We would just like to take this time to tell you what great kids we have in our community. Last Friday we had the privilege of working with 49 young people from Pipestone and Luverne. This was the peer helping group. They were doing a one-day retreat. As part of the retreat, they volunteered to help with the Palace. The peer helpers helped us in such great magnitude. They helped clean the basement and rid it of years of junk. They scrubbed every seat; hand mopped the floor and the stage. They cleaned the dressing rooms, hauled old seats to the museum and many other tasks. The most fun was that they had a good time. Never did we hear, "I’m not doing that." We always heard, "What else needs to be done?" The students enjoyed a requested tour of the Palace. In the evening they had a private showing of the movie, "Holes."We can’t thank the peer helpers and adult leaders enough. When adults take the time to get involved in student’s lives, everyone is a winner. Parents, thanks for sharing your kids for the day. They are all great kids.Dianne Ossenfort Dave SmithLaDonna Van AartsenBoard Members of Blue Mound Area Theatre
