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University of Minnesota Extension will present a series of webinars to support families and those who serve families in making informed decisions that lead to greater health, resilience and wellbeing.

If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, you have until March 31, 2023 to make changes to your plan. People who have their Medicare benefits through a Medicare Advantage Plan can make a one-time plan change from January 1 through March 31.

Inviting You In…On An Outreach My final column of 2021 talked about an outreach trip to Guatemala and that by the time you read it, I’d be back. Well, I’m back, and for the next several weeks, you are invited on a journey.

Monday, January 9: Egg Bake w/Sausage, Oven Baked Potatoes, Carrots, Applesauce, Coffee Cake or Muffin, Lowfat Milk. Tuesday, January 10: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans, Bread/Margarine, Bar, Lowfat Milk.

Hospice of Murray County appreciates donations given in December 2022 in memory of the following: Luella Kirchner, LeAnn Steffen, Vivian Schneider, Marsha Hanson, Mary Platt, Sandy Cochran, Gordy Hanson, Willis Adolph, LaVoy Lund, Willis Adolph, Peter Hoekman, Bonnie Hedquist, Lynn Behr, Lloyd Dierks, Carl Schreier, Mary Gaul, Helen Amundson Blessed be their memory.

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, January 12th, 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 507-8368705. There will be no distribution in Fulda this month.

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s Office of Broadband Development Recently, Governor Tim Walz announced that internet providers will receive nearly $100 million in funding to expand broadband coverage to more Minnesotans. This largest-ever grant round is estimated to extend new high-speed internet connections to more than 33,000 Minnesota homes and businesses in 48 counties.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Pastor Darby Lawrence. Office Hours: 8am to 4:30pm. Phone: (507) 836-8291. ______________ DOVRAY OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN CHURCH, 246 Haynes Street, Dovray. Phone: (507) 8592159 or find us on Facebook. Sun. Service at 9am.

Christmas Day is over. and so is new Year’s Day. Among our January chores is to look for and read the gardening catalogues. Usually what seems moist important is what’s new - seeds, plants, etc. Then, later, it will be time to place and order for what we want to plant this year.

Lastly, Prevent Blindness offers the newly updated Living Well With Low Vision resource, designed for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. The site offers free directories, library of self-help guides, downloadable apps, and news of interest for people living with glaucoma and significant visual impairment.