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Writing contest open to readers in grades four through 12

MILWAUKEE — A book is more than just a collection of words.

A book can have a direct and concrete impact on a life. For children and youth, a book can help them transcend difficult situations — like bullying, peer pressure, or prejudice — or help them cope with loss and disappointment.

Writing contest

Letters about Literature (LAL) is a writing contest for young readers in grades four through 12, sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for the Book. Students write a letter to an author of a fiction or nonfiction book, a short story, or a poem describing how the work changed the students’ view of the world or of themselves. Students are asked to do reflective writing rather than a book report.

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Thousands venerate relics of St. Maria Goretti in Madison

It was a birthday party unlike any other.

“This has been unbelievable . . . the greatest experience ever for this parish.”

Those words from Msgr. Michael Burke, pastor of St. Maria Goretti Parish in Madison, are the simplest way to sum up the 24-hour period in which the relics of St. Maria Goretti were at the parish from the morning of October 16 — the 125th anniversary of her birth — to the morning of October 17.

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Restaurants team up to support Durward’s Glen

BARABOO/PORTAGE — The Pizza Ranch restaurants in Baraboo and Portage are holding Community Impact Nights to benefit Durward‘s Glen OLRG, Ltd.

The event in Baraboo will be on Monday, Oct. 26, at the Pizza Ranch at 1000 Log Lodge Ct. The event in Portage will be on Monday, Nov. 2, at the Pizza Ranch at 2905 New Pinery Rd. Both events run from 4:30 to 8 p.m.

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Blessing animals on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

PRINCETON — St. John the Baptist School in Princeton recently celebrated St. Francis of Assisi — whose feast day was on October 4 — with a special pet blessing. St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals.

This event has become a tradition the students and community look forward to each year.

Students and community members brought their pets to the school to receive a blessing from Pastor and Principal Fr. Dale Grubba.

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