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School
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Students of the Month
Pictured above are sixth grade Students of the Month
at Benson Schools for the month of February. From left to
right are Morgan Brown, LaKora Bartz, Adam Forsberg, Henry
Dammeyer, and JayEven McGee
LuAnn Olson (left) and Diane Krupke (right) present Angela
Nissen with a check for $300 for the Swift County Food Shelf.
The money was raised from the third annual Memorial Snow-
mobile ride Feb. 9, which was held in memory of Dave Olson
and Harlan Krupke.
Pictured above are the families of LuAnn Olson and Diane
Krupke presenting Sheri Gades of the Northern Lites Snowmo-
bile Club with a check for $300. The money was raised from
the third annual Memorial Snowmobile Ride, Feb. 9, which was
held in memory of Dave Olson and Harlan Krupke.
Pictured above are fth grade Students of the Month.
From left to right are Jordan Erickson, Claire Ricard, Grant
Evenson, Abby Lundebrek, and Shyanne Reinke.
Win District 5 VFW contests
Two of Bensons entries to the VFW District 5 writing contest
placed very high. In the Voice of Democracy Essay contest,
BHS senior Jessica Mooberry (left) placed second in the
district contest and received a cash prize of $100 along with
a plaque from the Veterans of Foreign Wars District 5. In the
Patriots Pen Essay contest, sixth-grader Eric Hoium (right)
placed rst in the district contest and received a cash prize of
$150 along with a plaque from the Veterans of Foreign Wars
District 5. In addition, Erics essay has been forwarded to the
Minnesota Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, to
continue in the statewide competition. Should his essay be
judged best in the State of Minnesota, he will receive an award
at that level and his essay would go on to national competition.
The judging by educators and community members was
indeed difcult because of the high quality of entries, Bob
Jones (middle), VFW commander said. We are extremely
happy with the two Benson students placing at district.
20012-13 BHS music calendar
Monday, March 4 ........................9-12 MIOSM Band Concert, 7:30
Thursday, March 7 ........ 3rd-4th MIOSM Program for school, 1:30
Friday, March 8 ............ 3rd-4th MIOSM Program for parents, 1:30
Monday, March 11 ........Large Group Contest 9-12 at KMS, 3:30-9
Monday, March 18 ..................... 9-12 MIOSM Choir Concert, 7:30
Saturday, April 6 ......................Solo and Ensemble Contest, all day
Monday, April 8 .................................. Jazz and Stuff Concert, 7:30
Tuesday, April 30 ..............5th-6th Music Program (6th band), 1:30
Monday, May 6 ..........................Jr. High Band/Choir Concert, 7:30
Monday, May 13 .... 9th-12th Band/Choir Concert/ Banquet, 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 2 ...... Commencement for BHS Class of 2013, 2 p.m.
(Note: All activities in Jr. High Auditorium, unless noted)
2012-13 District 777 Schools calendar
Tuesday, Jan. 22 .................................. First day of third quarter
Monday, Feb. 18 ................. Snow makeup day-school in session
Thursday, Feb. 28 ..........Staff inservice (students out at 12:40 p.m.)
Tuesday, March 5 ...................... Last day of trisemester grades K-6
Thursday, March 28 .... Third quarter ends (students out 12:45)
Friday, March 29 ..................................................Spring vacation
Monday, April 1 ................. .Snow makeup day-school in session
Tuesday, April 2 ................................. First day of fourth quarter
Thursday, April 4 ........................K-12 Conferences 3:30-7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 27 ..................................... Memorial Day vacation
Friday, May 31 ................... Snow makeup day-school in session
Sunday, June 2 .................. Commencement for BHS Class of 2013
Monday, June 3 .................. Snow makeup day-school in session
Tuesday, June 4 .................. Snow makeup day-school in session
Wednesday, June 5 ........ Last day of school (students out 12:45)
$300
TAX CREDIT
FOR
QUALIFYING
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Hawleys Inc.
218 14th St. S. Benson, MN
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UMVRDC to
meet March 26
at Appleton
The Upper Minnesota Valley
Regional Development Com-
mission (UMVRDC) is set to
conduct its regular meeting at
6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 26
at the Appleton Civic Center in
Appleton.
The public meeting with
MnDOT District 4 and 8 rep-
resentatives to review projects
for the Draft Area Transpor-
tation Improvement Program
(ATIP) will also occur during
the meeting.
4-H Share-
the-Fun set
for March 24
The Swift County 4-H clubs
will be competing at the annual
Share the Fun event, set for
3 p.m., Sunday, March 24 in
the Junior High Auditorium in
Benson. The program is free
of charge, and everyone in the
community is invited to attend.
Share the Fun is an oppor-
tunity for 4-H members to
experience performing with
a group, develop poise and
self-condence. The program
also expands interest, knowl-
edge and skill in the performing
arts. The 4-H clubs placing 1st
and 2nd will be eligible to take
their skit to the State Fair in
August.
Individual 4-H members also
have the opportunity to perform
solo musical ensembles.
Lake Hazel Eager Beavers
will be holding a Food Shelf
Challenge at this years Share
the Fun event. Families at-
tending Share the Fun are en-
couraged to bring canned goods
or cash for the Swift County
Foodshelf and place in their
clubs bags at the entrance of
the Auditorium.
For more information on
Share the Fun or other Swift
County 4-H events, call the
Swift County Extension ofce
at 320-843-3796.
Sign up now
for Science
and Nature
Conference, May
15 in Marshall
Theres still room to register
for the 19th annual Science and
Nature Conference, May 15 at
SMSU in Marshall. The confer-
ence is targeted for students in
grades K-8 with strands for K-2,
3-5 and 6-8.
