Area Pagan Launches Bid for Congress

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Popular Pagan musician announces his write in candidacy for Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional district.  Says the two candidates currently running are too partisan.

Mark Digatono, usually known more for his music than his politics, has thrown his hat into the ring for Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional district.  This is the district of Incumbent Congressperson Michelle Bachman, who is being challenged by Democratic Candidate Legislator Tarryl Clark.  Digatono is unable to appear on the ballot and so must run as a write in candidate.  He says he is running to give voters a wider choice of candidates, “Along with the Governors Race I believe both candidates are not viable choices. Both are too entrenched in the Status Quo of partisan politics.”

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Community Notes – Sept. 27-Oct. 3

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TC Pagan Pride was exceptionally exceptional. It’s so relaxing to be among our people. This makes it the perfect time to look ahead to Paganicon! Friday, March 25 to 27, 2011. People are already registering, and developing plans for presenting workshops. All the great programing of a festival without having to camp. Paganicon is exactly what local Pagans have been saying they want, and now it’s here! Check it out and register at; http://tcpaganpride.org/info/paganicon/

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It’s only two weeks to the Pagan Highway Clean-up. Saturday, October 10 at 9:30am local Pagans will be gathering to clean two newly adopted miles of I-35. Sign up at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117120191675552 to get details.

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If Pagans elected the next governor, who would win? Vote at https://pncminnesota.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/if-pagans-elected-the-next-governor/

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Local Pagan musician and generally wonderful guy Mark Digatono has decided to launch a write-in campaign for Congress. “Any Idiot can serve in Congress, write in my name Mark Digatono and I will prove it.” Really, how can you not love a campaign slogan like that?

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If every person in the Twin Cities who receives this went to just one event per month, then the average event would have 30 people in attendance. In October, please go to at least one event.

Paganistan Weekly; Sept. 27-Oct. 3

** EVENTS THIS WEEK **

MONDAY; September 27

TUESDAY; September 28

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Patrick Stewart Remembrance – Saturday, Sept 25th

From Circle Times:

Sgt. Patrick Stewart, was the first Wiccan soldier to be killed in action in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He was killed along with four other US troops of “Mustang 22” when their helicopter was shot down by enemy fire.

Patrick Stewart

Saturday, September 25, 2010 is the fifth anniversary of their death and will include the dedication of a US Army National Guard Memorial in their honor at the Army National Guard facility near Reno, Nevada at 2 pm PDT:

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Adopt/Release a Hawk

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By Susu Jeffrey

(Hawk Ridge, Duluth, Minnesota) She is three months old, with golden irises in her unblinking eyes. This female sharp-shinned hawk—“my” sharpshin, but I know better—is on her way to wintering in Central America. She was born in northern Minnesota or southern Canada, was just netted and banded and will be released in minutes.

Juvenile Female Sharp-shinned Hawk, Photo by David Smith, Grand Junction, Colorado


It’s Tuesday and Equinox eve, I just drove 165-miles through early fall color. Lake Superior is three shades of blue and I can feel a heart beat in my right hand holding the warm, three-month-old, female, golden-eyed, sharp-shinned hawk.

She eats song birds (sparrows, robins, chickadees, even blue jays) and occasionally dragonflies a staffer says. She catches her prey in a lightning strike with her talons, then perches somewhere to pluck the feathers and eat.

There are three staff members, plus a bird banding team, plus four volunteers, and an hourly count of passing raptors. She is one of nine sharpshins released today—so far.
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