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Ridgewater College would like to acknowledge those students earning recognition on the Dean’s lists for Fall semester 2025. To be included on the Dean’s list, a student must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled in at least nine credits and meet certain other criteria.

JANUARY 22 GBB VS. RTR The MCC Rebel Girls returned to the hard court on Thursday night with their first matchup against the RTR Knights this season.

Plum Creek Library System invites everyone to a virtual event with bestselling author Allen Eskens on Thursday, February 5, at 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to all. The evening will include a live author presentation followed by a drawing for signed copies of Eskens’ books. Participants can watch from home using Zoom or attend a local watch party. In Murray County, Slayton Public Library is hosting a watch party at The Plaid Moose Coffeehouse.

By Kathleen Kjolhaug Two hours had passed as I scrubbed, soaked, and scrubbed some more the sticky labels from the poetic looking olive oil jars standing near the window sill. Popping out the plastic pour spout stuck all snug in the rim was easier than anticipated.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Pastor Chad Duffy.

This week’s gardening column will discuss what we noticed in seed catalogues and local stores selling seeds and supplies. We usually look for what’s new this year. New varieties especially. Normally hybrids.

As part of its continuing Evangelism effort, Trinity Lutheran Church is reaching out to the Murray County community to answer questions about faith, forgiveness and family. Trinity Lutheran Pastor Jeffrey Williams is soliciting email questions from community members and will respond to each in a new venture called “Ask The Pastor.” “Our desire is to give back to the community,” Williams said.

The apostle Peter warned us that in the last days many scoffers would mock the return of Jesus Christ and declare, “All things continue as they were from the beginning. He isn’t going to return,” (2 Peter 3:3-4). Noah was a preacher of righteousness, and he preached for one hundred years concerning the coming judgment, and all the people could do was mock him and ridicule him; but in fact judgment came. When God closed the door on the ark, and the rain started falling, and ground water started flooding the earth, I’ll bet that many were screaming and pounding on the door begging to get into the Ark; but by then, it was too late- they were doomed. Jesus Christ is our Ark today. His side was opened at calvary, and whosoever will, can come to Him in sincere repentance, receive Him into their heart by faith, and become His disciples. He is the door, and the only doorway into everlasting life. In Acts 4:12 Peter said: “There is no other name given among men under heaven whereby we must be saved. Jesus said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man comes unto the Father but by Me.” (John 14:12). You may have heard for many years that Jesus is coming for those who belong to Him; please, believe it and surrender your life to Him, - your good works will never save you. God bless.

Serving others in a humble capacity comes from the recognition that its significance is not derived from who witnesses our service, but instead, whom we are serving. In this way, we should seek out the performance of good deeds in private, and understand that our service is a personal choice, and never a contract with someone else. While we may sometimes feel that our good acts go unnoticed, we can reinforce our desires to do good for others in understanding our service is measured not by the praise it brings to us, but the good that it brings to others. Simply, we are asked to serve others with the expectation that the single benefit is the grace we receive from God, rather than the attention we receive from others.

Monday, February 2: Baked Pork Chop, Pork Gravy, Scalloped Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Wheat Bread & Margarine, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, 1% Milk. Tuesday, February 3: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Sliced Carrots, Rice Pilaf, Applesauce Cup, Wheat Dinner Roll & Margarine, 1% Milk.