African Traditions Challenge Ottawa Missionary in Togo
Roger Buck, an Ottawa evangelistic missionary for the Missouri Synod, has spent three years in Togo teaching among the Moba, where animist practices and ancestor beliefs shape daily life. He notes language barriers, health work, and church-led training as keys to spreading Christian principles during a planned 10-year stay, with eight local churches and wells funded by ongoing fundraising efforts.
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Diane Yeamans
Roger Buck
Togo
Buck
Patti Buck
N. Poplar
Missouri Synod
Lutheran Church
Atlantic
Africa
Christ
Moba
Ottawa High School
Trinity Lutheran Church
Japan
The
Bucks
Allison
Shannon
Amanda
Toga
Hutchinson Crow Buster Squad Aims to Deter Crows
Hutchinson city leaders approve an anti crow brigade to disperse about 5000 crows roosting on Main Street. Noisemakers lights and possible gunfire will be used to disrupt roosts while the sanitation chief notes potential shooting as needed. Local officials compare to Wichita efforts and cite a four year pattern of winter roosts in a six block area.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
Main Street
George Pyle
Hutchinston
Robert Henderson
Kansas State University
Dave Rodriguez
City Sanitation Department
Pyle
Wichita
Alan Gremmel
Sedgwick County Health Department
Florence Stout
Hutchinson Humane Society
Catalpa
Medora
Rejection Jokes Hardest Pain For Mother Of AIDS Victim
A grieving New York mother describes the brutal social rejection faced by AIDS patients and the impact on families. She recalls her son Larry's courage, the loss, and the cruelty of jokes at work. Ann Landers’ response urges compassion and honors her letter.
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Ann Landers
Larry
Ann
N.Y
Ina
RLDS ministers agree cooling-off period in Missouri dispute
Fundamentalist ministers of the Reorganized Church in western Missouri and church leaders reach a cooling-off agreement over women's ordination and related issues. Three pastors facing removal will stay in their posts for now as talks continue. William Barnhard, president of the Blue Valley Stake, conveyed the decision to the pastors of four fundamentalist churches.
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Independence, Mo
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Missouri
William Barnhard
Blue Valley
Atherton
Buckner
Grain Valley
Parkview
Blue Springs
William T. Higdon
Kansas City
Barnhard
Joe Burkart II
Edith Hornberger to Lead Crazy Quilts Workshop
Edith Hornberger of Richmond will head a crazy quilts workshop at the Sunflower Piece Makers meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday. The quilting group meets in the evenings and attendees should bring a 12 inch square backing, fabric scraps, and hand sewing supplies. Prospective members welcome.
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Edith Hornberger
Richmond
Sunflower
Piece Makers
Birthday Greeting for Gabriel Loren Sheffield
Gabriel Loren Sheffield turns two today son of Mr and Mrs Gary Sheffield of 1837 Ash He has sisters Annie seven and Katie three percent Grandparents Mr and Mrs Loren McCurdy of 1200 Lincoln celebrate family milestone with warm wishes from relatives and neighbors
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Gabriel Loren Sheffield
Gary Sheffield
Ash
Gabriel
Annie
Katie
Loren McCurdy
Lincoln
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