Dale Jacobson is a native of Marshall, Minnesota and currently resides in Alvarado, Minnesota. The northwest Minnesota poet discusses his efforts in poetry and support provided by the support of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council.

Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) Executive Director Mara Hannel gives an update on the NWMAC mission, services, service area and upcoming, short-term grant application deadlines.

Kristin Eggerling lives in Hallock, MN, the mother of two and a freelance writer in northwestern Minnesota. She most recently worked in the public health field as the administrator for Quin Community Health Services which serves the counties of Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake and Roseau.
Kristin has worked at the Minnesota Senate as the administrator of the Environment and Natural Resources and Agriculture Budget Committee, taught sociology at the University of Minnesota-Crookston, held a variety of positions on numerous legislative campaigns and helped coordinate watershed education efforts in the Red River Valley. She has also served on the Citizen’s Advisory Committee of the LCMR (Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources). She is currently the Co-Chair of the Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership Board, in additional to being the chair of the Hallock Library Board and the Kittson County DFL. Kristin holds a B.A. in sociology from Augsburg College and an M.A. in sociology from the University of Manitoba.
Eggerling is an author. Her latest book is “Breath of Wilderness – The life of Sigurd Olson.

“Growing up in Warroad, Minnesota, Henry Boucha became an Olympic and NHL hockey star.
He was an Olympic hockey standout in the early 1970’s and played six seasons in the National Hockey League; for the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies. Henry’s promising hockey career was tragically brief, cut short by an eye injury that forced him to hang up his skates at the age of 25. However, his impact on the game continues to this day, thanks to his work with an NHL/USA Hockey Diversity Task Force Program and the National Coalition against Racism in Sports and Media.
He has written a compelling autobiography called “Henry Boucha, Ojibwa, Native American Olympian”, the true life story of Boucha and how his Chippewa Ojibwa roots have helped him persevere through challenges and tragedies, to become a leader in raising awareness about Native American athletes today.”

The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) will be facilitating an exhibit and workshop featuring authors form NW Minnesota on June 20th. Hallock, MN native Jeanne Cooney, author of “Hot Dish Heaven” will be a part of that effort and she discusses her training, style, skills, background and her love of writing. Now retired, Jeanne served as the director for community relations in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minneapolis for 30 years.