Crossroads Church Helps Families in Need During Extrav aganza
Crossroads Church and Ministries in Marshall hosted a December Extrav aganza serving about 190 families and 760 people. The church turned its auditorium into a grocery store and the student stadium into a Christmas shop with clothing and household items. Volunteers, led by Art and LeAnne Blight, totaled 93, and the pantry operates year round, with emergency food aid available on the second Monday each month. Crossroads serves Olivet Homer Albion Battle Creek and wider Calhoun County.
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Origins of Christmas Treats From Eggnog to Fruitcake
This column surveys the origins of holiday favorites. Eggnog derives from a strong drink called nug, candy canes began in the 1600s as church service treats with shepherds staffs symbolism, gingerbread men trace back to Queen Elizabeth’s era, and fruitcake dates to pre Roman times with later Victorian appeal.
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