Lustre News

Nov. 1

Tori Bell and her daughter McKenna received a surprising call Oct. 20, from Make A Wish Foundation. McKenna was given her wish of a camper, provided by CamperWorld in Billings in recognition of her fight with cancer.

On Oct 25, Lustre hosted Frontier School where the Jr High girls won 24-15, and the Jr High boys won 37-28. Both teams played hard. LGS jamboree girls lost a heart-breaker by one point, 19-20. The LGS jamboree boys lost 15-23. They are improving their skills. Thank you coaches!

On Oct. 29, the Lustre Grade School traveled to Frazer to play basketball. It was spirit week at school, so some traveled in their get up – pajama day! But they were in proper sports uniforms to play diligently. Sometimes it's hard to remember they are still learning, and that's what this level is all about. Frazer won the first three games (jamboree girls, jamboree boys, and Jr. High girls), and Lustre won the final game (Jr. High boys). It was a barn-burner, with Lustre jumping out ahead, but falling behind, and climbing back to tie the game at 20. By fourth quarter it was fast-paced, solid basketball on both sides, and very exciting, 31-29 with Frazer ahead, but the Lustre boys did not give up, but worked unselfishly to win 35-34, only by one point with two seconds on the clock at the final bucket. The starting five on this team are Gunner Damboise, Coleman Hilkemann, Josef Olfert, Liam Reyneke and Justin Schiller. They are all seventh-graders as LGS. Randy Reddig is the head coach. Lisa Neufeld is the coach for the girls.

The New Covenant Quartet gave a concert Sunday the 27 at the Lustre MB and it was oh so good! Their motto is "Love, Accept, Forgive" and they have traveled 30 years. Three weeks after they sang in Malta's Milk River Jamboree in July, their bass singer, Bill Rademaker died of a sudden heart attack. They told us of how God provided a new bass singer, Grant, who encouraged us to "keep praying for your prodigals. I was one of them." Peter Reimer (baritone), Brady Johnson (lead) and his son Brock Johnson (tenor) completed the quartet. Some of the songs were "I'm working on a Building," "I've been touched by a Man from Galilee," "We are saved by Jesus," "When I lay my Isaac Down," "Is That Wedding Music I hear?," "King on the Way," "Noah," "Wish you were Here," and "He was So Much Man, He was So Much God" and "Loving God, Loving Each Other." Their concerts can be seen on YouTube.

The LGS Robotic Lego League is providing an opportunity for a supper of pulled pork, chips and a drink for $8 a plate as a fundraiser to provide their travel costs to be able to compete in events. They will begin at 5:15 pm on Wednesdays through Dec. 11. The meals are available at the LGS lunchroom until Awana starts.

We fully enjoyed seeing the children and students (pre-school to grade eight), who came to Awana wearing costumes on Oct. 30 Each year they are given opportunity to come dressed up as a Biblical character and the leader, Dawson Olfert interviewed each age group, giving a prize to one in each age group after the colors were presented and the pledges recited. The small cubbies had a Noah's ark and a lion, as well as a tiny angel. The kindergarten through grade two sparks had David, shepherds, and a tiger among red vests uniforms, while the Truth & Training dressed as Ruth, Queen Esther, a panda and angels. The older group declared they were the New Testament early church with a horse. One of my favorites was leader Michael Brown as Obed, carrying baby Jesse. We added Bryanna Allen who portrayed Ruth, who would have been Jesse's grandma in Bible times and King David's great-grandmother. We had two who dressed up as David, the shepherd and the warrior. Certainly it added to the enjoyment of the activities.

The LCHS ladies' volleyball team lost their matches at the tournament held at Plentywood Thursday and Friday afternoon. It was foggy and 22 degrees out this morning for their travel.

May I remind you to vote, and to be mindful of the Scriptures, which are for life, for freedom of religion, for truth, and it's a God-given privilege to citizens.