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CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will have their October meeting following the Holy Redeemer 5:30 p.m. evening Mass on Monday. They will be having a short meeting, followed with an angel craft for future projects. Little Footprints Remembrance Walk Saturday The inaugural Little Footprints Remembrance Walk, honoring little ones lost through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant loss, will be on Saturday at Independence Park in Marshall. Participants will meet at the large pavilion at 9:30 a.m., with the walk beginning at 10 a.m. A $20 donation ...

Turns out, there is need everywhere friends

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To the unfamiliar, the scene might have passed as unremarkable. But as Shelley and I pulled into the gas station in this northern Twin Cities town, we both immediately spotted it. With some experience, scenes like this actually are quite common.  Parked along the sidewalk leading into the ...

SMSU homecoming coronation

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On Oct. 1, the Southwest Minnesota State University homecoming royalty court was announced with the king and queen crowned at a ceremony in the William Whipple Gallery. Jeremy Holland, majoring in social work, from Los Angeles, California, was named king. Jaden Jay, majoring in justice ...

Stephen Markley, author and writer for “Only Murders in the Building,” to speak

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Southwest Minnesota State University invites students, faculty, and community members to a special Creative Conversations event from noon-1 p.m. today  in the Black Box Theatre in Fine Arts 112. The session will feature Stephen Markley.  Stephen Markley is the author of “The Deluge: A Novel,” which the New York Times Book Review hailed as an editor’s choice. His previous books include the critically acclaimed bestseller “Ohio: A Novel,” as well as “Publish This Book” and “Tales of Iceland.” He is a staff writer and editor for the Hulu comedy “Only Murders in ...

Standin' on a corner in Duluth

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Picture it. … There I was, standing at an intersection about midway up the steep hill that climbs from Lake Superior into the heart of town. I leaned against a lamp post, gazing east to the vastness of Lake Superior. I had my ear pods in, listening to some newly discovered gritty Americana ...

A full cycle of belief in a mere 13 days

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A mere three weeks apart in September, I have celebrated both the very highs of ministry, and also the very heartbreaking depths of where it will take you. On our opening Sunday of our fall church campaign, known more commonly as “Rally Sunday” to many, I had the distinct privilege of ...