Belle Plaine Herald

Belle Plaine St. Patrick's Day Royalty and members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians attended the Irish Fair in St. Paul on Sunday, August 15. buff.ly/3yibSBI

The Jordan Public Library is testing new technology that would provide community members with self-service access to the library outside of staffed hours, with a pilot program that begins on Wednesday, September 1. buff.ly/3jhbtuZ

The Holicky brothers helped prepare the grounds for the upcoming 48th annual Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Association Show to be held Friday, Aug. 27, through Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Pioneer Power Showgrounds, located six miles east of Le Sueur at 34605 265th Ave./Cty. Rd. 33.

Girl Scout Raises Awareness About Keeping Storm Drains Clear: 📰 buff.ly/2URX8vK “I hope that it will just start to get people thinking about the importance of our river and our water especially through the dry times that we are having right now,” said Havyn Moonen.

Matt Saxe has joined forces with the national Chevrolet Youth BB and SB program to provide new equipment, invitations to free instructional clinics, and the ability for community members to earn donations for their league via a test drive fundraiser. 🗞️:buff.ly/37UwpkW

At 70-years-old, Dave “Greek” Wagner was inducted into the Minnesota Senior Men’s Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday, August 13, in St. James, MN. 🗞️Read more about the award and his lifetime commitment to baseball here: buff.ly/3su0fpO

The Community Choir had a great turn out for their first performance on Friday, August 13, at Oak Crest Elementary School. 🗞️Read about how the summer went for the Community Choir here: buff.ly/37UvLnp

On Aug. 16, City Council held a meeting to discuss the proposed quadruplexes, the 2021 improvement project, the downtown parking lot, the resignation of a BP firefighter, and the upcoming adult night at the Aquatic Center. 🗞️Read these discussions here: buff.ly/3j1cwPz

On Aug. 11, people gathered at the plaza to enjoy a performance while munching on some food. Wednesday, Aug. 25, will be the last downtown music and food event for the summer. 🗞️See who will be performing and what food trucks will be serving here: buff.ly/3AUh7Jp

Several BP business and property owners were invited to city hall for four informational meetings last week regarding a potential Downtown Infrastructure and Street Project that is being considered for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. 🗞️Read more here: buff.ly/3z3CZBt

More than 50 people participated in the fifth annual "Stepping Forward For Dementia" walk at TLHA BP campus on Saturday, August 7, at 10 a.m. All proceeds from the event will support memory care funding on TLHA campus. Read more about this event here: bit.ly/3xEqBGA

The Belle Plaine class of 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950 all met for a class reunion at Borough Bowl and Prairie Gill, on Friday, August 6. 🗞️See the names of the class mates here: buff.ly/37CjLa1

Belle Plaine German Days donated just over $8,000 to the organization Flags & Honor of Minnesota on behalf of Sticks Tavern (located at the Dahlgreen Golf Club in Chaska). 🗞️Read more about the organization and plaque here: buff.ly/3yGJ32G

The BPFD welcomes a new firefighter, Marc Marispini. He is no stranger to public service from being in the US Navy Submarine Service and now working as an IT Technician for BP Schools.🚒 🗞️Read about his passion in helping the community here:buff.ly/3ADQw3j

Belle Plaine resident Kala Schmidt competed against 30 other contestants and was named fourth runner up in the Miss Minnesota USA Pageant held in Burnsville on Sunday, August 1. 👑 🗞️Read more about her passion here: buff.ly/3CCQc6H

The results from the 2021 Scott County Fair are in! :🎡 🗞️ See all the results here: buff.ly/3xDjRci

Jordan native, Josie Aslakson, daughter of Becky Miller and Ted Aslakson, was selected as one of the 12 members of the U.S. Paralympic Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team and will be flying to Tokyo on Tuesday, August 17. 🏀🇺🇸 🗞️Read her story here: buff.ly/2U8hCQm

The annual Scott Carver Threshers Harvest Festival was held Friday, August 6 through Sunday, August 8 in Jordan. One of the goals of this event is to preserve the agricultural and industrial history of the area. 🗞️Read more here: buff.ly/3yDEypC

Join the BP Community Choir for their concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at Oak Crest Elementary School. Beforehand stop at the two food trucks that will be on site and enjoy your dinner in the outdoor, tailgate atmosphere. 🎶 🗞️See more information here:buff.ly/3xzqOuF

The BP Aquatic Center began Friday theme nights with an Olympic-style lifeguard diving competition for Team USA Day, on August 6. On August 13, from 6 to 9 p.m., the theme will be Disney night and August 20 is Hawaiian theme night, from 5 to 8 p.m. 🗞️: buff.ly/3CIzsLs