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LOCAL EVENTS - JANUARY 2019 All events held at Sourcewell (unless noted otherwise) DATE EVENT ABOUT January 17, 2019 Preparing for the Census 2020 with State Demographer Susan Brower What is the Census? Why should I care? What can I do to help? …
Seward Joins Sourcewell Team STAPLES, Minn. (06 December 2018) - Sourcewell (formerly National Joint Powers Alliance) recently announced the addition of Bob Seward as Chief Solutions Officer for its K-12 technology solutions (formerly Technology …
Funding Provides Big Enforcement for Small Town STAPLES, Minn. (05 December 2018) – Those with a heavy foot beware. The city of Garrison is taking action against speeding with three electronic signs to assist in enforcement.Nestled on the west side …
LOCAL EVENTS - DECEMBER 2018 All events held at Sourcewell (unless noted otherwise) DATEEVENTABOUTDecember 8-11, 2018TIES 2018 Education Technology ConferenceOver the course of four days, attendees will have access to information and resources …
Over 100 Attend Regional Workforce Conference STAPLES, Minn. (26 November 2018) - Approximately 110 school, agency, college, and business and industry personnel from throughout the region attended the Building the 21st Century Workforce …
Regional Child Care Initiative Heralded by U of M STAPLES, Minn. (26 November 2018) - A regional collaborative designed to help create system-wide consistency and, ultimately, assist families in finding and securing quality childcare has been given top …
LOCAL EVENTS - November 2018 All events held at Sourcewell (unless noted otherwise) DATEEVENTABOUTWednesday, November 7at Sourcewell4:30 - 8 p.m.- or -Thursday, November 8at Lifehouse Coffee in Pine River4:30 - 8 p.m.Board Boot Camp for Nonprofit …
Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Workforce STAPLES, Minn. (October 24, 2018) – Sourcewell is leading a charge to help carve out the workforce of tomorrow from the students of today.School, agency, college, and business/industry personnel are …
Welcome to Adventure Island STAPLES, Minn. (October 17, 2018) -- Young and aspiring authors have an opportunity to learn from esteemed writers and let their creativity soar at the 2018 Young Authors Conference - November 13th at Central Lakes College, …
Wadena Program Featured on PBS STAPLES, Minn. (09 October 2018) - The Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities program in Wadena will be highlighted in an upcoming segment of the PBS series ‘Ready for the Future’ on Sunday, October 14th. The CEO …
Child Care Shortfall Creates Challenges, Opportunities By Jenny HolmesResearch from Minnesota's Center for Rural Policy and Development shows a massive child care shortfall, particularly in northern and central Minnesota. In just the last 12 years, the …
LOCAL EVENTS - September 2018 All events held at Sourcewell (unless noted otherwise) DATEEVENTABOUTWednesday, Sept. 59:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Millennial Madness & More: Generations in the WorkplaceFor city and county employees - Learn how …
New Building and New Beginnings Hard hats and shovels were the order of the day as educators, community members, business professionals, and others from throughout the area gathered in Little Falls Wednesday to break ground for Mid-State Education …
Ideal Plans a Safe Harbor for Residents In October 2017, Ideal Township near Crosslake purchased and installed an auxiliary generator adjacent to the township building in hopes of creating a “safe harbor” for emergency situationsCurt Johnson, Ideal …
Filling Backpacks and Bellies By Jenny HolmesIn the Little Falls Community School District alone, an average of 46 percent of students receive free or reduced lunch, with the largest percentage occurring at one of Little Falls' elementary schools where …
LOCAL EVENTS - August 2018 All events held at Sourcewell (unless noted otherwise)Visit sourcewell-mn.gov/services/mn-programs to register! DATEEVENTABOUTWednesday, August 110:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Practical Leadership: Supervising for Employee …
Freshwater Breaks Ground on Level IV Special Education Facility There's heavy equipment roaring and dust and dirt flying at the south end of Wadena's Industrial Park for most of the workday.But for half an hour on Monday, July 16, the machines and debris …
LOCAL EVENTS - Mid-summer 2018 See whats happening at Sourcewell in July & early AugustAll events held at Sourcewell (unless noted otherwise) --Visit sourcewell-mn.gov/services/mn-programs to register! DATEEVENTABOUTTuesday, July 2411:45 …
Projects in Mental Health, Traffic Safety Education to Receive Boost from Sourcewell Comprehensive mental health intervention, experiential traffic safety education, projects to support and honor area veterans, and a feasibility study for a trail linking …
Coauette Recognized by Department of Defense Program On Wednesday, Dr. Chad Coauette (left) was presented the Patriot Award by ESGR volunteer, Mike Bellos (center) in recognition of his extraordinary support of Captain Greg Grunig and his family. Grunig …
Area Educators Honored for Leadership, Innovation Forty-nine educators from Region 5 schools were honored by National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA) on Wednesday night at its fifth-annual Educators of Excellence Awards Banquet at Grand View Lodge near …
LOCAL EVENTS - May 2018 See whats happening at NJPA, and throughout Region 5, for the month of MayAll events held at NJPA (unless noted otherwise)DATEEVENTABOUTWednesday, May 29:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bridging Divides: What to do when people disagreeAngry …
Attend Leadercast at NJPA in Staples STAPLES, Minn. (19 April 2017) — Leadercast is the world's largest one-day leadership conference, broadcast LIVE from Atlanta and simulcast to hundreds of locations around the world on May 4, 2018. The theme for …
Area High School Students Honored as Rising Stars Forty-four students from 23 central Minnesota high schools were honored by National Joint Powers Alliance® at its 27th annual Student Recognition Banquet, Wednesday, April 11 at Madden's Resort in …
LOCAL EVENTS - April 2018 See what’s happening at NJPA, and throughout Region 5, for the month of AprilAll events held at NJPA (unless noted otherwise)DATEEVENTABOUTTuesday, April 106 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Connections High School Project Night …
Forty Years and Counting... Over 200 people gathered at National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA) on Tuesday to celebrate decades of shared regional success.During the event's formal program, Stephen Jones, superintendent from Little Falls Community Schools …
National Joint Powers Alliance - Special Announcement Check out this special announcement made at our 40th Anniversary Open House on March 20. Please know that these exciting changes are not official until June 6. We hope you can keep a secret until then! …
Royalton's Chloe Holoman Wins Lakes Bee Chloe Holoman is headed to Washington, D.C., the end of May to represent central Minnesota at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.Holoman, an 8th grader, from Royalton, outlasted 30 participants and spelled all of her …
Mike Hajek Leaves a Lasting Legacy with NJPA NJPA celebrated with Hajek at its annual Employee Recognition Banquet in November 2017. Hajek officially retired on Dec. 31, 2017.From left: Wayne Wolden (former NJPA board of directors chair), Susan Nanik …
Lakes Bee set for March 7 at NJPA Thirty students from across Region 5 will take the stage at National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA) on Wednesday, March 7 for the 2018 Lakes Bee.The group of spellers is comprised of students grades 5-8 who were a finalist …