February 2025

Chippewa County 4-H Horse team awarded

The Chippewa County 4-H Horse Team and coach, recently achieved the award of 2025 Senior Reserve Champion Hippology team and Senior Reserve Champion Horse Quiz Bowl team at the Black Hills Stock Show. Hippology is the study of horses, and the competition included tests and stations related to anatomy, physiology, history and more.

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News from WRAP: Teen dating violence

Teen dating violence has become more recognized and there is a nationwide initiative to increase awareness and education about the dangers of teen dating abuse. In 2006 the first National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week was held. Since then, the month of February has been recognized nationally for bringing awareness to teen dating violence. The phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” stands true to what we want for our youth and teens in all aspects of life. Teaching youth and teens about healthy boundaries and relationships with themselves and others is one of the most valuable life lessons we can give.

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“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light—” Isaiah 9:2a

In Isaiah, we read about King Ahaz. King Ahaz was the king of Judah, who is shown as a fearful and unfaithful king. It was an uneasy time as their neighboring nations wanted more power. When King Ahaz was faced with a military threat, God told him to ask for a sign to confirm God’s protection. King Ahaz refused. And so, it was this refusal that led to God giving him a sign regardless, it was the famous prophecy that the “virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14), meaning that God’s presence would be with his people despite Ahaz’s lack of faith. That is where we are when we read Isaiah 9:2-6, Isaiah is foretelling God’s plan to bring God’s people out of the darkness. “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined” (Isaiah 9:2).

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YME girls take on RCW

Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Girls Varsity Basketball team took on Renville County West for a 57-61 loss. Leaders in the game included Bailey Mortenson who scored 26 points, while Bayli Sneller and Alana Almich each added another 12 points to the team total. Complete scoring follows:

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