Rain is here at last. In the past week over 4 inches of beautiful rain has fallen in the Steen. Area farmers are once again looking forward to the upcoming harvest, lawns are turning green again and flowers are starting to pick up their heads. The forecast for cooler temps and more precipitation has farmers pretty excited. God has richly blessed our little corner of the world!If you happened to be driving through Steen on Thursday morning this past week, you might have seen several young people running through the streets of Steen. Usually when you see a mass number of teenagers running at a high rate of speed, you think fire, theft or emergency but this was not the case. The H-BC Cross Country team decided to make a morning run in Steen and grace us all with their presence. They only ran three miles but in Steen three miles consists of running up and down every street at least three times. The running event was put together by Jill Weitgenant, a sophomore at H-BC.Summer REC was underway once again this Wednesday at the Steen Park. It was an egg-cellent night with many egg-citing events taking place such as the egg toss. I apologize to any of the parents that might have been a little dismayed at the amount of egg found on their child. Other games included soccer and four-square. We hope to see your kids there this week.Wednesday evening John and Jane Bosch had supper guests, Gerrit and Daisy Spronk of Pipestone and Ferd Tilstra and Bernice Sandbulte of Hills. They had a wonderful time and laughed themselves silly.Taking a much-needed vacation this week, the Lowell Bonnema family traveled to southern California where daughter Heather is to be united in marriage. They hope to return home later this week.Mel and Minnie Van Batavia took a short weekend getaway to the Twin Cities to visit their son Brian and daughter-in-law Stephanie. While up visiting, the guys couldn’t resist taking in the Muscle Car Classic car show. Friday evening the Steen softball team hosted Hills Town. The game went five innings and the final score was 12 to 1 in favor of Hills. Last Tuesday evening amid thunder and lightning the Steen team played Hardwick at Hardwick and took the game 5-2, with 4 of the 5 runs being homeruns. This coming weekend they will be playing at the state tournaments in Austin, Minn. Good luck, guys!Saturday noon John and Jane Bosch had Milton Bonnema over for dinner. They had a great time eating fresh greens from the garden and reminiscing over days gone by. In Hospital News:Monday morning Carol Van Bemmel of rural Steen underwent eye surgery in Minneapolis to fix some bleeding behind her left eye. Also undergoing surgery on Monday in Luverne was Marlene De Yager. We wish them both the very best on their recoveries.Cornie Bosch, a former Steen resident, was hospitalized this weekend due to a viral infection. He hopes to return home later this week.A reminder to all young families that the Steen Back-to-School Sale will be from 6 to 8 p.m next Monday through Friday at the Steen City Hall. Free pop and popcorn will be available. Come and get your kids ready for the upcoming school year! We are excited to see you all there! If you have any questions or would like to make a clothing donation, you may contact the Steen Reformed Church at 507-855-2336.That’s all for this week. If you have anything that you would like placed in the Steen News, contact Brian Dengler @ 855-2232 or by e-mail @ knowgrowshow@hotmail.com.