Years ago when the Schuch children were put to bed, their dad didn’t mindlessly grab a book from the shelf to read. Alan created original stories with great details and usually a lesson to be learned. “The kids remembered five of these stories, and my son Nathan really connected to this one.” Nathan is one of Alan and Karen’s four children and the twenty-three year old has a gift for drawing and design. He is the one who suggested they work together to publish a book, and “The Gift” was born.

Murray County 4-H offered a babysitting clinic June 10-11 with 23 local youth completing the clinic. The eight-hour course taught the students the responsibilities of babysitting, caring for babies and children, emotional and physical needs of infants, toddlers, or older children, preventing and handling emergencies, and how to manage their babysitting business to be a successful babysitter. Pictured Front (L-R): Reese Wajer, Grace Nelson, Payton DeGreeff, Ava Deacon, Josie Spartz, Sophia Nelson, Courtney Gengler. Middle (L-R): Grace Buesing, Lila Scandrett, Hailey Peschges, Abby Overman, Kate Blankenship, Colby Miller, Samantha Winter. Back (L-R): Megan Bakke, Theron Mannon, Lindsey Hause, Amber Martin, Erica Doeden, Calleigh Doeden, Tyler York, Landon Beek, Aiden York.