Valley Quilters set Monday meeting

Blue Earth Valley Quilters will hold its next meeting 7 p.m. Monday in the Blue Earth Area High School choir room. Enter through door “V” on the south side of the building. Dues of $5 will be collected from those who haven’t yet paid. After introductions, a ‘Show-and-Tell’ will begin. The program will be Lin Hilgendorf of Welcome, who will do a trunk show of her quilts displaying her favorite techniques of applique, watercolor piecing and miniatures. Challenge packets for the 2022 EXPO are still available for $15. Anyone interested in this quilting group may attend. For more information, contact Jan Shaffer at (507) 526-3979.

Toddler Tuesday at the Fairmont Library

Bring your toddlers and preschoolers for playful STEM exploration time at either 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Fairmont Library, 110 N. Park St. in Fairmont. For questions, call (507) 238-4207.

College News

The following area students were named to the dean’s list for the 2021 fall semester at Bethel University in St. Paul: Fairmont — Mariah Gochanour, Emily Hagen, Madison Hagen, Anna Sundblad, Lydia Thatcher, Morgan Zebedee.