Museum to offer Friendship Day:
A Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 19
Plains Art Museum will host “Friendship Day: A Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration” from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19. The event is free and open to the public, and includes a screenprinting activity with quotes from Dr. King. Registration is required to ensure enough supplies. Register at www.plainsart.org or call 701-551-6100. The event is supported in part by Moorhead Rotary Club.
Business Discussions at SBDC Satellites
New in 2015, the West Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will be hosting monthly business discussions at each satellite center. The consultant-led discussions will be open to the public and free to attend. Over the next three months, strategic planning, customer appreciation and student internships will be the focus with handouts available on the subject.
This interactive discussion is designed to prepare, educate and inform small business owners of topics that affect their business. Small business owners, community leaders and individuals seeking to start a business are encouraged to join the event. The SBDC goal is to ensure the success and expand small business.
Each discussion will be held at noon for 30 to 45 minutes, during regularly scheduled satellite monthly days, with the exception of Hawley, held at 2 pm.
Detroit Lakes, 2nd Tuesday, M State BES
Moorhead, 1st Monday, Grant Center, Room 119
Perham, 2nd Wednesday, City Hall
Hawley, 2nd Tuesday, BES Incubator
There is no cost to join the discussions and no need to register; for more information contact Sheila at with the West Central MN SBDC at (218) 299-3037 or sbdc@cord.edu.
The West Central Small Business Development Center is one of nine regional offices throughout the state of Minnesota that provides no-cost, confidential, one-on-one, professional business consulting services to existing and start-up businesses on a variety of business topics. This is a federal, state, and locally funded program hosted by the Concordia College Offutt School of Business. Additional information about services, workshops and trainings, and our partners can be found at offuttschoolofbusiness.org/sbdc.
Lake Agassiz Regional Library
Announces Winter Used Book Sale: January 29-31
Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) will host a used book sale in the lower level of the Moorhead Library, 118 5th St. S., on Thursday, January 29 through Saturday, January 31.
Hundreds of materials will be available for purchase including many adult fiction and nonfiction books, periodicals, audiovisual items, and children’s materials.
Customers may fill a bag with items for five dollars. Proceeds of the sale will be used to support the Lake Agassiz Regional Library collection.
Book sale hours will be: Thursday (1/29) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday (1/30) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday (1/31) 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
For more information on this and other LARL events and services, contact the Lake Agassiz Regional Library office at 218-233-3757 or online atwww.larl.org.
New Business Serves Area Seniors, Families
Home Helpers and Direct Link is excited to announce the launch of a new franchise in Fargo, North Dakota. This locally owned and operated business is owned by Jackie Milbrath, who is looking forward to providing a higher level of companion care services.
Home Helpers is the nation’s leading franchise specializing in comprehensive home care for seniors, new mothers and individuals needing recuperative and continuing assistance. Direct Link is its proprietary line of 24/7 medical alert systems, including a fall sensor, automated medication dispenser and vital signs monitoring units. Home Helpers & Direct Link of Fargo serves Fargo, West Fargo and the surrounding communities.
For more information about how Home Helpers & Direct Link of Fargo can help you and your family, call (701)540-6226, email JMilbrath@homehelpershomecare.com or visithttp://local.homehelpershomecare.com/fargo/home.
North Dakota Department of Health
Highlights the Importance of HPV Vaccination
The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) reminds the public that everyone between the ages of 11 and 26 should receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical and other cancers during National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in January.
According to Molly Howell, Immunization Program Manager with the NDDoH, every 20 minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with an HPV-related cancer. Almost all cervical cancer is caused by HPV.
A three-dose series of HPV vaccines for all adolescents 11 to 12 years of age, with catch-up vaccination at ages 13 to 26, can prevent HPV infection and its associated cancers. A new vaccine, Gardasil 9®, was recently licensed for use in the United States that will provide protection against 90 percent of all cervical cancers. “It is important to be vaccinated against
HPV to prevent the disease and its related cancers,” said Howell. “Anyone not previously vaccinated, even if they are already sexually active, should receive the full three dose series.”
In an effort to increase HPV vaccination rates, the North Dakota Immunization Program has been sending recall notices to parents of adolescents ages 12 to17 who are 30 or more days behind on their adolescent immunizations, including those who have started but not completed the HPV series. Starting in 2015, postcards will be sent to the parents of adolescents turning 11, encouraging them to vaccinate their children against HPV. Additionally, the North Dakota Immunization Program is conducting a statewide television, radio and online media campaign to promote HPV vaccination. Parents are encouraged to visit www.getHPVvaccine.com for more information. It is important to vaccinate our children today to protect them from cancer tomorrow.