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                        <title>Aaron Neville Featured on Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Show </title>
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                        <description>Aaron Neville is Lisa&#039;s featured guest on Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Show Friday December 12/8/06 on <a href="http://www.HOPERIVERRADIO.fm" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.HOPERIVERRADIO.fm</a> (Central) at 8 P.M., <a href="http://www.NYCountryRadio.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.NYCountryRadio.com</a> 12/9 at 8 P.M. (Eastern), USACountryRadio.com 12/10(Central) and more affliate stations. Show times listed atwww.myspace.com/lisaswalkthetalkListen to this man of faith tell his story in this one hour show and hear his new tracks from his new CD, Aaron Neville Bring It On Home...The Soul Classics, and his Christmas CDs. During the interview Aaron sings a few bars of O Holy Night in a style and voice that is iconically, Aaron. [PRWeb Dec 6, 2006]</description>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rochester, MN (PRWeb) December 6, 2006 -- Aaron Neville is Lisa&#039;s featured guest on Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Show Friday December 12/8/06 on <a href="http://www.HOPERIVERRADIO.fm" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.HOPERIVERRADIO.fm</a> (Central) at 8 P.M., <a href="http://www.NYCountryRadio.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.NYCountryRadio.com</a> 12/9 at 8 P.M. (Eastern), USACountryRadio.com 12/10(Central) and more affliate stations. Show times listed at 
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/lisaswalkthetalk" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.myspace.com/lisaswalkthetalk</a>



Listen to this man of faith tell his story in this one hour show and hear his new tracks from his new CD, Aaron Neville Bring It On Home...The Soul Classics, and his Christmas CDs. During the interview Aaron sings a few bars of O Holy Night in a style and voice that is iconically, Aaron. 

A few of Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Show featured guests include: Rivers Rutherford, Moot Davis, Chris Jones, Aaron Neville, Corb Lund, Crista Lynn, Bryan White, Jack Witteveen, Johnny Rodes, Rhonda Towns, Ansel Brown, Stan Silver, Kelly Brock, Valerie Gipson, Bloodline, Chill7, Chris Gray and more. 

Due to overwhelming response of this new show Loucks-Christenson says, &quot;I&#039;ve already got more artists and authors signed than there are weeks in the year, so I&#039;m looking forward to going daily that gives another 300 + guests an hour opportunity to show the world who they are.&quot; 

With the show going daily in 2007, Loucks-Christenson Publishing/producers of the show have broken the shows to feature different topics and genres throughout the week. Some of these include Country Gospel, Authors-Illustrators, Country Soul, and more.  Some authors and illustrators that&#039;ll be featured in January 2007  include Beverly Swerling, Jill Fleming, Bill Looney, and later Stephen Baldwin. 

The show is hosted by Lisa Loucks Christenson of Rochester, MN and is produced by Loucks-Christenson Publishing.  With over 70 interviews already on the books for January and February there is no sign of slowing down. &quot;I&#039;d do two shows a day if it would make a difference to someones life,&quot; Loucks-Christenson added. 

The Christmas special is a two hour show with Ansel Brown, and during this interview you&#039;ll get to hear Haley Cook, a nine-year-old girl who has survived over 300 procedures, endured 32 brain surgeries, sing Waikiki Cowboy with Ansel.  For those who aren&#039;t familiar with Haley, they can go to <a href="http://www.myspace.com/anselbrown" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.myspace.com/anselbrown</a> to learn about this beautiful girl who was born to a  14 year-old cocaine-addicted mother and given only a couple weeks to live.  

Following the Christmas special on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Ansel Brown, Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Show has another huge show for New Years Day.

Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Shows&#039; New Year&#039;s Day 2007 Indie Artist Countdown.  A four-hour show featuring the top voted indie artists songs, only.  Lisa&#039;s co-host for this power-packed four-hour special is Pete Anderson of Little Dog Records.  

