God gives more grace

Thursday, May 16, 2019

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Burlingame Tree Board members, from left, Mariah Shultz, Carolyn Strohm, Trey Strohm, Wes Colson and Caleb Strohm hosted activities in Sumner Park for Burlingame Elementary School students April 26. Students were divided into group stations that featured story time about trees, a nature walk, making bird feeders, learning to plant a tree, tree bingo, tree trivia and learning about different soil compositions. Presenters were the Shultz family, Caleb Strohm, Trey Strohm, Wes Colson, Carolyn Strohm, and Rod and Ryan Schaub of the Frontier District Extension office.

Remember When

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1882 -- Some Lyndon girls are smoking cigarettes. Parents should smell their daughters' breath when they come home from school.

1889 -- Oklahoma is all we hear around Arvonia. Half the township must be going. ? Three Burlingame drug stores will apply for permits to sell liquor. ? Several employees of Burlingame Knitting Factory were on a fishing excursion last week when one of the girls fell off the wagon and was run over by a wheel. ? The city building and water works at Osage City are expected to be completed this year. ? Two neighbors in Richview neighborhood got into a row Thursday over a cow, resulting in a knock down for one and a fine for the other.

1899 -- The old Prairie Center and Red Pepper picnic association, organized 20 years ago to continue for 99 years, will be renamed this year as Shawnee and Osage County Sunday School and Temperance Union. The picnic will be held, as usual,

in Stahl's grove, eight miles north of Burlingame. ? Two ladies were walking down Market Street, in Osage City, last week when a loose board flew up and knocked one down. She fell on a granite dishpan, breaking several ribs and causing internal injuries. She has been spitting up blood and is in serious condition. ? While the sheriff was out of town Monday, a prisoner dashed past the jailer when he opened the cell door to take in the noon meal. A crowd, including a prisoner in jail for a liquor violation, went after him. The prisoner and another man captured the escapee near the depot and returned him to jail, but the jailer had not returned with the keys. They had to wait an hour and a half before locking him up.

1904 -- The Burlingame miners have resumed work at $2.15 per ton. ? The brick and tile factory at Burlingame has purchased a new brick machine.

1914 -- The old hotel and a stone stable on Santa Fe Trail, are all that remains of the town of Havana. The cellar, which was walled up for a brewery, has been filled in. The cemetery, near Dragoon, has been neglected.

Lyndon American Legion

Geri Schuler | Correspondent

LYNDON -- At the May meeting of American Legion Post No. 125, Legionnaires swore in new officers for the 2019-2020, before state convention.

Bryce Romine, past commander, swore in Commander Danny Roush, Vice Commander Lou Ogle, Adjutant/Finance Officer Geri Thomas and Sergeantat-Arms Lou Wohlitz.

After being sworn in, they conducted their monthly meeting, which included an update on their upcoming activities and ongoing activities. There were updates on the post remodel. As this project continues ,we hope to raise funds to finish.

They discussed their partnership with the City of Lyndon and Lyndon PRIDE on a veterans' banner project. This is a way to honor loved ones during November for Veterans Day. Love ones can purchase a banner for one who served in the armed forces. The banner will be hung on the decorative

light poles on Main Street in Lyndon city limits for three years in November. The cost will be $150 for the banner.

Memorial Day weekend plans have been finalized. Flag ceremonies for Lyndon Legion are 10 a.m. at Lyndon Cemetery, 10:30 a.m. Vassar Cemetery, 11 a.m. Pomona Dam with other area Legions and 11:30 a.m. Quenemo Oak Hill Cemetery.

American Legion plans to participate in many events this summer, including Memorial Day activities, Flag Day, parades, reading program and more fundraising. All funding goes to the future remodel of the post and community activities.

For more information or to join American Legion Post 125, contact P.O. Box 121, Lyndon, KS 66451, lyndonlegion. For questions on a banner or a registration form, visit Lyndon City Hall, or contact Danny Roush at (785) 640-6511 or Julie Stutzman at (785) 828-3146.

Saturday Afternoon Club

Carolyn Strohm | Contributor

The annual spring luncheon of Saturday Afternoon Club was May 4 at Schuyler Community Center with 10 members and one visitor in attendance. Erin Youngberg provided a meal of mashed potatoes and gravy, fried chicken, green beans, hot roll, butter, jam and strawberry cheesecake.

Following the meal, Pastor Dan Muzzy gave an interesting and enlightening talk on his ministry to Haiti. Mary Lou Hovestadt opened the business meeting following the program. The minutes of the March meeting were read. There were no minutes for April as that meeting was canceled due to conflicts. The minutes were approved as read. The treasurer's report was approved

as read. A motion was made and

passed to reimburse Judy Schwanz for a gift card. President Mary Lou Hovestadt offered a slate of officers for the 2019-2020 year, as follows: president, Judy Thompson, vice president, Carolyn Strohm, secretarytreasurer, Chris Shaffer and historian, Marilyn Elgin. It was moved and passed to accept the slate of officers.

Hovestadt read a poem, "Measure Your Life Time in Blessings," to install new officers. A motion was made and passed for Chris Shaffer's name to be added to the checking account at the bank. Hovestadt presented the president's report on the 2018-2019 year of the club. Discussion was held on program ideas for the coming year.

A Cowboy's Faith

Powers of floodwaters devastating

"It is better to have too much rain than the opposite." That is the comment heard reflecting dry conditions of a year ago compared to now.

Obviously local opinion is legitimately countered with disagreement from those suffering irreplaceable, financially devastating flood damages. Deepest heartfelt condolences are expressed to those experiencing terribly dramatic forever life altering acts of nature.

Vastness of loss remains incomprehensible to outsiders despite vivid news coverage of extensive flooding horridness. Worst loss is human lives taken by uncontrollable, no escaping raging high waters.

