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February 13, 2010
Brave souls and warm hearts are invited to join Saint Mary’s in the first “Cardinal Plunge” Saturday, March 6. This freezing fundraiser's proceeds will be split between Haiti relief efforts and a fund in honor of Michael Mockler, a current sophomore at Saint Mary’s who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
The Saint Mary’s community is finding many unique and fun ways to raise money for Haiti.
Brave souls and warm hearts are invited to join Saint Mary’s in the first “Cardinal Plunge” Saturday, March 6. This freezing fundraiser begins at 1 p.m. at Lake Goodview, located at Michael LaCanne Park.
“Cardinal Plunge” proceeds will be split between Haiti relief efforts and a fund in honor of Michael Mockler, a current...
February 13, 2010
The first “Love Pink” event, a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness, will be held at noon Saturday, Feb. 27, as the SMU women’s tennis team takes on Winona State University at the Winona Tennis Center, 360 Vila St.
SMU fans should wear white for a white out; WSU is doing a black out. Admission is free, and donation jars will be available.
Contact Jeff Halberg, Ext. 8711 or jhalberg@smumn.edu, for more information.
February 11, 2010
The Saint Mary’s University Chamber Singers will present a Homecoming Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, at Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels on the Saint Teresa campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The 22-voice select ensemble, directed by Dr. Patrick O’Shea, is touring Colorado as part of their 2010 Concert Tour. Tour highlights include performances at the Chapel of Our Savior and the St. Paul Catholic Church...
February 11, 2010
Three students from Saint Mary's University will go to the the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, Feb. 25, to present the results of their independent research and creative scholarship.
Three students from Saint Mary’s University, along with their faculty advisors, will head to the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, Feb. 25, to present the results of their independent research and creative scholarship at the annual Minnesota Private College Scholars at the Capitol event.
February 11, 2010
Winona State University’s Celebration of the Book will host “Typeface: A Film by Justine Nagan” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in the Science Laboratory Center Auditorium.
The film focuses on a rural Midwestern museum and print shop where international artists meet retired craftsmen, and together they navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique.
A discussion with Nagan, creator of the film, will be held...
February 11, 2010
Winona State University will hold its first Winona Area Summer Camp and Education Fair 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at Winona Middle School.
Families will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from a variety of camps and summer programs for all ages. The pool will be available for open swim. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Camp and program coordinators are invited to promote their programs to Winona area...
February 10, 2010
It’s the embodiment of the American dream: the notion that every child in the U.S. can go to school, get a quality education, land a job that pays a living wage, and take part in all that our nation has to offer.
Unfortunately, while the U.S. ranks as the richest country in the world, it also has the highest percentage of children living in poverty among developed nations—and living in poverty seriously limits a child's access to a quality...
It’s the embodiment of the American dream: the notion that every child in the U.S. can go to school, get a quality education, land a job that pays a living wage, and take part in all that our nation has to offer.
February 10, 2010
The 2nd Wonderful Super Duper Delicious Winona Variety Show will be held Saturday, Feb. 20th at 7pm and Sunday, Feb. 21st at 4pm at the Historic Masonic Theatre at 255 Main Street in downtown Winona.
February 9, 2010
WSU is partaking in a photography / brush cutting / weenie and marshmallow roast event on Ledebuhr bluff on Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m., and everyone is invited.
In the fall, many WSU students and Winona community members helped cut buckthorn and other invasives; this time MVC will bring chain saws to cut the big cedars that are shading out native "goat prairie" on the bluff sides. We'll cut more buckthorn, stack and burn...
February 9, 2010
Readers of this blog recognize that "Treadmill of Production Theory" underlies many of my ideas on sustainable beekeeping and what I call "social apiculture": the idea that sustainable beekeeping is not simply a matter of how we manage our hives, nor where we locate our hives in the physical environment but also a matter of the very way human beings organize their own societies.
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