St. Stephen to hold car show July 21
The St. Stephen Car Show will be held from 3-8 p.m. Friday, July 21 in the parking lot of the St. Stephen Church, 103 CR 2 in St. Stephen. There is free admission for participants and spectators and no advanced registration is required. The show will feature 14 classes, including pre-war cars and trucks, collectors, muscle cars, convertibles, street rods and machines, trucks, rat rods and motorcycles. Food and refreshments available. First-, second- and third-place trophies will be awarded at 8 p.m. For more information, contact Tom Vouk at 320-654-9511.
Newsleader to close for June 26-30
The Newsleader office will be closed June 26-30. A June 30 edition will not be published. The office will reopen on July 3 and will resume weekly publications beginning July 7.
Coffee with a cop set June 27
Coffee with a Cop in St. Joseph will take place from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27 at McDonald’s 1180 Elm Street E St. Joseph. There will be no agenda at the informal meeting, this is just a chance for residents to sit down with police and voice concerns or ask questions. The Coffee with a Cop sessions take place periodically at all area cities, sponsored by those cities’ police departments and the Metro Citizens Police Academy Alumni.
GSDC calls for nominees for Innovation Award
The Greater St. Cloud Development Corp. is accepting nominations and applications for the 2017 Innovation Awards for non-profit organizations and for-profit companies.
A strategic focus of the GSDC is to foster and promote innovative thinking among area businesses and organizations. The GSDC I-Award recognizes St. Cloud area for-profit and non-profit organizations employing innovation to solve problems and create opportunities.
Four GSDC I-Awards of $1,000 each will be presented at a meeting of all GSDC investors on Nov. 30. One award will go to an emerging for-profit company, one award to an established for-profit company, and one award to each of two non-profit organizations. Capital One, a past sponsor of the I-Awards, is this year’s sponsor, once again.
Information about nominating a candidate and applying for the awards can be found at greaterstcloud.com. Links to nomination and application forms are found on the home page. Nominations will be accepted through July 15.
Past GSDC I-Award recipients include Rollga, GNP, Operation Baby New Year, St. Cloud Youth Leadership Academy, Park Industries, Rejuv Medical, Catholic Charities, Anna Marie’s Alliance, Coldspring, Global Edge, Microbiologics, Orange Oak Advertising, Cloud Co-Working and Geo-Comm.
About GSDC
Greater St. Cloud Development Corp. is a non-profit (501c3) collaboration of more than 250 regional public and private organizations in Central Minnesota. The GSDC is leading a community-wide commitment to harness the vast resources of the region, facilitate community, education and business collaboration, expand the talent base, spearhead economic development efforts and make the greater St. Cloud area one of the best places to live, work and engage. The GSDC is funded through business investor contributions, personal contributions and grants, and all actions are self-governed by the organization’s investors, boards and various committees. Learn more at greaterstcloud.com.
Veteran Summer Games set Aug. 5 at the VA
The third annual Central Minnesota area Veteran Summer Games are planned for Saturday, Aug. 5 at Bldg. 96 in the St. Cloud VA Medical Center, located at 4801 Veterans Drive, in St. Cloud. The Summer Games are open to all veterans enrolled at the St. Cloud VA and include wheelchair and ambulatory divisions in the following events: 1-mile run/walk/roll, pool/billiards, badminton, horseshoes, weightlifting, rowing and table tennis. Water, first-aid services and lunch will be provided. Registration is limited. Registration packets are due by Tuesday, Aug. 1 and can be obtained in the VA Medical Center Fitness Clinic in Building 48, Room 16, by visiting www.stcloud.va.gov or by contacting Leah Egan at 320-252-1670, ext. 6180. On Aug. 5, check-in begins at 8 a.m., and the opening ceremony is at 9:30 a.m. Competition begins at 10 a.m., and is followed by an awards ceremony at 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed to support of the event. To volunteer, contact the Voluntary Services office at 320-255-6365.
