Resume Starting Thursday, April 18
FARGO, N.D. (April 16, 2013) – Due to the increased risk of flooding, sandbag filling operations at Sandbag Central will resume starting Thursday, April 18. Operations will continue until the necessary number of bags are filled. The City of Fargo currently has 1.3-million filled sandbags in storage; however, an additional 500,000 bags are now needed to build levees to 43 feet. This will protect the community to a river level of 41 feet with 2-feet of freeboard.
Sandbag Central hours of operation
• Monday – Saturday: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Sunday: Closed
Volunteers are asked to call 701-476-4000 to schedule a volunteer shift. Information regarding shuttle services will be released soon. Please watch www.cityoffargo.com/flood for updated sandbag filling and flood fight information.
Flood Preparation Meeting Friday, April 19th
A flood preparation meeting will be held Friday morning (April 19, 2013) at 8:00 a.m. in the City Commission Room. This meeting will be broadcast on TV Fargo 12 (Channel 12).
Pre-Registration Night for Vacation Bible Camp
Moorhead, MN –A Pre-Registration Night for the 2013 Vacation Bible Camp will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 2900 5th Street South in Moorhead. Stop by for summer snacks and activities. Register your children for “God’s Backyard Bible Camp Under the Sun.”
Bible Camp will be held from 9:00 am to Noon on Monday – Thursday, June 10 – 13. This half-day camp for children ages 4 years through grade 5 (completed) will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Moorhead, 2900 South 5th Street. Bethesda Lutheran Church and First Presbyterian Church are co-hosting this camp which will include Bible stories, crafts, games and community service activities.
For more information call 218-233-1192.
Library hosts weekly
chess club Thursdays starting April 18
FARGO, N.D. (April 16, 2013) – Do you like to play chess? Whether you are an expert or are new to the game, chess players of all ages and abilities are invited to join the Fargo Public Library’s new Chess Club. An informal club open to players of all levels, the first session is set for Thursday, April 18, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Fercho Conference Room at the downtown Main Library. Local chess expert Joe McNamara will facilitate and lead the sessions, and the club will continue to meet Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the downtown Main Library. Upcoming dates are April 25, May 2 and May 9. The library’s Chess Club is free and open to all ages; registration is not required. For more information, contact the Children’s Librarian at (701) 241-1495.
Fargo Public Library events are free and open to the public. Adults must accompany children under 10 years old.
For more information regarding the Fargo Public Library and a complete list of upcoming events, call 241-1472 or visit the library’s website, www.fargolibrary.org.
Cancer-fighting foods
featured at NDSU student-run café
Fargo, N.D., April 15 – Evidence shows a diet filled with a variety of vegetables, fruits and whole grains helps to lower cancer risk. That’s why during Cancer Awareness Month, North Dakota State University’s student-run restaurant, 800 Café, will feature cancer-fighting foods on Thursday, April 18, and Friday, April 19.
Dietetic students Danaca Johnson and Zoe Houle will manage the healthy three-course meal, during which they will share how the foods being served will help fight disease. They also will highlight nutritional facts about tomatoes.
The first course is a homemade tomato basil soup. The second course includes a black bean salad, basil and garlic vegetable pasta with balsamic vinaigrette, and a turkey tomato wrap. For dessert, the students will serve a warm, fruits-of-the-forest crisp with whipped topping.
The 800 Café is located in the Family Life Center room 312. Seating begins at 11 a.m. and the last seating starts at 12:15 p.m.
The cost is $8 per meal, beverages included. Reservations are encouraged because seating is limited. To make a reservation, contact Ronda Klubben at ronda.klubben@ndsu.edu or 701-231-7487. Parking is available in the visitor’s lot on the NDSU campus.
The 800 Café will serve lunch on Thursdays and Fridays until April 26. Four-meal punch cards also are available for $30.
Juniors and seniors majoring in dietetics operate Café 800 for an entire semester, serving food with china and linen. It is part of the Foodservice Management I course taught by Sherri Nordstrom Stastny, registered dietitian and assistant professor in health, nutrition and exercise sciences.
For more information, visit www.ndsu.edu/hnes/ program_contact_information/department_restaurant_800_cafe.
For more information on food-related cancer research, visit aicr.org.
Camp Offers Youth Taste of Technology
North Dakota youth will have an opportunity in June to learn about building robots, using global positioning system technology and making maps.
The North Dakota State University Extension Service is holding a GEAR-Tech-21 (Geospatial and Robotics Technologies for the 21st Century) Camp on the NDSU campus in Fargo from June 17 to 20.
The camp is open to youths who will be entering grades five to eight this fall. Youth do not need to be a 4-H member to attend the camp.
Participants will be able to:
* Build and program robots
* Operate a hand-held GPS receiver
* Apply robotics, GPS and geographic information system technologies to geo- tracking, navigation and map making
* Learn about information technology’s role in natural resources and precision agriculture
* Explore the outdoors
* Learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and math
* Complete fun challenges and take part in a virtual competition with youth across the U.S.
The cost of the camp is $200 per participant. That includes all meals, overnight housing, and a camp workbook, supplies and T-shirt. Youth who will be riding the designated 4-H bus to camp will need to pay an additional $50.
The registration deadline is June 1. The camp is limited to 12 youth. Register online at https://nd.4honline.com.
For more information, contact Linda Hauge, 4-H youth development specialist, at
(701) 231-7964 or linda.hauge@ndsu.edu.
11th Annual National Touring
Film Festival Coming to Fargo, ND
LUNAFEST®: Short Films By, For, About Women®
LUNAFEST®, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities, will be hosted by Junior League of Fargo Moorhead at the Fargo Theatre in Fargo, ND on May 2nd, beginning at 6:00 pm.
This unique film festival highlights women as leaders in society, illustrated through nine short films by women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover topics such as women’s health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural diversity and breaking barriers.
All proceeds from LUNAFEST will benefit the Breast Cancer Fund and the Junior League of Fargo Moorhead Indoor Park at Courts Plus. Thus far, LUNAFEST, which is created and funded by LUNA®, The Whole Nutrition Bar for Women®, raised over $456,000 for Breast Cancer Fund and over $785,000 for other women’s non-profit organizations.
WHEN: Thursday, May 2nd 6:00 pm Social 7:00 pm Showing of LUNAFEST Films at the Fargo Theatre. 314 Broadway, Fargo, ND
TICKETS: $20/$15 for Students Available to purchase at Fargo Theatre Box Office and www.fmjrleague.org/lunafest
CONTACTS: Junior League of Fargo Moorhead Heather Nesemeier or Bobbi Bricker
fmjuniorleague@yahoo.com (701) 235-8815
Sabrina Chin PR Associate, LUNA schin@clifbar.com (510) 596-6400 Online Media Room: http://www.lunafest.org/mediaroom