Thank you to everyone who participated in the Fun Run at the Sugarbeet Festival. We had 42 participants. Congratulations to the first-place winners: Craig Sohn-Men’s (9.38 minutes), Carol Warburton-Women’s (11.30 minutes), and Emma Klingaman-Youth (10.42 Minutes). Best costume prize went to Thomas and Michelle Gullickson.

This week is Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. For more than 40 years, the annual event has brought together the entire book community — librarians, teac...