Duluth will hold September 11 memorial

The City of Duluth will hold its annual September 11 observation on Tuesday, September 11 at Bayfront Festival Park. The memorial will begin at 12:15 p.m.
Bernadine Martin, a Duluth Salvation Army volunteer who served at Ground Zero, will offer her recollections as part of the event.

The Duluth Police and Fire combined honor guard will take part and area military units will also be invited. Mayor Herb Bergson will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

The public is invited to attend the event which is free of charge.

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Help for school supplies

By Meg Kearns
CHUM Distributive Services
727-2391


Several organizations will be distributing school supplies and backpacks this year to local students in need. Most require an I.D. for each child receiving supplies (social security cards, birth certificate or medical cards).

The list of agencies and resources offered are:

1. Churches United in Ministry (CHUM), Duluth School District #709, Minnesota Power Foundation and the Junior League will be sponsoring a “Back to School Fair” on Tuesday, August 21, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Central Administration Building at 215 North First Avenue East in Duluth. Resources,
information booths, backpack distribution and registration for the school lunch program will be available to Duluth public and charter school students. No pre-registration is required. For more information, call Meg at 727-2391.

2. Union Gospel Mission, 219 ½ East First Street, will distribute school supplies to families currently using their services and families unable to go to the other distribution sites. They are taking advanced sign up on Mondays-Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. until August 22. Families will need to show proof of income and identification cards for students. The Union Gospel Mission is also accepting donations of supplies. The distribution will be Tuesday, September 4, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, contact Kerri at 722-1196.

3. If families miss the above distributions, backpacks will be available at their school’s office after August 30. These backpacks will be supplied to the Duluth School District by Junior League of Duluth.

4. If your teenager needs clothing, the Teen Clothes Closet has clothing for ages 13-21 years. A referral from an agency must be made and an appointment set up to visit the Teen Clothes Closet. Call 393-0851 for more information.

5. Finally, families with annual income of $37,500 or less also have the option to purchase their children’s school supplies and then submit store receipts for the K-12 Education Credit on their 2006 tax return (see Schedule M1ED). This credit also covers tutoring, music lessons and up to $200 for computer hardware and educational software.

School supplies will be distributed to Superior students at the Superior Middle
School on August 22 & 23. Parents must pre-register by August 17 at the
Superior Housing Authority, Bayside Baptist Church, the United Way or @ http://www.superiorchamber.org/

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Lakewalk extension receives Minnesota DNR grant to

The City of Duluth has been awarded a $130,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for Phase 2 of the Lakewalk East Extension. The grant is the largest among seven issued statewide totaling $650,000.

"The Lakewalk extension project is important to us and I thank the Minnesota DNR for helping make it happen," Mayor Herb Bergson. "I thank our staff which worked hard to get the grant and I.m looking forward to a beautiful, expanded Lakewalk as a result. This project will link Lakeside with the Bayfront area in a whole new way and will complement light rail service to the Lakeside area as well."

Phase 2 will construct a trail from 36th to 47th Avenues East within the North Shore Scenic Railroad.s right-of-way. Total project cost is estimated at $900,000.

For additional information on projects and funding, visit the DNR.s website at
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/releases/index.html.

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DTCU & Salavation Army helping with school back packs

DTCU in conjunction with the Salvation Army is accepting donations of new back packs and school supplies for local kids in need.

Thru August 31st you may drop off yourdonations at either DTCU location.
Duluth Teachers Creidt UnionDowntown 11 West 2nd St.
722-9242
or Kenwood
1358 West Arrowhead Rd (in Kenwood Shopping Center
724-8218

The Salvation Army will distribute in time for the first day of school.

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Mayor repeats request for special session

Mayor repeats request for special session
Mayor Herb Bergson has renewed his call for a special session of the Minnesota Legislature to
approve a tax bill.
In a letter to Governor Tim Pawlenty sent Monday morning, Mayor Bergson wrote the following:
"Dear Governor Pawlenty:
In good conscience I can’t just walk away without telling you again how important the tax bill is to a lot of cities in Minnesota. The tax bill that would have returned $3.7 million of what we lost in LGA over the last several years is in desperate need. There is no doubt in my mind that we will have to cut police,fire and public works services if there isn’t a tax bill. I am not blaming anyone,we just need you to be a good leader and get the LGA to Minnesota’s cities.

