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Memorial Day program shortened due to storm
Commander Steve Alm from Cottonwood Legion Post 503 blew Taps at Cannon Park on Memorial Day. The rest of the program was canceled due to the storm damage experienced by the Cottonwood community and surrounding area. Photo by Jody Isaackson

Annual Spin Zone Awards banquet held
Outstanding Students in each Major Area of Study: (FRONT ROW) Hayden Eischens - Foreign Language, Nikolas Hartke – Science, Travis Vold - Instrumental Music, Vocational Agriculture, Brody Justesen - Vocal Music. (SECOND ROW) Kassidy Ebnet - Health, Jerrika Keleher – Art, Julia Sterner - Language Arts, Brooklyn Sogge - Social Studies, Faith Louwagie – Mathematics. Not Pictured: Cole Arends - Engineering Technology, Koltin Mulder - Physical Education, Owen Louwagie – Business, Bradlyn Gniffke - Family Consumer Science.

Gold Academy awards presented to ECHO Charter High School students
(Left to right) Gary Zwetzig, Joanna Amos, Nevaeh Kvistad, and Destiny Anderson. Not pictured: Darren Weiss-Dunphy.

Lakeview National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony held
2021-2022 NHS Members (who were present) Mallory Ebnet, Korysa Herrick, Chloe Louwagie, Rebecca Errington, Grace Rausch, Leah Wymer, Faith Louwagie. Photo by Karen Berg 2021-2022 National Junior Honor Society Members (who were present) Marisa Jacoby, Cydney Manning, Kaylee Hartke, Jared Louwagie, Teegan Fiene, Brook Gunlogson, Aubrey Nething.
Lakeview Quarter 4 Honor Roll
Quarter 4 “A” Honor Roll 2021-2022 Grade 7: Lauren Boe, Reagan Bossuyt, Peyton Brovold, Allison Isaacs, Laia Javens, Trinity Javens, Kendall Kruger, Adrian Lewison, Elizabeth Sieling, Jersey Stensrud, Alexander Thostenson Grade 8: Savanna Barber, Gideon Basel, Jovie Benson, Teegan Fiene, Brook Gunlogson, Kaylee Hartke, Kiara Hinz, Marisa Jacoby, Takoda Justesen, Jared Louwagie, Cydney Manning, Aubrey Nething, Erica Peterson, Dustin Schlenner, Anah Schmidt, Jerica Selbo, Jackson Staab Grade 9: Lane Arends, Carson Boe, Kassidy Ebnet, Jared Gregoire, Myha Grunewald, Caitlynn Hedman, Zane Hubbard, Jerrika Keleher, Aleeya Louwagie, Blake Louwagie, Tyden Marczak, Jaidyn Nelson, Aubreigh Rausch, Cole Remiger, Brooke Sarff, Colton Schlenner Grade 10: Kayleigh Albertson, William Basel, Karsyn Brovold, Ryan Faller, Tucker Fiene, Austin Gunlogson, Olivia Hinz, Shelby Justesen, Kyle Kurowski, Grace LaVoy, Amelia Lewison, Whitney Lundberg, Katelyn Matthys, Ella Schmidt, Talyn Truwe, Caitlyn Tusberg, Benjamin Wymer Grade 11: Anna Brusven, Nathan Fenske, Jordan Fischer, Hailey Forseth, Nikolas Hartke, Lauren Jacoby, Clayton Kosel, Chloe Louwagie, Owen Louwagie, Breckin Marczak, Mariana Salles de Oliveira, Mitchell Peltier, Grace Rausch, Ethan Schwankl Grade 12: Cole Arends, Brock Bossuyt, Mallory Ebnet, Hayden Eischens, Parker Geistfeld, Bradlyn Gniffke, McKenzy Grunewald, Alexis Hartle, Brody Justesen, Faith Louwagie, Alba Martinez, Luke Sander, Madison Smith, Brooklyn Sogge, Paige Viaene, Travis Vold, Leah Wymer Quarter 4 “B” Honor Roll 2021-2022 Grade 7: Riley Anderson, Juan Barradaz Garcia, Cayden Bott, Grace Handeland, Cheyenne Haney, Taylor Hinz, Emma Jacobson, Kendra Jahn, Evelyn Keleher, Brianna Kesteloot, Riley Lanners, Tovah Marczak, Thane Matthys, Taylin Meier, Jaden Padfield, Mallory Pederson, Blake Peltier, Mike Ramirez Yanez, Tate Remiger, Brooks Smith Grade 8: Cira Aguirre, Danica Anderson, Selby Anderson, Autumn Best, Soren Binnebose, Braylon Breyfogle, Landyn Listul, Anna Matthys, Koven Neuman, Kiannalee Olson, Ellyanah Ramert, Garrett Schafer, Easton Schmidtm, Kayln Schons, Janel Schwartz, Alexandra Sorbo, Brynn Stensrud, Ian Taylor, Landon Teske, Trevor Tusberg Grade 9: Landon Albertson, Colton Jahn, Parker Johnson, Sadie Johnson, Joshua Kompelien, Naomi Kuehl, Savanna Louwagie, Harley Mandelkow, Kallee Phinney, Kendall Phinney, Lucie Schwankl, Rachel Timm, Anthony Turbes, Carmen Varpness, Kenadi Walberg Grade 10: Avigail Butterfield, Isaiah Kaczmarek, Hailey Kesteloot, Kyran Neuman, Bridget Teske, Shelten Wernimont Grade 11: Rebecca Errington, Juan Espinoza, Giselle Gregoire, Caine Herigon, Korysa Herrick, Taiven Isaackson, Kody Jahn, Wyatt Long, Hunter Magnuson, Erin Meyer, Jack Neisius, Jewel Nelson, Keoki Sa, Michael Sieling, Ayden St. Pierre, Julia Sterner, Justin Timm Grade 12: Matthew Duis, Miguel Facio Garcia, Kiegan Marczak, Koltin Mulder, Faith Torke .
Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging to hold a public hearing/meeting
Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging The Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging (MNRAAA) will host a public hearing/meeting to gather public input on its Area Plan for 2023-2024. This planning document, pursuant to the Older Americans Act, identifies priority needs, goals, objectives, and activities.
Adopt a Highway volunteers remove 29,500 bags of trash from roads in 2021
Minnesota Department of Transportation Thousands of Adopt a Highway volunteers helped to keep Minnesota roadsides clean and free of litter in 2021 by picking up more than 29,500 bags of trash from highway ditches, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Across Minnesota, over 1,500 Adopt a Highway groups volunteered their time for more than 70,000 hours collectively last year.
Online Medicare 101 Class
Senior LinkAge Line Medicare can be confusing. If you know little to nothing about Medicare and want a brief overview before digging deeper, this class is for you.

Average high for May was 57 degrees
We are into the month of June now, and schools are out and vacations have begun and it seems like summer--finally! Summer, however, won’t officially arrive until Tuesday, June 21 at 4:13 a.m. CT.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, June 15th: Belview Blue Jay Buddies Daycare facility for Reading Rabbits is hosting a traveling storytime experience. There will be 6 sessions. All sessions start at 9 a.m. Subsequent sessions will be June 29, July 13, July 27, August 3, August 17.