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From: City Manager, Keri Orvin When I think about what it means for a city to turn 150 years old, I struggle to put it into words. Our Sesquicentennial, say that 5 times fast! Haha. It is humbling to imagine what our founders and the original citizens of 1875 would think if they could see…
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Thankful
I have so much to be thankful for that I really don’t know where to start. Here are a few things: Salvation is at the top of that list. I am thankful that I have a merciful Father who has forgiven me of my transgressions. Amazingly, He even loves me despite my wrongdoings. I am…
Read MoreCan you heal from church hurt?
Each Sunday, an untold number of people across America and around the world attend church services while flying the “I am Christian” banner. Many who ascribe to the title of Christ follower are earnestly seeking to improve their relationships with the Lord, intent on growing in the knowledge of scripture. There are those who, for…
Read MoreSuppertime
“When I was a boy, in the days of childhood, I used to play till evening shadows come. Then winding down an old familiar pathway I heard my mother call at set of sun. Come home, come home it’s suppertime. The shadows lengthen fast, come home, come home it’s supper time. We’re going home at…
Read MoreThe forgotten holiday
Thanksgiving is from a 1621 harvest feast shared by the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people. After a successful corn harvest, Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford organized a three-day feast to celebrate. The Wampanoag people were invited and participated by contributing deer for the feast. This event is traditionally considered the “first Thanksgiving.” The first…
Read MoreDead people receiving SNAP
According to a report by Epoch Times and Associated Press, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins reported last week that the department has discovered there are 5,000 deceased people who have been receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. In addition, the secretary stated that there are 500,000 people…
Read MoreForty-eight days
A subscriber, who lives just outside Nashville, TN, sent this picture to us a few days back. This particular newspaper was mailed on Tuesday, September 16. The subscriber notes that it was received on Monday, November 3. It took roughly 48 days for the United States Postal Service to deliver this newspaper to its destination.…
Read More“We haven’t raised millage”
I cringe when I hear a politician say the above statement. They like to brag and act like they are doing us property taxpayers a favor. How about reducing the millage rate? I believe that would make a property owner happy, including me. While the statement above could be true, what politicians fail to say…
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