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Established in 1988, the Academics, Arts, and Athletic Award (Triple “A” Award) is sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League. The award goes to a high school senior with a “B” or better grade point average and who participates in Leaguesponsored athletic and fine arts activities.

The Fulda/MCC Warrior wrestling team does it again, by making the final four of the section 3A wrestling tournament. Coming in as an underdog to the Pipestone Arrows, having lost twice to them already this year, the Warriors had their work cut out for them. On December 1st the Warriors fell to the Arrows 30-49, then on February 7 the Warriors again fell to the Arrows 23-40. February 16th marks the day the Warriors would fight off of their back and come out from underneath the Arrows to punch their ticket to the final four with a score of 42-31.

SCHOOL MENU Monday, February 27: Breakfast Poptarts, String Cheese, Assorted Fresh Fruits & Juices, Milk. Lunch: Popcorn Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Steamed Corn, Buttered Bread, Chilled Fruit Cocktail.

This year’s basketball season got off to a slow start due to Mother Nature causing one game after another to be canceled or postponed in December. That led to a crazy January, with plenty of makeup games but thankfully, not many other changes to the schedule. Well, this week Mother Nature seemed to yell like Russell Casse in the movie Independence Day “I’m back”!!!!!! That meant the MCC Rebels and the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen would combine a schedule spread out over Monday and Tuesday to a schedule that would be played on Monday alone. For the second time this year, the Rebels would host a boy-girl doubleheader that would include six games in two gyms on three courts. Mix in several hundred hamburgers from the Murray County Cattlemen’s Association, ice cream from Lingen Dairy, and elementary dancers and you get a jampacked night of basketball and fun.

Monday, February 27: Parmesan Chicken, Garlic Green Beans, Fruit Cocktail, Breadstick, Dessert, Lowfat Milk. Tuesday, February 28: Creamy Swedish Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Bread/Margarine, Pudding, Lowfat Milk.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., — Carla Goedtke, a Minnesota-based financial advisor with Investors Choice Financial Services in Slayton and Marshall, MN, was featured presenter at Advisor Group’s annual W Forum conference, held in San Diego, Calif. February 6-8, 2023.

by The Chartis Center for Rural Health Murray County Medical Center in Slayton, MN, has been recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX™. “Each year, Chartis provides the most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance in the United States. The areas of focus for the assessments are excelling in managing risk, achieving higher quality, securing better outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction, and operating at a lower cost than peers. We were 1 of 8 facilities in Minnesota to be recognized,” said Luke Schryvers, CEO, Murray County Medical Center.

I Pray I Dare Not Say 1. I dare not say…There are many idols to idolize along the way cause it’s the highway and byways of life that tantalize like golden calves and I’m free to worship whatever and whomever I choose cause I can.

Pipestone County Medical Center (PCMC) has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in America for 2023. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX ™. “PCMC is proud to receive this recognition,” said Bradley Burris, Pipestone County Medical Center CEO. “Our goal is to improve the lives and health of all people in our region by providing excellent, patientcentered care. Our vision is to be recognized as a center of excellence in rural healthcare by patients, employees, and providers. We are thankful to the Chartis Center for Rural Health for rewarding us with this honor and affirming our desire to make a difference in people’s lives,” he added.

GOOD NEWS The Christian minister leaned over the pulpit and said to the congregation, “I have a question for you that I cannot answer, nor can you answer it, nor can the angels of God, nor the devil himself answer this question, “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” Heb. 2:3.