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MCC School Board held their first meeting of the new year. They started with the reorganizational meeting. The newly elected members included Heather Hoekman, Brent Miller and Tony Clarke were sworn in and the agenda was approved. The election of officers started with the election of Tony Clarke as Chairperson, Lauren Biegler as Clerk, Sue Streff as Treasurer and Robin Gilbertson as Vice Chair. Meetings will continue to be on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6pm at the school library. They discussed the meeting in April, as it was right after Easter Weekend. No change was made. They approved the current board rate of $70 per meeting and mileage rate of .655 cents per mile. They also approved the additional compensation for the Board Chair of $500 and Board Clerk of $250. They designated Lisa Rademacher and Deb Bleyenberg to perform the duties of treasurer and clerk. Legal counsel was again designated as Rupp, Anderson, Squires and Waldspurger, P.A.. The Board also reviewed the sub-committees that everyone is on. They were adjusted to incorporate the new board members. This meeting was then adjourned, and they moved into the regular January Board meeting for the MCC School Board.

December 30 vs. Renville County West Jaguars The MCC Rebels boys basketball team has had an interesting season to this point. The Rebels opened their season on December 2nd and 3rd in Sleepy Eye. The Rebels then didn’t play another game until the 20th in Ellsworth. The Rebels would double their game total by playing 3 games in four days this past Friday, Saturday, and Monday. The Rebels would open their three-game schedule on Friday afternoon (December 30) in Marshall at the RA Facility on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University against the winless Renville County West Jaguars.

The Rebels’ chance to get back to a normal schedule looked to start January 2nd with a home game against the Pipestone Area Arrows followed by a Friday night home game with HBC. A pretty normal week with practices in between games, but Mother Nature would say no. With the incoming blizzard, the schools decided to move the Monday game up to noon so that it would get played before the snow began to fly. The Rebels and the Arrows would get their game in just in time. The Rebels would be facing much tougher competition than they have seen all season. The Arrows entered the game 4-2 on the season playing bigger competition than the Rebels have and it showed.

SCHOOL MENU Monday, Jan. 9th: Breakfast: TNT - No Breakfast Lunch: Walking Tacos, Seasoned Black Beans, Chilled Peaches, Grahams, Assorted Fresh Fruits & Veggies.

The MCC Rebel Girls Basketball team played their only game over Christmas break on Thursday night when they played host to the Pipestone Area Arrows. The Arrows came into the game with a 4-2 record with their two losses against Luverne and Montevideo maybe the top two teams in Section 3aa. The Rebels were 2-3 on the season and had over a week and a half between games when they beat Lakeview. The Rebels were the heavy underdog coming into the game and the Arrows would show why.

Please, do not request that your name be left off the District Court List. DISTRICT COURT FULDA POLICE DEPARTMENT Khor G Diow, Fulda, MN, Winter Parking Violation- $37.

The Board of Directors of the Chandler Coop recently voted to retire patron stock in the amount of $587,443 to those agronomy and energy patrons born in 1953 and 1937. The Cooperative also retires equity stock on a 13-year revolvement plan and retires estates. Last Spring, we returned $1,818,000 of equity from 2009 and 2010. All together with current patronage dividend paid last fall, the total cash returned to our patrons this year was $3.5 million.

Nicole Madison was named to the University of Sioux Falls Fall 2022 Dean’s List. Madison of Fulda, MN, is majoring in Elementary Education.

Question: I’m thinking about getting a commercial driver’s license with a HAZMAT endorsement. Do I need to have a background or some education in basic chemistry? Answer: No, but there are many responsibilities and requirements in dealing with hazardous materials.

Slayton American Legion Post 64 has procured American Veterans Traveling Tribute to bring the traveling Vietnam Wall along with the Cost of Freedom panel display to Slayton MN August 15-20 2023. These dates happen to coincide with the Murray County Fair as well. This wall is an 80% replica of the actual wall in Washington DC. The Wall consists of 144 panels spanning 360 feet, in addition to the Vietnam Wall display, there is The Cost of Freedom panels, 72 of them, which is a tribute to every conflict that the United States has been in starting with WW1. 1914-1968 8 panels, 19791989 8 panels, 1990-2012 8 panels, 911 Tribute 12 panels, Afghanistan & Iraq Warrior Tribute 36 panels.