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This past month many of us have been scurrying around looking for the perfect gift(s) to buy. Some of us have been given “lists” from our children or grandchildren – so that can make the shopping a little easier.

At last week’s regular meeting of the Montevideo School Board, Dustin Shourds was appointed to fill the school board vacancy that was created when board member Kelly Snell took the position of Community Education Coordinator within the district. The position was accepted by Snell within a time frame that meant it was too late to take her name off the ballot before elections.

OF THE WEEK A Note from Myrna: Good as a side dish. Rice soup makes it tender.

Photographer Justin Beck will be the February artist exhibiting in Java River. Beck hails from the Hutchinson area and is a self-taught photographer. He started working in photography in 2016 as a hobby. He says he initially struggled to find subject matter, but through social media and photography books he discovered the aesthetic of “decay”. He took that focus and brought it with him to begin capturing older, run-down landscapes of rural communities.

A state grant program born from the COVID-19 pandemic, and now in its second round, will soon benefit Montevideo’s Main Street businesses. Through a partnership with Southwest Initiative Foundation, the City of Montevideo, was granted $371,417 to be used for improvement projects in the downtown corridor.

Monday evening, a crowd gathered in Table 212’s banquet room for the annual Montevideo Area Community Foundation Awards Banquet. The Montevideo Area Community Foundation was established in 1993 with the mission to nurture philanthropy and provide opportunities for current and future generations to enhance their quality of life in the Montevideo area. Originally, the group was formed to create the Community Center, then began giving out grants in 2003, giving away $4,500 that year. Before Monday night’s banquet, the foundation has given away a total of $259,984.80 over the years since.