Whoever said, "If you don’t like the weather in Minnesota wait 15 minutes!" was so right. It has been longer than the 15 minutes but Saturday was a very hot, humid day. However, when Sunday morning arrived and I awoke and climbed out of my nice warm bed, what a shock was in store for me. It was very chilly in my house and the first thing I did was to shut the windows. Even then I was uncomfortably cold and strongly considered putting on my sweater but since I was going to go to church I decided to shiver for a little while. What a difference a day makes! The weather forecast sounds like our temperatures will be cooler and I, for one, will not miss the extreme heat we so often have in August. On the other hand, I am not ready for even a light frost and neither is my garden as the beans I planted at least two months ago, just came up after our two little showers of rain. But I guess we take what we get. We just can’t have everything!The Steen Softball Team hosted their annual tournament on Labor Day. It was a nine-team tournament which began Saturday evening when they played two games and continued on Labor Day. It was a perfect day for the tournament. At noon there was a special dedication of the playground equipment which was purchased with the memorial money given in memory of Duane Sandbulte for the many years he had given working with the team. Harold Wissink was also honored at that time. He is the oldest living member of the teams who played in the 1930s. The championship games were played Labor Day night. The Championship game was played between the two Hills teams with Hills Town winning the championship. Everyone has been asking me if I found my kittens. No, I have not and I don’t have a clue as to what happened to them. I do know that I really miss them. They were always with me when I went outdoors. To tell the truth I have shed many tears as I miss them so much. When you live alone your pets are your family. I still hope for their return as I love white cats and have struggled many years to have some to call my own. If anyone finds them please return them to me. To purchase a white Persian cat costs $500. The Steen community extends their sympathy to the Jellema family on the death of Jeanette Jellema. She was the mother of Jim Jellema and grandmother of Jodi Harnack and Wade Jellema. Her husband was Ocke Jellema. Dries and Laura May Bosch attended a breakfast at the Hills United Reformed Church on Saturday. Erin Boeve has accepted a scholarship to Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, where she will play volleyball in 2004. Arnold and Jane Bonnema enjoyed their granddaughters, Julie Haugom and family and Joline Bonnema from the Cities on Sunday. Pete and Judy Boeve, Sioux Falls, were Sunday evening supper guests in the home of her mother, Henrietta Huenink. Mildred Paulsen attended the Daughters of the Nile Banquet and program in honor of their new queen, Tuesday evening in Sioux Falls.The first day of school in the Hills-Beaver Creek schools was Tuesday, Sept. 2. Other days to remember are Homecoming which is Sept. 15 and 16 with coronation on Sept. 15. The first home football game is Sept. 6 with Southwestern United at Hills. Let’s "Go Pates." We’ll be cheering for you. That sounds like they are getting off to a good start. Wednesday, Sept. 9 and 10, the Bible League Retreat will be at the Oaks Hotel in Sioux Falls. Kenneth Blume is the featured speaker. Steve Elzenga will also speak. The banquet is Tuesday evening. Dries and Laura May Bosch attended the LifeLight Christian Concert Saturday morning at the fairgrounds in Sioux Falls. Their granddaughter, Isabel Bosch, daughter of Tom and Amy Bosch returned home with them and spent Labor Day with them.Wednesday noon, Mildred Paulsen attended a reunion of former conference and district officers of the United Methodist Women at the Travelodge in Worthington. In today’s world everyone’s age is important to them from the youngest child to the eldest one present. We used to try to keep our age a secret but it is almost an impossibility today. As I was thinking about this I ran across an article with this question, "How old are you." That is a question that most of us don’t think about. This article tells us what we should be doing through the years, so thought we might like to see what we should or should have done and perhaps learn a thing or two. This article was written by Robert George. He begins with our ages."The 20s are molding years, when the young person forms those habits that shall decide his career. Then he finishes his schoolwork, stands before the altar, exchanges a home, and looks the world in the face. The 30s are years of discouragement. It is a time of battle without the poetry and dream of youth. It is often a time of disillusionment.The 40s are the years of vision, when a person finds themselves, finishes his castles in the air, and knows the value of his dreams. Life comes to ripening in the 50s. These should be the years of jubilee and a person should be able to do his best work then. At 60, a person has committed enough mistakes to make them wiser, far above his juniors. He should live better and do better work than in any decade of his life. No man has a right to retire in his 60s; the world has great need of his wisdom and skill. And, some of the best work in the world is done in the 70s and 80s.Now doesn’t that make you feel wonderful?
