Meetings
Compassionate Friends Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 20, the Luverne Area Community Foundation Office next to the Palace Theatre in Luverne.
The group meets every third Monday for anyone who has experienced the death of a child, grandchild or sibling- of any age, from any cause. For information, email pat.saum@gmail.com
Grand Prairie Cemetery Association annual meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at the cemetery. If it rains, the location will be the office room of Orv and Sons Plumbing in Ellsworth.
‘Service Over Self’
coming July 20
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.
Eden Lutheran Church annual service June 26
The Eden Lutheran Church of rural Jasper will meet for its 82nd annual service at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 26, at the church two miles east and 1 mile north of Jasper. A potluck meal will follow under a tent. Volunteers are needed to clean the church at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 25. Call Beverly Hunstad, 507-348-4126.
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.
Storytime @ the Park will be 10:30 a.m. Thursdays in various parks in Luverne. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. Dates and parks are:
•June 16, Kolbert.
•June 23, Veteran’s Memorial.
•June 30, Hawkinson.
•July 7, Luverne City.
•July 14, Kolbert.
•July 21, Veteran’s Memorial.
•July 28, Hawkinson.
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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