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Henrytown Lutheran rejoices on Dedication Sunday
National Trout Center moves forward with family friendly activities By H annah Wingert hannah@fillmorecountyjournal.com
When you think of the National Trout Center in Preston, you probably think of fly fishing, but there’s so much more to it than that. Program Director Kelsey Hoffman and Office Coordinator Annie Lewis both began working at the center on April 1 and are excited to watch it grow. “I walked into this place not really knowing what it is all about,” Lewis said about her new position. “I had this notion that it was just for people who wanted to learn how to fly fish. That’s not true. It’s for anyone who wants to explore the world of trout and for anyone who wants to learn more about this
Pastor Dean Safe sits on the floor of the sanctuary and talks with the children during Dedication Sunday services at Henrytown Lutheran Church. Photo by Barb Jeffers By Barb Jeffers barb@fillmorecountyjournal.com
It has been a walk in faith since April 16, 2015, for the congregation of Henrytown Lutheran Church of rural Canton, Minn., since a fire destroyed their beloved church. As the congregation contemplated on where they would be able to hold worship services, they also needed to decide if they should rebuild their church. After discussing the matter as a congregation it was decided to move ahead with rebuilding. The work to rebuild the church began on May 4, 2016, and less than nine months later,
on January 29, 2017, the first worship service was held in the new Henrytown Lutheran Church, to the joy of the congregation. On Sunday, June 11, 2017, Henrytown Lutheran Church hosted a Dedication Sunday, welcoming all to give thanks and praise God as the congregation looks forward to many years of worship and memorable events in the new church. “Giving thanks to God, the congregation decided to rebuild — and only 21 months after the fire, with the support of so many parishioners, congregations, friends, and businesses from not only southeastern Minnesota but from around the
country, we are now here in this place together — a new building, with a new purpose, with a new sense of God’s calling on our lives together as Henrytown Lutheran Church,” commented Pastor Dean Safe of Henrytown Lutheran Church in the Dedication Sunday church bulletin. The Dedication Sunday included a morning and afternoon worship service along with special guests, musical entertainment, children’s games, a delicious meal and much more. Mary Kay DuChene delivered a special message from the Southeastern Minnesota Synod during the morning worship serSee HENRYTOWN Page 2
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Area youth leave it all on the field By Miranda Cox miranda@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Runners, take your mark. Eager, young participants readily file into their predetermined lanes, anticipation and determination evident within their hard-set faces. Get set. Many exchange sideways glances, sizing up the supposed competition if you will, as they ready themselves for the accepted signal. A gunshot startles competitors from their tensed, crouching positions into action as they embark upon the race ahead. Go! Braving the muggy weather and humidity foreshadowing approaching storms, this was
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driftless area we live in.” “Our overall goal is really to educate people about what we have in our area and how special it is,” Hoffman added. “We all need to appreciate what we have.” Hoffman, a conservation biologist who received her Masters in Ecology from Winona State, currently works at the center four days a week. “I like meeting people and helping them learn about the different outdoor activities available in the area,” she said. She is also passionate about educating kids about wildlife. Lewis and her husband grew up in Winona, but when they retired, they moved to Mabel to be close to the trout fishing in the area. “I couldn’t be hap-
alike just one of many occurrences that took place during the annual Rushford Houston Youth Track and Field Meet on the afternoon of June 12. Along with both short and long distance running contests, the affair, held at Niggle Field on the outskirts of Rushford, also featured various field events characteristic to those involved during varsity- and junior high-level track meets, including long jump, discus, shot put, and high jump. Varsity coach of the Rushford-Peterson/Houston Track team, Gary Wade, again coordinated the ordeal, now in its
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