The MCC School Board met on Monday December 12th. Newly elected school board members Heather Hoekman and Brent Miller were also present this month. The first item of discussion was the FFA Trip request by Paul Haberman. He had two for the board this week – one in Colton, SD for a FFA Tri Valley Judging Event. The other was in Sioux Falls for Livestock Judging. Both were approved.

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Monday, December 19: Chicken Fried Steak w/ Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetable, Bread Slice w/ Margarine, Dessert, Lowfat Milk. Tuesday, December 20: Beef Chili w/Beans, Romaine Salad w/Dressing, Fruit, Cornbread Muffin, Cookie, Lowfat Milk.

They Say Theology in the Trenches By Kathleen Kjolhaug Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen They say it wasn’t a stable, but rather a cave where Christ was born on Christmas morn.

“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” - Luke 2:11-12 NIV Agood question: who is this Jesus, who came into this world as so many children do, born to a mother who found herself pregnant out of wedlock, born in the humblest circumstances, a manger being perhaps the modern equivalent of a cheap hotel room or a homeless camp (and probably not as well-furnished as a modern barn) and who eventually dies a most ignominious death, hung from a cross.

By John Stenen In Genesis 3: we are told that a Redeemer would one day come. The prophet Micha tells us where Jesus would be born hundreds of years before His birth. King David and the prophet Isaiah tell us of his death hundreds and hundreds of years before it happened. Daniel tells us when he would come and die. The list of Scriptures telling us of the coming Savior could go on and on and on. Here it is, two thousand years since our Savior came and died for each one of us in order that we could escape hell and gain heaven; and He is ignored, rejected and cursed by many.

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

Now December is over half over, and the big news other than the holidays is the weather. Rain in December.

On Thursday December 8th the FMCC Warrior wrestling team hosted a quadrangular meet with the Marshall Tigers, Adrian Dragons, and the Windom/Mountain Lake Cobras and packed the house. Its been many years since the Warriors have packed a house like the did on Thursday and the went on to make a pretty decent showing winning 1 out of the 3 duals.

The MCC Rebel Girl’s lost a hard-fought game against the Hills Beaver Creek Patriots on Tuesday, December 6th. The Rebels rallied hard in the closing minute to lose by one possession. Friday night the Rebels played host to the Mountain Lake Area Comfrey Wolverines in a Red Rock Conference matchup. The Rebels and the Wolverines have played some crazy games with one another over the last several years and this one would be similar. Before you can win you have to learn how to do it and the Rebels learned another lesson on Friday.