Obninsk City Visit to Oak Ridge July 7

\| Guests listen to as Mayor Mironov...	... reads a letter from the Governor of the Kaluga Region ...	... addressed to the City of Oak Ridge.
Wanda Craven accepted the letter from the Governor and a Obninsk calendar from Mayor Mironov.	The Mayor also presented an aerial photograph of Obninsk to Wanda and Pete Craven	Speeches were presented by the Obninsk team.
Robin and Bill Biloski admire a doll crafted by Obninsk youth given as a gift by the Obninsk team.	Evalyn Andriola and Lawrence Young presented the team members with "America" t-shirts, and ...	Lawrence presented Mayor Mironov with a hockey puck (they are both big hockey fans).
Tom Row (left) discussing the successful SPAN "United Way" program with Obninsk sponsored by USAID and IREX.	Ken Luckmann spoke on behalf of the SCSO. We hope the second 10 years of our sister city partnership will continue to grow in new and significant ways.	Pete Craven was presented with a special Obninsk t-shirt.
The evening ended with Russian songs accompanied by Victor Drosdov playing the Balalaika.	Thanks to the host families (Dora and Jack Moneyhun, Herman and Pat Postma, Evalyn Andriola and Lawrence Young, Pete and Wanda Craven, Ed and Marese Nephew) for providing home stays for our guests!	Special thanks to Wanda Craven for making the program successful. Also, special thanks to the City of Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge City Council for their hospitality.