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MIDLAND MARKETING gave these valuable pieces of SCBA equipment to three different rural fire departments in the areas they serve which included Damar, McCracken and Plainville.

Fort Hays State University recently announced its plan to disburse emergency financial aid grants to students under the federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance 2020 Faye Minium Spirit Award recipient is Joan Nothern. The award is given annually by Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance and is named for Faye Minium, who gave so much to the Alliance as well as her hometown or Moreland.

RIVER DEE REED

Emulsifier is not a word in most people’s vocabulary, so let’s define it. An emulsifier is something that binds oil and water-based components together.

Fourteen ventured to Cedar Christian Church on Sunday to hear Rev. Lyle Miller’s Mother’s Day message. Safe distancing, masks and even gloves were practiced. Peggy Mullen read “A Mother’s Life Journey.” Linda Melton read a son’s “IOU” letter to his mother written in the ‘80s.

WELL, DUH! That pretty much sums up much of the Bible, but especially the book of Lamentations. How often must God warn about the consequences of sin before people sit up and listen?

The menus for the week beginning Monday, May 18, are as follows: Monday—Smothered steak, mashed potatoes, corn, bread, apricots. Tuesday—Taco salad, rice, chips, ambrosia salad. Wednesday—Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, seasoned carrots, bread, mandarin oranges.

No, they can’t open the doors to the public just yet to show those blockbuster movies, but the Nova Theatre can sell you some of its delicious buttery popcorn, pop and candy concessions for a family movie night at home! And that is just what they are doing this Friday, May 15th from 6:30 p.m.

Bad times have a way of bringing out the best in people. As we go through this difficult time in the United States and around the world, you see story after story of people stepping up to do good and to help others. And we should. It is what we are called to do.