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CARD OF THANKS Thanks so very much to all those who have offered sympathy and support to our family since Leroy’s death. Your cards, visits, prayers, food, flowers and memorial gifts have truly been appreciated.—The family of Vernon “Leroy” Hutton 38c

Dear Bob: Please renew my subscription to the Sentinel for another year. I really enjoy the Looking Back 14 Years Ago segment and of course, my word search puzzles.

We continued our look into the Book of Job this week. Lessons we have learned so far include that Job did not blame God despite having it all and then losing everything he had. He was a faithful man of integrity. We also learn that we need to be slow to judge others. We often don't know what others are going through. And finally, we understand that we need to be good listeners, especially when trying to help others through difficulties.

HUMBLE PIE. That's often what proud people tend to eat again and again. Haman was one of those who ended up eating humble pie. He was a character in the Book of Esther and became an enemy to a Jew named Mordecai and all of Israel. This was in the mid-400s BC in the Persian empire under the rule of Xerxes. He had taken Esther, a Jew, to be his wife. And it was her uncle, Mordecai, who was a thorn in Haman's side. What can we learn from Haman? First of all, Paul wrote, 'Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap' (Gal. 6:7). Haman wanted to force Mordecai to lead him on a horse through the streets, but Haman had to eat humble pie and lead Mordecai around. Secondly, Solomon wrote, 'Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him' (Prov. 26:27). This is a boomerang effect. In other words, often, when a person seeks harm to others, they suffer the harm. That certainly was Haman's case. He ordered the building of a gallows for killing Mordecai, yet Haman choked on his humble pie and ended up dying on that gallows. Thirdly, Solomon also wrote, 'Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall' (Prov. 16:18). Indeed, Haman's pride resulted in his own fall from power and his own destruction.

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Regarding your article on motorcycle legend Sammy Tanner, I am reminded of two other legends of the same period who dominated dirt track racing and the Rooks County Free Fair…namely Dick Mann and Al Gunter.

Following a competitive application process, 35 first-year students at Kansas State University have been selected as new members of Quest Freshman Honorary, a program facilitated by Blue Key Senior Honorary.