By John Stenen An atheist attended a church service and later confronted the preacher and asked, “What do you mean when you say our sins are cleansed by the blood of the Lamb? How in the world can His blood cleanse our sin?” The preacher thought for a moment and replied. “How can water quench your thirst?” “I don’t know how it does,” replied the atheist, “I just know it does.” “Well,” said the preacher, “I don’t know just how the blood cleanses sin, but I know it does. Scripture tells us that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin.” 1 Peter 1:18-19 (NLT) says, “For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which will lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.” Water cannot cleanse our sin, it requires the shed blood of Jesus Christ, which He shed for us, on the cross. Read the New Testament and you will see that when the people are saved, they first hear the good news of the gospel, then turn from their life of sin, receive Jesus Christ into their hearts by faith and are born-again. God bless.

By Arnold Krusemark Some years back (in the 1940s I think) there was a contest to create a slogan for Minnesota. The winning slogan was “Minnesota, theater of seasons”. We have sure had good examples of that. Last week we had bad weather with the roads iced over and cold. This week it was warm enough it was nearly 70 degrees outside and some wore their T-shirts leaving this coats inside.

Monday, March 17: Chicken Fried Chicken, Cream Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas, Wheat Bread & Margarine, Sugar Cookie, 1% Milk. Tuesday, March 18: Beef Roast w/Gravy, Scalloped Potatoes, Sliced Carrots, Herb Butter, Peanut Butter Cookie Margarine, 1% Milk.

The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2024 semesters at South Dakota State University. Nearly 950 students completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program, and those requirements have been verified by the appropriate college.

Adult League Wk 12 Group Tighters 41 Lake Sarah’s Lost Arrows 34 The Bowbarians 30 Great White Buffalo 24.5 Willy Sinners 23 Capt Dan & Crew 22 Stonegate Orchard 15.5 Shalak Outdoors 2 High Scores Nick Pieske 358 Todd Nelson 351 Mike Buldhaupt 349 James Determan 342 Joe Giese 333 High Scores with H/C Justin Opdahl 360 James Determan 360 Jason Larson 359.5 Dirk Wehking 357.2 Junior League Wk 10 Sharks 28 Seals 24.5 Foresters 24 Wild 21 Hawks 21 Eagles 20 Jack Rabbits 17 Titans 16 Bison 15 Orioles 13.5 High Scores Zachery Haken 170 Carson White 165 Owen McNab 164 Garrett Buldhaupt 164 Kaitlyn Wehking 162 High Scores with H/C Logyn Holm 228.8 Sutton Malchow 211.2 Grace Jocobson 205.5 Rhett Carlson 204.1 Grace Ahrens 203.8.

Monday, March 17: Breakfast: Yogurt and Granola, Fresh Fruit, Assorted Fruit Juice, Milk. Lunch: Loaded Fries, Bread OR Turkey and Cheese Wrap, Steamed Corn, Chilled Pears, Fresh Fruits & Veggies, Milk.

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Students honored for academic success during the 2024 fall semester. The following students have been named to the 2024 fall semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced today.

All good things have to come to an end, but when it comes to high school basketball in Southwest Minnesota, there are a couple places that you want your end to come at. One of them being in Marshall, at the R.A. Facility at SMSU. It’s a dream that many young basketball players have, working to be a part of that atmosphere before they graduate. This group of Seniors and this Rebels basketball team earned the right to experience this special game. Coming up short on the scoreboard against a tough Hills-Beaver Creek team, 6044, the fight was evident to the last seconds. If you want to be remembered for one thing and leave a lasting impression on a huge crowd of people, that might be the best way to go out.

MCC and Edgerton, fresh off of upsets in the first round of the Sub-Section 3a South playoffs, would meet up in the semifinals for a chance at a Sub-Section Championship game against HBC, at the RA Facility in Marshall. Not often do you see the 6 seed vs. the 7 seed in a semifinal match-up, but it goes to show how deep and talented this Sub-Section is.