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Current and future events (2008-2009):

October 14, 6 pm: Potluck with Russian environmental educators. Please bring a dish to share and meet in the MPCA large conference room (4th floor of the Palucci Building in Canal Park across from the original Grandma's Restaurant). We will meet with a small group of Russian environemental educators who are visiting Duluth. We did this last year with great success, so please join us.

November 12, 5:30 pm: AWIS Book Group will meet at the China Inn in Superior to discuss the book, The Great Lakes Water Wars by Peter Annin. Please join us even if you haven't read the book.

Past events:
Sept. 2008-Aug. 2009

September 23, 6 pm: AWIS fall kick-off meeting and Chinese take-out dinner. You are cordially invited to the home of Jane Wattrus for the AWIS Fall 2008-2009 Kickoff Meeting. Food and refreshments will be provided (with a small donation asked of non-students; students eat FREE!).We will meet at the home of Jane Wattrus, 29 S. 30th Ave E, Duluth (near Congdon Elementary). Please share this with your friends and associates. The more the merrier!

Oct. 7, 5:30 pm: AWIS Book Group will meet at the new Thai Restaurant - Bangkok Royale, near the Miller Hill Mall. Click on the Book group link for more information.

Sept. 2007-Aug. 2008

November 1: AWIS potluck dinner meeting with the visiting Russian scientists, 6:00 pm, Peace United Church of Christ. Our theme for the period they are with us involves environmental sustainability and much of the focus is on clean water issues. They would like to meet with us to discuss issues of women scientists in the workplace.

November 14: Tour and Discussion at Whole Foods Co-Op (610 E 4th St), 5:30pm. A presentation and tour by Co-op employees will be focused around the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification process and features in the building.

December 6: Annual AWIS Holiday Social: 5 - 8 pm, Green Mill Canal Park. We will also be collecting our final donations for the Safe Haven women's shelter.

January 15: AWIS potluck and member information share, 6 pm at the College of St. Scholastica's Tower Hall Room 1115. Please bring a dish to pass; dinner will begin around 6:30. Program: Sue Mulholland: local archeology and the Bay View Forest project; other speakers wanted.

January 31: Book group at 5:15 pm or so at the Dubh Linn Pub, 109 W. Superior St. in downtown Duluth. We are reading about economics this month, with suggested titles: The WalMart Effect by Charles Fischeman, A Year Without Made in China by Sara Bongiorni, and/or Africa Unchained by George B.N. Ayittey (or others along these lines).

February 9: Volunteers GREATLY needed for the Science Fair at UMD. AWIS judges and hands out awards to young women. Please consider volunteering to judge.

March 12: General discussion of "The World without Us" book for all AWIS members. The meeting will be led by members of the AWIS book group.

April 17: The book group will meet at Thai Krathong, 114 W. 1st St, on Thursday April 17 around 5:30 to discuss Afganistan. The book suggestions are: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad, or Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriquez.

April 20: Celebrate Earth Day by coming out to Jen and Ken Thiemann's strawbale home under construction near Two Harbors. Bring a snack for potluck and learn about green construction methods. Open to all women interested in green construction. Location: Scenic Hwy, Larsmont, MN. If you'd like to pitch in and help with construction, contact Jen (Jen.thiemann at yahoo dot com).

May 15: Book and plant sale and potluck dinner to raise money for our awards. Please bring a dish to pass and any books or plants you would like to pass along to others.

May 18: The bookgroup will hold a potluck meeting at the home of Deserae Hendrickson. We will be discussing the fantasy book, The Golden Compass, and then watching the recent movie adaptation.

Sept. 2006-Aug. 2007

Sept.: Fall kick-off Chinese dinner

February 18: NE Regional Science Fair, 7:30 am - 1:30 pm at UMD. AWIS judges needed. See Science Fair page for details.

March 4: Book group, reading about New Orleans and hurricanes. We will gather at 5:30 pm at Marsha Patelke's house for our own mini Mardi Gras and cajun potluck. See book group page for details.

March 16: Cindi Kahrmann presentation. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Western Samoa, she taught soil science, agricultural biochemistry and parts of ecology of tropical systems at the University of the South Pacific. Her presentation will focus on the cultural experience of living in the Pacific as much as her professional experience there. The meeting will be Thurs March 16 at 6 pm at the MPCA conference room, 4th floor of the Palucci Building in Canal Park (next to the lift bridge across from the original Grandma's Restaurant). AWIS will provide cookies and tea.

