Thinking spring is easy to do when the snow is all gone and the skies turn a bright blue. The lawns are turning green — oh, what a beautiful scene. It won’t be long before we’re using our window screens. My garden is bare, which gives me some despair, but as soon as my wife will let me, I’ll be out of her hair. And then, she’ll be a spring widow or at least it will seem so, as I’ll be out trimming and mowing the beautiful green.March is here and I don’t believe the old adage is true this time around. Besides the wind, it sure felt like March came strolling in like a little lamb with temperatures reaching the 40’s and 50’s. Some visiting might want to winter in Steen rather than in Florida. I guess I would anyway. In news this week, excitement stirs over the news of a new family moving into town and just at the right time. Marlin and Linda Elbers have sold their home to Ryan Boltjes of Ellsworth and the closing will be on Friday. Ryan and his two children plan to move in this weekend. Welcome to Steen! Marlin and Linda are in the process of moving and have the job pretty close to finished. They just built a new home in the Scholten Drive Addition on the west end of Steen. Friends and family have been aiding with the moving process and on Wednesday night Jo Aykens had them over for supper to say goodbye and to help out. Roger Bosch, son of Bill and Bertha Bosch, traveled from Bellview, Neb., this past Friday to spend some time with his dad at the Mary Jane Brown home. Due to the flu the Dutch hymn sing was cancelled at the Tuff Home. More news on that next week.On Saturday Malena Boeve celebrated her birthday. Many friends and family members aided in her celebration through phone calls, cards and a lunch at her house Sunday afternoon. Happy birthday, Malena!Beth (Bonnema) Sakurai will return to Japan on Friday after a week-and-a-half stay at the Steen bed and breakfast (AKA the Denglers). She has been spending time with her brother Don, who is recovering from surgery at the Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls. Don is doing much better and gaining strength. Visitors are welcome.This past Friday former Steen resident Laura Mae Bosch underwent angioplasty surgery to clean out some blocked arteries. She is doing well. Also, last Friday the Steen Reformed Church held its Women’s Day of Prayer services with approximately 70 women in attendance. Ranee Hagen spoke on prayer, and I was told she did an absolutely wonderful job!Congratulations to the H-BC boys’ basketball team as they wrapped up their season this past week. Thank you, gentlemen, for a great season!News from the Steen City Council: they have lowered the price of the City Hall to $29,000 in hopes someone will buy it. They wish to sell it as soon as possible so they can get underway with construction on a new city hall on Main Street.In church news, there was an open house bridal shower for Jennifer Saarloos on Saturday. Many women from the community attended. This past week the church installed a new phone system with voice mail and implemented a prayer ministry.If you or anyone you know has any prayer concerns, they may call the church, request the prayer line and leave a prayer concern or praise. You can also call this prayer line to hear the latest prayer concerns! The number for this prayer line is 855-2336.The Jr. RCYF youth group would like to invite the community to their soup supper on March 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. That’s all for this week. If you have any news you would like placed in the Steen news, please contact Brian at 855-2232 or at knowgrowshow@hotmail.com. Blessings!