Ottawa Miracles Forges Path Through Christian School Sports
The Ottawa Miracles union of Bethel Christian Academy and Ottawa Christian Academy gives homeschooled and private school students athletic opportunities. More than 80 participants join weekly PE activities, competing in a Mid-State Christian league with softball basketball volleyball soccer and track. Fees are modest at five dollars per month per family to cover league expenses.
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Support Each Other In Team Building Across Grades
Callahan notes positive impact as students of all athletic levels participate. Shoemaker explains teams are balanced by leadership and ability to foster cooperation and mentorship between kindergartners and seniors, building fellowship.
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Shoemaker, who coaches the Ottawa Miracles and works for the Ottawa Recreation Commission, says sports build teamwork endurance and life skills. She notes some students are not athletic yet enjoy participation while others pursue higher skill and college play.
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Bears raise Trees for Troops fund at local farm
Memory Lane Tree Farm and two other Christmas tree growers sold about 550 Bears for Trees for Troops. The Memory Lane display at 2710 Vermont Road operates weekends before Christmas with a lights show 5:30 to 10 p.m. nightly except Mondays and Tuesdays. Donations support the program.
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Ice on roads and fog create black ice risk statewide
Knapp warns that black ice can form without snow and fog can hide icy patches. Some areas report light snowfall, with larger accumulations farther north. Minnesota Wisconsin and parts of Iowa have seen several inches this winter, but Ottawa residents may not need shovels soon.
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