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CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Pastor Darby Lawrence. Office Hours: 8am to 4:30pm. Phone: (507) 836-8291. Sun. Mar. 12: 9am Sun. School, 10am Worship; Wed. Mar. 15: 6:30pm Lenten Service; Sun. Mar. 19: 9am Sun. School & Communion, 10am Worship.

By Arnold Krusemark The weather is still our gardening news of the week. this time the news is when (not if) we get the next blizzard.

Whispers I was mere feet away as a private conversation took place. Hearing the low tones as advice was being given— though not solicited—the two were nose to nose trying to digest what the other was saying.

Hospice of Murray County appreciates donations given in February 2023 in memory of the following: JoAnn Shaw, Valeda Ruesch, Sandy Cochran, Mark Raboin, Gordy Hanson, Orv Grieme, Nancy Osland, Steve Ourada, Carl Schreier, Dean Knudson, Kelly Lundgren, Erin Nelson, Kathy Hesse, David Swanson, Murial “Mary” Hubbard.

Monday, March 13: Pepper Steak, Boiled Potatoes, Fruit, Donner Roll/Margarine, Dessert, Lowfat Milk. Tuesday, March 14: Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Roasted Potatoes, Sunshine Fruit Salad, Dessert, Lowfat Milk.

Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) in the Slayton area, sponsored by Second Harvest Heartland distribution and A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota - Murray County near the Fulda Food Shelf at 305 S Lafayette Ave, Fulda, MN. Distribution will take place on Monday, March 20th, from 1:30 - 2:00 pm. Remember if you cannot be there, please have your proxy pick your items up for you. For more information, call Joyce at 507836-8705.

Long Prairie, Minn. (3/1/2023) — University of Minnesota Extension, along with Minnesota Beef Council, will host an online Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training opportunity on Tuesday, March 21 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. CT. Producers attending the free training will receive their three-year BQA certification.

The Pacesetter Region 3 Basketball Tournament for grades 4-9 will be held on Saturday- Sunday, March 25-26, in Redwood Falls at Redwood Area Community Center for the first round of the 31st Pacesetter Youth Basketball State Championships.

The Southwest Regional Development Commission (SRDC)’s Full Commission will meet on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Murray County 4-H Building, 3048 Broadway Avenue, Slayton, MN.

Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) in the Slayton area, sponsored by Second Harvest Heartland distribution will be held at the office of A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota - Murray County at 2989 Maple Rd., Slayton MN. Distribution will take place on Thursday, March 9th, from 1:30 - 2:30 pm. Remember if you cannot be there, please have your proxy pick your items up for you. For more information, call Joyce at 507-836-8705.