The Shepherd of Souls Area Faith Community has a special week of Lenton Mission events coming up to get the season of Lent started. It will take place March 9th through the 12th with Father Phil Schotzko speaking each evening at St. Philip’s Church in Litchfield.
Fr. Jeff Horejsi says each evening will begin with adoration at 5 p.m., followed by a meal at 6, and Fr. Phil speaking at 7. He says Fr. Phil Schotzko is retired, but spent the early part of his career in Guatemala and has a real sense of missions, and will address a different topic each evening.
Fr. Jeff says there will also be mass at 8:30 a.m., followed by coffee and rolls and Q&A with Fr. Phil – on March 10th at St. John’s in Darwin, March 11th at St. Anthony’s in Watkins and March 12th at Our Lady in Manannah. He says this is open to everyone – not just Catholics and no registration is required. For more details, go to shepherdofsouls.org.
The Pioneerland Libraries in Meeker County have lots of events scheduled for the month of March. All 4 libraries (Litchfield, Dassel, Grove City and Cosmos) will end their Adult Winter Reading Program on March 15th.
In Litchfield, Baby/Toddler Story Time in on Wednesdays from 10:15-to-10:45 a.m.; Preschool Storyhour is on Fridays from10-to-11 a.m.; Teen Dungeons & Dragons is on Tuesday, March 4th from 4-to-6 p.m.; the Teen Program: Superhero glove-making will be on Saturday, March 8th from 1:30-to-3:30 p.m.; the Adult Book Club: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women will be on Tuesday, March 11th at noon; LEGO Night is on Tuesday, March 11th from 6:30-to-7:30 p.m.; Crafterdark will be on Wednesday, March 12th from 6:30-to-7:30 p.m.; Diamond art – with sign-up required – is on Thursday, March 13th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; the Friends of the Library book sale will be on Saturday, March 15th from 10-to-2; Kids’ Craft Club is on Tuesday, March 18th from 4-to-5 p.m.; Mystery Book Club, The Madness of Crowds will be on Wednesday, March 19th at 7 p.m.; Knitting Club will be on Thursday, March 20th from 12:30-to-1:30 p.m.; and the Teen Program: Collaborative console gaming will be on Saturday, March 29th from 1:30-to-3:30 p.m.
In Dassel, story hour is on Fridays at 10 a.m., but there will be no story hour on March 28th;
and Adult Book Club: The Stranger in the Woods is on Tuesday, March 25th at 1 p.m.
In Grove City, Crafternoon is on Thursdays from 3-to-5 p.m.; the Think Spring card-making class – with sign-up required – is on Thursday, March 6th at 3 p.m.; Storytime is on Tuesday, March 11th at 2 p.m.; the ATGC Book Club: The Outsiders is on Tuesday, March 18th at 7 p.m.
and Knitting Club will be on Thursday, March 20th at 4 p.m.
In Cosmos, Dr. Seuss Saturday is on March 15th from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Cosmos Creation Club is on Monday, March 17th from 2-to-3 p.m.; and Tech Time is on Saturday, March 22nd, from 10:30 a.m.-to-12:30 p.m. If you have questions about any events, call 693-2483.
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a 3-vehicle crash on Highway 15 in Maine Prairie Township at 12:58 Thursday afternoon. A 2018 Toyota Corolla and 2011 Chevrolet Impala were traveling southbound on MN Highway 15, and a 2011 Kia Sorento was traveling northbound on MN Highway 15 when all three vehicles collided.
The Sorento was driven by 59-year-old Leslie Jolene Plath of Hutchinson. She was not injured. The Impala was driven by 17-year-old Lilyan Cherie Blood of Rice. She received non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital. The Corolla was driven by 39-year-old Cole Wade Loewen of St. Cloud. He was not injured. Also responding to the scene were the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, Watkins Ambulance and Kimball Fire Dept.
The Eden Valley Area Chamber is hosting its first home trade show on Saturday, March 8th from 9-to-3 at Eden Valley-Watkins High School. A Keek’s food truck will be there, and Joywave Coffee will be served all day.
The trade show will bring together various vendors involved in home construction in any manner – landscaping, designers, painters, cabinet makers, flooring, home services, finances and more. The event is free to the public. It’s being sponsored by American Family – Press Agency, Riverwood Realty, Citizens Bank of Watkins and Interiors by Cait. If anyone is interested in a home trade-related booth, call Cait at 320-260-8079.
On this day in music, February 27, 1993, Whitney Houston’s moving rendition of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” became the longest US No.1 hit to date, breaking a record previously held by Boyz II Men’s “End Of The Road.” Recorded by Houston for the soundtrack to her film debut, The Bodyguard, the song spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and quickly became one of the world’s best-selling singles of all time.
In 1999, Britney Spears’ debut single, “…Baby One More Time,” began a two-week run at the top of the UK pop chart. The song, which also hit No.1 in more than 20 countries, including the US, Australia, Canada, and across Europe, broke first-week sales records in the UK for a female act. In the US, it became the second-highest-selling single of the year (behind Lou Bega’s “Mambo #5”), while today, it remains one of the best-selling singles of all time, worldwide.
In 1971, five months after her untimely death, Janis Joplin began a nine-week run at the top of the US album chart with Pearl. Released on January 11, 1971, the title marked Joplin’s second and final solo studio album.
In 1964, Cavern Club cloakroom attendant Cilla Black hit No.1 on the UK singles chart with her cover of “Anyone Who Had A Heart.” While the song was written months earlier by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick, Black’s rendition found greater success in the UK, where it remained at the top of the chart for three weeks and eventually became the fourth best-selling single of 1964. Warwick’s original recording, however, was more popular in the US, Canada, South Africa, Spain, and Australia, among other territories.
In 1993, Marlena Davis of The Orlons died at age 48 after battling lung cancer. The Orlons had five US Top 20 hits in the 1960s, and the quartet’s first hit, “The Wah-Watusi,” peaked at No.2 on the US pop chart.
BORN ON FEBRUARY 27
1910: Winifred Atwell
1927: Guy Mitchell
1954: Neal Schon (Journey)
1957: Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
1960: Johnny Roy Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1971: Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas (TLC)
1981: Josh Groban