Governor, I have heard horror stories from other mayors about how many police and fire services will be cut if the bill doesn’t come back. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and many more cities won’t have the resources to watch over its citizenry without that state aid. Please consider a special session and please give us the tax bill all of our police and fire departments need."



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American Indian Commission to host "Feast and Forum" on Thurs., Aug. 23

The City of Duluth American Indian Commission will host a “Feast and Public Forum” on Thursday, Aug. 23. The event will be held in the auditorium at the Washington Center, 310 North First Ave. W.

The free feast will begin at 5:00 p.m. Following the feast, the commission will host an open and informal public forum, where the commission will listen to all those who wish to share their thoughts, opinions and advice regarding issues and concerns in Duluth’s American Indian community.

In announcing the “Feast and Public Forum” commission co-chairs Joycelyn Dorscher and Michele Gordon, said “The commission wants to hear directly from Duluth’s American Indian residents about what they see as the real issues that are most challenging to their community.”
Commission secretary Donna Ennis echoed the Co-chairs and said the Duluth American Indian Commission values all thoughts and comments relating to or affecting the services, facilities, policies and issues that are of concern to the American Indian Community and hopes that many people from the community come out and let their voices be heard.

This evening is part of the Duluth American Indian Commission’s ongoing efforts to reach out to the community. Part of the commission’s mission is to develop recommendations to the City Council and City Administration to ensure that the American Indian community’s concerns are considered in the City’s decision and policy making process.

Mayor Bergson emphasized the City’s continuing support for the commission’s mission “This is a very important initiative. We are very supportive of this event and all that it means. When you think of all the infrastructure improvements that have taken place over the past 20 years because of our partnership with our Indian friends, you realize how important it is to build relationships and remember to say thank you.”

The Duluth American Indian Commission was established by the City of Duluth by an ordinance passed in 2003. The 11 commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and include cultural and spiritual leaders, activists and other American Indian community advocates.

Eclectic music ranging from progressive rock, rhythm and blues, and reggae, with food by

CAPTIONS: first photo: The delegation gathered with friends from the Magdelena, Venezuela community. Linda and Tom Curran, Bill Hardesty, Joel Kilgour, Martha Minchak, Kathy Nygard (International Team leader), Lyn and John Clark Pegg (Delegation Coordinators).

Second photo: A group of children from the Olaya Herrera displaced community on the Caribbean coast in Cartegena, Colombia.

By Lyn Clark Pegg

A benefit for Witness for Peace - Upper Midwest and ASDIC for Youth will be held on Sunday, Aug. 19 from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Lafayette Square Community Center, 3026 Minnesota Ave.. on Park Point. Enjoy an eclectic mix of music ranging from progressive rock, to rhythm and blues, to reggae. Food by Simply Southern will be available.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and no charge for children under 10. Call 218-525-4542 or email pnprovost@charter.net for reservations.

In May a Witness for Peace delegation traveled to Colombia and Venezuela for 12 days to learn about the conditions in those countries and the effects of U.S. economic and military policies.
In Colombia the group visited communities of indigenous people and Afro-Colombians who have been displaced by internal violence. They also met with human rights activists, religious leaders and government and military officials.

In Venezuela the group learned first-hand about the “Bolivarian Social Movement,” touring housing, educational and health care projects recently initiated by President Chavez. They also talked with many community activists and government officials and heard a wide range of opinions both for and against these transformational changes.

Need a summertime gift? Purchase a Patch gift baske

East Hillside Patch is creating gift baskets as a fund-raiser. Purchase one of these gift baskets and East Hillside Patch will receive 100 percent of the profits. Donate to a local non-profit agency while you save time and money. Send an elegantly designed basket to everyone on your list for Graduation, College Survival, Weddings, Babys, New House, Get Well, Thank You, Congrats, Condolence, Anniversary, Birthday, Promotion, the list is endless!
Each basket is filled with exquisite items designed for the utmost enjoyment. Baskets may be filled with, chocolate, snacks, cookies, candy, coffee, tea, pampering bath /spa products, gardening products, or anything you want. Patch is open to changing any basket to suit your needs. Call 218-728-4287

Naomi’s Notes

Americans are able to pull together for health care for everyone

Affordable health care is a problem for many people in America. You would think if a person has a full time job or a professional job, that they would be able to afford health care. But for many people the financial costs of visiting the doctor or the emergency room can be just as devastating as the illness or injury.

