The lefse crew is working steadily to produce an abundant supply for the upcoming Uff-Da Day sales and meal. As of last Thursday, the gang has produced just over 1700 lefse. There will be additional lefse rolling sessions this month every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. There will be a late night session on Wednesday, September 10, at 8:00 p.m. Anyone who wants to help out is welcome to come and join the workers at City Hall any of those dates and times. (The photo is courtesy of Wikipedia; the crew here makes perfectly round lefse!)
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Sewing Class
A “Run Around Bag” (sewing) class will be held Wednesday, September 24, starting at 10:00 a.m. Arlene Stilley will teach the session held at the Rutland General Store. Cost is $10.00 plus supplies. A minimum of five students will be needed otherwise the class will be cancelled (class size will be limited).
Quilting classes may be held again this year. A quilt class information sign-up sheet is at the material cutting counter in the Rutland General Store. Sign up if you are interested!
Late Shift
Last night was the 8 p.m. lefse rolling shift. It was a fairly calm session (not like last year’s!). About a dozen of us were there rolling, frying, flipping, folding, and packing the lefse. There were refreshing beverages and we even ate a few of the rejects (some probably created on purpose!). All in all, we managed to get another 193 in the freezer – so we’re over 500 already.
This morning there was another crew and will be again this evening. There will be plenty of opportunities for everyone to have a turn or two or three or more before we’re done. I know I’ll be back to help out. It’s the only time of the year I get involved in making – or eating – lefse (I’m not Norwegian!).
Get in Shape!
With all the lefse and cooking that this community is preparing for UffDa Days it’s time to think about keeping in shape (or getting back in shape!). The Rutland Fitness Center is up and running with Aerobics classes. They will be held Thursday, August 21, Monday August 25 and Thursday August 28 at 6:00 p.m. If you are serious to get back into the groove, plan on attending the Aerobic classes every Thursday, 6 p.m., September through April (Jen will lead the evening classes). For the early birds, there will also be a 6:00 A.M. session from September through April (Rachel will lead these).
Dates and times for yoga classes and circuit training classes will be announced in the near future. All aerobics and yoga classes will be at City Hall. Circuit trainings will be at the Fitness Center. The classes are only $3.00 each session unless you are already a member of the Fitness Center — which means you can attend them for free. Let’s get in shape before UffDa and then all those holiday treats that seem to follow in November and December!!!
Youth Day
Yesterday, my family and I attended the 11th Annual Youth Day held at the John Narum Memorial Trap & Rifle Range near Silver Lake. The event drew about 190 youth and their families from throughout the area. Activities included trap shooting, archery, BB gun, 22 rifles and casting with rod & reel (into small swimming pools) and a coin scramble. This was the first time we attended and we were all extremely impressed with the event and the size of the crowd. The three hours flew by quickly and wrapped up with an impressive raffle of about 45 door prizes of hunting vests, decoys, bow sets, rifles, shotguns and BB guns and other items. All the winners were full of smiles. That included my son who won a 12 gauge shotgun that weighs considerably more than he does. He is now looking forward to growing up so he can use that gun. This annual event is sponsored by the Rutland Sportsman’s Club, Sargent County Pheasants Forever, and the Windy Mound Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Many “thank you’s” are in order from my son and I’m sure from all the other proud winners. Congratulations to all the winners and a Big Thank You to everyone involved in helping with this event — which I understand is the largest youth event of its kind in the Upper Midwest.
Rolling Along
Well, you know UffDa Day is not far off when the rolling pins are steaming along. Last Thursday’s crews managed to get a good start of about 470 produced. There will be more groups this week starting with Monday, August 25, 8 p.m. session. Tuesday – and maybe Thursday – more will gather to work toward the goal of 4000. This is the 24th UffDa Day and let’s hope we don’t all burn out so that we can make it 25 years. I wonder what else happens during that 8 p.m. rolling session??? Guess I’ll have to go just to find out. Stay tuned.
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