2ND ELECTRIC UTILITY MEETING TO BE HELD JANUARY 24TH The city council met on Tuesday, January 2nd. The agenda was approved, with no additions or corrections needed.

The Board of Directors of the Chandler Coop recently voted to retire patron stock in the amount of $576,243 to our 138 agronomy and energy patrons born in 1954 and 1938. Chandler Coop’s equity management plan consists of paying various forms of equity throughout the year.

By Joanne Bergman The Murray County Board of Commissioners met in its first meeting of the new year. Commissioner Jackie Meier was elected as chair person and Commissioner Molly Malone as vice chair as the first item of business. Other members of the board include: Dave Thiner, Dennis Welgraven and Lori Gunnink.

– Crops If you plan to use a Restricted Use Pesticide on land or sites for the production of agricultural commodities, reside in the state of Minnesota, and your private pesticide applicator certification expires on March 1, 2023, you need to renew your certification. You can double check your certification status at: https://z.umn.edu/PPAlookupMDA. While there are several options to recertify, the cost is the same ($75) regardless of the option you choose.

Please do not request that your name be left off the District Court List. MN STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Peter Thomas Hawkins, Sioux Falls, SD, Speeding - $225.

Question: I am applying for a new job that will have questions about my driving record. Can I visit with someone from Law Enforcement to get a copy of that? Answer: No, this is not something that Law Enforcement agencies can provide.

Minnesota state parks and trails will host candlelight events across the state this winter, including one at Blue Mounds State Park on Saturday, January 27. Drop by any time between 5:30 and 8:00 p.m. for hiking as stars twinkle overhead and candles flicker in the snow.

And I Thought I Had It Bad I was driving home from a busy day and as best as I could tell, much had been accomplished. There was one item on my list that had not accomplished and as I mulled it over, it was bugging me big time.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Pastor Chad Duffy. Office Hours: 8am to 4:30pm. Phone: (507) 836-8291. Sun. Jan. 7: 9am Sun. School, 10am Worship Service; Wed. Jan. 10: 6:30pm Confirmation; Sun. Jan. 14: 9am Sun. School, 10am Worship Service.

By John Stenen I wish I could have a personal conversation with anyone reading this article, who does not know what lies beyond your physical death. I would love to talk about what it is to become a Christian. I would discuss the reality of heaven and hell. Know this; no matter how good or how bad that you believe you are - God Loves You! But your goodness can never save you, nor can your sinful nature prevent you from experiencing God’s love for you- and His gift of eternal life. Scripture tells us that all of us are guilty of sin; we are separated from God; we are sons of Adam, -not sons of God. The only way we can become a child of God is to repent of our sinful lives and surrender to Christ. (John 3:16). Listen to Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” If you are without Christ, now, in this life, you are spiritually dead and separated from God. After death, you will be judged one day, (Rev. 20:11-15). Being sent to the Lake of Fire is the second death. However, you can come to Christ right now and spend eternity with God. Time is running out. God Bless.