Page 2 • Hometown News • Thursday, September 17, 2020
Hometown News 29442 120th St. Grey Eagle, MN 56336 Phone: 320-285-2323
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Teamwork makes work better -By Harvey Mackay Even after playing together for more than 50 years, the Rolling Stones still understand the value of practicing together. The band commits to two months of rehearsal before every tour, according to the Scoro website. The routine helps them reconnect with each other’s rhythm until they can communicate and perform almost telepathically. Keith Richards knows what’s going on just by watching Charlie Watts’ left hand, for example. If the tempo of the show starts to sag, a single quick glance between the two sparks a pickup in the pace. The group understands each member’s distinctive roles: Richards is the band’s spiritual leader, Watts is the backbone, Ronnie Wood is the mediator and lead singer Mick Jagger is the CEO, in charge of everything. With that understanding, contrary to the famous song lyrics, they can “always get what they want.” And then they share it with the rest of us. “This is the secret to becoming an excellent team,” the website says. “There is no substitute for the ongoing commitment and deliberate practice required to build better teams.” Coming together is the beginning. Staying together is the development and working together is the key to success. If we all are moving forward together, then success is guaranteed. Watch how many sports stories you’ll hear and read in the next several months about spectacular teams. Take your pick: the NHL Stanley Cup, NBA championship, Major League Baseball’s World Series, the Super Bowl; it’s easy to find inspirational stories. And a few that might remind you what not to do.
Wikipedia defines teamwork as “the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way. The concept is seen within the greater framework of a team, which is a group of interdependent individuals who work together towards a common goal.” There are so many parts of teamwork. One is unselfishness. Business author Joe Griffith shares the story about bees that live through the winter by mutual aid. They form into a ball and keep up a dance. Then they change places. Those on the outside move to the center, and those in the center move to the outside. If the bees in the center insist on staying in the center and keeping the others on the edges, all the bees would die. Another trait (factor) is cooperation as in working together for everyone’s benefit. For example, when Lionel Richie assembled a group of music legends in Los Angeles in 1985 to record the song, “We Are the World,” he posted a sign at the entrance of the music studio saying, “Check your ego at the door.” Not everyone had a solo in the song, even though every singer was a star. The result of this incredible team effort was a whopping $63 million raised for hunger relief in Africa and other parts of the world. Yet another is simply putting team members in the proper place to ensure that the team will be successful. Everyone has their strengths. That’s why Yankee great, Billy Martin said you can’t let every baseball player choose their own position. Otherwise you would have nine pitchers. Too many people see business as a dog-eat-dog or what I like to call shark-eat-shark world in which the most important thing is looking out for number one. Don’t make that mistake. Support your team, department and organization. Understand that sometimes you will be the star, and other times you will be part of the supporting cast, or even the water carrier. Remember that every member of the team is important and contributes to
the overall success of the project. Bring whatever talents you have and be grateful that others have different skill sets that complement each other. I remember when I was a kid; one of the assessments on my report card was “plays well with others.” That description is just as important for adults. Leonard Bernstein, the celebrated orchestra conductor, was asked, “What is the hardest instrument to play?” He replied without hesitation: “Second fiddle. I can always get plenty of first violinists, but to find one who plays second violin with as much enthusiasm or second French horn or second flute, now that’s a problem. And yet if no one plays second, we have no harmony.” That pretty much sums up the importance of teamwork. Mackay’s Moral: For championship results, be a team player. Reprinted with permission from nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”
2020 St. Rosa Lions Gun Raffle Winners
Drawing held Thursday, Sept. 10 1. Beth Arnzen 2. Jeff Dobish 3. Judy Ritter 4. Tim Rahn 5. Kevin Sundermann 6. Mike Linn 7. Jim Rohe 8. Ron Austing 9. Rick Hoeschen 10. Duane Lieser
Thank you to everyone that sold tickets and bought tickets!
Upcoming Events
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 • 14th Annual Hog Roast from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church. See ad on page 4. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 • St. Rosa Jaycees Red Cross Blood Drive from 2-7 p.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa. ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall. BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
FEET FIRST CLINIC • Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Holdingford City Hall. FOOD DISTRIBUTION • Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution first Saturday of the Month from 10-11 a.m. at River of Live Church, Sauk Centre. FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. FREEPORT SENIOR MEETING • Meets the third Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. with cards/Bingo/coffee/dessert. GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m. STEARNS CO. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY • Meets at 7 p.m. on the 2nd Monday
of the month at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany. SUNSHINE CLUB • Meets every Monday, weigh in starts at 8; meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Village View Apartments, Grey Eagle. ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building. SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall. TODD COUNTY REPUBLICANS • Meets second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, Clarissa. UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
If you have an upcoming event or meeting, please let us know by email: htnews@meltel.net or call 320-285-2323.
Temperatures Date
9/9 9/10 9/11 9/12 9/13 9/14 9/15
High 52 61 57 59 68 72 73
Low 34 32 34 50 45 43 57
Friday
Mostly sunny. High: 60 Low: 44
Weekend Weather Saturday
Partly cloudy. High: 66 Low: 53
Sunday
Partly cloudy. High: 74 Low: 56
