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Body KOHEN SCOTT STRUTT JUNE 6, 2022 Lucy Strutt is happy to share the news that she’s now a big sister. Her baby brother, Kohen Scott Strutt was born on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville to her parents, Kyle and Sierra Strutt of Woodston.

Body Susan D. McFarland Rooks County Museum Coordinator 785-425-7217 The name “Benedict” may sound familiar to readers of this column.

Body “Listen to your father, who gave you life.” (Proverbs 23:22) This was an appropriate verse for a Father’s Day Sunday. As parents of children, we exhort our children to listen to our words.

Body BORN AGAIN. It's understandable. Some people, including wellknown public atheists, don't disguise their mockery of Christianity. Admittedly, there's no shortage of those who claim to be Christians acting as if they're more related to Satan than to God.

Body When I was a little girl, people used to talk about “breaking a hip” in the same hushed tones used to discuss cancers. It meant falling and breaking a bone was every bit as catastrophic to our health as cancer was at the time. They were each considered a death sentence.

Body THE FAMILY OF JOAN BALDERSTON gathered at her home in Stockton on Saturday, June 4, to celebrate her 90th birthday, which was June 6. Those able to attend were, from left: Nicole Balderston, Andrea Niermeier, Millie Niermeier, J.D.

Body Thank you to everyone who remembered me on my 85th birthday with cards, calls, or flowers. Your kind gestures helped make my day a memorable one. It was also great having my family home to celebrate the occasion. You are all very special to me! Darrell “Dee” Latham

Body Susan D. McFarland Rooks County Museum Coordinator 785-425-7217 George Washington Graves Co.

Body YOUTH HAD FUN LEARNING TO BUILD a rocket at Rocketry Day Camp held on May 15 at the Rooks County Fairgrounds, in the Harding Hall 4-H Building. Jeff, Jamie, and Lacey Keller were so much appreciated for sharing their expertise with the youth.

Body Several Kansas FFA members who will be attending the Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) this summer in Washington, D.C., received scholarship awards at the 94th Kansas FFA Convention, June 1–3, 2022, on the Kansas State University campus.