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Celebrating this year’s scholarship winners, left to right: Larry Manthey (SPH Foundation Donor of Named Scholarship), Sarah Ahrensmeyer, Jane Pagel, Marilyn Sprecher (SPH Foundation Donor of Named Scholarship), Teri Trager, Elyse Anderson for Christa Norwalk, Craig Dreikosen, Delaney Brown, Stephanie Quick, Sarah Rubach, Stacy Soboleski, Suzi Okey, Tell Pickarts, Cierra Peterlin, Errin Wellman, Anna Volk, Scott Vaughan, Zhu Lan Ness, Tommy Brennan (SPH Foundation Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee) and Todd Wuerger (SPH Foundation Executive Director). Not pictured: Holly Fultz, Meredith Heydenburg, Nhu Huynh, Megan Jansen, Melissa Krugman, Jessica Leahy, Ashley Lemmer, Stella Lowry, Kate Neverman, Christa Norwalk, Julus Pahl, Jessie Ryan, Debby Staples, Susan Thering and Jordan Walton.

On Saturday, September 28th, from 1-7 p.m. the very first Kindfest was held at Culver Community Park in Prairie Du Sac. The event brought together the community for games, food, and live music, and host group Be Kind SP33 used proceeds from the event to help fund the Sawyer Martin Scholarship fund and local mental health resources. Photo by Louis Livingston-Garcia

Vermont Lutheran Church will be holding a public historical tour of the 160-year-old cemetary located on church grounds on Saturday, October 19, at 1 p.m., in conjunction with the annual Host Festival featuring Lefse and Meatball Take-Out, lunch, desserts, games, property tours and lots of other fun events. Jon Urness will host the tour at 9886 Vermont Church Road. A highlight will be the demonstration of a recently installed QR coding of each burial. Bring your smart phone and you’ll be able to view information on each person buried. The system is one-of-a-kind in the U.S. and truly enhances the telling of the story about not only the individuals but also their relationships with families and the community. There’s no need to register for the tour and of course, there is no charge. Just meet at the flagpole adjacent to the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 p.m. on October 19 and enjoy the tour.