Sartell resident Jennifer Weekes and her 6-year-old daughter, Ella, learned about the game night through their Girl Scout troop. They enjoyed playing many games together, including the board games “Sorry” and “Operation” as shown here.
Jacie Grace, 6, Rice, looks on as Patty Bechtold of Sauk Rapids skillfully removes a game piece in the game of “Operation.”
It was all fun and games Nov. 17 at the Sauk Rapids Government Center as friends and family brought their board games and sat down to play together. The game night was the last of three put together by 14-year-old Claire Maurus as part of a school project called “Be About It.” Maurus, who has always been passionate about board games, hoped her idea for Game Night would bring families together away from electronic devices and encourage them to play and meet new people. From left to right are Joeb McNinch, 10, Sauk Rapids; Joseph Grace, 8, Rice; Isabel Thurston, 14, Sauk Rapids; Jamos McNinch, 8, Sauk Rapids; Richard Sandoval, Royalton; and Claire Maurus, Sauk Rapids.
