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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: March 14, 2012
Description
On this week's episode of Bloomington Today, we'll find out what's happening inside Kennedy High School, long before class is in session, we'll also take a look at one local food bank, asking for your help in refilling its shelves.
A
B
Welcome
to
bloomington
today,
I'm
kalyn
cochriel
thanks
for
joining
us
on
past
episodes
of
bloomington.
Today,
we've
demonstrated
how
residents
are
encouraged
to
find
new
and
different
ways
to
practice
healthy
living
through
our
to-do
lists
and
while
pickleball
and
ice
skating
have
proven
to
be
a
fit
for
some
activity-seeking
residents.
Some
people
prefer
a
more
gym-like
setting
in
this
week's
to-do
list
segment,
we'll
explore
where
residents
can
find
a
gym
in
an
unexpected
venue.
B
The
hallways
are
quiet
at
kennedy:
senior
high
school
in
bloomington,
it's
early
classes,
hours
from
being
in
session,
but
one
area
of
the
school
is
swarming
with
wide
awake
residents
getting
their
daily
dose
of
exercise.
Long
before
students
fill
these
hallways
welcome
to
the
kennedy
activity
center.
We.
B
C
C
Well,
I
think
part
of
the
reason
people
like
coming
here
versus
a
large,
larger
club
environment
is
our
size.
It
doesn't
really
feel
like
it's
a
competitive
environment
with
with
other
members.
There
isn't
that
competition,
and
you
know,
just
accessibility-
are
you
know
from
the
parking
lot
to
the
facility
and
using
the
equipment
that
we
have?
The
accessibility
is
is
pretty
easier
and,
most
importantly,
I
think
the
cost
is
a
huge
difference.
C
B
We
visited
the
activity
center
at
kennedy
high
school
for
this
particular
story,
but
there's
a
similar
facility
at
jefferson,
high
school
as
well.
Members
have
access
to
everything
before,
during
and
after
school
hours,
and
before
leaving
the
kennedy
high
school
activity
center,
we
headed
down
to
the
gymnasium
to
find
one
well-known
bloomington
organization
getting
their
bump
set
spike
on
take
a
look.
B
D
D
B
The
group
plays
volleyball
at
kennedy
three
times
a
week
until
may
and
on
wednesdays.
They
get
a
chance
to
put
their
practice
to
the
test
by
taking
on
some
of
kennedy's
very
own
student
body,
some
days,
the
jocks
and
the
students
mix
the
teams
together.
Other
days
like
today,
the
jocks
played
against
the
students
and,
despite
the
difference
in
age,
the
jocks
definitely
give
the
kids
a
run
for
their
money.
B
B
F
B
F
F
joined
the
bloomington
rotary
club
in
1984,
so
that's
about
a
27-year
stint
with
the
bloomington
rotary
club.
One
of
the
one
of
the
things
that
drives
me
is
is
to
honestly
be
able
to
to
put
something
back
into
the
community,
and-
and
so
I
started
it
with
rotary,
I
very
soon
after
that
started.
My
first
stint
on
the
bloomington
chamber
of
commerce
served
two
terms
on
the
bloomington
chamber
of
commerce.
I
still
am
a
member
of
the
bloomington
chamber
economic
development
committee
and
the
community
outreach
community.
F
I
don't
remember
the
exact
year
and
I
probably
should
but
the
I
I
was
the
point
person
to
start
the
day
makers,
rotary
club,
and
I
consider
that
probably
one
of
the
most
enjoyable
and
valuable
experiences
that
that
I've
done.
I'm
very
proud
of
that.
It
was
a
lot
of
work,
but
the
value
was
there,
I'm
driven
by
successful
outcomes,
and
that
was
one
of
the
great
successful
outcomes.
I've
done
a
lot
of
other
stuff.
I
deliver
meals
on
wheels.
F
I
I
work
at
companies
to
classrooms,
I'm
the
one
of
the
founders
and
board
members
of
the
bloomington
heritage
days.
Through
my
involvement
at
northwestern
health
sciences,
I
provided
a
spot
and
a
lot
of
extra
things
for
the
community.
The
the
easter
egg
hunt
we've
had
the
bloomington
rotary,
harold
larson
party
at
northwestern
we've
had
many
many
meetings
over
there
for
the
board
of
the
the
city,
the
city
council
and
the
bloomington
education
people.
