SCARTA to meet Tuesday in Jamestown, balance talk planned

Former educators in Stutsman County will gather in Jamestown next week as the Stutsman County Area Retired Teachers Association meets at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the Legacy Center. The program will feature LeAnn Cimbura, a doctor of physical therapy, speaking on balance before lunch and the SCARTA meeting.

The gathering puts retired teachers back in the center of local civic life, this time around a topic that reaches beyond the schoolhouse. Balance becomes a practical issue for many older adults, and a program built around it reflects the kind of everyday concerns that follow educators long after their classrooms are packed away.

SCARTA’s meeting will take place in Jamestown, the county seat at the intersection of Interstate 94 and Highway 281. That location anchors Stutsman County’s public life in the same city that serves as its largest community, courthouse center and meeting ground for organizations that still shape the county’s social fabric.

The county itself has a long reach. Organized in 1873, Stutsman County covers 2,298 square miles, making it the second-largest county in North Dakota by area. Its current population is 21,593, spread across a landscape where Jamestown remains the central hub for schools, county government and community groups that keep former educators connected to one another and to the place they served.

The meeting is one more sign that retired teachers remain part of that civic rhythm. By bringing together former classroom leaders for a health-focused presentation, a meal and association business, SCARTA keeps education tied to the county’s present as well as its past.