Our weather seems to continue in the same pattern. We are very fortunate that we have not had many severe storms. Hopefully spring is here. When I read this article titled "June is Special" by Emma Faith Maclaine it made me appreciate all of the beauty we are able to enjoy in this month. June is Special"In the month of June it seems nature is a spendthrift taken by an irresistible urge of generosity.The bulb flowers have already been admitted when trees and bushes have bust into bloom. The lilacs, magnolias and dogwood are gone, but the pink and white flowering bushes are still in bloom and roses are climbing walls and trellises. A full moon in June seems to me to be one of the loveliest manifestations along with the twinkling stars pursuing their orderly course. When June comes knocking, we are always grateful for whatever it brings as it all comes from God." Many from the Steen area attended Friendship Days in Hills this past weekend. I have heard many complimentary remarks about the weekend. The parade was very nice. Several from Steen also attended the Health Fair as well as many other activities. Even the weather cooperated and a good time was had by all!Several couples from the Steen community left Tuesday for a fishing trip at West Lost Lake which is near Underwood. They returned home on Saturday. Those enjoying the weekend were Art and Henrietta Boeve, John and Jane Bosch, Pete and Jane DeBoer and Arvin and Cena Mae Tilstra. Sunday afternoon visitors in the Orrin and Bernice Aukes home were their grandson, Brian Aukes, Beaver Creek, and his friend Joanna Hougland, Sioux Falls, and Orrin and Bernice’s daughter, Mary Crawford from Beaver Creek.Bible School was completed at Steen Reformed Church on Friday. During the Sunday School hour on Sunday there was an open house for those who were interested in seeing what the children had done, and also a coffee hour. This year the Vacation Bible School donated funds for the Christian Fellowship of Athletes’ trip to El Salvador and Guatemala.Milton Bonnema’s family will host an open house to celebrate Milton’s 90th birthday from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at Steen Reformed Church. A program will be at 3 p.m. Millie Vander Brink underwent surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester recently. She continues to be hospitalized there at the present time. Orrin and Bernice Aukes and Mildred Paulsen attended a potluck supper Sunday evening with members of the Luverne United Methodist Church Friendship Club which was at Mattie Peterson’s home in Luverne. As you know June 14 is Flag Day. Years ago it was a holiday and many gatherings were held in honor of it. In later years we have heard very little about it so even though it is past for this year, I think we need to know the history of it. Along the Way"June 14 marks the 199th anniversary of the adoption of the American flag in 1777. In the British colonies of North America before the Revolution, each of the 13 colonies had its flag. On Jan. 2, 1776, the first flag of the United States was raised at Cambridge, Mass., by George Washington. This was the Grand Union flag which consisted of 13 stripes, alternated with red and white, with a blue canton bearing the red cross of St. George and the white cross of St. Andrew. On June 14, 1777, Congress enacted a resolution "that the Flag of the United States be 13 stars white in a blue field representing a new constellation." In 1895, June 14 was officially designated as Flag Day."