the fruits of humility

GLYNDON, Minnesota -- Nick Torkildson's tear drop with 2 seconds left was literally the only difference in a game filled with emotion in a gym packed with people. No. 5-ranked Pelican Rapids beat No. 6 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton in the scoring column -- 59-57 -- and no where else. The Minnesota Class 2A powers each went 9 of 13 from the foul line, committed 17 fouls, had 20 rebounds, put three players in double figures scoring and hovered near 50 percent from the field. Except for the mood swings -- Pelican Rapids fans segued from muttering about a third consecutive loss to chanting "Conference champions!" in nine seconds of playing time -- the contest was as even as the halftime score (25-25). "I've got goose bumps and I'm wearing a turtleneck in a gym that's 100 (degrees)," said Vikings coach Brad Strand, whose team has a one-game lead atop the Heart O' Lakes Conference with two to play. "Because I could just see how happy these kids are. Kids make big plays in big games sometimes and it's so fun to see that excitement on their faces." (Fargo Forum)



FACES OF CHANGE
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His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his too and ran to the bog.
There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."
"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.
"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked.
"Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of." And that he did.
Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.
What saved his life this time? Penicillin
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name?Sir Winston Churchill.