A Harvard study found that illness and medical bills caused half of the bankruptcies in 2002. Surprisingly, most of those people had medical insurance at the onset of their illness. Many small businesses can not afford to offer their employees an adequate health insurance policy. Here in Duluth we debate the city retiree health insurance “problem.” Why are we even in a situation where it is problem to give retiree’s the best care available?

We are missing the point when we argue over what to do about the city retiree’s. American’s need to band together and figure out what to do about the cost of health care for everyone.

The costs of health care are crippling America, both in physical and financial terms.
The Hillsider’s front page story is about Patch, a neighborhood program that is helping low and middle income people access health care and putting together a survey to use to apply pressure to politicians to take action to correct the health care problem.

Another organization, the Minnesota Citizens Federation Northeast had made affordable, universal health care the top priority. Their website states, “This means a public insurance system that treats everyone the same; holds down prices; eliminates paperwork waste and duplication of expensive equipment; and takes decision making out of the hands of private insurance companies. Everyone is covered, regardless of his or her work situation, and families pay less than before.”

For more information contact them at: 2110 W. First St. Suite 102, Duluth Minnesota 55806, phone 218-727-0207, or E-mail: admin@citizensfed.org

As a journalist, I have seen Americans pull together to help each other. I have seen people come together during floods, tornados, fires, illnesses and injuries. It is time we, as a nation, pull together to help ourselves before we become crippled by the debt of health care.

The following is my personal reaction to the movie, SiCKO which played in Duluth in July.

A Jaded woman cries: America, what have we become?
I think I have become jaded. I sat there watching the movie screen as the camera focused on a young woman with tears streaming down her face. She was a health insurance representative and she listed reasons why people are denied health insurance. She talked about one couple who sat down with her and filled out all their paperwork. The husband would be late for work because of the time it took them to fill out the paperwork, but the wife didn’t care, because now they had health insurance. The couple was so happy to finally get insurance. But this young health insurance representative knew that two weeks later this couple would receive a letter telling them they were denied
Oh, give me a break, I thought. Is she really crying over that?
Halfway through the movie, we watch the stories of two women who had been dumped off by hospitals because the hospitals could no longer afford to keep them.
A question was asked of America, “What have we become?” I can’t remember the specific words to quote from the movie, but the next scene showed farmers helping each other out during harvest season.
I know those people! I have written stories about these people; stories about farmers banding together to help a neighboring family harvest their crop because the husband had been sick. My mind flashed back to Iowa, 1998. I could smell the soil and freshly cut wheat. I could hear the machinery clanking. I remember the men’s and women’s voices as they took a break for lunch. I remember being teased by a man because I had climbed up on top of a huge stack of bailed hay to get a better photo. I was the reporter with the notebook and the camera, documenting how friendly and neighborly we Americans are. I was the editor who designated a whole page of text and photographs to this story of American will.
“Those are Americans. Those are the people I write stories about. We Americans are proud. We Americans are capable. We are good people.
But back to the question, “What have we become?” The juxtaposition of the focus on the face of the woman who was dumped out in the previous scene to the focus of the farmers helping each other out hit me.
Tears welled up in my eyes. In the previous scene a hidden video camera taped a disoriented woman still in her hospital gown dropped off by taxi.
Later as the movie producer’s camera focused on this woman’s face we got a good look at her. The camera forced us to look at her eyes. She was old; she was wrinkled; she had a scratch or some type of mark on her nose. She had been thrown out like so much trash.
My husband and I have our own personal stories. We sat and we watched stories of middle class Americans with consequences far worse than our own.
Twenty minutes later I looked at my husband’s face. He was sitting with his arms crossed over his chest, weeping. I reached over and grabbed his fingers and held on tight
America, what, have we become?

Best wishes to David Clanaugh

Best wishes to David Clanaugh, “The Hillsider’s” treasurer and fiscal manager. He and his family are moving to Houghton, Mich. so he can pursue his doctorate. We will miss you!

