SLAYTON – Childcare shortages are a concern across the nation, something the Murray County Economic Development Authority considers an economic issue for all employers and employees. The MC EDA has a new fund dedicated toward helping new providers become licensed and assisting with expansion for current family childcare providers who are not at capacity.

The Fulda Murray County Central Warriors are back at it again with a busy week of wrestling with travel to Minneota for a Triangular against Minneota where the Warriors took on the Minneota Vikings and the Redwood Valley Cardinals.

Coming out of the Christmas break MCC would travel to Pipestone to take on three solid Pipestone teams. The Varsity, B, and C team would all be in action and playing good competition regardless of outcome is what it’s all about. Understanding that there is a next level to strive for as a player and team creates growth.

The B and Varsity teams played in Westbrook and both games came down to the wire as back and forth play created some exciting moments Friday night. The B-squad had a bit of a sloppy night as both teams played tough defense and made each other work in the half court to find buckets.

The MCC Rebel Girls Wrapped up a busy week on the road in Edgerton on Thursday. The Rebels took a rough loss in Windom on Monday but rebounded with a better performance against the Pipestone Arrows on Tuesday. MCC was facing a tough Edgerton team with great size upfront. For the first time all week, the Rebels had their entire roster ready to play but with illness and injurycausing players to miss much of the week, the Rebels hadn’t been able to practice as they would like. The Rebels would take their third loss of the week as the Rebels struggled to stop the size of Edgerton.

The MCC Rebel Girls were on the road on Monday night taking on the Wolverines of Mountain Lake Area Comfrey. The Rebels played the Wolverines back in December and came up short losing in Slayton by ten points. The Rebels are back healthy once again but the Rebels played one of if not their worst game of the season Monday night. The Rebels didn’t pass the ball well, they didn’t shoot it well, and they had no chance to win the game.

Adult Fiction Bolden - Life Without Flowers Bolden - Life Without Regrets Bolden - Life Without Water Deaver - Midnight Lock Echavarre - Three More Months Palmer - Vineyard Sisters Picoult - Wish You Were Here Warren - Have Yourself a Christiansen Christmas Woods - Criminal Mischief Audio Books Baldacci - Mercy Connelly - Dark Hours Doiron - Dead by Dawn Freeman - Infinite Gardner - Before She Disappeared Jackson - Last Girl Standing Picoult - Wish you Were Here Juvenile Fiction Britt - The Most Perfect Snowman Coudray - Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking Cowell - Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons Cowell - How to Ride a Dragons Storm Emerson - Pirate Invasion Emerson - Rise of the Red Ninjas Grabenstein - Genius Camp Grabensein - Shine Hunt - One for the Murphy’s Hunt - Shouting at the Rain Knebel - Sam is Stuck Pallotta - Who Would Win: Alligator vs Python Pallotta - Who Would Win: Jaguar vs Skunk Pilkey - Comic Club: Perspectives Spiegelman - Something Ate My Homework Stringer - Winter is the Warmest Season Trueit - Dragons Blood Ullman - Tales of a Pathetic Power Failure Ullman - Tales of a Super Lame Last Hope Verdick - Small Walt Walker - Fishing Chronicles Series Walker - Hometown Hunters Series Juvenile Non-Fiction Holloway - Football for Kids Jacobs - The Everything Kids Football Book Loveless - Puberty is Gross but Also Really Awesome McCloskey - Ants Don’t Wear Pants DVDs The Chosen Season 1 God’s Not Dead: We the People.

Monday, January 17: Breakfast: Bug Bite Grahams, Yogurt, Assorted Fruit and Juice Choices, Milk. Lunch: Sloppy Joes, Bush’s Baked Beans, Chilled Fruit Cocktail, Assorted Fresh Fruits and Veggies.

St. Ann’s Knights of Columbus Council #2587 held its annual free throw contest on January 9th at the Murray County Central High School Gym. 22 boys and girls ages 9 to 14 participated in the contest.

“Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.” -Thich Nhat Hanh The quality of our lives starts with our thoughts. Our thoughts are always with us, and the overall tone and tenor of our lives stems first and foremost from our thoughts.