As a producer, Anderson is responsible for recordings which have sold over 30 million units worldwide. His groundbreaking work with Dwight Yoakam helped ring in the &quot;new traditionalist&quot; movement in country music - while crossing over to a wider audience in the rock, pop, and blues worlds. He has also been responsible for highly touted projects by such artists as Roy Orbison, k.d.lang, Flaco Jimenez, Buck Owens,... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb487978.htm]]></content:encoded>
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                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rochester, MN (PRWeb) December 6, 2006 -- Aaron Neville is Lisa&#039;s featured guest on Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Show Friday December 12/8/06 on <a href="http://www.HOPERIVERRADIO.fm" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.HOPERIVERRADIO.fm</a> (Central) at 8 P.M., <a href="http://www.NYCountryRadio.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.NYCountryRadio.com</a> 12/9 at 8 P.M. (Eastern), USACountryRadio.com 12/10(Central) and more affliate stations. Show times listed at 
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/lisaswalkthetalk" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.myspace.com/lisaswalkthetalk</a>



Listen to this man of faith tell his story in this one hour show and hear his new tracks from his new CD, Aaron Neville Bring It On Home...The Soul Classics, and his Christmas CDs. During the interview Aaron sings a few bars of O Holy Night in a style and voice that is iconically, Aaron. 

A few of Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Show featured guests include: Rivers Rutherford, Moot Davis, Chris Jones, Aaron Neville, Corb Lund, Crista Lynn, Bryan White, Jack Witteveen, Johnny Rodes, Rhonda Towns, Ansel Brown, Stan Silver, Kelly Brock, Valerie Gipson, Bloodline, Chill7, Chris Gray and more. 

Due to overwhelming response of this new show Loucks-Christenson says, &quot;I&#039;ve already got more artists and authors signed than there are weeks in the year, so I&#039;m looking forward to going daily that gives another 300 + guests an hour opportunity to show the world who they are.&quot; 

With the show going daily in 2007, Loucks-Christenson Publishing/producers of the show have broken the shows to feature different topics and genres throughout the week. Some of these include Country Gospel, Authors-Illustrators, Country Soul, and more.  Some authors and illustrators that&#039;ll be featured in January 2007  include Beverly Swerling, Jill Fleming, Bill Looney, and later Stephen Baldwin. 

The show is hosted by Lisa Loucks Christenson of Rochester, MN and is produced by Loucks-Christenson Publishing.  With over 70 interviews already on the books for January and February there is no sign of slowing down. &quot;I&#039;d do two shows a day if it would make a difference to someones life,&quot; Loucks-Christenson added. 

The Christmas special is a two hour show with Ansel Brown, and during this interview you&#039;ll get to hear Haley Cook, a nine-year-old girl who has survived over 300 procedures, endured 32 brain surgeries, sing Waikiki Cowboy with Ansel.  For those who aren&#039;t familiar with Haley, they can go to <a href="http://www.myspace.com/anselbrown" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.myspace.com/anselbrown</a> to learn about this beautiful girl who was born to a  14 year-old cocaine-addicted mother and given only a couple weeks to live.  

Following the Christmas special on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Ansel Brown, Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Show has another huge show for New Years Day.

Lisa&#039;s Walk The Talk Shows&#039; New Year&#039;s Day 2007 Indie Artist Countdown.  A four-hour show featuring the top voted indie artists songs, only.  Lisa&#039;s co-host for this power-packed four-hour special is Pete Anderson of Little Dog Records.  

As a producer, Anderson is responsible for recordings which have sold over 30 million units worldwide. His groundbreaking work with Dwight Yoakam helped ring in the &quot;new traditionalist&quot; movement in country music - while crossing over to a wider audience in the rock, pop, and blues worlds. He has also been responsible for highly touted projects by such artists as Roy Orbison, k.d.lang, Flaco Jimenez, Buck Owens,... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb487978.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <title>Publisher Offering Behind-The-Scenes Coverage of  Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s Title, The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe </title>
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                        <description>Publisher offering booklet with pre-orders of The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe!  This autographed booklet offers behind-the-scenes coverage of the making of the documentary, The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe.  Also included are excerpts of the sequel, Year Two Dancer &#38; Daedee: Epiphany Season. Call 24/7 to place pre-orders and take advantage of pre-published offering and discounted sale price. [PRWeb Oct 10, 2006]</description>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rochester, MN (PRWEB) October 10, 2006 -- <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s">Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s</a> publisher is offering booklet with pre-orders of The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe.  This authographed booklet offers behind-the-scenes coverage of the making of the documentary, The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe.  Also included are excerpts of the sequel, Year Two Dancer &#38; Daedee: Epiphany Season. Call 24/7 to place pre-orders and take advantage of pre-published offering and discounted sale price. 

