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July 3, 2013  Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Brainerd/Pine River MN

A planning meeting will take place shortly to gather names and addresses for current and former members, to invite all to the 30th Anniversary Potluck Picnic for NUUF, on August 10. This will be held at the Lions Shelter in Pine River, next to the dam at the Dam Park, at noon. Tentatively scheduled for July 10, we will meet at Mary's house at 10am to go over lists from past years, and add people who have expressed interest, even if they never became actual members.

In addition, we are gathering items for the garage sale, to be held at Mary's on August 2. The application to participate in the city-wide sales is through the Pine River Chamber of Commerce with a $20 fee, and includes advertising on the city map of sale locations. This is our one and only fund-raiser for the year, and the proceeds will be used to fund the native speaker at the Pine River-Backus school in the fall. We are hoping for a great success with this!

Another addition to the TTTT collection of native American authors has been selected, this time House Made of Dawn, by N. Scott Momaday. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969, a first novel about a young returning WWII veteran, who as a native American alienated from his home and roots is unable to fit into the life of the dominant culture. There are passages so beautiful in description about the relationship of the native culture with nature, as part of it, that there is no doubt of its' authenticity and truth. Highly recommended.

Mary DeYoung, News Director