Viking girls win cross country
Led by another one-two finish from Esther Clark and Hope Willems, Smoky Valley won the girls team championship at the Ellsworth Invitational cross country meet Oct. 8.
October 2024
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What you can control
Our local Oktoberfest celebration took place a few weeks ago. This event is one of my favorites, and one of my biggest volunteer commitments.
Program gets genetic tests for rural children
When 3-year-old Sebastian was just a baby, his mom, Cynthia Olguin, could tell he was missing certain developmental milestones.
The Gospel breaking through
Bethany College recently hosted a choral workshop, and Messiah Church was used for an alto sectional. As 80 young people walked through our doors, I said to them, “Welcome to Messiah! We’re glad you’re here!” as they looked around, and one of the things they saw was the Progress Pride Flag hanging in the hall.
Adieu, Santa
Roger Verdon, the burly Irishman from New York who found love and home in Little Sweden, died Oct. 6 at his home in Lindsborg. He had struggled for two years with heart disease. He was 75.
Moon Can Take Me Home
Oh I’m dreaming tonight of the prairie, Where cattle drift along the hills of green, And your horse and you can go Where no signs of people show, And every breath of air is sweet and clean.
Power and class
Kansas Republicans have been a divided party for more than a century.
Into the woods at a clip
September 28 was the 60th anniversary of the Lidingöloppet, a cross country running race through a forested island suburb of Stockholm.