Her book, The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe is due out late fall 2006.   Pre-orders are now being accepted. Call toll free (USA &#38; Canada) 866-562-5125 or (507) 280-1787. 
Pre-published price $22.00. Pre-order of this hardcover title also includes autographed booklet. 

Excerpts and photos from this title available for distribution.

<a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s">Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s</a> book In the news:

You can read about Lisa&#039;s eagle coverage in the Post-Bulletin / June 13, 2006  article by John Weiss.

&quot;In the next few years, you&#039;ll be able to sit in your recliner, sip a cup of coffee, and enjoy crisp, startling images of bald eagles raising their young, mosquitoes feeding on the blood of a frog and wildflowers in the heart of the Whitewater Valley.

Savor them, enjoy the work of <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lisa Loucks Christenson">Lisa Loucks Christenson</a> of Rochester. But know that she went through more than a year of mud and mosquitoes, cold and fog, snow and heat to get them.

You should also know that she loved it, enjoyed the daily trip to the valley in snowstorm and fog, relished slithering through muck to sneak up on a frog, and waiting for hours to get a shot of an eagle.&quot;

Articles on Lisa are included in her Press Kit <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="here">here</a>. Please email or call her editorial desk 24/7 to receive The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe Press Kit.

About <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lisa Loucks Christenson">Lisa Loucks Christenson</a>:
Lisa Loucks Christenson is a national award-winning author and photographer  based out of Rochester, MN. Her work appears daily in magazines, books, papers, and websites. Some of her credits include: Esquire, Self Magazine, Diversion, Perspectives, Christian Schools International, Kirchoff/Wolberg, Disney, HyVee, Harcourt, Prentice-Hall, Rigby Education, Pearson Education, Woman&#039;s World, Nursery Retailer Magazine, Heinemann-Raintree, Writer&#039;s Digest, plus hundreds more.

Upcoming Events:
Loucks-Christenson will be opening her WINTER BUGS! exhibit on Decemeber 15, 2006 at her studio and gallery located at 3160 Wellner Drive NE, Rochester, MN 

The exhibit is open to the public. Live music and light appetizers will be served during this noon-10 P.M. opening night.

Her book, The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe is due out late fall 2006.   

Back Cover:
Lisa has just completed a three-month journey in the field with more than one thousand hours logged, two jars of Jiffy  peanut butter consumed, more than ten thousand miles driven and hiked, and over thirty thousand images taken to document daily life in the marsh, two including bald eagle nests and eaglets&#039; special... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb448036.htm]]></content:encoded>
                        <itunes:author>Lisa Loucks Christenson</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Publisher Offering Behind-The-Scenes Coverage of  Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s Title, The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe </itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rochester, MN (PRWEB) October 10, 2006 -- <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s">Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s</a> publisher is offering booklet with pre-orders of The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe.  This authographed booklet offers behind-the-scenes coverage of the making of the documentary, The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe.  Also included are excerpts of the sequel, Year Two Dancer &#38; Daedee: Epiphany Season. Call 24/7 to place pre-orders and take advantage of pre-published offering and discounted sale price. 

Her book, The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe is due out late fall 2006.   Pre-orders are now being accepted. Call toll free (USA &#38; Canada) 866-562-5125 or (507) 280-1787. 
Pre-published price $22.00. Pre-order of this hardcover title also includes autographed booklet. 

Excerpts and photos from this title available for distribution.

<a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s">Lisa Loucks Christenson&#039;s</a> book In the news:

You can read about Lisa&#039;s eagle coverage in the Post-Bulletin / June 13, 2006  article by John Weiss.

