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		<title>What&#8217;s Happening Now!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome Optimists &#38; Friends. Visit Us Wednesday 7:30 a.m. Laquinta Hotel (Hwy 100 &#38; 494)  Get the Feb. Bloom-O-Gram Upcoming Speakers: 2-15-12:   Jill Measells, CEO of the Works Museum in Bloomington 2-22-12:   David Paxson, “Zero World Population Growth” 2-29-12:   Tom McCullough, &#8230; <a href="http://www.bloomingtonoptimists.org/http:/www.optimist.org/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="color: #808080;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome Optimists &amp; Friends. Visit Us Wednesday 7:30 a.m. Laquinta Hotel (Hwy 100 &amp; 494)  Get the Feb. <a href="http://www.bloomingtonoptimists.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BLOOMOGRAM-Feb2012.pdf" target="_blank">Bloom-O-Gram</a></span></em></span></h1>
<h1><span style="color: #993300;">Upcoming Speakers:</span></h1>
<div><span style="text-align: left;">2-15-12:   <strong>Jill Measells</strong>, CEO of the <a href="http://www.theworks.org/fb/index.html" target="_blank">Works Museum in Bloomington</a></span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">2-22-12:   <strong>David Paxson,</strong> “Zero World Population Growth”</span></div>
<div><span style="text-align: left;">2-29-12:   <strong>Tom McCullough</strong>, <a href="http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/dept/police/specops/volops/academy/fall_2011.htm" target="_blank">Bloomington Citizens Police Academy</a></span><br />
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<div><strong style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #993300;">Upcoming Events:</span></strong></div>
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<li><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Feb. 17th &#8211; Deadline for the Optimist Essay Contest: <a href="http://www.bloomingtonoptimists.org/events-for-kids/essay-contest-win-money/">See Details</a></span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">April 7th - Spring Egg Hunt,  (Normandale Lake Bandshell)</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">May 5th  - Kite Day (Valley View Play Fields, 90th and Portland) </span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">June 9th - Fishing Contest, (Bush Lake Park, West Side)</span></strong></li>
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<h2><span style="color: #993300;">Oratorical Contest:</span></h2>
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<li><strong>lst Run-off day</strong> &#8211; Tuesday, April 10</li>
<li><strong>2nd Run-off day -</strong> Thursday, April 12</li>
<li><strong>Club Contest -</strong> Tuesday, April 17</li>
<li><strong>Zone Contest -</strong> Saturday, April 21</li>
<li><strong>District Contest -</strong> Friday, May 4th</li>
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<p>At Easter time we will have a <strong><a href="http://www.bloomingtonoptimists.org/events-for-kids/spring-egg-hunt/" target="_blank">Spring Egg Hunt</a>,</strong> followed by a <strong><a href="http://www.bloomingtonoptimists.org/events-for-kids/bloomington-optimist-fishing-contest/" target="_blank">Fishing Contest</a></strong> in June and a <strong>Halloween Party</strong> on October 31 among many other events.</p>
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