Conference on Aging set June 2 in Staples

STAPLES -- Central Lakes College in Staples will be the site for "Changes Galore in 2004," the annual Central Minnesota Conference on Aging, on June 2.

The event will run 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a choice of three 45-minute breakout sessions available to each participant.

Lunch and breaks will be provided, and several agencies will have exhibits. The program is co-sponsored by the Central Minnesota Council on Aging, Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center and CLC.

Organizers have obtained assistance to fund this event from many cooperative businesses throughout the region. Donations were made by Burger King, Staples and Wadena; Longbella Drug; Miller Tru Value; Peter Brenny; Hans Borstad; Tower Pizza; Giovanni's Pizza; Dairy Queen; Nelson's Insurance; T Maxwell's; Coast to Coast True Value; Ernie's Food Market; Beinhorn, Porter and Mayer, CPAs; Schmitt Feed; South Side Mini Mart; Mueller Motor; State Farm Insurance; Heartland Tire; Embers; Merickel's; Domino Ford; Todd Wadena Electric; Peter's Snyder Drug Store; Taco John's; McDonald's; Fleet Farm, Wadena; Fix Family Foods; Super One; Coast to Coast, Wadena; Lakewood Health Systems; Uptown Cafe; Pizza Ranch; First Integrity Bank; Ted Winkle Family; Homecrest; and Foster Grandparents.

To register, contact Cindy Hase at (218) 894-5302 or 800-247-6836, extension 5302, or e-mail chase@clcmn.edu.