U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman plans to conduct forums on rural health care and economic development and speak about renewable energy this week during a three-day stay in west central and southwestern Minnesota.
Coleman will arrive in the area today.
He will deliver a policy speech on renewable energy at 1:30 p.m. today at the Kilowatt Community Center, 600 Kilowatt Drive, in Granite Falls.
Wednesday, he will conduct a Rural Health Listening Session at 10:45 a.m. at Hunt on Main, 207 N. First St., Montevideo.
Coleman will host a Rural Economic Development Roundtable at 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Ridgewater College, 2101 15th Ave. N.W., Willmar.
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In a news release, Coleman called the visit "a great chance for me to connect with local citizens and hear their concerns, and I am hopeful that as many local residents as possible can attend the policy events we have scheduled each day."
Coleman said the things he learns while traveling in Minnesota have an effect on his work in Washington.
In addition to his major public events, Coleman has scheduled a number of other stops during his visit.
Starkey Labs in Glencoe and Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative in Renville are on the senator's schedule for today. He'll attend a Marshall Chamber of Commerce event and meet with executives of The Schwan Food Co. in Marshall in the evening.
Coleman will tour Divine Providence Community Home in Ivanhoe on Wednesday. He will meet with residents and officials in Morris and visit the Madison Hospital and Lac qui Parle Clinic in Madison.
