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Sept. 8, 2011 • V41.36
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In the Community, With the Community, For the Community
Hornets err, still top Andover. Page 31
Last Word not yet spoken for long-running book club
Kiwanis leave legacy in Edina
Southdale Library’s Last Word Book Discussion Group begins 16th season
Golden K Club donates $60,000 to charity before last meeting Sept. 27 BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS A group of charitable Edina retirees have written their last check. The Kiwanis Golden K Club of Edina gave approximately $60,000 in grants and scholarships to area organizations and youth this year, clearing its foundation bank account. Club President Jim Bentley said the service organization would hold its last meeting at the end of this month. “We’re retired and getting older and older and dropping off with no new members coming in,” Bentley, an Edina resident, said of the decision to disband after 27 years. The club was chartered in
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BY KATIE MINTZ SUN NEWSPAPERS The pages continue to turn in one of Hennepin County Library’s longest-running programs. The Last Word Book Discussion Group will begin its 16th season 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave. S., in Edina. Adult Services Librarian David Lane said its unique format continues to draw readers every month September to May. Unlike many book clubs where participants set the agenda, Last Word asks a new
Above, Creek Valley Elementary School Principal Kari Dahlquist, right, greets students as they get off the bus the first day of school Tuesday, Sept. 6, in the Edina School District. At right, firstgraders Greta Lyche, left, and Elle Busby, right, start off the school year with excitement as they enter Creek Valley Elementary in Edina. (Photos by Katie Mintz • Sun Newspapers)
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