Admonishing a friend about a nun path in Dear Abby style
A reader seeks advice about a longtime friend Joanne who plans to become a nun. The letter-writer worries the change stems from family pressure and questions how to raise concerns without offense. A second letter asks about a male guest attending a baby shower once viewed as a women’s event, noting growing co-ed participation.
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Abby
Joanne
Kathy
New York
United States
Mother Teresa
Nathan
Indiana
Jack
Jill
Spotting differences puzzle recap winner named Kay Brooks
Last week's winner Kay Brooks of McArthur identified several differences including a notch in a pig's ear, the position of a window divider, the roof peak, the tree height, and a white patch between the pig's eye.
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Kay Brooks
McArthur
Community Listings For Athens Area Events
A compiled calendar of local meetings and happenings includes Alcoholics Anonymous sessions at several churches and centers, the Athens Farmers Market, State Street Toastmasters at Quidel, SMART Recovery meetings in Baker Center and at 7990 Dairy Lane, a free lunch at the Church of the Good Shepherd, a county blood pressure clinic, Community Singers rehearsals, hearing screenings at Diles Hearing Center, and other church and community activities with contacts and times. A longer version is available online at www.athensmessenger.com.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Athens First Presbyterian Church
S. Court St
Athens Farmers Market
Diles
W. Union St
Athens County Community Singers
Community Connections
Columbus Road
Stephanie Morris
Glouster Community Center
Baker University Center
State Street
P.m
Quidel
E. State St
Alice
Carsey
Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Dairy Lane
Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s Group
Christ the King
Mill and
Stewart Streets
Alcoholics Anonymous Men’s Group
Unitarian Fellowship
Longview Heights
Athens Community Church
Messsenger’s
Athensmessenger.com
Guess Couple to Celebrate 60th Anniversary in Coolville
Earl and Eleanor Guess of Coolville mark their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a Sept 5 celebration at the Lottridge Community Center from 2 to 4 p.m. hosted by their children. Cards are welcome, no gifts.
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Earl
Eleanor Guess
Coolville
Lottridge
Ohio Lottery Monday Picks Card
Daily Ohio lottery results list Lucky numbers for Day and Night draws. Pick 3 and Pick 4 figures shown for day and night sessions, plus Rolling Cash 5 numbers 12 10 11 19.
LeTourneau University Senior Kraft Receives Albany Engineering Honor
Stefan Kraft, a senior in mechanical engineering at LeTourneau University in Texas, earned an Albany engineering honor. The recognition highlights his academic achievements and research potential within the program.
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LeTourneau University
Texas
Stefan Kraft
Albany
Memorial notices mix for several Ohio towns and states
A multi town obituary listing announces deaths from August 2015 across Chauncey Wellston Nelsonville Logan Belton and McArthur. Names include Gary Calendine 54 of Chauncey. Daniel Anthony Thomas Kelley 37 Wellston. Emmett Davis 90 Nelsonville. Audra J. Hoy 86 Logan. Loretta Elizabeth Stewart 91 Belton SC. Joseph W Van Allen 90 Wellston. Alberta Chapman 92 Albany. Bernice L Daugherty 94 McArthur. Kevin Robert Wray 60 Green Two OH. Services and funeral arrangements are planned at multiple area undertakers with burials and memorial gifts noted.
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Wellston
Daniel Anthony Thomas Kelley
McWilliams Funeral Home
Belton
S.C
Loretta Elizabeth Stewart
South Carolina
Garrett-Cardaras Funeral Home
McArthur
Joseph van Allen Wellston
Joseph W van Allen
Maple Hills Nursing Home
Bernice L Daugherty
Vinton County
Elmer
Carrie Dearth Allman
Bernice
Paul Daugherty
First Christian Church
Circle of
Ruth
Gerry Ryan
Brenda Fayad
Columbus
Patricia
Dan) Mercer-Yahini
Athens
Cynthia Dixon
David
Theresa) Mercer
Paul
Audrey) Fayad
Morengo
Ohio
Andrea
Bradley
Alex
Naomi
Tylan
Domenic
Adam
Bernice Daugherty
Adena Health Foundation
Hospital Road
Chillicothe
Ohio Health Home Care
W. Union St
Cardaras Com
Logan
Kevin Robert Wray
Green Two
Hocking County
Roberts Funeral Home
Sexual assault reported in Athens on east side
An 18-year-old female reports being sexually assaulted Sunday at 2:40 a.m. by an unknown person on Athens east side. The case remains under investigation and police say there is no current threat to the public.
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Athens
Recycling Schedule for Glouster Buchtel and New Marshfield
Residents in Glouster bring recyclables to the Hocking Athens Perry Community Action building at 3 Cardaras Drive during the week of Tuesday to Sept 7. Buchtel residents may use the village hall parking lot on Saturdays from 8 am to noon. New Marshfield residents can use the community center across from the post office on Saturdays from 8 am to noon. Items accepted at no charge include cardboard paper glass aluminum and steel cans plastics 1 7 and mixed office paper. For information call 740 797 4208.
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Athens Messenger
P.O
Athens
Shalley
Athensmessenger.com
Glouster
Hocking-Athens-Perry
Cardaras
Buchtel
New Marshfield
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Chauncey
Gary C Calendine
Oberlin
Curtis R. Calendine
Illa Mae Verity
Clarence Verity
Buddie
Sue
Teara Kay Calendine
Marietta
Austin
Aaron
Ramon
Tracy Adams
Nick Dahl
Colt Adams
Dr. Verity Jr
Joan Simmons
JoAnna Edsell
Larry Calendine
Ralph and
Imogene Calendine
Clarence
Bertha Blackford
Hughes-Mogquin Funeral Home
West Union Street
Hughesmoquin Funeral Home Com
Daniel Kelley
Emmett Davis
Nelsonville
Warren-Brown Funeral Home
Audra Hoy
Audra J. Hoy
Heinlein-Brown Funeral Home
Loretta Stewart
Alberta Chapman
Alberta
Chapman
Four Winds
Jackson
Athens County
James and
Lurilla McClain Tippie
McBee Systems
Carolyn) Chapman
Eric
Laurie) Bolin
Tyson
Shawna) Bolin
Byron Bolin
Davey Chapman
Melissa
Tom) Dubs
Orin Brice Chapman Jr
Nancy Sparks
Mary Jo Bolin
Warren Tippie
Freda Locke
West Union Cemetery
Bigony-Jordan Funeral Home
Bigonyjordan Funeral Home
Kevin Wray
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