Community

Jennifer Rude Klett

The Friends of the Ruth Culver Community Library 12th Annual Golf Outing, Silent Auction and Dinner held on September 8 was a great success, thanks to the many generous sponsors, donors, volunteers, all the golfers, and perfect weather. A full list of sponsors, silent auction, gift and prize donors can be found at https://www.pdslibrary.org/golf-2021. The Friends Board would also like to thank the staff at Lake Wisconsin Country Club for their outstanding service and donations. The success of the event was made possible by many committee members and volunteers. The financial success of the golf outing allows the Friends to continue to support the Ruth Culver Community Library with donations for needed equipment, materials, and programs. The twelve golf outings have provided over $110,000 in support to the library. Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 7, 2022 for the lucky 13th Annual Friends of the Ruth Culver Community Library Golf Outing, Silent Auction and Dinner.

The August 18, 2021 meeting of the Sauk Prairie Lions Club welcomed guest Deb Delie of Green Bay and special guest Snickers to their monthly meeting. Delie is a volunteer puppy raiser and trainer for Leader Dogs For The Blind. Leader Dogs was founded in 1939 by three Lions Club members to help their friend who was blinded in war. There are trainers all across the United States that work with these puppies for four to eight months to help the visually impaired live a more independent life. All services are provided free of charged and is funded by Lions Clubs, private and corporate donations. The trainers are all volunteers who provide the food and supplies for the dogs they train. There is no cost to the clients who receive the dogs and Leader Dog provides two weeks of training and a life time of support. For more information, go to leaderdog.org or call 888-777-5332. The motto of the Lions is “We Serve,” and the Lions do just that. Through several fund raising events, they donate back 100% to the community including eye exams, glasses and hearing aids to those in need, the food pantry, Good Neighbor Clinic, Neighbor In Need, Kids Ranch, Caring Tree, Fire on the River, Hope House, Sauk Prairie School Scholarships, Lions Camp for the Disable, Diabetes Awareness, to name a few. The Sauk Prairie Lions hold their monthly meetings every third Wednesday of the month at the The Prairie House in Prairie du Sac. All are welcome to come, meet some new people, have a good time and help your community. Dinner and meeting at 6 p.m. For more information or any questions, please contact Nancy Passehl at 608-643-3008. Pictured, Club President Leon Mindham, Deb Delie and Snickers, Jerry Fienetured.

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Prairie du Sac has completed its annual backpack project by filling 232 backpacks. Each backpack contains 4 spiral notebooks, 1 box of crayons, a pencil sharpener, scissors, ruler, eraser, 5 pens and 5 pencils. These backpacks are sent to Lutheran World Relief where they are distributed to those children who cannot afford backpacks and school supplies. Pictured above are those who helped this year: Jeff Nimmow, Ruth Dressser, Linda Hines, Pastor Fred Rilling, Ginny Nimmow, Maren Boerger Andersen, Barb Salveson and Marilyn Herschleb. Others who helped but not pictured were Dale Haroldson, Bev and Roger Clason.

Photo by Joe Block