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Community calendar June 9, 2022

Meetings
Luv1LuvAll board will meet from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, June 10, at the Southwest Health and Human Services building. Luv1LuvAll works to “create opportunities for people to move out of poverty,” and all are welcome. Call Holly at 605-413-5415 with questions.
 Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, in the Township Hall.
Vienna Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, in the Kenneth Community Center.
Battle Plain Township Board will meet 7:30 p.m. June 15, at the Edgerton Ag conference room.
 
‘Service Over Self’
The second Rock The Edge Service Over Self day will be July 20. Youth who have completed grades eight through 12 are welcome to register, as well as adults. (Signup is by July 14 for July 20 service day.) Email rocktheedgemn@gmail.com or call 507-283-2316 to request a registration form.
 
Run, Walk, Roll ends June 12
Living Rock Church will host the last Run, Walk, Roll family event Sunday, June 12. Brunch will be after the church service followed by running, walking or riding bike on the Luverne Loop.
 
June 13 is ‘Touch a Truck Night’
The LIFT Plaza Committee will host “Touch a Truck Night” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, on Main Street Luverne by the Plaza on Main. Various trucks and heavy equipment will be on display for children of all ages who will get hard hat and earn prizes when all trucks/vehicles are visited.
A food and beverage fundraiser for the Rock County Historical Society will also take place during the event. The event is free. Rain date is June 20.
 
Free food for seniors
A.C.E. of SW MN will offer its drive-through-style Senior Nutrition Program from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 16, for seniors 60 and older in the Maple Street parking lot on the east side of new Generations Event Center. Pre-registration is required by calling Linda at 507-283-5064.
 
Food distribution is June 16
New Life Celebration Church’s third Thursday monthly food giveaway is now at the Atlas building at 101 W. Maple St. in Luverne.
The next distribution is 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, until the food is gone.
Enter from Maple Street and stay along the west side of the building. Parking lot opens at 3 p.m. Do not block the Redeemed Remnants parking lot, intersection or alley entrance. Food will be loaded into vehicles, which then exit via the alley going west toward Estey Street.
Call 507-283-8963 or 507-283-4366 with questions.
 
Community Ed
Call 507-283-4724, to register for classes. Community Ed’s website is www.isd2184.net, select Luverne Community Education under schools.
Trips to the Arboretum and Twins game are full.
The first of three Friday morning Adventure Day Camps, Magical Fairytales, will be June 10 at the fairgrounds for students who have completed Grades 1-4.
Amazing Raku for all ages (younger than third grade attended by adults) is June 11. Select and pay for a pottery bisque piece at the studio for $10-$30 to glaze and fire.
Defensive Driving Classes Beginning Class is June 21 and 23 (4 hours each evening). Refresher Four-Hour Classes is June 16
 
Rock County Library Happenings
For more information about library happenings, call 507-449-5040 or email rockcountystaff@gmail.com.
Magician “Magic Zac” is rescheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 28.
Teens in Action (grades 5-12) will meet from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursdays. A different activity will be featured each week beginning June 16.
Find the Hidden Animal Tracks during a scavenger hunt from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14.
Movie and snacks for Camp Rock begins at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 21. The movie is 1 hr. 37 min., rated G. All ages are welcome.
Michael Albert and POP ART program will be Friday, July 15. Registration is required.
Movie and Snacks for The Lorax begins 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 19. The movie is 1 hr. 35 min., rated G. All ages are welcome.
A naturalist from Prairie Ecology Bus Center will present the program “Animals Can Do What?” from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, for grades K-4.
The summer reading program, “Camp iRead: Read Beyond the Beaten Path,” continues to Aug. 1.
Readers in grades K-4 who completed all eight weeks of the summer program will be invited to an End of Summer Pizza Party at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4.
Teens (grades 5-12) who complete a bingo card will be invited to a pizza/prize party at 3 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5.
Storytime @ the Park will be 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Locations and start date will be released at a later date.
Seed library is open and available to anyone in the public who wants to plant a garden. Flowers, fruit and vegetable seeds are available for free.
Trivia Night is at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at Take 16 in Luverne. Team registration begins at 6 p.m.
Reminiscence Kits are available featuring various topics such as gardening, pets, baking, sewing, farming and hunting. The kits are designed to use with a loved one experiencing memory loss, encouraging the loved one to open up about activities they once loved in the past.
 
A.C.E. respite care available, volunteers needed
A.C.E. of SW Minnesota (A.C.E.) offers respite care services in Rock County for those needing a break from caring for a loved one.
The respite program offers short-term (1-3 hours), temporary care for families and caregivers by providing a brief period of reprieve from the daily cares they provide to their loved one.
Volunteers provide non-professional supportive services to caregivers to give them time for themselves, relieve their stress and help them remain healthy.
Respite care volunteers are also needed. Trained A.C.E. volunteers provide respite care to family caregivers of adults age 60 and older who are suffering from long-term health conditions.
Contact Linda Wenzel at 507-283-5064 or ace.rock@co.rock.mn.us.

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