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The USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Direct Farm Ownership loans are a resource to help farmers and ranchers become owner-operators of family farms, improve and expand current operations, increase agricultural productivity, and assist with land tenure to save farmland for future generations.

NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE Ashley Hellewell* and Amber Post, students at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester. Collegiate Scholars (GPA of 3.75 or higher) are designated with an asterisk.

Agricultural producers can now change election and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2023 crop year, two key safety net programs offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Producers have until March 15, 2023, to enroll in these two programs.

Monday, February 13: Egg Bake w/Sausage, Oven Baked Potatoes, Vegetable Blend, Applesauce, Coffee Cake, Lowfat Milk. Tuesday, February 14: Meatloaf, Baked Potato w/Sour Cream, Blushing Pears, Dinner Roll w/ Margarine, Valentine’s Day Dessert, Lowfat Milk.

Hospice of Murray County appreciates donations given in January 2023 in memory of the following people: Mary Gaul, Carl Schreier, Avalon Paulson, Lloyd Dierks, Lloyd Bennett, Valeda Ruesch, Anita Williams, Jo Geuther Grateful in their memory.

The January 28, 2023 meeting began with brunch hosted by Marti Engelkes, Sheila Risacher and their committee. Regent Amy Kathman called the meeting to order beginning with prayer and the flag pledge. Correspondence from numerous recipients of the Christmas baskets was read and all expressed much gratitude. Jill McCord has volunteered to take care of the Seminarian’s funds and distribution. Thanks Jill! With no Legislative chair, Amy gave an overview of how a bill becomes law and other workings of the State legislature which she received from the State CDA chair. There were no reports from the Spirituality or Youth chairs since they were absent.

Night Lights - Come Morning Twas early…well before dawn this final day of our outreach trip to San Andreas, Guatemala. Just who was serving whom was hard to distinguish as a threechord strand (the children, the volunteers and the One directing our paths) will forever be bound as one, “For in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).

With the temperature outside barely above freezing it is still time to make plans for this year’s yard and garden. In the past years we have mentioned selecting flowers which will give us flowers through the summer - early flowers now and late flowers through freeze-up. Then decide where to plant so it looks like we have continuing flowers.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Pastor Darby Lawrence.

By Jenny Kirk Murray County Central narrowly missed qualifying for the 2023 State One Act Play Festival as they finished second at the Section 3A competition on Saturday in Redwood Falls. Central Minnesota Christian School edged MCC by a single point and advances on to compete at state on Friday, Feb.