Monday, August 25: Beef Chili Macaroni Casserole, Green Beans, California Veg Blend, Wheat Bread, Margarine, Sugar Cookie, 1% Milk Tuesday, August 26: Scalloped Chicken, Green Peas, Sliced Carrots, Wheat Dinner Roll, Margarine, Blonde Brownie, 1% Milk Wednesday, August 27: Diced Turkey & Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Whole Kernel Corn, Red Delicious Apple, Dinner Roll & Margarine, 1 % Milk Thursday, August 28: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Brown Gravy, Broccoli, Fresh Orange, Wheat Bread & Margarine, 1% Milk Friday, August 29: Potato Crunch Fish Fillet, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Wheat Dinner Roll, Margarine & Tarter Sauce, Snickerdoodle Cookie, 1% Milk.

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Minnesota schools, early childhood education (ECE) centers, and licensed in-home family child care providers looking to serve locally sourced meals can apply for funding now through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Farm to School and Early Care Grant and Local Tots Cost-Share programs. The grant and cost-share program both offer reimbursement for local food purchases of Minnesota grown and raised foods.

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Greyson Tutt – Dairy – Junior Show- Miles Prins – Goat – Dairy man.

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The State Fair is one of the largest, best-attended events in the region, and nearly half of its 1.9 million guests use some form of public transportation to get to and from the event. Transportation and Parking: Visit mnstatefair.org/gethere/ taxi-and-rideshare/ for more information.

On Saturday, August 9th, the Murray County community came together at the fairgrounds for the annual Relay for Life event, marking its 30th anniversary in the county. The night was filled with hope, remembrance, and determination, as seven teams participated, helping to raise more than $55,000 for the American Cancer Society.

In 2007, Tim Holm moved back home to southwest Minnesota after attending Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, and building work experience in a cattle feedlot operation. He was excited to plant roots and build something of his own.