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'Asking the Big Questions' event examines reality TV
The next Asking the Big Questions discussion will take place on Tuesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in the McGinnis Room of Rodney Briggs Library in Morris.
Sunday, March, 03, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Tears and memories overflow at library
Sympathy and words of support for those who worked with Karen Simmons flowed into the Douglas County Library this week. So much so that library staff set up a memorial area on the end of the front desk where Simmons spent a lot of time helping readers.
Friday, March, 01, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Douglas County Veterans Service to move office
The Douglas County Veterans Service Office will move to its new location in March.
Friday, March, 01, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Thumbs Up/Down - March 1, 2013
When news broke that Douglas County Library Director Karen Simmons died in a two-vehicle crash in dense fog near Glenwood, it sent waves of shock, sadness and heartfelt loss throughout the community, even among those who didn’t know her that well.
Friday, March, 01, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Column - Karen will be greeted with a cucumber martini
There are many children – two generations of them, most of them now grown-ups – who are mourning the unthinkable loss of Karen Simmons, the beloved local librarian.
Friday, March, 01, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Calendar - Community Events

Friday, March, 01, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

Federal Affordable Care Act expansion impacts Douglas County Social Services
Douglas County commissioners approve new hires and remember Library Director. Douglas County Social Services is preparing for what could be an influx in Medical Assistance cases come January 2014. An estimated 1,500 people could be added to the department’s case load since the federal Affordable Care Act passed the House and Senate quicker than anticipated.
Wednesday, February, 27, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Meeting - Lakes Area Recreation February 28

Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices

Douglas County library director dies in foggy crash near Glenwood
Karen Simmons, 62, of Glenwood, the director of the Douglas County Library, died in a two-vehicle crash near Glenwood Monday morning.
Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Take 'grown-up' field trip to St. Paul
Cure that cabin fever with a “field trip for grown-ups” to the Minnesota History Center and/or the Minnesota Historical Society Library in St. Paul.
Friday, February, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Calendar - Community Events

Friday, February, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

Meeting - Lakes Area Recreation February 28

Thursday, February, 21, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices

Take a book, leave a book, read a book
Take a book, leave a book, but – most importantly – read a book! That is the hope of three local residents who erected public libraries right in their own yards.
Wednesday, February, 20, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life

Enter work in H.O.P.E. exhibit
Someplace Safe will present the creative H.O.P.E. Art Exhibit “Healing Our Pain With Easels.”
Wednesday, February, 20, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life

'Tiptoe through the 60s' concert comes to New York Mills
This free concert is a musical history tour of the 1960s, including over 300 photo images from the period with a historical narrative woven through songs and music.
Saturday, February, 16, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Calendar - Community Events

Friday, February, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

Local historian tells stories with mystery
As part of Community Read, One Community, One Book’s series of presentations on The Maltese Falcon by Dashielle Hammett, historian Rachel Barduson will share an evening of storytelling with audience participation and interaction.
Friday, February, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

ECFE to host free event February 17
Attendees will be able to run and play in the LAR gym as well as enjoy story time with Sarah Wethern in the children’s library.
Wednesday, February, 13, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life

Raptor Center to present birds of prey
As part of Douglas County Library’s “Mystery Month” focusing on The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, the University of Minnesota Raptor Center will present a program for all ages.
Friday, February, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

Calendar - Community Events

Friday, February, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

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