That’s right it’s Art Fest Time. From the food vendors, the music, and the awesome things to buy Art Fest has it all. My daughter especially loves the fresh lemonade. 2012 marks the ten year anniversary of Art Fest, sponsored by Altru Health Systems and the North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism Division. This year’s festivities include over 150 artists, plus food vendors in 2 food courts, and 2 days of live performances. Festivities begin Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. This is one of those events you do not want to miss! For more information, including a map and list of vendors and sponsors visit: http://www.novac.org/grand-cities-art-fest.html
Photo Courtesy of Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau
Temporary Road Closure
When summer hits everyone loves the season, with one exception, construction. On June 1st the City of Grand Forks has closed traffic on North Columbia Road from Gateway Drive to Bacon Road as they repair a storm sewer break at the English Coulee. The project is expected to take about one week to complete, weather permitting. For more information on construction projects visit the city website: www.grandforksgov.com
GF Energy Sustainability
Coordinator Named to
State Post
From the City of Grand Forks: Debra Pflughoeft-Hassett, the Energy Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Grand Forks, has been named the Vice-chair of the North Dakota chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The Council is the leader for the transformation to a more ecological way of planning and building that incorporates green design principles.
Pflughoeft-Hassett has been with the City of Grand Forks for the past 2 ½ years in a Department of Energy grant-funded position. Her efforts have helped lead to traffic signal coordination throughout Grand Forks, energy efficiency upgrades at the Central Fire station, and a study to better manage and find more efficiencies for the city landfill.
Her job reaches beyond city government as well. A residential program has been started, and cooperative efforts with the University of North Dakota are underway. Just recently, Pflughoeft-Hassett published a sustainability report that looks for additional opportunities to save money, energy, and maintain the environment in Grand Forks.
Election Day
Don’t forget to get out and vote! Tuesday June 12th is Election Day. According to gfvote.com here are some key things to remember about voting in North Dakota:
There are 3 ways to vote in the Primary Elections on June 12, 2012:
•Vote absentee (May 4 – June 11) at the Grand Forks County Office Building;
•Vote early (May 29 – June 6) at the Alerus Center; or
•Vote in the Primary Election on June 12
North Dakota does not have voter registration. However, in order to vote in North Dakota, a voter must:
•Be a U.S. citizen
•Be at least 18 years old on the day of election
•Have lived at their current North Dakota address for 30 days prior to voting.
Reminder: Bring a form of identification with you when you vote. If that identification does not have your current address on it, also bring a piece of mail that you received at your current address. It should have a postmarked date that falls within 30 days prior to voting.
Forx Roller Derby Presents:
The Grand Forks Sugar Beaters
The Grand Forks Sugar Beaters roller derby girls are back in action this weekend! If you have never been to a roller derby, you really should check it out. They are a lot of fun. The Grand Forks Sugar Beaters will be in the Purpur Arena on Saturday June 9th, with the main event starting at 7 P.M. Adult tickets are $10 and kids 5-12 are just $5.
University of North Dakota News
University of North Dakota women’s golf announced that Abbie Mozzetti and Madison Gemar have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Fighting Sioux beginning with the 2012-13 season.
Mozzetti is a product of White Bear Lake (Minn.) Area High School, while Gemar is a graduate of Davies High School in Fargo, N.D.
Univeristy of North Dakota softball has seven players receive All-Great West Conference Team honors. First team honors were awarded to juniors Brittany Baker (Buena Park, Calif.) and Cami Bennett (Grants Pass, Ore.) Senior Erica Younan (Chico, Calif.), juniors D Jantzer (Grants Pass, Ore.) and Kenna Olsen (Issaquah, Wash.) and sophomores Caralyn Chewning (Willamina, Ore.) and Amanda Johnson (Ashby, Minn.) were all recognized on the All-Great West Conference Second Team.
Junior Cami Bennett was the only first team repeat player.
University of North Dakota standouts Lindsay Anderson and Kirsten Haas have been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All‐District Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Anderson and Haas will now advance to the Capital One Academic All‐America® Team ballot, where first‐, second‐ and third‐team All‐America honorees will be selected in June. UND and Arkansas were the only institutions to place more than one student-athlete on the Academic All-District 6 Team.
UND News and photo provided by UND Athletics Media Relations
