June 1 Community events

Meetings
Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at the township hall.
Luverne Lady Red Hats will meet for their annual picnic at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 12, in the Gathering Space at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Note change of location. Bring a dish to pass and your own untensils. Call Connie, 283-8470, or Eileen, 283-8301, with questions.
Rock County Thrivent Financial board meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at Pizza Ranch in Luverne.
MS Support Group will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Southwest Health and Human Services in Luverne. For details call 283-2069 or 283-2964.
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 Teresa Hup at 283-9590.
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 in the basement of St. Catherine Catholic Rectory, 203 E. Brown St., Luverne. Use east door. Call Shawn at 507-220-3180.
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.
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.
 
Mullet River Boys perform at Palace June 11
The Mullet River Boys will perform vaudeville and bluegrass-influenced jug band music in concert at the Palace Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11. Tickets are available at the Carnegie Cultural Center or at the door.
 
Story time hours announced
The 2015 summer reading program, “Read to the Rhythm,” is now underway at the Rock County Community Library in Luverne.
•Story and Art for first- through fifth-graders meets from 3-4 p.m. Wednesdays;
•Story Hour for ages 4, 5 and kindergartners meets from 10-11 a.m. Thursdays; and
•Laptime for children 0-3 with an adult meets from 10:30-11 a.m. Fridays.
 
Grace Lutheran hosts Guest Day June 11
The public is invited to attend Guest Day at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 11. Laurie Westerbur will present her experiences in the Holy Land.
 
Veterans town hall meetings and free movie June 13
Veterans Services Officer Dave Haugom will host two town hall meetings for past and present Red Bull soldiers, World War II veterans and guests, and for anyone who served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
The meetings will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Palace Theatre. The free movie “Memorial Day” will start at 7 p.m., with a social from 6 to 7 p.m. The movie is open to the public; however, the movie is not appropriate for children.
 
‘Concert on the Prairie’ at Interpretive Center June 13
Enjoy a live concert of music of farms, small towns and prairie at the “Concert on the Prairie — Sounds of Strings” with Paul Imhotle at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Interpretive Center of the Blue Mounds State Park. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
 
Food Ministry
The monthly food ministry, sponsored by New Life Celebration Church, will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Luverne Senior Center. Come for fresh produce, bread and meat. Children will be asked to wait outside.
 
Summer track for kids
Kids ages 7-12 who would like to try track and field may register for Summer Track practice. Five afternoon practices will be Tuesdays and Thursdays through June 25. Register and pay $10 fee. A state track and field meet for ages 7-12 will be Saturday, Aug. 1, in Marshall for those who would like to compete. Information and registration forms are available for the state meet at the Community Ed office.
Additionally there will be local track meets in Luverne for all ages. Fee is $5 for each meet. Dates are June 22 and July 13. Call Community Ed at 507-283-4724 with questions.
 
Luverne Street Music Summer Camp signup due June 20
Luverne Street Music will host summer music camps for all ages the week of July 6-10. Children ages 4-9 will meet in the mornings and ages 10 and older in the afternoon. Singers and instrumentalists are welcome. Camps are led by Mistyn (Iveland) Kozisek and Kelby Robinson and certified music teachers. Call (507) 920-9122 or email k.robinson@mchsi.com by June 20 to reserve a spot. Cost is $40.
 
Community Ed
Register for these activities by calling Community Ed at 283-4724.
The summer brochure is online at www.isd2184.net under the community education link or extra copies are available at the community library. 
Student Driver Education class is being offered beginning June 15 to any student who is in 8th grade or older. Fee is $290 due with registration and covers 30 hours of classroom and 6 hours of behind the wheel driving. 
Concerned about your child’s development (ages 0-5 years)? Call 283-4724 for a private screening at no cost.
Check out the Community Education brochure on the Luverne School website, the community Education link.
Register for 2016 Discovery Time preschool. There are openings for children ages 3, 4, or 5 years in the Tuesday/Thursday afternoon classes. 
All 3-year-old children living in Minnesota will do an Early Childhood Screening as they near age 4. If your child is nearly 4 years old or already 4 and has not been screened, call 283-4724 to arrange an appointment.