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GREEN THUMB

By Arnold Krusemark And another week has passed. This was the week that the tree leaves started coming out and came out most of the way. On the ground level,as we look out the window, our first covering of yellow flowers has also arrived. Dandelions of course.

CHURCH NOTES

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Office Hours: 8am to 4:30pm. Phone: (507) 836-8291. Sun. May 14: 9am Sun. School, 10am Worship; Wed. May 17: 6pm Confirmation (Last Day); Sun. May 21: 9am Sun. School (Last Day), 10am Worship.

MYTH-BUSTING FSA’S NEW REVENUE-BASED DISASTER AND PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

In January, we announced two new programs designed to assist producers who experienced revenue losses from 2020 and 2021 natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic. These programs are revenue-based and feel a little different from our regular programs, but the goal is to better support farmers.

GARY KASS TELLS THE STORIES OF LOCAL VETERANS

Gary Kass has always had respect for veterans, but for the last five years, he’s developed a remarkable passion for sharing the stories of local veterans. Kass, who spent five years in the Army National Guard and served 15 years in the Active Guard and Reserve, interviewed a large number of veterans and published the stories of at least two dozen of them.

THE STORY OF LARRY A. SLOAN

By Gary Kass Larry A. Sloan was born October 17, 1949 to Alton Sloan and Lorraine Browne-Sloan.

DISTRICT COURT

Please, do not request that your name be left off the District Court List. MN STATE HIGHWAY PATROL - MARSHALL Hunter Robert Cunningham, Mankato, MN, Speeding - $125.

HADLEY LIONS CLUB TO HOST ANNUAL BASEBALL TOURNAMENT WITH PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT MICK KELEHER FAMILY

For more than the past 20 years, the Hadley Lions Club has hosted an “end of the school year” baseball tournament for 7th and 8th grade baseball players. Teams from MCC and several surrounding communities compete in this tournament annually. Proceeds are donated to an individual or family who has experienced a recent hardship and could use some community support, both financially and emotionally. This year, the Lions have chosen to donate the proceeds to the Mick Keleher family of Hadley.