&quot;In the next few years, you&#039;ll be able to sit in your recliner, sip a cup of coffee, and enjoy crisp, startling images of bald eagles raising their young, mosquitoes feeding on the blood of a frog and wildflowers in the heart of the Whitewater Valley.

Savor them, enjoy the work of <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lisa Loucks Christenson">Lisa Loucks Christenson</a> of Rochester. But know that she went through more than a year of mud and mosquitoes, cold and fog, snow and heat to get them.

You should also know that she loved it, enjoyed the daily trip to the valley in snowstorm and fog, relished slithering through muck to sneak up on a frog, and waiting for hours to get a shot of an eagle.&quot;

Articles on Lisa are included in her Press Kit <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="here">here</a>. Please email or call her editorial desk 24/7 to receive The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe Press Kit.

About <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lisa Loucks Christenson">Lisa Loucks Christenson</a>:
Lisa Loucks Christenson is a national award-winning author and photographer  based out of Rochester, MN. Her work appears daily in magazines, books, papers, and websites. Some of her credits include: Esquire, Self Magazine, Diversion, Perspectives, Christian Schools International, Kirchoff/Wolberg, Disney, HyVee, Harcourt, Prentice-Hall, Rigby Education, Pearson Education, Woman&#039;s World, Nursery Retailer Magazine, Heinemann-Raintree, Writer&#039;s Digest, plus hundreds more.

Upcoming Events:
Loucks-Christenson will be opening her WINTER BUGS! exhibit on Decemeber 15, 2006 at her studio and gallery located at 3160 Wellner Drive NE, Rochester, MN 

The exhibit is open to the public. Live music and light appetizers will be served during this noon-10 P.M. opening night.

Her book, The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe is due out late fall 2006.   

Back Cover:
Lisa has just completed a three-month journey in the field with more than one thousand hours logged, two jars of Jiffy  peanut butter consumed, more than ten thousand miles driven and hiked, and over thirty thousand images taken to document daily life in the marsh, two including bald eagle nests and eaglets&#039; special... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb448036.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <title>Lisa Loucks-Christenson Donates Collector Print: Greener Pastures Ahead! to 2006 North Central Region Volunteer Forum</title>
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                        <description>Lisa Loucks-Christenson is donating a special collector print titled &quot;Greener Pastures Ahead!&quot; A humorous, momentary, close-up look at the lives of cows in a farm field, whom, which, upon her approach, began sticking their tongues out as she created their image. This &quot;must-have,&quot; farm-scene lover&#039;s master canvas, giclee print was created for the 2006 North Central Region Volunteer Forum, This was a special print among other wildlife photos created and donated by Loucks-Christenson and will be included in their silent auction. [PRWeb Oct 6, 2006]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon,  9 Oct 2006 16:23:23 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rochester, MN (PRWEB) October 6, 2006 -- Lisa Loucks-Christenson is donating a special collector print titled &quot;Greener Pastures Ahead!&quot; A humorous, momentary, close-up look at the lives of cows in a farm field, whom, which, upon her approach, began sticking their tongues out as she created their image. This &quot;must-have,&quot; farm-scene lover&#039;s master canvas, giclee print was created for the 2006 North Central Region Volunteer Forum, This was a special print among other wildlife photos created and donated by Loucks-Christenson and will be included in their silent auction.



Loucks-Christenson told volunteer Donna Christenson (no relation) that she had the perfect print she wanted to donate to them, &quot;It&#039;s an image of three cows in a field I came across, and two of them are sticking their tongues out at me.  If I can find where I put the image, that&#039;ll be this year&#8217;s print for you.&quot;

A few days later, Loucks-Christenson received an email from Donna, and she mentioned how excited she and some other volunteers were to see this funny cow print. A few days after that email, a letter arrived. As Loucks-Christenson looked down to the handwritten note included in her information pack, she smiled and said, &quot;You hardly see handwritten notes anymore, and then she flipped it over to find Donna&#039;s parting thoughts, &quot;Hope you found the cows.&quot; --Donna.  

Loucks-Christenson was heavily involved in 4-H as a youth and teen. She was involved in everything from fair events, public speaking, plays, historian/photographer, and more. Loucks-Christenson added, &quot;It&#039;s time to &#039;share back--give back&#039; to what dreams and hopes I had while earning my first blue ribbons in photography and other classes/lots. In fact, for every ribbon earned, I hope to donate a smile back starting with this year&#8217;s Greener Pastures Ahead! Collector print.&quot;

This year&#039;s theme is Go 4 The Green, and it will be held in Rochester, Minnesota, October 13-14 at the Kahler Grand Hotel in Rochester, MN.   Minnesota 4-H has a unique opportunity to host the 2006 North Central Region Volunteer Forum.  For more than 100 years, 4-H has been recognized as a trusted framework for excellence in positive youth development.  4-H is the largest out of school youth program, in both rural and urban areas, through the North Central Region, involving 1.6 million youth.  

For information about sponsorship opportunities, contact Susan Johnson at 612-869-3447 or go to their website at <a href="http://www.mn4H.org" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mn4H.org</a>.

2006 North Central Region Volunteer Forum

In Partnership with the Center for 4-H Youth Development, University of Minnesota Extension Service

Mc Namara Alumni Center
200 Oak St. SE  #27B
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 624-7171

Loucks-Christenson is a nationally award-winning author and a professional photographer whose work appears in books, magazines, and papers worldwide. Some of her credits include: Self Magazine, Woman&#8217;s World, Esquire, Diversion, Harcourt, Rigby, Heinneman-Raintree, Pearson Education, Prentice-Hall, and Kirchoff-Wohlberg. Plus, there are hundreds of others.

You can visit her site at <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.lisalouckschristenson.net</a>.

Upcoming  books:
The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe
Year Two Dancer &#38; Daedee: Epiphany Season
Walk The Burn

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                        <itunes:author>Lisa Loucks Christenson</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Lisa Loucks-Christenson Donates Collector Print: Greener Pastures Ahead! to 2006 North Central Region Volunteer Forum</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rochester, MN (PRWEB) October 6, 2006 -- Lisa Loucks-Christenson is donating a special collector print titled &quot;Greener Pastures Ahead!&quot; A humorous, momentary, close-up look at the lives of cows in a farm field, whom, which, upon her approach, began sticking their tongues out as she created their image. This &quot;must-have,&quot; farm-scene lover&#039;s master canvas, giclee print was created for the 2006 North Central Region Volunteer Forum, This was a special print among other wildlife photos created and donated by Loucks-Christenson and will be included in their silent auction.



Loucks-Christenson told volunteer Donna Christenson (no relation) that she had the perfect print she wanted to donate to them, &quot;It&#039;s an image of three cows in a field I came across, and two of them are sticking their tongues out at me.  If I can find where I put the image, that&#039;ll be this year&#8217;s print for you.&quot;

A few days later, Loucks-Christenson received an email from Donna, and she mentioned how excited she and some other volunteers were to see this funny cow print. A few days after that email, a letter arrived. As Loucks-Christenson looked down to the handwritten note included in her information pack, she smiled and said, &quot;You hardly see handwritten notes anymore, and then she flipped it over to find Donna&#039;s parting thoughts, &quot;Hope you found the cows.&quot; --Donna.  

Loucks-Christenson was heavily involved in 4-H as a youth and teen. She was involved in everything from fair events, public speaking, plays, historian/photographer, and more. Loucks-Christenson added, &quot;It&#039;s time to &#039;share back--give back&#039; to what dreams and hopes I had while earning my first blue ribbons in photography and other classes/lots. In fact, for every ribbon earned, I hope to donate a smile back starting with this year&#8217;s Greener Pastures Ahead! Collector print.&quot;

This year&#039;s theme is Go 4 The Green, and it will be held in Rochester, Minnesota, October 13-14 at the Kahler Grand Hotel in Rochester, MN.   Minnesota 4-H has a unique opportunity to host the 2006 North Central Region Volunteer Forum.  For more than 100 years, 4-H has been recognized as a trusted framework for excellence in positive youth development.  4-H is the largest out of school youth program, in both rural and urban areas, through the North Central Region, involving 1.6 million youth.  

