We are well into August and it is fair time. The Nobles County Fair in Worthington will be held this week, August 10th-13th. The Murray County Fair in Slayton will be August 16th-19th. Be sure to stop in at our booth and say hello and renew your subscription.
Murray County Relay for Life will be held this Saturday, August 5th, at the Murray County Fairgrounds. Opening ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. and closing ceremonies are at 12:30 a.m. The survivors lap will be held at 6:15.
Sheyenne Kuehne, rural Fulda, had quite the surprise when she visited her trail cam a couple of weeks ago. She has anticipated seeing deer and other wildlife which normally appears in Southwest Minnesota. But instead of a deer, a 200 pound black bear showed up. She took the trail cam to the local DNR office and they verified it actually was a black bear. According to the DNR, this about the age the mama bear usually sends her cubs out on their own. Apparently that meant heading south for this young bear.
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A man opens an outdoor stand to sell bagels and puts up a sign, “50 cents each.” A jogger runs past and puts 50 cents into the bucket but doesn’t take a bagel. The next day, he does the same thing. For weeks and then months, this goes on.
One day, as he’s jogging past, the owner joins him. The jogger laughs and says, “I know why you’re here. You want to know why I always put money in the bucket and never take a bagel?”
“No,” says the owner, “not that. I just want to tell you that the bagels have gone up to 60 cents.”
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Have a good week!
