Valley Quilters to meet Monday

The sixth meeting of the Blue Earth Valley Quilter’s 2023-2024 year will be held 7 p.m. Monday, March 18, in the media center at Blue Earth Area High School. Please enter through Door C. They will start the meeting with introductions and show-and-tell. This month’s program will be on waterproofing fabric by Dawn O’Hara. Following the program, they we will have their annual Trash to Cash. Bring any quilt-related items, fabric, patterns, or tools that you no longer use or realize you’ll never get around to using. Then “shop” the treasures that others bring. Money raised will be put toward expenses for the Blue Earth Quilt EXPO. Blue Earth Valley Quilters is organized under the auspices of the Blue Earth Area School District’s Community Education Program. They meet the third Monday of the month at BEA High School, with no meetings in December or July. The quilting group is open to everyone who enjoys quilts or quilting. Quilters of all skill levels are welcome. For more information, contact Jan Shaffer at (507) 526-3979.

CER to offer upcoming community activities

Fairmont Community Education & Recreation (CER) will offer two upcoming community activities.

First, Acupressure Face Lift & Skin Savvy will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 25, online via Zoom. Here’s a facelift you can do at home. Acupressure is an ancient Eastern healing method that works with the energy that flows through your body. Stimulating facial acupressure points can help erase years from your face naturally, bring a healthy glow to your skin; increase muscle tone; decrease puffiness and eye bags; reduce lines and prevent new lines from forming; even decrease headaches, relieve eye strain, soothe nerves and increase relaxation. Learn how to make your skin as healthy as possible from the inside out. The fee is $29. Registration closes March 21. Next, Metabolism Boosters and Busters will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, online via Zoom. In the past you probably could drop weight by cutting back on calories or exercising a bit more. But then suddenly the scale stops moving, and you just can’t seem to lose weight. The good news, you could lose up to 20 pounds in a year without eating less. Just by revving up your metabolism, you can burn more calories every day, lose fat, boost energy, feel stronger and more fit. In this class, you will learn 20 simple things you can do every day to boost your metabolism and burn as much as 30 percent more calories every day. The fee is $29. Registration closes March 22. For any further questions, call CER at (507) 235-3141.

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Emma Koehler of Fairmont graduated in December 2023 and was awarded a Master of Library Science with a concentration in Archives Studies from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan.