Bloomington May 12, 2011• V41.19
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Celiac Center offers support, education Group helps sufferers adjust to new gluten-free lifestyle BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS When people learn that they or their children have celiac disease, it can be a confusing and stressful experience. “It’s almost like a nightmare when you’re first diagnosed,” according to Julie Salato. Salato knows of the nightmare. She was diagnosed with celiac disease two-and-a-half years ago, following the diagnosis of her daughter. Celiac disease is a lifelong autoimmune disease. When celiac sufferers eat foods containing gluten, an immune reaction causes damage to the small intestine and prevents nutrients from being properly absorbed. Gluten is the common name for proteins found in wheat, barley, rye and related grains, Salato explained. Being on a gluten-free diet means eliminating a variety of breads and related products, such as pizza crust, Salato said. But many other products, such as soy sauce, barbecue sauce, beer, candy bars and even licorice are typically off limits, sometimes because gluten is used as a thickening agent in the production of the food, she noted. For those who are diagnosed with celiac disease, learning how to adapt to a gluten-free diet can be a challenge. To help those adjusting to a gluten-free diet, Salato founded Celiac Center of Minnesota. Using space donated by St. CELIAC: TO PAGE 24A
Race for the cure At left, a healthy number of men turned out to participate in the Susan G. Komen twin Cities Race for the Cure Sunday, May 8, in Bloomington. Fred Lindorff of North St. Paul not only wore pink but interesting head garb. Above, a group of friends from the Kay Plan Clan were among 50,000 participants in the Susan G. Komen twin Cities Race for the Cure Sunday, May 8, in Bloomington. The clan members were mostly from Hopkins and Inver Grove Heights. More than $2.5 million was raised for cancer research and other support activities. (Photos by Paul Wahl • Sun Newspapers)
Community center planned at former school site Al Farooq Youth and Family Center to occupy former Lutheran high school BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS Plans for a former Bloomington elementary school building that has been
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been vacant for two years. It was last used as a Lutheran high school and has been used as a place for religious assembly. Weekend use of the building would include prayer services for the Muslim community. The youth and family center has a purchase agreement for the property and received a conditional-use permit for a private school, day care and place
vacant since 2009 envision the building serving as a community center that will also serve as a school and day care. The Al Farooq Youth and Family Center is intended to be a place of assembly that will include a day care facility and a primary school, as well as a community center for athletic activities for the community on evenings and weekends. The location, 8201 Park Ave., has
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