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SLAYTON FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES GRANT TO COVER COST OF NEW EQUIPMENT

SLAYTON FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES GRANT TO COVER COST OF NEW EQUIPMENT

Slayton City Council met on Monday, November 21st. All members were present at this week’s meeting. They started by approving the agenda with additions and reviewed the minutes for the November 7th and November 14th meetings. The claims were reviewed and approved as well. There were no pending items to discuss this week or unfinished business.

GIFT WRAPPING & GIVING BACK AT GRACEFUL MARILYN QUILT SHOPPE

It’s the season for giving, and we are excited to announce that United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN), in partnership with Graceful Marilyn Quilt Shoppe, will be giving back to the community by offering holiday gift wrapping on Thursday nights in December.

DISTRICT COURT

Please, do not request that your name be left off the District Court List. MINNESOTA STATE PATROL Eugene Dennis Mailander, Fulda, MN, Speeding - $145.

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH’S NEW NATIVITY SCENE

For the past several years, Trinity Lutheran Church congregation members admired the Nativity Scene that neighbor Todd Hieronimus set up in front of Totzke Funeral Home on Broadway Avenue in Slayton each Christmas season. The figurines of Baby Jesus, Mother Mary, Joseph, God’s Angel, Shepherds, Wise Men, and barn animals comprised the classiest Nativity Scene many of the congregation members had ever seen and this compliment was passed along to Todd.

MCDONALD MEETS THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE BOARD

The regular meeting of the Murray County Board of Commissioners was held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 with all members present. The first item of business was to close the meeting for the purpose of conducting a performance evaluation of County Administrator Carolyn McDonald. At the resumption of the open session of the meeting, Chair Molly Malone stated that McDonald, after six months in her position, was meeting the expectations of the Board. In Addition, Malone expressed the appreciation of the changes that Mc Donald has brought forward.

MURRAY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY LUNCHBOX SERIES

The Murray County Historical Society invites the public to attend its December Dinehart Lunchbox Lecture on Thursday, December 8 in the 4-H building on the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton starting at noon. The cost of the talk is $3.00 per person or Historical Society members get in free. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch. Refreshments and light snacks are provided.

JAMES W. TRACY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN

The Minnesota FFA Foundation is excited to announce that the James W. Tracy scholarship applications are open. The James W. Tracy scholarship application carries a deadline of February 1st, 2023. This is the eighth year the Minnesota FFA Foundation has offered this scholarship program.