Minnesota’s portion of the Digital Inclusion Summit
Whew – it’s been a day. I just finished the final segment of the Digital Inclusion Summit – the panel hosted by James Farstad and the Knight Foundation in Maplewood. ...
St Joseph’s Church Hosts Corned Beef Dinner for the Grand Rapids Food Shelf
Please join St. Joseph’s Church and the Knights of Columbus on Saturday, March 13th from 6-7pm for a Corned Beef Dinner to benefit the Grand Rapids Food Shelf. Tickets are $8 for Adults and $4 for children under 12 and available at the door. St Joseph’s Church is located at 315 SW 21st St in Grand Rapids. Thanks to the Knights of Columbus and St Joe’s for their support of Second Harvest and the Grand Rapids Food Shelf. ...
New/Emphasized Project of Digital Inclusion Summit
We heard about some new projects in the last hour of the FCC presentation today. It was jam packed but I’ve tried at least to provide links for more info and I’ve captured the questions asked below. Knight Foundation President and CEO Alberto Ibargüen talked about the Knight/FCC Apps for Inclusion Challenge. ...
Sneak Preview for tomorrow’s webinar
It’s a busy week – leading up to an even busier week next week I’m sure. As you may know Blandin is participating in the conference tomorrow talking to communities about the Google Network plan. ... More from Blandin on Broadband
No child should have to ask, ‘What day is dinner?’
This year’s Second Harvest Minnesota Foodshare Campaign is compelling. It introduces us to the story of Logan, a seven-year old living in Itasca County:
He [Logan] didn’t like the idea that there are people right here, right now who are going hungry.
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Linda Mills -grhs61
Linda Mills -grhs61
Linda was a class member of the class of 1961 Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids Minnesota
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CD High Bongo Release Party Saturday
Hey everyone! KC Johnson and Albert Downing are celebrating their new CD with a party at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 6th at the VFW Club in beautiful historic downtown Grand Rapids. 2 Blue is abolutely wonderful. ...
Dancing With Our Stars at the Reif
This fantastic performance features the cream-of-the-crop dancers in the Reif Center Dance Program. They are paired with willing members of the community to put on a show a la Dancing with Our Stars. ...
Gopher Country
The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce members held their monthly meeting this week. The meeting was themed "Your Business Resource. Tapping into the business resources of the University of Minnesota for your success." and featured speaker Matt Kramer, Director of the Office of Business Relations at the University of Minnesota.
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Address Spoofing
Address Spoofing
HowStuffWorks.comAddress spoofing is the most common trick phishers use to gain information.
The more complex a Web browser or e-mail client is, the more loopholes and weaknesses phishers can find.
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MacRostie Art Center Opening Friday
The opening reception for two shows will be Friday, March 5, 5-7pm at the MacRostie Art Center. Soda-Fired Ceramics will be featured in the MacRostie Gallery. ... More from Grand Rapids Arts!
Add a quarter to your order at Grand Casino
In 2009, there were more than 30,000 individual trips made to area food shelves surrounding the communities near Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley.
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Hats off to I Falls Commission
Ok, they are in Koochiching County, but once in a while you have to congratulate your neighbors. We are especially pleased with the International Falls Cable Commission because it is working hard to rejuvenate its public access television station. ... More from Itasca Community Television blogs
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Mr. Martinson was "Cat in the Hat" for Cohasset Elementary's celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday. You can go to his blog and see pictures. IASC Communi ...
Gotta Keep Reading
Ocoee Middle School in Ocoee, FL partnered with Full Sail to create an inspirational music video to get students across the country excited about reading. ...
Join the Feinstein Challenge
For the 13th consecutive year, Alan Shawn Feinstein will divide $1 million among anti-hunger agencies nationwide, using it as a spur to raise funds during March and April 2010.All donations made to Second Harvest and the Grand Rapids Food Shelf from March 1st to April 30 will qualify for the challenge allocation. ... More from Second Harvest News
Is your child learning to Love to Read?
Check out this podcast from "Good Enough Moms".As people around the world prepare to celebrate World Read Aloud Day on March 3, Pam Allyn, founder of LitWorld and author of What to Read When, and Meredith Sinclair, star mommy blogger of Hoo-dee-hoo.com, join Dr. ... More from Itasca Project Read
Call for Entries for the Art on the Edge
It’s time to start planning to enter the Edge Center Gallery Juried Exhibit that is in July. The way juried exhibits work is that emerging and experienced artists choose the 1 to 3 pieces of their own work that they think are most successful. ...
2010 Events
APRIL 10-11 Fargo’s Theatre B – The Year of Magical Thinking –Sat. 7pm Sun. - 2pm 18th Itasca Community Chorus – 3PM 29th Pat Surface – afternoon school 2:10pm Eve. ...
Applebee's Pancake Fundraiser
This is it folks! Saturday, March 6 from 8:00-10:00 a.m., Itasca Community Chorus will be cooking and serving up those delicious pancake breakfasts. For a mere $6.00, you can not only dine, but be treated to smiling servers and a chance to catch up with old friends.
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