By Joel Herrig The 2023-2024 school year was a very different year in the Herrig household. As a host family for an exchange student, we welcomed Jules Magat into our home and family. Jules was a senior this past year at MCC and turned 18 while staying with us. Now that he has returned home I thought it would be a great opportunity to share what it was like hosting an exchange student and maybe encourage others to give it a try.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Pastor Chad Duffy. Office Hours: 8am to 4:30pm. Phone: (507) 836-8291. ______________ DOVRAY OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN CHURCH, 246 Haynes Street, Dovray. Phone: (507) 8592159 or find us on Facebook. Sun. Service at 9am.

2024 Early League Team Name Points Steve Haugen & Terry Schmidt 51.5 Mark Haupert & Jeff Wolfswinkel 46.5 Tom Pryor & Bill Bryan 45.5 Larry Meyer & Larry Plantz 43.5 Tom Keller and Larry Hafner 43.0 Mark Zinnel & Bob Veenhuis 42.0 James Wajer &Austin Christenson 39.5 Dick Davidson and Jerry Braun 39.5 Steve Wynia & Gary VanHove 38.0 Mike Groen & Mark Gauer 38.0 Chris Davis & Gary Kellen 36.5 Brad Bergerson & Neal Everson 36.5 Curt Erickson & Laddie Carda 35.5 Don Hansen and Bob Schoenbaum24.5 Middle League Points Team Name Gary Kellen & Jeff Wolfswinkel 51.5 Dean Ackerman & Jon Heidebrink 48.5 Scott Hamman and Tony Clarke 48.0 Terry Schmidt & Joe Meyer 45.0 Bill Bryan & Steve Wynia 43.5 Tim Petersen & and Rick Like 41.0 Pete Jacobsen & Chris Hansen 39.5 Mark Zinnel & Bob Veenhuis 38.0 Mark Haupert and Tom Andrews 35.0 Neal Everson & Jake Scandrett 32.0 Bob Schoenbaun & Don Hansen 30.0 Steve Haugen & Brad Bergerson 28.0 Late League Points Team Name Jeff Cheskie & Garret Johnson 50.0 Ryan Veldhuisen & Travis Plantz 46.0 Jason Holm and Justin Keller 43.0 Kyle DeLong & Jase Bly 43.0 Blaine Jacobson & Chris Jacobson 42.0 Tyler Johnson & Andy Kleven 42.0 Kellan Johnson & Cole Bassett 41.0 Brad Dierks & Dana Deacon 41.0 Travis Pierson & Aaron Buysse 40.5 Alex Santay & Trly Veldhuisen 40.0 Josh Onken & Jake Erickson 39.5 Blake Heronimus & Dave Brown 39.0 Jeremy Steinle & Paul Counter 36.5 Corey Lickness & Justin Hoffmann 35.5 Jason Schreier & Mike Larson 35.5 Steve Erickson & Curt Erickson 35.5 Keith Carlson & Mike Stelter 35.5 Dan Johnson & Darran Schuur 34.0 Chris Halbur & Mitch Magnus 34.0 Jeff Douma & Brady Kremer 33.5 Eli Ackerman & Terry Giesen 33.0 Best 5 Scores Dana Deacon 37 Jason Holm 38 Cole Bassett 42 Tom Keller 42 Tyler Johnson 43 Jeff Wolfswinkel 43 Austin Christenson 43 Best H/C Scores Gary Kellen 29 Jeff Cheskie 29 Jerry Braun 31 Tyler Johnson 31 Cole Bassett 31 Jeremy Steinle 31.

When Did the Altar Turn Stage? It’s been a few years now since the words were first heard, and they still stir. Funny how thoughts sort of bloom in slow motion and one day, they seem ripe for picking.

The Chandler American Legion Auxiliary met on Tuesday May, 21st with President Patsy Buys presiding. Geri Sankey gave the opening devotions. The Auxiliary sang the National Anthem, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, held a moment of silence in memory of the deceased members and repeated the Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion Auxiliary. The minutes and the Treasurer’s reports were read and approved.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ANNOUNCES SPRING 2024 DEAN’S LIST More than 3,300 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2024 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean’s list. To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

Gospel of Jesus Christ for better than four decades. I have heard many debates concerning the subject, ‘Once saved, always saved?’ I heard a minister say once, “I’m saved, and there is nothing I can do to lose it. Even if I murdered my wife and lived in immorality with many women, I would still be saved. In fact, if I wanted to go to hell - I couldn’t lose my salvation.” Thank God that few people would be that extreme in believing lies like that.

By Arnold Krusemark In last week’s column we discussed fertilizer and insect sprays. Some insects are beneficial and necessary and some pests. The common honey bee is a needed insect. They pollinate our flowers and produce honey.

Hot tasting/pithy radishes may result from hot weather and dry soil, or harvesting too late. Stake tall annuals that need added support.

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