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The Prairie Five Meals program of Prairie Five Community Action Council, Inc. has been awarded a community impact grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWS- WMN) of $8,000. These funds will help ouset the cost of providing meals to the older adult population thereby promoting healthy and independent living through improved nutrition and reduced so- cial isolation. This work aligns with UWSWMN’s hunger priority area.

When polled on social media, a number of local community members said one of the trips they make annually in the fall is to the Nelson Farm near Litchfield. 2022 marks its 33rd Annual Pumpkin Patch festival that is open to all ages.

jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com We’re getting closer to the Great Minnesota Cook-Ou, thus I've been working on plans, and or ganizing, hoping for a good turnout and a fun event for all. As I’ve been preparing I’ve been thinking about what kinds of things we really exclusively call Minnesotan.

Volkfest Warning: This column, starting with the title, will require some German. Even if you’re just reading silently, feel free to mispronounce them in your head.

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Director of Aging Well, Prairie 5 Community Action Council I hope you aren’t tired of reading about Medicare Open Enrollment yet! It really is an important time and there’s so much information that I could probably fill a page and still wish I had more space. Each year I meet with people who have never participated before and so I’d like to share what happens at the appointment.

Honor Flight guardian visits Vietnam Veterans Memorial Courtesy of the Marshall Independent Kelly Josephson-Harriger decided to go the extra mile in memory of her father, who served his country as a soldier in Vietnam. She volunteered to be a guardian on the Midwest Honor Flight, which transports veterans to Washington D.C.