Family & Friends

The Buena Vista County Soil & Water Conservation District will sponsor the Dr. T.E. Shea Conservation Memorial Scholarship. A $500 scholarship will be presented to a Bunea Vista County high school senior to be used for their first year of education on the college level, studying in any field of agriculture or natural resources. Scholarship applications are due Feb. 28 to the B.V. Soil & Water Conservation District office.

A 15-day introduction to heating, ventilating and air conditioning short course will be held for 15 consecutive Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. starting Feb. 20. Howard Diischer, a 34 year veteran in the HVAC field from Storm Lake, will be the instructor. 

Storm Lake St. Mary’s elementary students invited parents, grandparents and special friends to enjoy a hot dog picnic lunch in the gym Tuesday as part of the Catholic Schools Week celebration. The kitchen staff moved operations from the kitchen to the gym to accommodate the large crowd. Families could also visit the book fair after enjoying lunch.

Storm Lake St. Mary’s seventh grade musicians Zack Brown, left, and Dawson Miller have been accepted to participate in the Buena Vista University Junior High Honor Band. The two students will perform Saturday, Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Schaller Memorial Chapel on the BVU campus with 100 other musicians from around Iowa. All of the honor band members will learn five challenging pieces at their own schools and then will rehearse the day of the concert with the rest of the band. The public is welcome to attend the performance. St.

By CARY BROWN

A question frequently asked in spiritual direction is, “Where is God in the midst of this?”

Storm Lake Schools

Monday: Deli sandwich or chicken nuggets, mac and cheese

Tuesday: Italian pasta bake and garlic toast or cheeseburger

Wednesday: Hot dog

Wayne State

Marissa Glawe of Aurelia

Iowa State University

Confinement site manure applicators should plan to attend a two-hour workshop offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to maintain or renew their confinement site manure applicator certification. The Buena Vista County workshops will be offered on Jan. 31 at 1:30 p.m. and Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. in Storm Lake.

Are you looking for a way to make a difference in someone’s life? UnityPoint Hospice will offer a six-part training course beginning on Monday, April 7 and continuing April 14, 21, 28, May 5 and 12 for individuals interested in volunteering with hospice patients and their families. All sessions will meet on Mondays from 6-9 p.m. at Kallmer Education Center at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, 1525 W. Fifth St., Storm Lake.

By PAULINE LARSEN