American Association of University Women

The American Association of University Women held its annual meeting on May 15 at the Lake Superior Zoo pavilion. Life coach Angela Orman Stocke presented. AAUW Duluth Branch gives scholarships to local women pursuing graduate degrees, encourages young women to study STEM courses and is involved in the anti-trafficking force.

Cook County Emergency Services Awards —

Northeastern MN Book Awards —

Authors, book sellers and readers mingled at the Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards on May 24. The evening included a book fair and reception at the Northland Country Club. This year marked 30 years of the awards. Winners were named in fiction, poetry, children's literature, memoir and nonfiction. Author William Kent Krueger served as the featured speaker, and former Duluth poet laureate Barton Sutter announced the winners.