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Sept. 10 Community events

Meetings
Lady Luverne Red Hats will meet at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at St. Catherine’s Church east parking lot to carpool to Grand Falls Casino for lunch and games. Contact Connie at 283-8470 or Donna at 283-8019.
Pink Ladies will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the Blue Mound Room at Sanford Luverne Hospital. There will be election of officers.
Sound Cascade Sweet Adeline Chorus rehearses at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Washington Crossing Senior Living in Sioux Falls (east side of Sioux Falls). Call 507-597-6288 with questions.
Luverne Rotary meets at noon every Tuesday at the Blue Mound Banquet Center in Luverne. Call Emily Crabtree at 220-2424.
TOPS #698 Luverne (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets for weigh-in at 8 a.m. every Thursday at Pizza Ranch in Luverne. The meeting follows at 8:30 a.m.
Al-Anon meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Buffalo Ridge Meeting Room (lower level) at the Sanford Medical Center in Luverne. Call Stephanie at 507-449-1246.
Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Fridays and for basic text study at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the basement of St. Catherine Catholic Rectory, 203 E. Brown St., Luverne. Use east door. For more information call 507-220-0137.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Rock County Community Library. Call 605-321-4324.
Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon meet from 8 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in Runals Memorial Hall, Edgerton. Call Naomi, 507-215-2956, with questions.
Luverne Optimist Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every first and third Monday of the month in the Howling Dog Saloon, Luverne.
Denver Township meets at 7:30 p.m. every third Tuesday each month at the City Hall in Hardwick.
Luverne Township Board meets at 9 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month in the Rock County Community Library.
Mound Township Board meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday each month at the Rock County Highway Building, Luverne.
Weight Watchers meets every Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Luverne. Weigh-in is from 5 to 5:30 p.m. and the meeting is from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Call 800-651-6000.
 
Blue Mound Lutheran Church Annual Sept. Service Cancelled
There will not be a fall festival service at Blue Mound Lutheran Church this year due to the illness of our guest pastor.
 
Farmers Market demonstration and samples Sept. 10
A cooking demo featuring carrots will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Farmers Market in Luverne.
 
Donate books for Friends of the Library book sale
The Friends of the Library are collecting books for their upcoming book sale until Monday, Sept. 14, at the Rock County Library. Donations will be accepted at the library during normal business hours. Encyclopedias, textbooks and Reader’s Digest books will not be accepted. Call Dolly Remme at 283-8966 with questions.
 
‘Who’s Going to Pay the Bill?’ presentation Sept. 16
A presentation titled “Who’s Going to Pay the Bill” will be from 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Oaks Dining Room, 203 Oak Drive in Luverne. Panel participants include local housing directors and SWMHHS representatives (DD and Diane Holmberg). The event is part of the “Time Out for You” caregivers series. To make respite care arrangements while attending the workshop, call 507-283-5064 (ACE).
 
Sign up for bus trip to National Eagle Center Sept. 28
Luverne Community Education is offering a bus trip to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha on Monday, Sept. 28. The bus will depart the community ed parking lot at 6 a.m. and return at 10 p.m. For more information call 507-283-4795.
 
Hospice Tour of Tables set for Oct. 24
Sanford Luverne Hospice will host its annual Tour of Tables luncheon Saturday, Oct. 24. Contact the hospice office at 283-1805 if you are interested in decorating and hosting a table, donating a gift basket, or purchasing an individual ticket. The deadline is Oct. 1.
 
Community Ed
Register for these activities by calling Community Ed at 283-4724.
Family Fun Drop In and Play in the preschool classrooms at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9. Parents and children ages 0-5 can come and play at school and learn about available programs. No charge, please register.
ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) classes begin the week of Sept. 14.
Gentle Yoga and Yoga begin Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Learn exercises and activities to improve strength and movement at Parkinsons and You Wednesday, Sept. 16. Fee is $5.
Flag Football and Volleyball for grades 5-6 begin Sept. 17.
Cheer Camp is for students in grades K-5 who will practice the cheers and then participate in the cheering at the game on Friday, Sept. 18. Fee is $12 and includes student’s ticket to the game.
Gymnastics Camp is Sept. 21-24. On Friday, Sept. 25, there will be tryouts for the competitive gymnastics team for students grades K-6.
Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales will be presented at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Oct. 18. Register by Sept. 29 for the chartered bus trip. Fee is $67 which includes bus ride and admission.

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