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I’ve always thought that neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night could keep a Norwegian from a plate of lutefisk, but this year has challenged that belief.

383rd Avenue on the south side of Lake Andes is open after being closed for several months after the flooding last spring. Once the water subsided, the road was built up and opened for traffic. Photos by Barb Pechous

Signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) began on Sept. 21, 2020 and will continue through Dec. 11, 2020. CFAP 2 provides eligible producers with direct financial assistance due to market disruptions and associated costs because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lake Andes City crew was busy last week decking out the streets in preparation for the Christmas holiday. Photo by Barb Pechous

Work is progressing on the new Charles Mix Electric building on the south side of Lake Andes as ground work is being done with foundation formed. Photo by Barb Pechous

Are you seeking a unique Christmas gift for a family member, friend or co-worker? How about a library card? Library cards are free to people living in the city limits or to families outside the city limits who have children attending the Andes Central School District.

As a rheumatologist, I often get the question, “What do you do?” According to my kids, their mom does “something with joints.” At the conclusion of patient visits, when I propose a diagnosis such as polymyalgia rheumatica or PMR, I often hear, “What is that?

For the fourth year, an anonymous volunteer provided money to feed the community. Due to COVID this year the group of volunteers met at the Wagner Boys & Girls Club to pack up and deliver boxes of food so people could gather safely and cook their Thanksgiving meals at home.

A three-pound baby entered the world in recent days. This precious child was born after his Mom spent seven weeks in the hospital on bedrest. At home, Dad and two siblings were working, going to school, and worrying.

PROVERBS 19:20,21 "Hear counsel and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in the latter end."(KJV) "There are many devices (plans) in a man's heart: nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.