cost is $6 and is
held from 1 to 4 p.m.
Everyone is welcome!
River Quilters on Tuesday
Kathy Munkelwitz, Isle,
will present her handappliqued,
hand-quilted
work, which has won awards
at the Minnesota State Fair
and American Quilt Society
shows in Kentucky, at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the 40
Club Convention Center in
Aitkin. Several national magazines have published articles
about her quilts, which often
incorporate feed sacks from
the 1930’s.
Munkelwitz’s talk, open
to the public, is the feature of
the meeting of Ripple River
Quilters, an Aitkin-area quilting and fabric-arts group.
Ripple River Quilt members are encouraged to bring
“show and tell” projects to
share at the meeting. Ripple
River Quilters welcomes
beginning-to-expert quilters/
fabric-artists to its monthly
meetings, held the second
Tuesday of every month in
Aitkin. For this program, a $5
fee for non-members will be
accepted at the door.
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kindergarten and first grade
music teacher at Riverside
Elementary
School in
Brainerd. She also teaches
private violin, viola, cello and
bass lessons to students ages
three to adult.
—By Amy Sharpe, Friends Foundation Board
Give to the Max
teen years ago to improve the
health and well being of people on the Cuyuna Range.
Since opening, the center has
served thousands of people in
its fitness center, ice arena,
pools, classrooms and meeting spaces. The Hallett Center
is supported by member and
guest fees, the Hallett Trust,
the City of Crosby and the
Hallett Community Center
(HCC) Foundation.
The HCC Foundation was
established
nearly
two
decades ago to raise funds for
the building, development
and support of the center.
Nearly $4 million has been
gathered for these purposes.
We need your ongoing support. Contributions are used
to maintain the health and
wellness mission of the center, including its infrastructure and equipment.
The foundation is grateful
to its supporters and asks you
to consider designating the
Hallett Community Center
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Give to the Max Day, Nov.
13. You may stop by the
Hallett Center with your gift
or pledge or sign on to
GiveMN.org on Nov. 13.
The Hallett Community
Center Foundation Board:
Joyce Rush, Paul Perpich,
Brad McCusker, Walt Lager,
Erik Christenson,
Theresa Lashyro,
Sue Bowles,
Krista Bordwell,
Sandy Arcand and
Barb Anderson
JILL LEE
Friends Corner
Give to the Max for
The Hallett Center of
Crosby was established fifthe Youth Center
Dear Editor:
I’m inspired! I’m encouraged! I’m full of hope for the
youth of our community!
It has been three years now
that I have been honored to be
on the board of directors with
the Cuyuna Range Youth
Center as well as a volunteer. I
am overwhelmed at the
progress this center has made
during this time. With new
leadership for programming
and volunteers our daily numbers have grown beyond what
we ever envisioned and our visibility in the community is evident. Everyone living in the
Crosby-Ironton area should
know what a difference this
vibrant facility has made to so
many youth and families in our
community.
Brad Hanson, our program
coordinator, exemplifies and
leads the goals and mission of
what the youth center was
founded upon. As a board we
have also been fortunate to
make some capital improvements both to the inside and
outside of the building. This
has brought in more individuals
and groups that want to rent our
facility for their own special
events. Our elementary program has grown in numbers as
well.
After being a teacher here at
C-I for over 25 years, I have
also found a renewed enthusiasm seeing the changes in our
youth both through my teaching at the high school, and as a
volunteer at the youth center. I
have seen so much growth in
their self esteem and success in
The Great River Strings is
gearing up for the beginning
of its 16th season of providing quality string music to
Aitkin and surrounding communities. The Ripple River
Strings, the beginning orchestra, is proud to welcome Jill
Lee as its new director. Lee
grew up in St. Louis, MO and
currently lives in Crosby with
her husband and daughter.
She began playing violin in
the third grade and viola during her senior year of high
school She graduated from
DePauw University with a
BA in Music Education. She
played violin with the
Depauw
Symphony
Orchestra and viola for the
student directed Opera Pit
Orchestra. Lee has taught
elementary and high school
students and is currently a
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