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Under this program, USDA is providing financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who experienced discrimination in FSA lending. The program is being administered by private companies with USDA oversight and supervision. The application period is now OPEN UNTIL JANUARY 13, 2024.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Pastor Chad Duffy. Office Hours: 8am to 4:30pm. Phone: (507) 836-8291. Sun. Oct. 29: 9am Sun. School, 10am Worship Service; Wed. Nov. 1: 6:30pm Confirmation; Sun. Nov. 5: 9am Sun. School, 10am Worship Service.

By Arnold Krusemark Next week will have Halloween as well as the end of another month - October. We hope your plans will go ok. This writer remembers what we did for Halloween in country school. Usually we had a Halloween party. The kids (and teacher) got dressed up in costumes, we had Halloween games which included a lunch of sort. That was the only time we remember bobbing for apples (literally), hanging a doughnut by a string and seeing who could eat theirs the first without any of the doughnut hitting the floor. And other games. Our mothers helped out, of course. In this writer’s case the costume was sewed and became a new pair of pajamas after Halloween. So much for that. We rather missed that teacher when she moved on.

Theology in the Trenches By Kathleen Kjolhaug I Will Fight for You Exodus 14:14 reminds me of what I must do. “I will fight for you, you need only be silent.” I took a walk this morning and on it, I thought of you.

By Jenny Kirk You could say that Matt McNab was born to fly — in fact, he was actually in the air before he was born — but it’s taken a great deal of hard work and dedication coupled with his passion for aviation to get to the point where he’s at today.

FULDA POLICE DEPARTMENT Cody Allen Halvorson, Morgan, MN, Obstruct Legal Process $185. MN DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Tou Her, Rosemount, MN, Migratory Birds - Duck Over Limit $235.

Question: I have had a few conversations with others about turning right on red. Can you tell me what the rules are in Minnesota? It’s frightening to see the chances some drivers are taking.

In the October 16th issue of the Wheel-Herald the headline on page one read “Shetek Conference and the Ondini Circuit of South America” - This should have read “Shetek Conference and the Ondini Circuit of South Africa”.

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The Slayton Friends of the Library are having a silent auction with all proceeds going to the Slayton Public Library. The auction is set for Monday, October 23, through Saturday, the 28th. Items can be viewed in the Community Room during regular library hours. Items will include fall and holiday decorations, gift items, baby items, quilted and other handcrafted pieces. Proceeds from the 2022 auction were used to purchase lighter weight tables for the Community Room. The Friends have also used auction proceeds to assist with the water cooler and Keurig supplies, contributions to the new circulation desk, children’s toys, and other items in the library.