Murray County 4-H youth participated in an hour of coding to recognize National Computer Science Week. Youth gathered after school on December 7 to challenge themselves to code Edison Robots with both Block and Scratch coding languages.

In the season opener MCC would travel to Sleep Eye high school to take on the Sleepy Eye Public on Friday night and would return to Sleepy Eye Saturday morning to battle Sleepy Eye St. Mary. A fun way to start the season, using the first game to get some nerves out, develop chemistry, and give the team a starting point to build off of and a second game shortly after to work on conditioning, competing, and scheme development among other aspects of the game.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary would prove to be a tougher opponent Saturday morning. This team was in the state semifinals a year ago and is returning three of its top players from a season ago. A preseason top 10 ranked team in state was going to be a great test to see where the Rebels stand.

The Murray County Historical Society invites the public to attend the December Dinehart Lunchbox Lecture on Thursday, December 9 starting at noon in the 4-H building on the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton. The cost of the talk is $3.00 per person or Historical Society members get in free. Bring your own lunch. Beverages and light snacks are provided.

It is now December and most of us would declare Winter has arrived. It may get warm enough to melt some of the snow but that remains to be seen.

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. Have you ever had a drink or two and questioned whether you were still O.K. to drive? Have you ever been a passenger in a vehicle where the driver had been drinking? In the moment, you may not realize how severe the situation of impaired driving is, or that you were even engaging in it. However, impaired driving is a serious issue that impacts our community every day.

Many believe that God chose our eternal destination by determining who would go to heaven and who would go to hell. If this is how our eternal destiny is determined, then we may as well shut down all evangelism and close all Churches that do their best to reach those who are ‘lost.’ Well, thank God, that is not the Good News of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Monday, December 13: Orange Chicken, Brown Rice, Oriental Vegetables, Mandarin Oranges, Lowfat Milk. Tuesday, December 14: Beef Goulash, Peas, Tropical Fruit, Garlic Breadstick, Lowfat Milk.

Court Queen of Peace met Nov. 23 beginning with the Memorial Mass for the deceased members of Court Queen of Peace, Court St. Theresa #973 and the local Knights of Columbus. The Daughters honored were Betty Dahlhoff, Vonnie DeYonge, Jean Hentges, Margaret Slinger and Darlene LeClaire.

Hospice of Murray County appreciates donations given in November in memory of the following: Betty Swan, Norman Evers, Myrt Ramert, Cheryl Michaelson, Verna Clarke, Delores Rachuy, John Weis, Cliff Deslauriers, Jason Baune, Betty Dahlhoff, Alvin Kleven, Joan Decker, Bruce & Alice Lehnoff, Elmer Baune, Berle Lindy Boese, Ruth Kunzweiler, Karen Johnson, Pam Friesen, Lois Larson, Marcine Elder, Thomas Byrne, Carol Norenberg, Dan Beerman, Cleo Hames, Jim Ahlers. Blessed be their memory..