Every year when I was in school, we were required to go to gym class. I always hated it because there was a possibility that we would play dodge ball or some other group game that meant there would …
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By Pastor Toni Meyer
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2/9/23
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"Look, mister, there's... two kinds of dumb, uh... guy that gets naked and runs out in the snow and barks at the moon, and, uh, guy who does the same thing in my living room. First one don't matter, …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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2/2/23
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It may come as a surprise, but it is cold outside! Well I am sure no adults would be surprised, but it seems to me that kids, mainly teens, may be.
My son and I were getting ready this morning, …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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2/2/23
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If you didn’t heed the warning to avoid reading, this is a recipe I tried this weekend. It probably goes against all the recommendations of t he American Heart …
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By Debbie Krutilek
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2/2/23
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You’re never as good as your greatest success, and you’re never as bad as your worst failure. That’s something I remind my children of when they are faced with challenges.
When …
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2/2/23
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Curt Hineline
Editor
Like many, my little piece of the world is sometimes all that concerns me. Sometimes that is because I have been raised to …
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1/27/23
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Ephesians 2:19 “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are
fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.”
During his lifetime Abraham …
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By Pastor Henschen
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1/26/23
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Not everyone was thrilled with the snow we had last week. The heavy wet 5+ inch snow made it difficult to shovel. The Decatur maintenance guys called in some extra help to clear the streets …
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By Debbie Krutilek
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1/26/23
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After the first real snowfall of the winter season the family and I decided to take a weekend and go visit some friends in Sioux City.
Granted this trip wasn’t something that was totally …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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1/26/23
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Screams.
Not your typical reaction-to-a-spider scream. But a deep almost other-worldly scream of a child in distress. The girl of about 10 had no desire to enter the …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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1/19/23
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Last Saturday night the Fire and Rescue Department that my husband and I belong to held our yearly banquet.
It is a night of fun, family, and fellowship. We ha d a social hour before we ate …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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1/19/23
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How did you spend your weekend? We actually had a weekend of nowhere to go and nothing to do. I don’t think that has happened since before Thanksgiving.
This …
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By Debbie Krutilek
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1/19/23
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