Forgiving Pride
“You could never afford those!” The woman’s words stung. I’d never owned a pair of prescription sunglasses before.
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Brown County 4-H Clubs win big for local community service projects
Nearly $25,000 was awarded throughout the state of Minnesota to projects that Minnesota 4-H club youth seek to pursue in partnership with supportive adults, local businesses, and non-profit organizations.
River Valley speakers continue to do well
Once again, the River Valley speech team competed in two tournaments this past week. On Monday, Feb. 28, the junior high speakers competed in the RTR junior high invitational in Tyler. Aubree Paplow, prose, and Lily Kallevig, extemporaneous reading, both earned first place champion titles in their categories. In humorous interpretation, Kali Nachreiner was second place runner-up, while Paige Schwarzrock placed sixth overall. Third place finishes went to Taya Beyer in extemporaneous reading, Leo Hovland and Lily Pingeon in duo, and Ayvah Wendt in prose. Overall, River Valley scored 30 team points, earning them the first-place team trophy. The team from MCC was a close second place with 28 team points, and the speakers from Fulda earned third place with 21 team points.
Qui Vive Club
The GFWC Qui Vive Club met on March 3 at Lillian Stimpert’s home for a program on Education and Libraries. Lillian gave a report on the book,”Out of the Blue,” by Scott Thoma. There were tragedies involved, and a number of oddities showing the power of a tornado. The book is available at the Dyckman Free Library.
SWCD still accepting tree orders
The Brown Soil and Water Conservation District has extended the deadline for tree orders as we have stock available on select varieties. Orders will be accepted until stock is exhausted. Several hardwood and evergreen species are available.
River Valley Speakers to host Public Performance next Thursday evening
The River Valley speech team members will participate in a public performance the evening of Thursday, March 17, at Springfield Public High School. The performance will begin immediately following the high school music concert, tentatively around 8:30 p.m. Each of the team’s speakers in grades 7-12 will present his/her speech in one of several classrooms. Audience members will have an opportunity to enjoy a variety of speeches from different categories. There is no charge to attend this event. This year’s River Valley Speech team consists of fourteen students from Springfield Public School, three students from Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School and one student from Sleepy Eye Public School and is led by head coach, Darcy Hoyt and assistant coach, Brianna Jensen.
Pruning the Vines
One of my Scripture professors made an observation that I hadn’t ever considered. He said that people who come from an agricultural background have a much better insight into much of what is presented by the Lord in the Gospels than those who do not.
Area church schedules
SLEEPY EYE CHURCHES Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Phil Siefkes, 794-6048, 220 4th Ave. SW, calvary-answers.org Sunday Service - 10:45 a.m.
Bishop Lucker Lecture March 14 in Redwood Falls
The 2022 Bishop Lucker Lecture will be held on Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at the Church of St. Catherine in Redwood Falls. This year marks the 19th year that the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm has sponsored this annual event.
Community Matters at Bright Days Adult Services
Getting out and about in the community has been a joy to the people at Bright Days Adult Day Services. After being suspended in March 2020, due to the the pandemic, the program started up again that October, with precautions and added activities as conditions allowed.