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Amazing grace! (How sweet the sound), That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see. -First Stanza of “Amazing Grace”

Amazing grace! (How sweet the sound), That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see. -First Stanza of “Amazing Grace”

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Amazing grace

News Staff
Thursday, May 1, 2025
The story behind the hymn “Amazing Grace” has been told often, including in the movie “Freedom” and in the biographical film “Newton’s Grace.” John Newton, the author of “Amazing Grace,” had been a slave trader who had a conversion experience in 1748.
By Ella Buzzard

By Ella Buzzard

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Holidays good time to research genealogy

Ella Buzzard
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Genealogy CornerAs your family gathers together for the Easter celebration, it is a good time for genealogy sleuthing. Everyone is usually so busy but a holiday gives a good excuse for visiting and it is a perfect time to ask the older relatives about the family and their traditions.
“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:11-12 NIV

“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:11-12 NIV

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The long journey of discovery

News Staff
Thursday, April 24, 2025
We are unknown to ourselves in many ways, and experience is often the great teacher which shows us who we really are. When faced with difficult people we discover how patient we can be.

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Happy Birthday

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
April 18Tim H. CaseyMark FanoeleApril 19Matt BaconLaney LawsonBrooke McGownThona NorrisJody SuttonApril 20Deena DoughertyBetty EplerShelly GrayJoAnn KelleyJaylynn SmithApril 21Baylie FoxRoger HallamJoanna ParsonsHolli SaporitoJason Walker

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Happy Birthday

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
April 18Kenny and Sandra RossApril 20Carl and Pat BrunennLarry and Deena DoughertyApril 21Bob and Rebecca BrassartLori and Kevin CombsWarren and Wilma DuleyClint and Zelda McColm
“Jesus replied, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.’” John 12:23-24 NIV

“Jesus replied, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.’” John 12:23-24 NIV

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Reflections on the meaning of Easter

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
As Easter approaches I am always drawn to the parallels between Jesus’ resurrection and the rebirth that we see in nature during the Spring season.
A prayer

A prayer

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A prayer

News Staff
Monday, April 14, 2025
Lynn’s consistent out-loud prayer, “Our Gracious, Loving, Caring, Heavenly Father. We Thank You, Thank You, Countless Thank Yous, for our Health, our Family, and the many things You provide.
Columbus Unified Schools USD 493

Columbus Unified Schools USD 493

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Columbus Unified Schools USD 493

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Columbus Unified Schools USD 493, breakfast and lunch menus for April 14 through April 18 Prices: Breakfast $2; Grades (K-6) lunch $2.85; Grades (7-12) $3.05 Breakfast is served with choice of 100 percent juice and choice of milk. Lunch includes a choice of milk, salad bar at CUHS and Central.
Meals On Wheels Lunch Menu

Meals On Wheels Lunch Menu

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Meals On Wheels Lunch Menu

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Meals are for those 60 years or older. Consultation with SEK-AAA dietitian may be arranged. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.To order or cancel a meal, please call your site between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on the day before.
Southeast School District USD 247, breakfast and lunch menus

Southeast School District USD 247, breakfast and lunch menus

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Southeast School District USD 247, breakfast and lunch menus

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Southeast School District USD 247, breakfast and lunch menus for Monday, April 14 through April 18. Items served daily: Cereal and string cheese, yogurt, peanut butter and jelly, salad bar and a la carte.
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