January 2022

Students s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g

Above: Front from left, Adrian Erler, Elle Iverson, Martha Krause, Grace Blare, Nathaniel Easterling, Kenzo Okins, Jacqueline Quackenbush and Blaine Jacobson; back, Tyler Robinson, Jaxon Berg, Kaelynn Welsh, Melia Hanks, Jace Berg, Adonis Erler, Zach Wilson and Elliot Lang compete Jan. 19 in the Redwood Valley Middle School Spelling Bee.

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Teaching evolution in K-12 schools

The final draft of the 2019 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Science will be implemented for the 2024-25 school year. Having looked over this document, I was wondering what they presented as proof for evolution in benchmark 9L.4.1.1.3; specifically item 2, which says changes in environmental conditions may result in: “the emergence of new species over time.”

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Christians must choose life

Prior to following God’s call into the ministry, I spent nearly three decades in the newspaper industry. Unlike most journalists today however, I wasn’t a very political person. And that’s because I didn’t have to be. No, back then, having a particular political affiliation, wasn’t a pre-requisite for the job. In fact, when I first entered the publishing business, there wasn’t the “liberal media,” or the “conservative media,” there was only, “the media.” Nowadays, everything we read or hear in the news is poisoned by subjectivity, but back then, the goal of any credible news source, was complete objectivity. It’s what kept us honest. It’s what separated us from the gossip tabloids that littered the checkout counters at the local supermarket. It’s what preserved our journalistic integrity.

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Kevin “Kev” Malecek

REDWOOD FALLS - Kevin“Kev” Malecek, 51, of Redwood Falls, died after a battle with Covid on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 27th, 2022 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls. A private family memorial service w family memorial service will be held at a later date.

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Jennifer Ann Moritz

Jennifer Ann Moritz, age 66 of Redwood Falls, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022 at Havenwood of Burnsville, after a 10 year battle with frontotemporal degeneration dementia. Private Services will be held. Interment will be in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration donations at www.theaftd.org. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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