Last years conference drew
over 1400 participants from 25
school districts. This number
also included 280 participants
from home schools and parents
registering their children on
their own.
If youre part of a school
district, consider sending a class
of students to this event in place
of an end of school year eld
trip. Parents may also register
their children on their own.
The keynote speaker is Lonnie
Dupre of Grand Marais, who
will share interesting stories and
great photographs of his polar
travels with the audience.
In addition to the keynote,
the conference features 25+
hands-on topics. Students select
the classes theyre interested in.
There will be great classes for
students who are interested in
rockets, planets, animals, DNA,
chemistry, building, crime scene
investigating, planetarium
shows and much more. It is one
of the largest single-day science
conferences in the country for K
to 8th grade students so register
soon.
Students must be pre-regis-
tered and accompanied by an
adult to attend the conference.
The early bird registration dead-
line is March 27 with the nal
registration deadline on April
3. Register early for a better
chance for your child to get the
classes theyre most interested
in. The conference brochure and
registration form are available
on SW/WC Service Coopera-
tives website: www.swsc.org/
studentactivities. If you have
questions, contact Andrea An-
derson at andrea.anderson@
swsc.org or 507-537-2257.
Jazz n Pizzazz
dance recital set
for April 13-14
The annual Jazz n Pizzazz
spring dance recital is set for
Saturday and Sunday, April
13-14 in the Junior High Au-
ditorium.
The theme of this years
recital is Dance Until the
World Ends. The concert will
consist of tap, jazz, and ballet
performances by area dancers
age 3 through 12th grade.
The cost of the recital is $5
for adults, $3 for K-12 stu-
dents, and free for pre-school
and younger.
The rst performance, at
1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 13
will be for the age 3 through
fourth grade dancers, while the
second concert at 6:30- p.m.,
Saturday, April 13 will be for
5th through 12th grade danc-
ers. The nal performance, at
1;30 p.m., Sunday, April, will
be a full group performance
by dancers age 3 through 12th
grade. Advanced reserved
tickets are available at the
Benson Community Education
ofce starting Tuesday, April 9
during normal business hours
from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and
1-4:15 p.m.
Dance classes are taught by
Julie Carroll, Courtney John-
son, Brianna Staton, Jessica
Mooberry, Carla Johnson,
Emily Ness, and Breanna
Flaten, and began in October
and January.
MN Master
Naturalist
Volunteer training
set to begin March
26 in Granite Falls
The Upper Sioux Agency
State Park, 5908 Hwy 67, Gran-
ite Falls, is hosting a Minnesota
Master Naturalist Volunteer
Training beginning Tuesday,
March 26 and running through
Thursday, June 6.
Master Naturalist volunteers
complete a 40-hour hands-on
class with expert instructors
and fellow learners studying
natural history, environmental
interpretation, and conservation
stewardship. Final certication
comes with the completion of
40 hours of volunteer service.
The program offers three
classes that correspond to Min-
nesotas three major ecosystems
entitled Big Woods, Big
Rivers, Prairies and Potholes,
and Northwoods, Great Lakes.
Most classes will take place
from 6-8:30 p.m., Thursdays.
However, the rst class is set
for Tuesday, March 26 because
Thursday the 28th is Maunday
Thursday. Classes will run
through Thursday, June 6. Two
Saturday eld trips will be on
April 27 and May 18.
The cost for the class is $200,
including materials. Scholar-
ships are available. You can
register on-line at www.Min-
nesotaMasterNaturalist.org,
call 1.888.241.4532, or e-mail
info@minnesotamasternatural-
ist.org.
Monroe Crossing
to perform in
concert, March
21 in Benson
The musical group, Monroe
Crossing, is set to appear in
concert at 7 p.m., Thursday,
March 21 in the Junior High
Auditorium.
Cost of the concert is $25
for a family, $8 for adults in
advance or $10 at the door,
and $5 for children 12 and un-
der. Tickets may be purchased
at area churches, along with
Breens and Clarks in Benson.
The event is sponsored by the
Benson Area Ministerial and the
Dr. Galen Hansen Foundation,
and will include Minnesota
Music Hall of Fame bluegrass
artists, Monroe Crossing, which
is known as the Midwests Pre-
mier Bluegrass & Gospel Quin-
tet, and routinely performs to
sellout audiences at theaters,
operas houses and Performing
Arts centers across the US,
Canada and Europe.
Sibley to host
maple syruping
event, March 23, 30
Sibley State Park is set to
host a couple of maple syruping
events from 2-3 p.m., Saturdays,
March 23 and March 30
Interested people can explore
the history of maple syruping,
the tools of the trade, sap col-
lection, processing and best of
all, tasting. There is a limit of
40 people and reservations are
required by calling 320-354-
2055 or 2002.
Most naturalist programs are
free of charge, however a vehi-
cle permit is required to enter
the park. For more information
call 320-354-2055 or check for
Sibleys website at www.dnr.
state.mn.us.
Baseball and
softball summer
league meetings
set for April 24
Benson Community Edu-
cation has scheduled organi-
zational meetings for coaches
and team contacts, Wednesday,
April 24, in the senior high caf-
eteria, to discuss the upcoming
summer baseball and softball
leagues.
A meeting for Chippewa Val-
ley modied softball is set for
6:30 p.m., April 24, followed
by a meeting for Chippewa
Valley baseball at 7:15 p.m., and
church league softball at 8 p.m.
Each team must have a rep-
resentative at their respective
meeting, or contact Community
Education prior to the meeting.