Tri-County FCCLA members advance to state competition
Hailey Bothum, Dannika Erickson, FCCLA Members
FCCLA is a student organization that helps student members develop skills for life, including fluent communication, organizational skills, leadership, personal growth, and community service. FCCLA members have the opportunity to compete in different state and national categories called STAR Events. To compete in a STAR Event, FCCLA members pick an event to compete in and plan a project within that event. There are over 50 state and national-level events students can choose to compete in. All involve a presentation to a set of judges, but some include a display, while others may also include a portfolio to showcase their work to the judges. For many of the events, students create projects that will benefit others or be learning opportunities for themselves. After choosing their event, the members in the group work to plan and complete their project to be ready for the first level of competition–the Regional level. This year, the competition at this level was held in Ada, Minnesota, on January 14. Minnesota FCCLA divides the state into five regions. Tri-County FCCLA is in the Northern Region. Other schools in this region are Badger, Greenbush, Lancaster, Ada-Borup West, Lafayette in Red Lake Falls, and Nevis. Approximately 115 student FCCLA members competed at the Regional level. For the scoring of events, there is a panel of judges who rate the projects against a rubric with established required items. Groups are not scored against each other. If a member scores high enough, they will advance to the second level of competition–the State level. The same process repeats at the state level, and if members score high enough and are in the top two in their category and grade level in the state, they will go on to represent Minnesota FCCLA at the National Conference held each summer.
Overdue Recognition:
Roger Lindquist Awarded Good Conduct Medal, Army Commendation Medal
Julie Bergman, Editor
Roger Lindquist, now of Portland, Oregon, never received the recognition he deserved in this newspaper when he was discharged in September of 1965, sixty years ago. Lindquist recently wrote to the VFW in Baudette last fall, outlining the details of this oversight. It was eventually forwarded to the Northern Light Region, and we want to ensure the oversight is corrected, albeit six decades later. In Lindquist’s own words: “I still get the Northern Light Region. “I was drafted into service in Baudette, Minnesota, on 15 October, 1959. After Basic Training, I went to Fort Dix to Morse Code Radio School for eight weeks. They then sent me to Germany as a 3rd Division Combat Engineer with the 10th Engineer Battalion. When I had cleared post and was ready to come back to the States, they called me in to Cornell Haynes’ office, and he told me I got extended for four months. So I was to come home on 29 January 1962, and they had me come to a conference room. “When I got there, they had news people, took pictures, and presented me with a medal. They said it would go to the Williams Northern Light, but it never showed up in the paper. “A while ago, I was going through stuff and sent a copy to the Northern Light Region, but I still never heard or saw anything.” (EDITOR’s NOTE: We at the Northern Light Region have no record of receiving the letter – perhaps it was lost in the mail? ) In light of this oversight, we are featuring Roger Lindquist on our front page this week. According to documents he shared with us, Lindquist received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Army on the 30th day of September. His discharge papers show that during his honorable service to the United States Government, he earned the Good Conduct Medal as well as the Army Commendation Medal. We thank you for your service, Mr. Lindquist, and sincerely apologize for this oversight.