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Northwoods UU Fellowship, Brainerd//Pine River, MN August 11, 2013

The 30th anniversary picnic was held on August 10 at the Dam Site Park in Pine River, with eight members present plus a visitor, mostly founders. Pat Scott led the memorial service for past members, no longer with us. It was a beautiful day, and a light turnout, as it is a busy time for everyone. Great potluck lunch as always. Alison had made a clothesline timeline of events over the years, and archival photos were on view, as well as our banner. The previous one was stolen after the 20th anniversary get together! Not this time....

Next meeting is set for the 21st, a planning session, at Mary's house at 10am. Several things have been mentioned for programs, including the DVDs on the history of Unitarianism to be borrowed from Fargo-Morehead UU; the showing of Gasland at the HUG campus; some work on child prostitution; and other topics of interest as shown by the survey taken before the picnic. Since only a few were returned, we ask that those interested get their survey back to Pat, and we can make better plans in line with people's wishes. For now, the location is still at the Library in Nisswa on Saturdays, at least for one of the monthly meetings. We are delighted that the garage sale was such a success, and now we can plan for a speaker for PR-B school in the fall. Lots to do!

Submitted by Mary DeYoung, News Director  218-587-2543