The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Clay County 2009 will be held on the MSUM campus June 12-13. It is one of 5,000 community gatherings nationally where teams of people camp out and take turns circling a track or path to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and empower all individuals to fight back against this disease.
The YWCA Cass Clay presents “It’s Time to Talk: Forums on Race” fourth annual luncheon featuring renowned anti-racism speaker Tim Wise on Tuesday, June 9 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott in Moorhead. Tickets are $35/each (student tickets/$25). The luncheon will feature a keynote address on “White Privilege” by Wise, followed by a panel discussion with community leaders and a general Q & A.
Only two weeks remain to purchase raffle tickets for the Council on Staff Affairs Summer Social on Wednesday, June 17 9-11 a.m. in the Science Lab Atrium.
A picture book about a despondent cow named Marjorie, unable to do handstands or ride bikes like her more talented Holstein barn mates, who amazingly lays an egg under a cunning plan hatched by a group of well-meaning chickens, and a tale about a young Abe Lincoln saved from drowning by a boy who became his life-long friend, were named winners of this year’s fifth annual Read Aloud Book Awards.
On Wednesday June 3rd the Moorhead Fire Department will be
conducting training at Dahl Hall.