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The Owatonna Hospital Auxiliary is accepting applications from students planning or attending a college, university or graduate health care program. In order to qualify, the student must show a financial need, pursue a career in health care and live within Steele County.
The Donald Sanford Nursing Scholarship is for applicants entering their first year or more of nursing school and the second is the Auxiliary Health Related Career Scholarship for applicants entering their second year or more of schooling in health careers.
Scholarship applications are available at Steele County high school guidance counselor offices or Owatonna Hospital Information Desk. You can also download the application by going to www.allinahealth.org/owatonna-hospital, select About Us, then Volunteering. The completed application and other required information are due by March 20, 2015.
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On Wednesday, March 11, Waseca County and co-sponsors will host their annual meeting known as the Farmer Forum at Farmamerica from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s event will feature Jason Garms, the new Agricultural Program Liaison for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Garms will discuss proposed changes by Governor Dayton regarding the implementation of the existing shoreland buffer law. Minnesota has required buffer strips on farmland for years to prevent nutrients, sediment, pollutants, manure, pesticides, etc. from entering and harming our water. However, the law is not uniformly enforced in each county. Governor Dayton announced in January that there is a need to amend the law and assign the DNR to take on this responsibility in order to make it consistent. Our public waterways bordering agricultural field have rules that affect their use and the use of the adjoining shoreland. Buffer strips have been in the drainage law since 1959 and have been included in DNR requirements for some time. Penalties for noncompliance would help provide funding for the proposed program. At the forum, Garms will provide an update on the proposed law change and provide farmers and property owners an opportunity to ask questions and get more information.
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MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota women’s basketball team swept the Big Ten Conference weekly awards Wednesday as freshman guard Carlie Wagner was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second straight week and senior forward Shae Kelley was named Big Ten Player of the Week. It marks the first time this season that the Gophers earned both freshman and player accolades in the same week.
Wagner got her second consecutive freshman of the week nod by averaging 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game against Wisconsin and Penn State. She had 17 points on .438 (7-16) shooting from the floor in the win over the Badgers, and added another 17 points and five rebounds in the victory at Penn State.
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St. Peter’s celebrates anniversary
IN CHARGE — The committee for St. Peter Lutheran Church’s 125th anniversary included, from left, Judy Thompson, Marilyn Quiram, Sharon Eckart, Rachel Romine, Amy Kitzer, Thelma Kormann and Larry Crabtree. (Star Eagle photo by Kathy Paulsen)
By KATHY PAULSEN
Staff Writer
The bells tolled at St. Peter Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 25 as the Sunday School children, which numbered about 30, all dressed in red, entered the sanctuary singing, "We Can Pray," followed by, "How Great Thou Art,” which was very appropriate for the day.
The Rev. Scott Williams welcomed everyone to the 125th anniversary worship service, saying he was grateful for everyone's presence. He went to talk about what the church has been and what it has meant to the people of the congregation.
Pastor Phil Lewison, who served as pastor of the St. Peter’s congregation for 32 years, from 1976-2008, had been asked to share his memories during the program.
The Rev. Steven Delzer, Bishop of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod, ELCA, delivered the morning sermon. He began: "We gather this day for worship and the celebration of 125 years of faithful ministry. For 125 years this congregation has been a symbol of God's presence in this community. The article in the NRHEG Star Eagle about the celebration of your 125th anniversary began with these words: ‘When a new piece of land was settled in the early years the most important thing to be established was a church. The congregation that was formed were devoted in their religion and feelings ran deep for the need of God’s house where they could meet and praise the Lord.’"
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Everyone’s invited to Groove 4 Food live music benefit for the Area Food Shelf of New Richland on Sunday, March 8. It starts at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 204 NW 1st Street, New Richland. Event emcee will be Al Batt. Admission is free will or non-perishable food donation. The best talent in Southern Minnesota will be there to entertain you. Supplemental funds provided by Waseca County Chapter of Thrivent Financial Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation and MN Foodshare.