“Over the Top” Dance Studio offers classes for everyone whether experienced or beginner

When her studio is not busy with classes, Juliana Bertelsen uses it to rehearse with professional-level dancers to prepare for upcoming shows. This photo is from the rehearsal of “eMotion.” from left to right: Rod Raymond, Tamara Phillips, Mike Myers, Danny Whitehead, Lark Phillips (up high), Mike Neilson, Juliana Bertelsen, and Steve Skolasinski. (Photo submitted)

Juliana Bertelsen, a professional ballerina, has opened “Over-the-Top” Dance Studio at 132 E. Superior St., Suite 275. She is collaborating with several teachers so customers can choose from a range of styles. Teachers and styles include Vladimir Messing (Hip-Hop), Barb and Dave Hanson (Argentine Tango), Juliana Bertelsen (Salsa, Ballet, and Modern Dance), Sheila Matthews (Belly Dance), Lark Phillips (Tap), Rob Wittig (Tai Chi), Cynthia Tope (creative dance for youngsters), and Amber Olson (Lyrical Jazz).

Bertelsen said she wants to provide a space for everyone; adult beginners, toddlers or professionals to have fun and learn. “People say they are scared of dance or can’t dance, or sometimes intimidated to try,” Bertelsen said. “Often people try to learn a style that doesn’t fit their personality.”

She told how her mother tried to get her brother to dance a style that didn’t fit his personality, “When I was a kid, my mom, also a former ballerina, tried to make my brother take ballet. My brother was not a ballet dancer. No bribe would get him to ballet class, and he’d play hooky whenever possible. My mom had to get over it. Then my brother discovered Tap. He loved going to tap class!! Ten years later found him still busting out in spectacular moving rhythm of his own volition. He had discovered what people who dance know, that dance is freedom.

Classes are $7.00 per lesson. Visitors are welcome or phone 218-591-0748 for more information.

"Dis & Dat" new store on Central Hillside

By Naomi Yaeger-Bischoff

Caption: Demetris Boyd is the owner of “Dis & Dat.” Her daughter, Dajã Norvell helps her sell the candy.

Love Baker will assist with braiding


Demetris Boyd has opened a combination variety store and hair braiding service at 118. W. First St. She named it “D & D’s” or “Dis & Dat.” She said, “We sell ‘dis and we sell ‘dat.” The named coincides with the initials for her name and her daughter, Dajã Norvell, age 11. Dajã assists her in the store, especially selling the candy.

Boyd said she opened the store to help residents of Central Hillside who might need an household item like a sponge mop or an iron, and who don’t have the transportation to drive up to the Miller Hill area or want to take a two hour city bus trip. Her inventory changes every few days.

She has one wall that features handmade original crafts. Currently she had Native American artwork, including dream catchers which are priced less than similar artwork (by the same artist) on Canal Park Drive.

In the back there is a separate room for braiding. Boyd has 15 years experience braiding. Her hair braiding services can run from $10.00 to over $100.00 depending on the complexity of the design. Love Baker assists her with braiding. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. She also sells hair care products for African American hair. The store’s phone number is 218-727-1905.

Fiscal Manager Needed

Fiscal Manager Needed
This is a volunteer position with a $250.00 stipend.
Please come to an informational meeting on Monday, Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. to learn more,
or phone 2218-591-5277.
Click here for more info

Informational Meeting

Special meeting dates
this August
Informational meeting for prospective board members
and fiscal manger is
Monday, Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Board meeting for regular business on Wednesday,
Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Young love having fun by Chris Nichols

When you’re young and in-love,
you become oblivious to the summertime weather.

Is it responsible for newspapers to reprint other’s hate speech?

A Vehicle for Hate
On July 4, a letter promoting violence against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community was published in the Duluth News Tribune. To be clear, the letter called for a jihad against gay subculture. Though the author’s definition of jihad is questionable, the message was clear.

Hatred toward LGBT people is nothing new, but highlighting it on a national holiday may be. One can only wonder if a letter calling for a jihad against refugees, new citizens or illegal immigrants would have made it to print.

One way to deal with the anti-LGBT point of view is to simply dismiss it as blatant homophobia or religious fanaticism. But, are we to dismiss the fact that a percentage of anti-LGBT activists encourage violence against an underrepresented population? Or, that opinions inciting violence diminish the possibility of a peaceful exchange?

