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times for these and other healthy and relaxing activities. 3. Cut down on or avoid alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine. 4. Set goals and priorities.

Decide what must get done now and what can wait. Learn to say “no” to new tasks if you start to feel like you’re taking on too much. Try to be mindful of what you have accomplished at the end of the day, not what you have been unable to do. 5. And perhaps the most important thing we can do is talk to someone about it. Many times we forget that we aren’t in this alone. We have to sometimes find “that someone”, break our pride, and just discuss things. I’ve read and personally believe that two heads are better than one when it comes to figuring things out most times.

Maybe that’s what we need.

For the ones of you who may say you don’t have time to do this or that, I say; you will take time now to take care of yourselves correctly, or later on, you will take time out to take care of your ailments. Either way, you will take the time. Stay connected. You are not alone. Keep in touch with people who can provide emotional support and practical help. To reduce stress, ask for help from friends, family, community, or religious organizations. Many times we will be humbled to find that we are much better off than our neighbor. Stay safe!

Jack Lane, ACE Manager

It's a crazy world we are living in right now. We all hope to get back to some kind of normal in the near future.

It is time to start thinking about applying Pride Ag weed and feed or the maintainer to bring your yard to life. The Ace stores carry a full line of products for all your lawn and garden needs. Everything from weed control to bug control we have it all.

If you haven't see the line of Stihl string trimmers. Stop in and see the 2 cycle trimmers. We also have a full line of battery operated trimmers from Stihl and Milwaukee that will use your same batteries that you use with your Milwaukee power tools. We also have a 56-volt battery operated mower made by E-Go that has a run time of around an hour. This unit comes in self-propelled and a push mower. The Ace stores also have a wide inventory of Toro and Craftsman mowers. Ace your place for all your lawn and garden needs.

Gary Friesen Grain Merchandizer

Life in the Corona Virus Age

The grain markets have been roiled lately, like we all have, on account of the corona virus. The impact of the pandemic has been far reaching and has created uncertainty on a level that the grain market could never have anticipated. As reports of the contagion’s start in China began to emerge, the grain markets began to price uncertainty into futures prices. Much of the downward pressure on grain prices seemed unwarranted as the grain markets began to assess the impact the virus would have on demand. We quickly realized how interdependent each segment of the economy is on one another. As late as February 11 of this year USDA increased corn used for ethanol by 5.425 billion bushels. But as the travel industry shut down and state governments issued stay at home orders, oil and refined fuel demand began to drop precipitously. In March, OPEC increased oil production to fend off Russian oil production, creating a glut of oil that brought oil prices to levels not seen for over 20 years. West Texas Intermediate crude traded at a low