CURE’s 22nd Annual Meeting has been moved from its usual February date to its new May date. It will look and feel a lot like our usual February Annual Meeting event but include the look and feel of our outdoor May event, River History Weekend. The two annual events combined creates a more family friendly atmosphere with the ability to offer CURE Members and the community more opportunities to experience and connect with our surrounding landscape.

Schedule:

4 PM to 10 PM at Bootlegger’s Supper Club in Granite Falls

• 4:00 PM: Registration and Cash Bar
• 5:00 PM: Local Food Buffet
• 6:00 PM: CURE Business Meeting and Awards, Silent Auction & Kayak Sweepstakes
• 6:45 PM: Paddle Forward Presentation by Wild River Academy
• 7:30 PM: Performance by Singer/Songwriter James Hersch

COST: 

• $20 for Adult CURE Members
• $30 for Adult Non-Members
• $10 for Student/Child CURE Members
• $20 for Student/Child Non-Members.

 225 Person Limit. Registration Required. Steps to register for the Annual Meeting:

1. Download the 22nd CURE Annual Meeting Registration Form
   
2. Fill out the form
3. You may attach the form to an email and send to dixie@cureriver.org OR you may print it and mail it to 117 South 1st Street, Montevideo, MN 56265 with your payment OR you may stop in the CURE Office between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday, to drop off your form and payment.
4. Having trouble? Please call Dixie Toll Free at 877-269-2873 for help or to register via phone.

Paddle Forward Presentation by Wild River Academy

Last fall, Wild River Academy sponsored eleven young adults to paddle the length of the Mississippi River to engage students in watershed education through an educational model called adventure learning. Through blog posts, pictures, videos, and discussion questions, K-12 schools across the nation followed the Paddle Forward expedition online to learn about our nation’s greatest watershed.

The presentation led by Anna Johnson, Nick Ryan and Natalie Warren consists of adventure stories, speculations and observations of the balance between industry and nature on the Mississippi River, and the hospitality of river communities along the route.

Wild River Academy is a non-profit organization in the Twin Cities dedicated to engaging communities in watershed education and outdoor recreation. The 2014 Paddle Forward trip will take place on the Illinois River next fall.

Performance by singer/songwriter James Hersch

For over thirty years acclaimed writer, singer and guitarist James Hersch has been quietly building a repertoire of work that puts him squarely on the edge of acoustic music’s importance in North American culture. James has a rare mixture of straight forward musical talent, humor and sensitivity that allows him to create songs that speak to what is common in all of us. James is one of those few performers who allow his listener to experience his music through intimate images which confront and celebrate today’s human condition.

James, a native Minnesotan, has eleven album credits to his name and has become known for his story song releases “BackTracks” and “Innerweather” (strictly acoustic, just James, his voice and his guitar). Hersch has been nominated National NACA Coffeehouse Entertainer of the Year several times and has been a finalist at the international Kerrville Folk Festival. He is a ‘Telly’ award winner for his original soundtrack for the 2009 PBS documentary, “Paving the Way: The National Park to Park Highway”.

James’ reachwithme program has been honored with the Harry Chapin Award for Contributions to Humanity. Possessing a troubadour’s heart, James is asked to talk and sing about music’s power to gather and connect.

Award Winners

RiverKeeper Award: Announced at the Annual Meeting