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Faith Briefs for Feb. 9

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CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #1291 will be having their meeting after the 5:30 pm Mass on Monday. They will celebrate their completed projects with a “Wine and Cheese” party. Knights of Columbus fish fry Feb. 16 The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Lenten Fish Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Carlin Hall at Holy Redeemer Church. CUF to sell caramel rolls Catholic United Financial will be selling cinnamon and caramel rolls on Sunday, Feb. 11 after the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Masses. This will be a fundraiser for Holy Redeemer ...

Colombe inducted into the National Art Honor Society

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A Minnesota Connections Academy (MNCA) student from Lyon County was among the 28 students recently inducted into the National Art Honor Society in recognition of their outstanding scholarship in the visual arts. During a virtual ceremony held on the online school’s LiveLesson online classroom platform, Koda Colombe, a sophomore from Marshall, was inducted into the National Art Honor Society for students in grades 9 through 12. For more than 40 years, the National Art Honor Society programs have provided national recognition and opportunities for students who exhibit the highest ...

Faith Briefs for Feb. 2

Faith

Night of Cornerstone Wednesday Night of Cornerstone will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Church at 202 North Fourth Street. The Night of Cornerstone is an opportunity for adults and children and is on the first Wednesday of every month. Night of Cornerstone is a time for worship, prayer and fellowship, with a special program for children. Knights of Columbus fish fry Feb. 16 The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Lenten Fish Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Carlin Hall at Holy Redeemer Church. CUF to sellcaramel rolls Catholic United Financial will be ...

Campus Notes for Jan. 31

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Kunkel graduates from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Jordan Kunkel of Tracy is among the 254 Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) graduates of the 2023 fall semester. He graduated with a degree in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Wollum named to dean’s list Joseph Wollum of Porter has been named to the fall 2023 dean’s list at Simpson College. Wollum qualified for the academic honor by earning a grade-point average between 3.70 and 3.99 during the semester. Landrus named to the dean’s list at The College of St. ...

MHS speech team competes at Orono

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The Marshall High School speech team competed in the first tournament of the season at Orono High School on Saturday. The Marshall team placed 6th out of 19 schools, with Prior Lake winning 1st. Eight varsity speakers placed in the top six in their respective categories: Sophia Gaul and Sydney Larson, 2nd and 3rd in extemporaneous speaking; Naomi Schroeder, 2nd in dramatic interpretation; Mary Lanoue, 5th in humorous; Lydia Weverka and Carter Gehrke, 5th in dramatic duo, and Mary Lanoue and Naomi Schroeder, 6th in dramatic duo. Other team members who received honors for placing in ...

Campus Notes for Jan. 10

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Alexandria Tech announces dean’s list Alexandria Technical & Community College recognizes individual students for academic excellence. The following students were named to the dean’s list for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credits fall semester 2023: Cottonwood: Noah Jensen; Dawson: Jackson Buer, Collin Swedzinski; Granite Falls: Riley Enstad, Brooke Meyer; Marshall: Carson Page; Tyler: Cari Baune