LGBT Americans pay equal taxes but are not afforded equal rights. Moreover, sexual orientation determines the amount of safety one is granted. And, hate speech, though controversial, is considered by many to be a form of discrimination.

With violent crime on the rise in Duluth and the annual Pride Festival around the corner, it’s likely that opinions endorsing violence against the LGBT community will continue to be a vehicle for spreading hate. Fortunately, each and every one of us has the right to recognize hate speech for what it is.

Lisa Kane

Scars Represent Healing

As I sat with my head hung down, feeling condemned, shame, and guilty because I didn’t please people, I heard God say, “Daughter lift up your head, you have my permission to go and grow.”
I said, “Daddy but I am so wounded.
Where am I going to go?
What am I going to do?”
He said, “Right Leg!”
I said, “What? What does my right leg have to do with this pity party I’m having?”
I looked down at my right leg at the big scar I got when I fell at about 6 years of age.
My Abba (Big Daddy) said, “That’s right! Scars represent healing, teaching lessons and character building!
Get up daughter!
Rise and shine!
For you will always be the apple of my eye Beloved.
By Prophetess Naomi-Tamar

“The Hillsider” now includes Lincoln Park

“The Hillsider” has distributed in the Lincoln Park or West End neighborhood for several months with a good response. In April, Lincoln Park Elementary was added as a distribution site. The school receives 475 papers which the students take home in their backpacks.
Other distribution sites include Embers and Burger King on Twenty-seventh Avenue West, Perkins on West Fortieth Avenue and the Salvation Army Thrift Store on Superior Street. If you know of a good distribution site or would like to have your business or agency added as a site please phone 218-591-5277.

With this added distribution sites, “The Hillsider” encourages submission of news from the Lincoln Park Neighborhood. Do you know of a new business or agency that could be covered in our Biz Buzz page? Do you have news of feature idea? Phone Naomi at 218-591-5277 or mail “The Hillsider” 928 ½ E. Fourth St., Duluth, MN 55805.

Remember, lots of people who live outside our coverage area pick up “The Hillsider.” Consider advertising with us today. See page 11 for rate.

Free dental care facilitated by Patch’s Health Equity Project

By Naomi Yaeger-Bischoff
hillsider@sundogpress.com

Gaining a dental hygienist was an immediate payoff from the Health Equity Project survey done in the East Hillside neighborhood this spring.

While conducting neighborhood surveys East Hillside Patch learned about Stacy Anderson, a registered Dental Hygienist who was looking for a space to offer free dental health services to children.

Anderson provides mobile services which are free to children on Medica, U-Care, First Plan Blue, and MN Health Care Program (MA). She works under the Minnesota Dental Hygienist Collaborative Practice Agreement under the supervision of a licensed dentist.
Few dental clinics accept patients on public health insurance programs. Anderson helps families who typically get turned away or have to endure lengthy waiting periods to access basic dental care for their children. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church provides the space at Carriage House located at 1710 E. Superior St.

Anderson’s services are for children ages 1 through 14 and include: gentle cleanings, fluoride applications, oral hygiene education, tooth sealants, and supplies to maintain oral health. Contact Patch at 728-4287 for more information.

If a family has no insurance, or needs help completing application forms or appeals, Patch staff connects them with appropriate resources in the community to help.

If a family is not eligible for assistance, Lake Superior Health Care Center may be able to help. The family must be willing to document their story/situation (anonymously) to add to Patch’s examples of why the state health care system needs to be transformed, which is the purpose of the Health Equity Project.

Patch, celebrates 10 years, Patch to conduct community assessment

CAPTION: Cindy Donner, executive director of East Hillside Patch and Jennifer Zapata, youth director, stand in front of their offices at 1406 E. Second St.

East Hillside Patch is celebrating ten years as an organization striving to help residents make this neighborhood a good place to live. A group of East Hillside Community Club neighbors formed Patch in 1997 to address the needs of residents.

The idea of using the word “Patch” comes from a similar program that the founders heard about in England and refers to a patch of ground.

Patch has many programs including summer and after-school programs for children, a gardening project, and two projects which include canvassing the neighborhood to ask residents about their needs. These projects are the Health Equity Project and the Community Assessment Project.