F
F
You
know
it
goes
on
and
on
and
on
and-
and
I
do
this
because
I
want
to
put
something
back
into
the
community
and
because
I
want
to
leave
this
place
a
better
place
than
when
I
came
in,
and
I
truly
mean
that
and
and
like
I
said,
the
the
outcome.
For
me,
the
value
I
get
out
of
it
is
to
see
something
happen
that
that
is
successful.
B
One
local
non-profit
agency
has
a
long-standing
partnership
with
bloomington
human
services
and
they're,
asking
for
the
public's
help
in
restocking.
Its
shelves,
bloomington
volunteers,
enlisted
to
assist
people
or
veep,
is
one
of
the
largest
food
shelves
in
the
state
of
minnesota
and
in
order
to
serve
the
growing
demand
in
this
community
for
food
bank
access.
B
G
As
you
can
see,
it's
kind
of
just
like
a
small
store
where
families
are
able
to
come
in
and
select
items
that
they
feel
they
need
the
most
and
it
really
creates
dignity.
And
it's
hard
for
a
lot
of
people
to
come
in
to
ask
for
help.
And
so
we
try
to
just
make
it
as
comfortable
and
and
at
ease
for
them
as
possible.
B
G
G
Focusing
on
our
most
needed.
Items
too
is
really
helpful.
I
think
basic
items
like
rice
and
beans
and
tuna
and
soups
and
pasta
and
those
type
of
things
also,
hygiene
products
like
toilet
paper
and
paper,
towels,
definitely
high
demand
products,
but
also
collecting
funds
for
every
dollar
that
you
donate
to
the
food
shelf.
We
can
turn
that
into
at
least
five
dollars
worth
of
food.
B
Of
funds
raised
so
far
be
a
hero,
help
fight
hunger
and
make
your
monetary
or
non-perishable
food
item
donation
today,
and
if
you
aren't
sure
where
a
veep
donation
box
is
located,
stop
by
bloomington
civic
plaza,
we
have
one
at
each
of
our
main
entrances.
You
can
also
find
them
at
festival,
foods,
health
partners
and
the
hartford
in
bloomington.
That's
just
a
few
of
many
and
it's
now
time
for
a
short
break.
When
we
come
back
we'll
be
joined
by
two
folks
to
discuss.
The
upcoming
writer's
festival
stay
right
here.
H
I
B
J
B
K
Well,
the
writer's
festival
started
nine
years
ago.
When
a
bloomington
author
came
in
and
said,
why
is
there
no
writer's
festival
here?
Bloomington
has
tons
of
writers,
and
I
happen
to
be
I'm.
A
volunteer
happened
to
be
in
the
office
of
the
then
bloomington
arts
center
and
the
executive
director
said:
oh
here's,
somebody
that
can
put
it
together.
So
we
started
out
with
about
20
authors
from
bloomington
and
it
has
now
grown
to.
K
What
we,
what
we
do
is
we
encourage
the
authors
who
come
and
rent
their
tables
to
act
as
resources
for
aspiring
writers,
because
there
are
about
any
any
time
you
can
you
ask
about
80
to
90
percent
of
people
will
respond.
I
have
a
book
I
want
to
write.
Oh
so
there
are
about.
I.
There
is
a
story
to
publication
for
each
person
who
has
ever
written
a
book
and
that's
what
we
ask
these
authors
and
vendors
to
do
is
to
act
as
resources
for
people
who
are
aspiring
to
be
writers.
K
B
J
Sure
this
is
the
first
year
that
I'm
involved
with
the
book
fair,
and
I
had
learned
about
it
through
the
local
newspaper.
My
book
came
out
in
november
of
2011,
and
it
was
shortly
after
that.
I
think
that
I
saw
something
in
the
newspaper
about
the
event.
I
thought
it
would
be
a
good
way
to
meet
other
local
writers
and
to
showcase
my
book
in
the
local
market.
B
J
Sure
sure
the
book
that
I
produced
is
called
a
piece
of
my
mind
and
it's
a
project
that
I've
been
working
on
for
the
last
three
years.
I
work
as
a
freelance
photographer,
and
this
was
a
personal
project
that
I
did
where
I
photographed
and
interviewed
55
different
people
asking
them
what
peace
means
to
them,
how
they
work
towards
it
in
their
lives
and
what
some
of
the
obstacles
are
they
encounter
along
the
way?
Actually,
at
least
two,
I
think,
maybe
three
of
the
subjects
are
actually
from
bloomington.
K
They
will
people
will
be
able
to
talk
to
approximately
100
vendors
and
authors.
They
will
get
to
look
at
their
books.
