A group of first-graders at St. Paul’s Lutheran School anxiously awaits the arrival of the school’s principal, Belinda Granlund, who dressed as a chicken on March 12 after students raised $1,194 for Pennies for Patients. Granlund told the students if they raised more than $1,000 for leukemia and lymphoma patients, they could choose what she would do for a day (with the exception of shaving her head). “I am proud to wear a chicken suit for their hard work,” Granlund said. (Photo by Shawn Hogendorf)

Nine-year-old Andrew Wheeler catches his first fish on March 14, one of the last days of ice fishing on Prior Lake. The sunfish was allowed to return to the lake to grow bigger with its buddies. (Submitted photo)

Four-year-old Austin Lorinser of Prior Lake colors a pot of gold at a leprechaun party on St. Patrick's Day. The city of Prior Lake sponsored the morning event, which featured crafts, cookies and a treasure hunt. (Photo by Meryn Fluker)