The Delano Community Band is open to area youth and adult
musicians of all experience levels. Its goal is to provide a recreational,
social, educational, and musical outlet for its members.
The band rehearses 7-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday in the Delano
High School band room. Amy Johnson is the project director. Eric
Stewart is the conductor.
Mission: To provide musical growth, development, and
performance opportunities for amateur instrumentalists and bring
musical enrichment to Delano and surrounding communities
Goals:
• To promote the value of music in education and in the
community
• To offer the opportunity for area musicians to perform and
maintain their valuable skills
• To provide musical encouragement and performance
opportunities for musicians to continue developing musical skills
and talents by playing in a community band outside of formal
educational environments.
To learn more, email [email protected] or
call Amy Johnson at 763-331-8282.
Planned shows for 2018 (exact dates to be determined):
spring concert at Delano United Methodist Church; summer
concert in the park, to coincide with Delano’s 4th of July
festival; Memorial Day and Veterans day performances;
Christmas/holiday concert, to coincide with the annual Old-
Fashioned Christmas celebration.
Delano Cub Scout Pack 273
The Delano Cub Scout Pack 273 was founded in 1930. Cub Scouts
is for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
The purpose of the organization is to provide an educational
program for children to build their quality of character, to train in
the responsibilities of participating as a citizen, and to develop
personal fitness. Personal fitness includes physical, mental, and
emotional fitness.
There are about 70 scouts and 10 adult leaders in the organization,
which usually meets the last Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
at St. Joseph’s Church. Individual dens meet separately twice a
month as well to work on achievements.
Special projects or events include Scouting for Food, Memorial
Day parade, Fourth of July parade, youth overnight camping,
Pinewood Derby Races, day camps, Blue and Gold Banquet, and
Crow River Clean-up.
Each year in September there is a special signup night for youth
interested in joining the Scouting program, known as School Night
for Scouting, or they can join Scouts at any time throughout the
year.
For more information, contact Cubmaster Rob Gruba at
[email protected], or Pack Committee Chair Kelly
Johnson at [email protected]. Please visit
https://sites.google.com/site/delanocubscouts/
for
more
information on Scouting or search for “Pack 273 Delano” on
Facebook.
Delano Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited (DU) is the world’s leader in wetlands and
waterfowl conservation.
DU got its start in 1937 during the Dust Bowl when North
America’s drought-plagued waterfowl populations had plunged
to unprecedented lows. Determined not to sit idly by as the
continent’s waterfowl dwindled beyond recovery, a small group of
sportsmen joined together to form an organization that became
known as Ducks Unlimited. Its mission: habitat conservation.
The local chapter hosts a banquet each fall. For additional
information on the Delano chapter, call Galen Hayes at 612-685-
3779, Bryan Baumann at 952-955-2223, Jeff Graunke at 763-442-
5939, or Chairman Cory Cederberg at 763-972-2540.
One booth is available for Delano non-profit organizations to
raise awareness or money for their organization.
For more information, call Deb Hoen, market manager, at 763-
238-2702.
Delano Fourth of July Committee, Inc.
The purpose of the Delano Fourth of July Celebration Committee,
Inc. is to organize Minnesota’s oldest and largest Fourth of July
celebration, which is recognizing its 162nd celebration in 2018.
The celebration is planned by a planning committee, with 30
organizations represented, that meets in February, April, and June;
and an eight-member board that meets twice a month from
January to July, and once a month the remainder of the year.
The event features the parade, baseball tournaments, men’s
and women’s softball tournaments, bands for both young and old
under the big top (never a cover charge), a family entertainment
stage, kiddie parade, childrens’ tractor pull, carnival, fireworks,
and much more.
For more information, visit www.delano4th.com, like the
celebration on Facebook and follow on Twitter, or call Fourth of July
Celebration Committee Chairman Alex Roeser at 763-972-2951.
Delano-Franklin Township Area Historical Society
Established in 1999 to preserve the area’s rich history and
educate the public, the Delano/Franklin Township Area Historical
Society currently has 30 members which meet the last Monday of
every month at 7 p.m. at the Delano Heritage Center (old library).
The society also sponsors an event the first Saturday of each month
at 10 a.m. at the Heritage Center or at Delano City Hall. These
events are presentations on historic areas, buildings, organizations,
or traditional skills. They are open to anyone interested in history.
Individuals may donate items to the museum and/or use the
resources to learn about the history in the Delano area, or discover
and work on their own family history.
For more information, visit www.DelanoMNHistory.org, like the
organization on Facebook, leave a message at 763-257-2963,
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The market is located on the corner of Highway 12 and County
Line Road in the Flippin’ Bills parking lot. It is open May through
October, Wednesdays, from 2 to 6 p.m.
The Delano Farmers Market allows local farmers to bring the
freshest, locally-grown produce and other products. One may find
fresh produce, breads, fruits, jams, honey, homemade pies, maple
syrup, eggs, beef and chicken products, fresh salsa, fresh flowers,
and handcrafted items. Watch for seasonal fruits and vegetables.
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