Nay Sayers, Am I one? I must catch myself—lest I fall. Falling for anything may seem impossible but tis possible, you know.

By John Stenen More than seven hundred years before Christ was born in Bethlehem, the prophet Isaiah wrote in the 53rd chapter, that the Messiah would suffer greatly. Our Lord would be ‘smitten and afflicted by God’. Jesus of course bore our sin but also, our sickness on the cross, and with His stripes we are healed. Peter later said in the New Testament “.....by whose stripes you were healed.” -1 Pet. 2:24.

SCHOOL MENU Monday, November 17: Breakfast: Mini Donuts or Cereal, Fruit/Juice, Milk. Lunch: Mini Corn Dogs, Mac & Cheese, Baked Beans, Mandarin Oranges, Peas, Milk.

Monday, November 17: Country Fried Chicken, Cream Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas, Wheat Bread & Margarine, Sugar Cookie, 1% Milk Tuesday, November 18: Beef Stew, Sliced Carrots, Apple Dump Cake, Margarine, Biscuit, 1% Milk Wednesday, November 19: Scalloped Potatoes w/Ham, Whole Kernel Corn, Tropical Fruit Cup, Wheat Bread & Margarine, Peanut Butter Cookie, 1% Milk Thursday, November 20: Beef Bell Peper Casserole, Mixed Vegetables, Pumpkin Bar, Dinner Roll & Margarine, 1% Milk Friday, November 21: Asian Chicken, White Rice, Green Beans, Spring Roll, Dinner Roll & Margarine, Fortune Cookie, 1% Milk. For reservations: In Slayton, call 507-836-6762; in Fulda, call 507-425-2484..

SCHOOL MENU Monday, November 17: Breakfast: Mini Cream Cheese Bagels, Fruit, Juice, Milk. Lunch: Italian Dunkers, Steamed Green Beans, Chilled Pears, Milk.

By Arnold Krusemark There used to be a television program called This was the Week that Was. That almost described this past week.

The Southwest Crisis Center has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) through its Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program.

Fulda’s Parade of LIghts will take place on Saturday, December 8th at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is Hawaiian Christmas, and it is time to submit float registration forms.

During the November 10 Murray County Central Board of Education meeting, the board canvassed the results of the November 4 special election, summing up voter activity. There were 1,058 votes cast, with a total of 548 yes votes and 510 no votes. Just over 90 votes were cast on absentee ballots, and 965 votes were cast on election day at the polls.

The Murray County Christmas Project is again planning to provide toys and gifts to over 300 eligible children in Murray County. We are accepting donations of toys and gifts for children 0 through 11 years of age. We also need stocking caps and mittens. Monetary gifts are also accepted to help with the purchase of gift items.