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Happy Day After Thanksgiving, from Basehor, Kansas. We are at my sister's house and will be back at the farm tomorrow. Ihopeeveryonehada great time with family and friends. Tuesday night, we were able to go to the Thanksgiving dinner at First Pentecostal Church of Bonner Springs—my old stomping grounds. I got to see my church family and had a lot of fun. On Wednesday, we went to visit an old friend and her family, then hung out with my sisters. On Thursday, we had an early lunch with my family and played games, then went out to our brother's house to visit with them for a little while. We always have a lot of fun reminiscing and laughing about our younger years. This evening, we headed down to the Plaza in KCMO to see the lights. It's so beautiful. But it is way too 'peopley' for me. Then we went to the Deana Rose Farm and saw the computerized Christmas lights there. So cool! If you ever get a chance to go, do it! It's free! I am a 'Free Ninety Free' type of gal. The free-er, the better.

The Council of the City of Woodston met in the Council Chamber at the City Hall on Monday, November 11th, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Mayor April Yakish called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

On Friday, November 1st, the Stockton Fire Department was called for mutual aid by Plainville to help with a structure fire. The firefighters were on the scene for two hours.

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PASSING IT ON. At the end of the 1970 cartoon film, 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town,' Fred Astaire narrates, asking, 'But what would happen if we all tried to be like Santa and learn to give as only he can give—of ourselves, our talents, our love, and our hearts. Maybe if we could all learn Santa's beautiful lesson, maybe there would finally be peace on Earth and Good Will toward man.' He then goes on to sing the title song. I'm sure that I watched this special as a kid, along with all the other Christmas specials. While the sentiment is well-meaning, the teaching is actually blasphemous. It's a cute song. But Santa is portrayed as having the nature of God Himself. First of all, Santa is nothing but a figment of man's imagination. Secondly, Santa is not omniscient (having all knowledge) - 'He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake, He knows if you've been bad or good, So be good for goodness sake.' However, our Creator God knows all—past, present, and future. He also knows all that is possible and potential. Solomon wrote in Proverbs 15:3, saying, 'The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.'

First Christian Church welcomed former student and resident Catherine (Peters) Nelson on Sunday to talk about her recent mission experience in Austria. Catherine was a participant in a program formerly known as Taking Christ to Millions but is now known as Training Christians for Ministry (TCM). The program began as summer seminars, but after the fall of communism, it became more higher education training.

Paintin The Town!