Toastmasters founder gets honored 
Lew Fiero took it all in stride. The 90-year-old charter member of Red Wing’s Hiawatha Valley Toastmasters Club got a kick out of a light-hearted roast held last month in his honor.
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Eagles, hawks, water fowl and other creatures are on their way.
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Every one of Burnside Elementary School’s 203 fourth-graders got an unexpected “treat” before Halloween.
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LAKE CITY — Lincoln High School has restructured its Teen Leadership Program. The old program was designed to encourage positive interactions within the school and included some volunteer outreach events.
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Mary Lou Phipps of Bloomington, Minn., was crowned Ms. Minnesota Senior during the Seniors Expo today at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Red Wing.
YMCA says, 'Get moving'
America on the Move Week with with the YMCA will be Sept. 20-27.
Wabasha, Spring Valley celebrate fall
Spring Valley Dam Days will be Friday through Sunday, starting with food and live music Friday night.
Become master gardener
General master gardener training will be offered by the University of Wisconsin Extension beginning Sept. 10, in Ellsworth.
Occupational Training
The following are part-time occupational courses offered through the Center for Continuing Education and Workforce Training at Minnesota State College Southeast Technical. Visit www.southeastmn.edu/customtraining.
Minnesota Workforce Center
Minnesota Workforce Center is offering the following free classes at 1606 W. Third St. For information or to register, call (651) 385-6480, or e-mail Becky Schilling, employment consultant, at Becky.Schilling@state.mn.us. All classes are at the WorkForce Center, unless otherwise noted. Job listings may be accessed at www.minnesotaworks.net.
Community Recreation
Colvill Aquatic Center Colvill Aquatic Center is open daily through Aug. 23. Public swimming hours are noon to 7 p.m. Pool closings will be available on the weather hotline, (651) 385-4569. Horse camp Hay Creek Stables is offering a week of overnight horse camp for children ages 10 and older. Camp runs Monday through Friday and includes instruction on safe horse practices, horsemanship, horse etiquette, ground manners, Western and English riding lessons, rind skills and riding and halter. Meals and supervised bunk house are included. The last session begins Aug. 17. Cost is $525.
YMCA
Special needs aqua class The new special needs aqua class is for parents and children. The age span for children is 3 years old through grade 5, not grades 3-5 as published in the YMCA’s fall brochure. Soccer camp Soccer camp for children who have completed grades K-2 runs Aug. 25-28. Membership is not required. Cost is $40 per child, $30 for members.
Nominations open for outstanding senior volunteer
Nominations from Goodhue County residents are now being sought for the 2009 Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award for the county.
Try a taste, raise money for Art+Fire
A 70-foot-long lake monster will be set ablaze at the culmination of Art+Fire 09, the third annual public art event planned Sept. 25-26 in Stockholm.
Reeling in some big ones
Two area residents caught trophy-sized fish in area waters.
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