Monday, February 26, 2018

9:30 – 10:30 MONDAY INTEREST GROUPS Please see page 18

BOOK DISCUSSION Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
Discussion Leader: Karen Gray

Reichel, food editor and restaurant critic, wrote for those who love food and love to read about it. The story is boiling over with mystery, intrigue, romance, and history.

GREAT DECISIONS Topic: TBD
Leaders: Joyce Prudden and Barb Taft

A topic of current interest will be chosen for discussion.

HANDWORK/CRAFTS: Zentangle
Leaders: Mary Aspnes and Holly Lewis

Zentangle is a drawing method that enables people of all abilities to create beautiful images by using repeating patterns. Using pen and paper, draw deconstructed images one stroke at a time. It is good way to focus and soothe.

KNOW YOUR DEVICE Leader: Esther Fabes

This users group will answer each other’s questions about smart phones, iPads, and general technology mysteries.

10:45 – 11:45 WRITERS and READERS

Local Food Takes Root Speaker: Beth Dooley, Author, Writer for StarTribune Taste section, and Commentator on KARE 11 TV and Minnesota Public Radio

Growing organic food protects soil’s fertility, human health, and animal welfare, but is criticized as being expensive, elite, and impractical. Yet, local food will be important when energy prices soar again and unstable weather is the norm. By sharing stories from latest research, organic farmers, and revitalized urban communities, Dooley will cover the hopeful state of our food.

11:45 – Noon ANNOUNCEMENTS
12:00 – 1:15 LUNCHEON

1:15 – 2:15 EDUCATION

Comprehensive View of Minnesota Early Learning from Birth to Third Grade Speaker: Bobbie Burnham, Director of Early Learning Services Division,
Minnesota Department of Education

The World’s Best Workforce is a 2013 bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature to address implementation of learning goals. Burnham will describe the strategies implemented by Early Learning Services to support the vision that all Minnesota children, prenatal through grade three, are prepared for kindergarten, third grade reading, and lifelong learning.