Open your door to speak
your mind
Starting in September, University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD) students and volunteers will knock on doors to ask questions for a Community Assessment Project. This survey is comprehensive and will collect information on all areas of living. The questionnaire was designed by the Wilder Foundation. Cindy Donner, executive director of Patch, said the Wilder Foundation is a leading edge organization and their surveys are considered “best practices.”
The survey includes questions with ratings. Questions include: “Do you have….“A doctor you can go to?’ Enough money to buy clothing and other necessities?” “Help with household chores?’ “Support in raising grandchildren or another relative’s child?” “Reliable transportation?”

Organizations such as United Way, Neighborhood Housing Services, CHUM and LISC are also involved in this survey which will be conducted in the Central Hillside and Lincoln Park neighborhoods as well as East Hillside.

The Wilder Foundation will provide training for conducting the survey. After the door-to-door survey is completed the information will be sent to the Wilder Foundation for analysis.
Donner said, “Patch has always organized around people’s needs.” So much has changed (in the last ten years.) Some needs have changed.

When the results are back neighbors will convene to decide how Patch should move forward.
Health Equity Project

Earlier this year, from January through April, nursing students from the College of St. Scholastica (CSS) visited various neighborhood places and centers to connect with low-income people and administer a survey which was part of the Health Equity Project. The students asked people about their specific challenges with the health care system, especially issues relating to payment and insurance.

Donner says she hopes this project will generate more political will to put pressure on the decision-makers to make changes in health care payment and insurance systems. Currently Patch has several people who are willing to tell their personal stories to the public.
Stories include: being denied care because they didn’t have the $1.00 co-pay needed the day they arrived for their appointment; being told that a medical procedure was covered only to discover, after receiving care, that it was denied coverage. Other issues include changes to the coverage without informing the recipients or so much paperwork that a person who is already ill feels defeated before even filling out the paperwork; and for some, problems reading or understanding the paperwork.

“A lot of M. D.’s are just as frustrated by the system,” said Donner. She spoke of one physician who was a speaker at a recent state forum on rural health care. This physician said she is paid more to remove a wart than to consult with a patient.

Donner says some people have ended up homeless because of their illness and the lack of coverage to treat the illness and the mounting bills. Patch offices are located at 1406 E. Second St., Suite B. Phone Patch 218-728-4287.

Duluth Area Thrivent Financial donates to Leif Erikson Viking ship

The Duluth Area Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans recently presented Save Our Ship (SOS) with a check for $1,600 in support of its 80th Anniversary Celebration held June 24 at Great Lakes Aquarium. The festivity raised more than $7,100 in support of restoration of the Leif Erikson Viking ship.
Receiving the check on behalf of SOS were (center) Neill Atkins, Chairman; Elaine Almquist, event volunteer; and Dwight Nelson, Treasurer. Brian Sorvik, Financial Director, and Zelda Cherne, Special Events Director, presented the check for Thrivent Financial.

Through the Care Abounds in Communities® chapter Care program, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans provides funding for members participating in community service teams. These teams are made up of six or more Thrivent Financial member families who seek to conduct fund-raising activities and/or hands-on service activities. Nonmembers of the organization are encouraged to participate in these Care program activities with established community service teams.
"Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a membership organization that encourages its members to join with others to use their volunteer and financial resources for the good of the community," said Sorvik. "Care Abounds in Communities makes the impact of Thrivent Financial members who join in service even greater. It’s tremendously exciting to know that when we volunteer, the organization that brings us together multiplies the good we do, providing even more help to people in need and our community."

About Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a Fortune 500 financial services membership organization helping nearly 3 million members achieve their financial goals and give back to their communities. Thrivent Financial and its affiliates offer a broad range of financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products and more. As a not-for-profit organization, Thrivent Financial sponsors national outreach programs and activities that support congregations, schools, charitable organizations and needy individuals. For more information, visit http://www.thrivent.com/.
Securities are offered through Thrivent Investment Management Inc., 625 Fourth Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1665, 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836) a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Member NASD. Member SIPC.

Wheeler tennis courts closed for repair

Wheeler tennis courts to close temporarily for repair
The tennis courts at the Wheeler complex will be closed during the week of August 6-10 for repairs.

All four courts will be re-sealed with new lines painted and nets replaced where needed. Materials used will need time to cure so players are asked to find other facilities next week.
Other such locations include Harrison, Woodland, Endion and Longview Tennis.