One week. That’s how much time remains before Congress heads home for Christmas.
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Special thanks to Darci Bultje Photography for these photos. See page 6 for more photos.
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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. Meals were provided to nearly 100 families and individuals for a total of about 400 people being fed. Courtesy Photos
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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?” The fact is most people do not think about rheumatology until they need a rheumatologist. And then, learning the lingo about disease, medications, and lab monitoring can be a challenge.
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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. COVID-19 forced the cancellation of family holiday get-togethers and community celebrations across the state, including the venerable Summit Lutefisk Supper. This would have been the 82nd annual feast and tribute to the finicky fish that both unites a culture and serves as punch line to countless jokes like this one: Did you know that the first person to fly an airplane solo across the Atlantic Ocean was not Charles Lindbergh but a Norwegian pilot from Minnesota? Unfortunately, his plane carried a cargo of lutefisk, so no one met him at the airport.
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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
Read moreSignup 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.
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Lake Andes City crew was busy last week decking out the streets in preparation for the Christmas holiday. Photo by Barb Pechous
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