Hardwood Creek Library September Events

Library closed September 4 in observance of Labor Day
FEATURED EVENTS
Cathartic coloring for creative adults
Sept. 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
The library supplies everything but imagination. Come any time during the meeting for as long as you like.
Mixed-media painting pet portraits
Sept. 18 6 to 7:30 p.m.
This event will feature experimentation with different kinds of painting, drawing, and collage materials to make a unique, colorful, and fun portrait of a favorite pet or animal. Various pattern, texture, and mark-making techniques will be covered, and multiple images will be created to take home.
Raptors of Minnesota
Sept. 30 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Naturalists from the raptor center will bring live birds of prey to the library. Learn why these magnificent raptors are so important for our world. Explore the different raptors found in Minnesota and hear about their role in the environment. Learn the three key features of all raptors and learn why they are different

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New Fairview doula program focuses on at-risk moms

Submitted photosJessie Weber and Margaret Owens are new doulas at Fairview Lakes Medical Center. A grant allowed the hospital to bring in the doulas to specialize in working with at-risk mothers.
Hannah Davis
Contributing Writer
Doulas will now be a part of the Fairview Lakes Medical Center thanks to a grant funded by the Fairview Foundation. The grant helped bring in two doulas for pregnant women who have limited access to prenatal care and are ages 18 and under or who have a cognitive impairment or anxiety disorders.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“When you talk about an at-risk population, which is who the grant is geared towards, a lot of times those are the patients that come in that haven’t had prenatal care and have that anxiety or cognitive impairment,” said Rachel Dunnette, inpatient nursing director.
The grant request to bring in doulas was submitted by the former director of inpatient nursing. Dunnette facilitated the process of developing the

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