Contact:          Sherry Boyce

                       Regional Extension Educator

                       University of Minnesota Extension Service

                       218-726-6468

NEWS RELEASE

The 2006  Guide to Summer Opportunities for Youth Now Available

     This Guide for the Greater Duluth area provides a listing of day camps and neighborhood-based programs; arts, music, and theatre experiences; sports programs; volunteer needs; and events at the Library and Zoo.

     Watch for this bright yellow book in your child’s backpack. The books will be sent home from school with kindergartners through 5th graders at all Duluth Public and Private Schools.  This Guide is produced by the Duluth Public Schools and the University of Minnesota Extension Service of St. Louis County.

     You can also access The Guide to Summer Opportunities at several websites:

www.extension.umn.edu

Click on Extension Offices and choose St. Louis County, or

www.duluth.k12.mn.us

Scroll down on the home page to find the link.

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