Danebod Folk Meeting is Aug. 21 in Tyler

The public is invited to attend the 73rd annual Danebod Folk Meeting Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Danebod Folk School campus in Tyler. Registration begins at 1 p.m.

The first lecture on Wednesday evening will be given by Poul Bertelsen on the topic: “Living Danish Values in an American Landscape.”

We will end the evening with the first of many coffee times together. There will be folk dancing on the other three evenings.

Thursday morning devotions will be offered by Danebod’s new pastor, Gena Koeberl. Friday and Saturday devotions will be led by the Revs. Linda Rozumalski and Andres Albertsen respectively.

Other lectures Thursday include “Mental Illness and Aggression in our Violence Prone Society,” by Michael Farnsworth, “Speaking of Dirt — Putting Soil in Its Place,” by Jim Dontje and Witnessing Palestine, by Bridget Jensen, JR.

Friday lectures include “Children’s Literature: Not Just for Children,” by Marie Sorensen and Britta Walker. Leonard Bernstein: A Life of Stage and Song” by Anna de Graff. The Rev. Hans Jorgensen will speak about “Mindful Mischievous Solidarity, new perspectives on ‘religion’ and ‘faith.'”

Saturday the lectures begin with NAFTA and the US by Dr. Evren Celik Wiltse, SDSU professor, followed by a talk about Central and Eastern Europe 2019, by Dr. Tom Emmert: Surviving Communism and Embracing Authoritarianism.

There will be two enjoyable story times with Steve Olsen and Richard Seimers.

Breakout sessions include reading in Danish, joining an informal band, or continuing discussion of meeting topics.

Saturday evening entertainment is an American Swedish Institute fiddle group ASI Spelmanslag.

For further information go to website www.danebodfolkmeeting.org. The Danebod church office number is 507-247-3000 or email Sonja Walker at sonjahwalker@gmail.com.

Kitchen Table Food Shelf July donations are matched through special grant

Marshall’s Kitchen Table Food Shelf of United Community Action Partnership will take part in the 2019 Food Shelf Challenge from Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless in July.

The Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless challenge funds will proportionally match local donations.

“Local financial donations are stretched further due to our buying power. We can purchase food from our food bank for pennies on the pound,” said Margaret Palan, food shelf coordinator. “All funds stay local.”

Checks can be made payable and sent to: Marshall Kitchen Table, United Community Action Partnership, 1400 S. Saratoga St., Marshall, MN 56258.

The summer months are especially busy for the food shelf.

“Last July, Marshall’s Kitchen Table Food Shelf had 3,985 visitors,” said Palan. “We see an increase in child visits during the summer as children are home from school and the family budget is tight. Many children miss out on free school meals and their families turn to us for support. The Kitchen Table helps provide food and nutritious fruits and vegetables to these families and needs your help this summer.”

Survivor describes Minnesota fatal medical helicopter crash

BAXTER (AP) — A paramedic who survived a fatal medical helicopter crash in Minnesota has told investigators the pilot reported foggy conditions on approach to the airport and that they needed to go around. He then noticed the helicopter spin to the right and hit the ground.

But the preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board Thursday drew no conclusions on what caused the North Memorial Health helicopter to crash at the Brainerd airport June 28. The crash killed pilot Tim McDonald and nurse Deb Schott and seriously injured paramedic Josh Duda.

The report said the helicopter hit left of the runway. The damage was “consistent with a high velocity vertical descent” but the helicopter was upright and nearly intact. Ground scars indicated the main and tail rotors were turning when it hit.

Lottery ticket sold in Ramsey worth $21 million

RAMSEY (AP) — Officials say a lottery ticket sold in Anoka County is worth more than $21 million.

The Minnesota Lottery said the Lotto America ticket hit the jackpot in Wednesday night’s drawing. It was sold at a Holiday convenience store in Ramsey.

If the winner chooses the $21.6 million annuity jackpot, it would be paid over 29 years. The cash option is about $14 million and after taxes that would leave the winner with about $9.8 million. The ticket holder has a year to claim the prize.

The Lotto America winning numbers are 16, 22, 32, 36, 42 and the star ball is 8.

Pilot dies in plane crash at airport in western Minnesota

HAWLEY (AP) — Authorities said a pilot has died in an ultra-light plane crash at a municipal airport in western Minnesota.

The plane crashed after noon Thursday at Hawley Municipal Airport.

Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting said the pilot was the only person aboard and died at the scene. His name, age and hometown were not released.

Empting said the plane started on fire after the crash. A bystander was treated for minor burns after helping the pilot.

Airport manager Lisa Jetvig said the plane crashed south of the airport’s single runway. The Federal Aviation Administration is on scene and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.

The airport is west of Hawley on U.S. 10. The airport’s runway is closed.

Hawley is about 22 miles east of Moorhead.