The 9th Annual Living with Breast Cancer Educational Conference will be held Saturday, October 9 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. This conference is from 8am – 3:30pm and includes educational seminars, a resource center, and a style show. For more information, pick up a brochure in the Commons Area.
Preparing For The Road Ahead is a three night series focusing on the importance of mental health and life transitions for aging adults. It will be held on Mondays, October 4, 11, and 18 from 6 to 8:30pm at the Vadnais Heights Commons in Vadnais Heights. Topics include: depression, addiction, grief, health and fitness. It’s [...]
Please sign up! There will be information and packets to pick up in the Commons Area on Rally Sunday (September 12). This is a wonderful opportunity to raise money to help end hunger and poverty AND get some great exercise at the same time!
The Growing Through Loss Grief Support Series is once again being offered this fall, every Thursday from 6:45 – 9:00pm starting September 16 through October 21 at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Roseville. You may attend one session or all. For more information, pick up a brochure in the Commons Area.
The ECRA Film Festival and Program is brought to you by the ElderCare Rights Alliance and will be held on Friday, September 10 from 8:00am – 3:00pm at the Continuing Education Center at the University of Minnesota. Topics include: Creativity and Aging, Preserving Personal Autonomy, Caring with Someone with Dementia, and Dying with Dignity. General [...]
Now is your opportunity to become calmer, stronger, more relaxed and more flexible! All fitness levels welcome! Come for one class or sign up for the session. Yoga at Peace meets every Thursday from 5:30 – 6:30pm. Fall session runs from August 19 – October 7, but you can join anytime. Contact Deanna Reiter for [...]
Here are two new web sites to check out, both of them sent to me by the Faith Community Nurse Network: Confused by the upcoming changes in medical coverage? Check out http://www.healthcare.gov/index.html, the new website launched by the US Department of Health and Human Services. It does a good job of explaining what the new changes mean [...]
Yoga at Peace Now is your opportunity to become calmer, stronger, more relaxed and more flexible! Peace United Methodist Church 5050 Hodgson Road Thursdays 5:30-6:30pmShoreview, MN 55126 $70/8 classes or $15 drop-in Summer Session: June 24 – August 12, 2010 Potluck August 12 6:30-7:30pm All fitness levels welcome. Please bring a mat [...]
www.howarethechildren.org With summer upon us, many families are looking for free, fun things to do close to home. How Are The Children?, an initiative of the Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative, has created a list of Free And Fun Things To Do With Kids available on the home page of their website. From stargazing to airplanes [...]
It’s summer time…and time for sunscreen! Sometimes it’s difficult to know which one to choose, so I rely on information from Consumer’s Reports On Health, who independently test sunscreens for their effectiveness. The winners are (in no particular order): Walgreen’s Continuous Spray Sport SPF 50 Coppertone Water Babies SPF 50 (lotion) Banana Boat Sport Performance [...]
