March 10, 2020 • Page 10 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com South Dakota Retailers Scholarship Application Now Available PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Retailers Association Scholarship application is now available for students enrolled in postsecondary schooling during the fall of 2020. The SDRA scholarship program is designed to assist students studying for a career in hospitality, business or trades, whether as an owner, manager, or employee. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be currently enrolled or plan to enroll in a retail-related course of study at a technical school, college, or university in the fall of 2020. Thanks to contributions from SDRA member businesses, in 2019, the association awarded funds to four students, in amounts ranging from $2,250 to $3,000. The program is named in honor of former SDRA Executive Director Jerry Wheeler, who started the program in 1992. Since then, the Association has awarded 252 scholarships, totaling $181,500. If you know a hardworking student in South Dakota with big business dreams, South Dakota Retailers want to help them succeed and grow in our state! Visit sdra.org/ scholarships to download the application and view the full eligibility guidelines. Submission deadline is Monday, April 20, 2020. The South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA) is one of the nation’s oldest and largest trade organizations, representing almost 4,000 businesses in retail, grocery, hospitality, and trades. Visit SDRA online at sdra.org or find us on Facebook. The Bookworm ... For Young Readers ‘Wildflowers’ Intrigues, But It Needs Some Patience “The Wonder of Wildflowers” by Anna Staniszewski; © 2020, Simon & Schuster Books for Young People. 192 pages ——— BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Stick a seed in the ground, cover it and keep it wet, and you know what happens. In a few days, you might find something green sprout from the dirt. In a matter of weeks, you could be sniffing a flower or munching a vegetable. 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Amber was like magic, it could heal, it could strengthen a body and prolong life but nobody knew what would happen if it ran out. Even if it did, it wouldn’t run out for Krysta’s family. That was a secret Mira accidentally learned one afternoon: Krysta’s father had a hidden Amber well in a shed behind their house, which was not exactly legal. Even when Amber rationing became stricter and stricter, she knew she couldn’t tell because it would mean getting Krysta’s dad in trouble and the whole family would suffer. But then she learned that a little boy near her house was suffering in a different way and Mira had to make a decision: the boy’s brother was in her class and he was weird ... but was that reason to withhold a life-saving liquid from a preschooler? Looking at the big picture, “The Wonder of Wildflowers” is a great introduction to futuristic novels for your middle-schooler. 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