Retirement party today for Dan Gartrell

Dan Gartrell, director of child development at Bemidji State University, teaches a class on Building Relationships with Children that Teachers find Challenging at the 32nd Annual ECFE Mega Conference Thursday afternoon. After 37 years, Gartrell will retire. A party for his retirement will begin at 1:15 p.m. today at BSU Beaux Arts Ballroom with a program at 2 p.m. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper