Christmas is for adults, not children
Christmas, a time for bringing down rulers, sending the rich away, lifting up the lowly, filling up the hungry – is this the usual Christmas message?
Christmas is for adults, not children – this is powerful and challenging stuff for Jesus’ followers. The whole Christmas story is generally well-known but often...
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Remember When – 12/11/14
35 years ago (1979)
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, with other law officials assisting, went to a farmhouse four miles south of Lynnville to execute a warrant for the arrest of James Monroe Hershberger, wanted in Monroe County for theft and larceny. Pat Crosby, 19, renter of the house, answered the door. After denying anyone else...
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The 100 most commonly used words
Fellow trivia lovers, here are the 100 most commonly used words in the English language, ranked in frequency order.
The first 100 are said to make up about half of all written material.
The first 25 make up about one-third of all printed material in English.
According to “The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists, 4th Edition,” the most...
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Voting underway in Christmas Decorating Contest
Two festive homes have been entered into the first Lynnville-Sully Area Outdoor Christmas Decorating Contest. Help promote the Christmas spirit and support good causes in the process by voting for your favorite decorated home between now and Saturday, Dec. 20. Each vote costs $1, and voting is unlimited. Voting can be done with credit card...
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Supports Dakota Access Pipeline
To the editor:
My name is Scott Miles, and I am a member of the Laborers International Union of North America and President of Local 353. I am writing to encourage everyone to recognize the importance of the opportunity Dakota Access Pipeline construction would provide for our communities. Instead of using public funding -- our tax...
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Calling all L-S Alumni and Friends of the Hawks
Calling all L-S Alumni and Friends of the Hawks:
The Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation is excited to be teaming up with L-S Schools looking for 100 L-S alumni willing to donate $100! As we round out 2014, the LSCEF has quite a few items on the agenda for 2015, and we need your help. All donors...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 12/11/14
I have decided I am not the world’s best handyman. I am probably the worst, if you count three things I did last week.
I am still battling the large Christmas tree lights. I hook too many together and blow fuses. These fuses are about the size of a lady bug. Try to replace them sometime...
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