For information about sponsorship opportunities, contact Susan Johnson at 612-869-3447 or go to their website at <a href="http://www.mn4H.org" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.mn4H.org</a>.

2006 North Central Region Volunteer Forum

In Partnership with the Center for 4-H Youth Development, University of Minnesota Extension Service

Mc Namara Alumni Center
200 Oak St. SE  #27B
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 624-7171

Loucks-Christenson is a nationally award-winning author and a professional photographer whose work appears in books, magazines, and papers worldwide. Some of her credits include: Self Magazine, Woman&#8217;s World, Esquire, Diversion, Harcourt, Rigby, Heinneman-Raintree, Pearson Education, Prentice-Hall, and Kirchoff-Wohlberg. Plus, there are hundreds of others.

You can visit her site at <a href="http://www.lisalouckschristenson.net" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.lisalouckschristenson.net</a>.

Upcoming  books:
The Eagle Nest Coffee Bar &#38; Cafe
Year Two Dancer &#38; Daedee: Epiphany Season
Walk The Burn

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                        <description>Lisa Loucks-Christenson of Rochester, Minnesota, is donating what she said is a rain, fall, and Ducks Unlimited inspired piece. Loucks-Christenson said, &#8220;What started out as just a cool, rainy Sunday with the agenda to fulfill the &#8216;desires of her heart,&#8217; that being to create some new artwork for the Rochester Area Chapter Ducks Unlimited auction, instead turned into a frenzy of wings, as fall-colored feathered birds began flocking to her vision.&#8221; [PRWeb Sep 12, 2006]</description>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rochester, MN (PRWEB) September 12, 2006 -- Lisa Loucks-Christenson of Rochester, Minnesota, is donating what she said is a rain, fall, and Ducks Unlimited inspired piece. Loucks-Christenson said, &#8220;What started out as just a cool, rainy Sunday with the agenda to fulfill the &#8216;desires of her heart,&#8217; that being to create some new artwork for the Rochester Area Chapter Ducks Unlimited auction, instead turned into a frenzy of wings, as fall-colored feathered birds began flocking to her vision.&#8221; 



Loucks-Christenson picked Sunday September 10, 2006, as the day to go and explore the wetlands after working on her longest running documentary: Walk The Burn, a study of a marsh, which is at 520 consecutive days already.  

Ducks Unlimited (the Rochester, Minnesota, Area Chapter) approached her for a donation for their September 21, 2006, Dinner and Auction. Loucks-Christenson had been mulling over which images she wanted to donate. 

Loucks-Christenson said, &#8220;The image and vision came together as follows: My day started with a flock of wild turkeys I&#8217;d been studying and photographing all summer. However, this day was different. They were on the other side of the trail heading up a hill, a younger clutch &#8211; maybe two months old, tops, and an older clutch, along with a couple mother hen turkeys. As they reached the top of their climb, I noticed a younger turkey strutting, and another one that stretched up and opened his wings. As I photographed him flapping his wings, a vision unfolded of what I wanted to donate. It wasn&#8217;t just one single image. I wanted to &#8216;make a day of flight&#8217; and fly with whatever crossed my path.&#8221;

As she hiked on, she came upon a red-tailed hawk. &#8220;I&#8217;ve witnessed several animals and birds that seem to be my guides in this lifetime, and I follow them unto paths I would not have explored without them leading me. The red-tailed hawk is one such creature, a bird that seems to appear whenever I&#8217;m looking for guidance&#8212;there he is in flight, or perched, or sometimes flying alongside my truck window. When he arrives, I know good things will follow.&#8221;

It was because of her deep attachment and this red-tailed hawk&#8217;s sudden appearance, on that day, that she felt compelled to add his haunting stare into the image that was being stitched with feathers for the Ducks Unlimited print. 

