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Legion donates $5,000 to Westside Playground Project

The Westside Field Playground Project Committee would like to thank the American Legion Henry Sollie Post #10 for their generous donation of $5,000. Pictured above: (l.-r.) Committee members Janet Kuhn, DeAnn Schindler with daughter Aubrey, Julie Stuefen, and Larry Berger, commander of Henry Sollie Post #10, accept the $5,000 donation. Without the support of such dedicated organizations, this project could not become a reality.

Other organizations that have been so generous are the Lake Benton Lions Club, Lake Benton Sportsmen’s Club, High Tea Committee, American Legion Auxiliary, the Resource Conservation and Development Grant, and the Lake Benton City Council. The committee members also thank the citizens of Lake Benton who have donated their time, food or money used towards the auction sale lunches. The committee will be conducting the auction sale lunch this weekend, July 22, at Carpenter Auction. If you would like to donate your time, money, or a pan of bars to be used at the sale, please contact Deann Schindler at 368-9206 or Jody Nomeland at 368-4886.

—LB News photo by Julie Thooft

4-H presentation night

The Lincoln County 4-H Presentation Night was held recently with the demonstrations, performing arts, silent table setting and illustrated talks given. Results from the evening’s competition were: Junior Division Performing Arts Champion-Isaiah DeRuyter; Reserve Champion-Shayna Possail. Performing Arts Senior Division Champion-Thomas Buller; Reserve Champion-Heather Browning. Silent Table Champion-Maria Weber; Reserve Champion-Emily Clarke. Illustrated Talks Senior Division Champion-Thomas Buller; Reserve Champion-Danielle Nelson. Demonstrations Junior Division Champion-Maria Weber; Reserve Champion-Morgyn Drietz. Purple Honorable Mention for Performing Arts were awarded to Lacy Frensko and Jade Possail. —submitted photo

Yard of the week

This week’s Lake Benton Chamber of Commerce “Yard of the Week” is the home of Margie and Eldie Schmidt.

Picking a a particular spot to take pictures was difficult at this home. Everytime you thought you had seen everything, something else would catch your eye. Flowers, vegetables, strawberries, birds and blooms are everywhere. An occasional tractor or wagon holds flowers around the yard. The Schmidts enjoy having coffee in the back overlooking the terraced back yard. Thanks to you, Margie and Eldie, for helping keep Lake Benton beautiful! Winners receive $10 in chamber bucks.

LB Legion Softball newest members

The newest members of the Lake Benton Legion Softball team are (l.-r.) Shelby Tripses, McKenzie DeRuyter, Morgan Tripses, and Shelby McCarthy. Not pictured are Miranda Tripses and Ashley Norgaard. Welcome to the team! —submitted photo

VBS/Sports Camp held at St. John’s

On July 17, 18 and 19 St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church held their Sports Camp/VBS. There were 20 children attending the vacation Bible school and activities such as softball, soccer and basketball accompanied lessons and fun. Helping Pastor Windsperger with Bible School were: Deb Schaefer, Steve Krause, Tyler and Steven Trageser. —submitted photo

Fin fun

At left are cousins Dylan and John Christensen with their catch for the day. The fish included a 1 lb. 8 oz. crappie. Don Kuhn (right) fished Mille Lacs Lake recently and on June 30th he landed this whopping 10 lb., 30-inch walleye. —photos courtesy of LB Bait

Catching the Beat

As part of the summer reading program at the Lake Benton Library, a traveling show entitled “Catch the Beat at the Library” appeared on July 12th.

The show featured professional musician Holly Vanden Berg.

The event was was made possible with funds provided by the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council through an appropriation by the McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota State Art board with funds appropriated by the State Legislature.

— LB News photos by Mark Wilmes

Lake Benton youth attend WELS rally

From July 9-11, 150 Lutheran teens from Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and Illinois met at Ruttger’s Sugar Lake Resort in Grand Rapids for the WELS Minnesota District Youth Rally. Activities for the three days focused on “The Amazing Treasure” - games, activities and Bible studies modeled after the TV show “The Amazing Race.”

Cory Berger, Kayla Berger, Tyler Trageser and Alisha Rouge accompanied Deb Schaefer and Pastor Windsperger to Grand Rapids.

Next year, the WELS International Youth Rally will be held for over 3,000 WELS teens in Dallas, TX over the Fourth of July Weekend.

Inset: The kids had to paddle a canoe out to Pastor Windsperger’s boat to receive their next clue for the scavenger hunt. He CLAIMS he wasn’t fishing.... hmmmm, you be the judge. —submitted photos