We
have
a
multitude
of
genres,
so
if
they
are
fiction
lovers,
we
have
tons
of
fiction
books
there.
We
have
memoir
and
fantasy,
as
well
as
some
regular
non-fiction
books
such
as
john's
book.
K
A
piece
of
my
mind.
We
also
have
the
authors
do
readings
and
they
are,
everyone
is
invited
to
come
and
listen
to
the
authors
read,
and
actually
it
really
helps
the
the
authors
to
read
to
have
an
audience
to
read
and
it's
free
people
just
can
walk
in
sit
down
and
listen
as
they
read
excerpts
from
their
books.
It's
almost.
B
K
Those
events
we
have
a
keynote
speaker,
pat
proft,
who
is
a
screenwriter,
a
playwright,
an
actor
and
a
comedian
he's
local.
He
lives
in
a
another,
suburban
community
and
he
will
be
talking
about
the
art
of
screenwriting
for
us
he
as
in
in
the
keynote,
and
then
he
will
also
be
offering
a
workshop
on
how
to
write
screenplays.
B
Absolutely
well,
you
know
this
is
the
ninth
annual
festival,
so
obviously
there
is
some
draw
to
it
that
not
only
keeps
it
going
year
after
year,
but
draws
in
new
authors
like
john
here
every
year.
First
off,
why
don't
you
start
by
telling
us
kind
of
what's
the
drive
behind
it?
Who
keeps
it
going
and
then
we'll
ask
john
brought
you
in.
K
B
K
B
J
There
are
two
things
really
one
thing
that
I've
learned
through
this
process
is
that,
once
you
have
a
book,
that's
written
and
produced
you're
only
halfway
done.
The
other
part
of
the
battle
is
letting
the
world
know
about
it
and
finding
out
how
to
how
to
get
it
out
to
a
larger
audience.
So
one
of
my
goals
for
being
here
is
to
let
people
know
that
the
book
is
is
out
there
in
the
world.
B
K
There
are
several
places
online
that
people
can
go,
they
can
go
to
the
bloomington,
theater
and
art
center's
website,
specifically
to
the
www,
dot,
click
on
the
writer's
festival,
icon
and
all
of
the
workshops
and
their
their
descriptions
and
the
biographies
and
the
registration
material
is
there.
We
also
have
a
facebook
page,
bloomington,
writers,
festival
and
people
can
go
there
and
right
now
we
are
running
the
bios
of
the
presenters
and
and
shortly
all
the
authors
and
vendors
who
will
be
appearing
as
well
as
their
table.
K
B
Welcome
back
everyone!
Well,
if
your
resident
delaying
getting
your
taxes
prepared,
it's
not
too
late
to
get
hassle-free
fee-free
tax
preparation
services,
human
services
has
once
again
partnered
with
accountability,
minnesota
and
aarp
tax
aid
to
provide
qualifying
residents
with
free
income.
Tax
assistance
at
creekside
community
center
qualifications
include
residents
who
are
60
or
older,
as
well
as
individuals
of
any
age
who
make
less
than
thirty
thousand
dollars
per
year
or
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
families.
B
B
This
experience
gave
her
an
intimate
glance
at
the
human
role
within
the
natural
world.
The
gallery
is
open
monday
through
fridays,
from
8
a.m,
to
10
p.m,
saturdays
from
9
a.m,
to
5pm
and
sundays,
from
1pm
to
10pm,
bloomington's
noon.
Rotary
are
sponsoring
their
third
annual
community
paper
shredding
event
and
they
want
to
start
spreading.
The
word
early
mark
your
calendars.
For
this
event,
that's
happening
on
saturday
may
5th
from
9
a.m.
To
noon
in
the
west
parking
lot
of
bloomington
civic
plaza,
bring
an
average
size
box
of
personal
documents.
You'd
like
shredded.
B
The
cost
is
just
five
dollars
per
box
and
all
proceeds
will
go
to
the
bloomington
noon,
rotary,
which
in
turn
supports
non-profit
organizations,
programs
and
charities
throughout
the
city
and,
if
you're
curious,
which
documents
should
be
shredded
and
which
should
be
recycled
or
just
thrown
out
log
on
to
the
city's
website
and
keyword
search,
shred
you'll
find
additional
details
on
the
community
shred
event,
as
well
as
helpful
tips
to
keep
your
identity
safe.
Well,
that's
all
the
time
we
have
for
today
to
get
more
information
on
city
projects,
parks,
road
construction
and
events
visit.