Mid-morning, while covering a back marsh, her eye was pulled to a great blue heron resting in a tree above a marsh. Loucks-Christenson said, &#8220;He watched me for a while and seemed tolerant of the clicking of my shutter; then suddenly, he stood and stretched, and stood tall on his long three-foot legs, and when he did, the yellow and red leaves behind him became extensions of the plumes around his head.&#8221; 

Next, she came across a flock of mallards she&#8217;d been documenting through the spring and summer that were busy preening atop a muskrat lodge. What were once drab-colored birds, with streaks and splotches of tans and whites, uninteresting and often undetectable in the gold and brown marsh grasses, were now birds with patterns, ducks that had grown into their adult bodies and were decorated with blue feathers on their wings like patches of honor.

Talking about what she did as these females stretched and spread their wings, Loucks-Christenson said, &#8220;I shot with a slower shutter speed to capture their movements, as their wings swirled like paint brushes dipping iridescent blues against the drizzle and drops falling on the marsh.&#8221; 

As she traveled down the roads at the marsh, Loucks-Christenson spied a lone pied-billed grebe that... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb436451.htm]]></content:encoded>
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                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rochester, MN (PRWEB) September 12, 2006 -- Lisa Loucks-Christenson of Rochester, Minnesota, is donating what she said is a rain, fall, and Ducks Unlimited inspired piece. Loucks-Christenson said, &#8220;What started out as just a cool, rainy Sunday with the agenda to fulfill the &#8216;desires of her heart,&#8217; that being to create some new artwork for the Rochester Area Chapter Ducks Unlimited auction, instead turned into a frenzy of wings, as fall-colored feathered birds began flocking to her vision.&#8221; 



Loucks-Christenson picked Sunday September 10, 2006, as the day to go and explore the wetlands after working on her longest running documentary: Walk The Burn, a study of a marsh, which is at 520 consecutive days already.  

Ducks Unlimited (the Rochester, Minnesota, Area Chapter) approached her for a donation for their September 21, 2006, Dinner and Auction. Loucks-Christenson had been mulling over which images she wanted to donate. 

Loucks-Christenson said, &#8220;The image and vision came together as follows: My day started with a flock of wild turkeys I&#8217;d been studying and photographing all summer. However, this day was different. They were on the other side of the trail heading up a hill, a younger clutch &#8211; maybe two months old, tops, and an older clutch, along with a couple mother hen turkeys. As they reached the top of their climb, I noticed a younger turkey strutting, and another one that stretched up and opened his wings. As I photographed him flapping his wings, a vision unfolded of what I wanted to donate. It wasn&#8217;t just one single image. I wanted to &#8216;make a day of flight&#8217; and fly with whatever crossed my path.&#8221;

As she hiked on, she came upon a red-tailed hawk. &#8220;I&#8217;ve witnessed several animals and birds that seem to be my guides in this lifetime, and I follow them unto paths I would not have explored without them leading me. The red-tailed hawk is one such creature, a bird that seems to appear whenever I&#8217;m looking for guidance&#8212;there he is in flight, or perched, or sometimes flying alongside my truck window. When he arrives, I know good things will follow.&#8221;

It was because of her deep attachment and this red-tailed hawk&#8217;s sudden appearance, on that day, that she felt compelled to add his haunting stare into the image that was being stitched with feathers for the Ducks Unlimited print. 

Mid-morning, while covering a back marsh, her eye was pulled to a great blue heron resting in a tree above a marsh. Loucks-Christenson said, &#8220;He watched me for a while and seemed tolerant of the clicking of my shutter; then suddenly, he stood and stretched, and stood tall on his long three-foot legs, and when he did, the yellow and red leaves behind him became extensions of the plumes around his head.&#8221; 

Next, she came across a flock of mallards she&#8217;d been documenting through the spring and summer that were busy preening atop a muskrat lodge. What were once drab-colored birds, with streaks and splotches of tans and whites, uninteresting and often undetectable in the gold and brown marsh grasses, were now birds with patterns, ducks that had grown into their adult bodies and were decorated with blue feathers on their wings like patches of honor.

Talking about what she did as these females stretched and spread their wings, Loucks-Christenson said, &#8220;I shot with a slower shutter speed to capture their movements, as their wings swirled like paint brushes dipping iridescent blues against the drizzle and drops falling on the marsh.&#8221; 

As she traveled down the roads at the marsh, Loucks-Christenson spied a lone pied-billed grebe that... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb436451.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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