The Murray County Historical Society invites the public to attend its February Dinehart Lunchbox Lecture on Thursday, February 10 starting at noon. This month’s lecture will be presented by Southwest Minnesota State University Professor of History Dr. Jeff Kolnick talking about the San Lucas Toliman Mission in Guatemala and its connection to SW MN.

Honor Society students helped first graders paint their 100th Day T-shirts. It is always a big project and the high schoolers were a great help. First graders will be singing the National Anthem on February 10th and celebrating the 100th Day on February 11th.

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The following students have been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence after the fall 2021 semester at South Dakota State University. To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students with an asterisk received a perfect 4.0 GPA.

The Academic High Honor and Honor lists (Dean’s lists) for the past fall semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato have been announced by interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Brian Martensen.

The Slayton American Legion Auxiliary would like to invite all MCC Junior Girls to participate in the “The Girls State” program. It is an opportunity to meet other girls from all over the State of Minnesota and learn all about State government.

Agricultural producers and landowners can sign up soon for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a cornerstone conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a key tool in the Biden-Harris Administration effort to address climate change and achieve other natural resource benefits. The General CRP signup will run from Jan. 31 to March 11, and the Grassland CRP signup will run from April 4 to May 13.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation help to anyone who needs it – with special attention to those who are 50 or older or have low to moderate income. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers are trained to assist you in filing many income tax forms and schedules. However, the Volunteer Protection Act requires that our volunteers stay within the scope of tax law set by the IRS for the program. In certain situations, our volunteers may be unable to provide assistance.

When I was thirteen years old I was happy to have ‘saved’ another boy from drowning in the Mississippi river at our old swimming hole in Minneapolis near the Lake Street bridge. He nearly drowned me in the process. Did I really ‘save’ him? Doctors, nurses, firefighters, police and medics work to ‘save’ lives. These men and women do a great service to the members of their communities, but I don’t believe they ‘saved’ the people; they did prolong the physical lives of the people they rescued.

Small Town ... Home Town It was time for a home town visit.

Monday, February 7: Chicken Chow Mein, Brown Rice, Oriental Vegetables, Mandarin Oranges, Pudding w/Whipped Topping, Lowfat Milk. Tuesday, February 8: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Romaine Salad w/Dressing, Pineapple, Texas Toast, Cookie, Lowfat Milk.