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Brad Plumer was recently elected Secretary/ Treasurer of the Kansas Funeral Directors Association (KFDA) at the KFDA Convention, held April 28 through May 1, 2024, at the Hotel Topeka at City Center in Topeka.

Phone: 785-994-6370 (home) or 785-476-5206 (cell) Watering has become necessary since our rainfall has been minimal this past week, but the planting and putting up of hay crops are getting accomplished. Sunday evening, the northwest sky looked threatening but soon moved into Nebraska.

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The Council of the City of Woodston met in the Council Chamber at the City Hall on Monday, May 13th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Mayor April Yakish called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Week #2 of Adventures was held last week. Last week, we had a blast with Erika from Exploration Place in Wichita, who brought science fun and dental health to our library.

AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers, actively engaged with the Fort Hays State University Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs serving in Rooks and Phillips counties, gathered for an enriching in-service meeting held at the USD 271 Board Office, in Stockton, on Wednesday, May 20, 2024.

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” This opening verse of Genesis 1 is a simple statement but challenges the human mind. God didn’t need to create the universe; he chose to. God created the world and people as an expression of his love. The creation story teaches us much about God and ourselves.

BAPTISM. Does it save? This came up recently, so I thought it might help others, too. The short answer is 'Yes' and 'No.' That's because there are two baptisms in the Bible. By far, the most important one is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. If a person is a truly born-again Christian, the Holy Spirit has 'baptized' them and forgives them of sin and eternal life. In other words, the Holy Spirit has figuratively placed that person into the 'body of Christ' or, we could say, into a spiritual relationship with Him. Jesus said in Acts 1:5, 'For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' This was fulfilled in Acts 2:1-4 and resulted in the permanent indwelling of the Holy Spirit inside of believers. Again, when a person repents of their sin against God and savingly trusts the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ as the all-sufficient sacrifice for their sin, that person is reborn spiritually. So, baptism of the Holy Spirit makes a person a Christian.

Several People (regarding the Sentinel’s front page picture on June 6)—“I didn’t even recognize Mike Rogers without his beard!”.