Tidbits February 2023

SKI CLUB SEEKS BOARD MEMBERS
Cross country skiing season is well underway with North Star Ski Touring Clubmembers enjoying weekly outings, monthly events, and organized ski trips. The board is actively seeking individuals to fill the position of Vice President (vacancy this spring) and other volunteer opportunities. If you love the outdoors and interested in giving back to the community, contact Dave Buending, Club.President@north-stars.org or Sharon Mickelson, VicePresident@north-stars.org, for more information. For those interested in becoming a member, visit www.North-Stars.org.

LONGFELLOW RESIDENT HONORED
While there are 32,230 credit counselors nationwide, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dan Park sets the gold standard. Park, financial counseling supervisor for LSS Financial Counseling in Saint Paul and a Longfellow resident, has won the National Foundation for Credit Counseling’s Credit Counselor of the Year award, honoring outstanding accomplishments and excellence in pursuit of consumer financial health. “We are so proud of the determination and care he demonstrates every day with people he supports, helping them achieve personal dreams, financial stability and life-long goals they thought were simply out of reach,” said Becky Pakarinen, senior director for LSS Financial Counseling, a service of Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota. Certified credit counselors, like Park, equip people with tools and a roadmap to overcome seemingly insurmountable credit card debt, achieve homeownership, save for rainy days and retirement, manage student loans in the best way possible and reach other financial priorities.

LEGISLATORS TOWN HALL MEETING
Over 50 people attended the town hall meeting on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 at Hiawatha School Park hosted by Longfellow and Nokomis area district 63 state legislators, Senator Zaynab Mohamed and Representatives Samantha Sencer-Mura (63A) and Emma Greenman (63B). It is their first community meeting since they took office and 2023 session of the Minnesota Legislature began.