April 11: Tour of energy and water efficient home, 6:00 pm. AWIS member Stacey Stark's home incomporates passive solar, solar hot water, a woodstove, composting for blackwater, graywater recycling, and domestic water provided by rainwater. We will have pizza and drinks with members chipping in for pizza. 5101 Lester River road.

May 12-14: Spring retreat at St. Croix State Park. Join us for a weekend of hiking, pizza, dominoes and companionship. See Retreat page for details. Must sign up by April 15.

Sept. 2005-Aug. 2006

September 21: This year's Chinese food dinner will begin at 5:30. Our hostess will be Jean Regal.

October 24: The October meeting will be a tour of the StoraEnso paper plant at 5:30 pm. Please join us to see how paper is made on an industrial scale.

October 30: AWIS movie outing. 1 pm at Duluth 10 (near the DECC). Viewing "North Country", the new movie about the discrimination and harrassment faced by Iron Range women miners. We'll go for coffee and discussion in Canal Park afterwards.

November 16: Book group, 5:30 pm, at Huies Chop Stick Inn, 505 E. 4th St., Duluth. See the book group page for details.

December 8: Holiday gathering at the Green Mill in Canal Park at 5:30 pm.
This year we are also sponsoring gift baskets for each of the 27 women in the Duluth Women's Shelter. Baskets will cost $15-$20 each and we are asking members to each sponsor one basket. Baskets will contain bath products, fuzzy socks, chocolate, ornaments, hair care items, and inspirational note cards. If you have items (27 of each) that are appropriate, or have baskets to donate, please contact Laura Solem (724-4157) or Barb Sheedy (728-3298). Please bring donations to the holiday gathering or mail them to Laura Solem, 4737 McComber Rd, Duluth, MN, 55803.

December 13: Book group, reading Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. Bulldog Pizza, 5:30 pm. See Book Group page for details.

January 11: Book group, reading about lobsters (see book group page). We will meet at Red Lobster in Canal Park at 5:30 pm.

January 18: Member-share potluck, at MPCA, 4th floor of the Paulucci Building in Canal Park. Join us at 5:30 pm with a dish to pass to hear about what our members are doing.

Feb.: Science Fair

Sept. 2004-Aug. 2005

July 7: Summer bike outing. Start at the Munger Trailhead behind the Willard Munger Inn on Grand Ave. (across from the zoo) at 5:30 pm. Will be cancelled if there is rain. Organized by Deserae Hendrickson.

October 23: MN Power Thomson Hydro Station in Jay Cooke State Park, led by park naturalist Kris Hiller. When it was first built, the Thomson Hydro Station was second only to Niagara Falls in power output. It has been providing power to surrounding communities for over 95 years, and is still Minnesota's largest hydroelectric power plant.

December 4: Help the local PBS TV station, WDSE, with their pledge drive Dec. 4 from 5 - 10 pm during Victory Garden. Six to eight AWIS members are needed to man the phones. We had a great time doing this 2 years ago, with lots of food and good conversation. Contact to volunteer.

December 8: 5-7 pm at Green Mill Restaurant in Canal Park. Holiday social with appetizers provided by AWIS. Join us for good food, company, and catching up with each other

January 17: 6 pm at MPCA office in Canal Park. Member-share potluck, bring a dish to pass. Presenters: AWIS history by Ginny Snarski; creation of the Duluth Streams website by Marnie Lonsdale; Fisheries management at French River by Deserae Hendrickson.

February 6-13: Judge papers written for the Science Fair. See Science Fair page for details and to volunteer.

February 26: Science Fair judging at St. Scholastica. Contact Marsha Meinders-Patelke to volunteer. See the Science Fair page for more information.

March 11-13: Winter retreat, near Ely on Fenske Lake. Join us for 1 or 2 nights (11th and/or 12th), cost $20-30/night depending on attendance. Great places to ski, snowshoe, and shop. Attendance limited to 13, reserve your space now! See Retreat page for more info.

March 14: Book group, 5:30 pm at the Buena Vista Restaurant. We are reading The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck.

April 21: Presentation on Women in Ojibway Culture by Jenifer Niemi of Lake Superior College. Jenifer will highlight the roles of Anishinaabeg women past and present. The meeting will be at US EPA, 6201 Congdon Blvd (London Rd), 1 block past Lester River, at 7 pm in the main meeting room. Organized by Zandy Zwiebel.

April 26: Book group, 5:30 pm at Nam Lee's restaurant in Woodland. Reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou.

May 25: End-of-year potluck and fundraiser for the AWIS scholarship fund. Bring your used books and extra plants to sell and your favorite dish to pass. At the home of Deserae Hendrickson in Esko at 6 pm.