Meetings & Events 10-25-07
NP Sportsmen will meet Thursday
The New Prague Sportsmen's Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in the club room of the Park Ballroom in New Prague. The club will discuss upcoming events, and the tree order forms may be picked up and turned in at the meeting. All orders should be in by the November meeting.
St. John's breakfast is Sunday, Oct. 28
St. John's Catholic Aid Association will hold a sausage and egg breakfast from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at St. John's School Hall in Union Hill. Tickets are available at the door.
Lonsdale Golden Agers to meet Oct. 30
The Lonsdale Golden Agers will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Civic Center in Lonsdale. Cards will be played, and chicken will be served for lunch. Dorothy Duffney, Ambrose Duffney and Gladys Sirek are on the lunch committee. Seniors 55 years and older are welcome to attend.
Boy Scouts to be collecting for UNICEF
New Prague Cub Scout Pack 342 will be trick or treating for UNICEF on Wednesday, Oct. 31, in New Prague. UNICEF stands for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, which began in 1950. Donations of any size are welcome.
For more information, contact Carol Macris, 952-758-5707, or cmacris@macris.net.
Hallelujah Night slated at Spirit of Life
Spirit of Life Church in New Prague invites residents and their families to Hallelujah Night at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. This night is planned to be a free, safe evening of fun that will include chili, free candy, games, hayrides and a bonfire.
Call 952-758-2894 for more information or visit online, www.spiritof lifeag.com. The church is located at 530 W 280th St., east of New Prague.
Halloween coat/food drive is Tuesday
On Tuesday, Oct. 31, youth groups from St Wenceslaus Church will collect winter wear and canned goods for the needy. They will accept clean, wearable outerwear, which will be donated to less-fortunate adults and children. The young people will also collect non-perishable food items for distribution to area food shelves.
For more information, call Laura, 952-758-5131, or Sandy and Mark Scheffler, 952-758-3561.
Nov. 2 is Senior Citizen Club's meeting
The New Prague Senior Citizens Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in the upstairs clubroom at the New Prague City Hall.
Estelline Bastyr and Elaine Pavek are on the lunch committee for November. Anyone who is unable to serve must find his or her own substitute.
Buses pick up senior citizens for local shopping every Wednesday. The bus goes to Burnsville on the third Thursday of the month. For reservations, call 952-496-8341.
Ethel Rogalski and Betty Vikla are on the lunch committee for December.
All seniors are welcome to join the club for meetings, cards and bingo every first Friday of the month.
Friday, Nov. 3, is Fish Lake craft sale
The annual craft and bake sale at Fish Lake Immanuel Church will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Soup, sandwiches and beverages will be available for purchase.
The church, at 20200 Fairlawn Avenue in rural Prior Lake, is three miles south of Hwy 13 on County Road 81 on the north shore of Fish Lake.
Program for women with cancer set
Rice County Public Health Nursing Service has teamed up with the American Cancer Society to provide a sixth Look Good Feel Better class for women with cancer. The class will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at The Nook & Cranny in downtown Faribault.
Look Good Feel Better is a free, national public service program designed to help women living with cancer learn how to cope with the appearance side effects of their chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
The non-medical program is free to participants. To register, call the American Cancer Society, 888-535-4227 or 507-287-2044.
Local blood drive is November 7
On Wednesday, Nov. 7, Queen of Peace Hospital in New Prague will be the site of a Memorial Blood Centers of Minnesota community blood drive, scheduled from 1 to 7 p.m. The draw is being sponsored by the Queen of Peace Hospital Auxiliary.
Memorial Blood Centers is a nonprofit community blood center that provides blood and blood components to 31 hospitals throughout the metro area, northern Minnesota, and northwestern Wisconsin. Memorial Blood Centers is the sole supplier of blood products for Queen of Peace Hospital.
Normally we use around 30 units of blood a month