Once again Steen is on the map for its superior softball team. This past weekend the Steen fast pitch softball team played the national tourney for bragging rights and walked away with 4th place out of 33 teams.They played both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday started out a little rough as they lost their first game 7-1. The second game they started out behind 4-0 but held their own and pulled off the win 12-4. The third game was 9-2 in favor of Steen and just enough to move them onto the next round on Sunday.The day started early for the Steen team on Sunday morning as they began play at 8 a.m. and played 5 games back to back until 5:30 p.m. We would like to congratulate the Steen softball team on their wonderful season!The Steen team would like to invite everyone out to the Labor Day tournament held at the Steen Ball Field. It should be a great weekend of non-stop softball.Monday evening marked the opening of the Steen Back-to-School Sale. The Steen City Hall buzzed as many area families and Steen residents made their way to check out the great back to school deals. The kids enjoyed the free pop and popcorn as moms and dads rummaged through the countless pieces of clothing. A thank you to all those who helped by donating clothing items and to the ladies who organized the clothing! A reminder that the sale runs yet today and Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.In other Steen city news, applications for the mayor’s race and two city council seats are being taken until Sept. 2. If you wish to run for any of these positions, submit your name to Robert Sandbulte along with $2. You must be 18 years of age and a Steen resident to run.Last Thursday afternoon Jonny and Marlys Hovland of Rapid City visited Melvin and Jo Ann Paulsen. They all had dinner together in Brandon before they went their separate ways.Friday John Sandbulte moved to Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, where he will be attending school and playing football; practices started this Monday. He also officially signed with the National Guard last Wednesday and will be doing drills once a month and going through basic training camp next summer.Dana Beyenhof, a National Guard member, will return home from basic training this weekend after spending his summer in Fort Sill, Okla.Sunday afternoon Jo and Joyce Aykens headed to Orange City where they had dinner with Paul and Carol, Andrea; Susan Veldkamp, Vince and Laurie Kurtz and their two little girls. They had a wonderful time together and visited late into the afternoon.We want to wish Jette Jess a happy birthday as she turned another year older on Tuesday. She had an unexpected birthday surprise as she was taken by ambulance to the Luverne hospital after falling out of a tree house. Everything checked out all right, and she was able to go right home! It’s a birthday she will not soon forget.In Hospital News:Marlene De Yager was returned home last Wednesday after she had surgery at the Sioux Valley Luverne Hospital on Monday. She is doing much better and glad to be home.Cole Angelo of Steen had same day eye surgery on Tuesday morning at the Sioux Valley hospital to fix two nerves in his right eye. All went well and he’ll be back to normal very soon.In Church News:Wednesday evening the ladies of the Steen Reformed Church threw Melody Dengler a baby shower in celebration of the birth of Addiline Faith Dengler.Tonight forty members of the Steen church will serve at the Banquet in Sioux Falls.A reminder that next week Wednesday is the Steen Summer Carnival. Plenty of games, food and fun for everyone! See you there!If you have anything that you would like to have placed in the Steen News, contact Brian Dengler @ 855-2232 or by e-mail @ knowgrowshow@hotmail.com.