Everybody in the nearby flooding region has been lifetime diversely harmed. Farms of generations destroyed never to be replaced. Richest soils of the world were stolen by rampant overflowing.

Entire livestock operations morbidly were taken with no reprieve despite distinct natural instinct and owner-operator management assisting tactics. Even with government programs and broadest generous financial assistance, life as was never again, no matter how evaluated.

Money cannot buy what has been lost. No way to start over, begin again. Life goes on in an entirely different direction, never expected or imagined in the scariest dream. No actual semblance, yet cowboys are experiencing dilemmas with local flooding now, too.

Its grass time in the Flint

Hills as brown and black pastures turn green while gaunt cattle wander. Trails become apparent as newcomers intently checkout borderlines in the strange environment quite often many states away from origin.

Time takes toll grassland fencing requiring annual spring going over to help keep incoming residents where they are spending the summer. That is stapling up down barbed wire, stretching loose fence, replacing burned posts and other fixing.

All flood gaps, creeks, ditches, pasture draws must be adequately fenced so critters do not go under or through. Now that is a college engineer's major thesis or more likely hundreds of them considering unique construction of floodgates.

Every lowland opening by nature's intent is completely different consequently every floodgate is designed almost entirely distinctive of another. With heavy downpours rain flows most abundantly with flash flooding taking water gaps out as it gushes down steam.

Cattle always find the fence holes and get out before cowboys even realize there is a problem. It is a constant wet weather chore making those repairs even with cowboy's preference of rain rather than drought.

I am reminded of Genesis 9:11, "Never again will everything be destroyed by floodwaters."

Alleluia.

God gives more grace

Pastor Dan Muzzy Burlingame Federated Church

We love this world. Don't we? I do, from Coke, to cars, to cruising the Internet, to coffee lattes, we have been given a huge gift of life.

Every day we seek life, more of it than we can possibly imagine. We want more television, with bigger screens. We want more food, with more calories. We want more experiences, with more laughs. That is not all bad. All those good things are supposed to point us to another higher thing in life, called life from the Creator God, Lord Jesus Christ. The temporary gifts of life are

meant to point us to the Giver of Life, Who is Himself, God. John 10:10.

We are caught in the crossfire, because our culture here in America stands on one major premise, more is more. The designer sneakers, $50,000 remodeled kitchen, expensive watch, well manicured lawn, beautiful garden and out of this world vacation, however God knows what satisfies our souls. He wrote, "Do not be anxious about food, clothes or housing." Look at the birds of the air and flowers of the field. They do not fret and fume to get ahead, yet God takes care of them. Seek ye first

the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. What satisfies us is a who, the Lord Jesus Christ.

There is a fallout with all of our desperate grabbing and hoarding. We are losing our minds. We are lonelier, more in debt, more fragmented and splintered from ourselves and from one another. God knew and knows this world can never fill us, satisfy us or sanctify us. Make us more like Jesus. This contentment and satisfaction and yearning for wholeness can only come from one place, God. David said, "One thing I seek, that

I may dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

God giveth more grace. All of this can leave us feeling pretty guilty and forlorn. Good news, God loves you and through Christ's death, He wants to forgive, strengthen and re-orient you back to Himself, as we get off centered every day. The author of life comes, seeks, knocks and pulls us back to Himself in a relentless, ever searching, seeking, hunting, pursuing way, because he knows we will be lost without Him and empty forever.

This Sunday, drop by your local church and knock on heaven's door.

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Area Church Directory

Primary worship times are listed as a courtesy. For other available services and Sunday School times, contact the church of your choice.

Osage City ? Church of Christ Pastor Max Cotton 504 Ellinwood St., Osage City (785) 528-4307 9:45 a.m. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship

? Community Covenant Church Pastor David McCowan 334 N. Topeka Ave., Osage City (785) 528-4213 10 a.m. Sunday Worship with Children's Ministry

? Countryside Baptist Church Monte Stevicks, Pastor 24608 W. Hwy K-170, Osage City (785) 219-1989 11 a.m. Sunday Worship 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Service

? Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Pastor Russell Glaser 210 Holliday St., Osage City (785) 528-4785 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Sunday Worship

? First Presbyterian of Osage City Pastor Alan Reynolds 202 S. Sixth St., Osage City (785) 528-4655 9 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship

? Section Church of Christ Deacon Rusty Spencer 11553 W. Hwy. 56, Osage City 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship

? Solid Rock Action Center Youth Missionary Billy Richmond 118 S. Second St., Osage City (785) 528-3233 Youth activities throughout the week.

? St. Patrick Catholic Church Father Nusi 309 S. Sixth St., Osage City (785) 528-3424 6 p.m. Saturday Mass 8 a.m. Sunday Mass

? Twin Lakes Foursquare Church Pastor Matt Green 6905 W. U.S. 56 Hwy Osage City; (785) 528-3413 10:30 a.m. Sunday Service

? United Methodist Church Rev. Libby Oberdorf 219 S. Sixth St., Osage City (785) 528-4443 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Adult Sunday School 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Children's Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Overbrook ? St. Francis of Assisi, Lapeer Father Jomon Palatty 6 miles east of Overbrook, 1.5 miles north on 300th Road (785) 594-3700 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass

? Grace Community Church Senior Pastor, Elvin Dillard 310 E. Eighth St., Overbrook (785) 665-7117 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Worship

? Overbrook Bible Church Pastor Kevin Stone 719 Western Heights Dr., Overbrook (785) 665-7572 11 a.m. Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Worship

? Overbrook United Methodist Church Rev. Dean Lashley 1005 N. Maple St., Overbrook (785) 665-7345 9 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 10 a.m. Blended Worship Service

Quenemo ? Quenemo Baptist Church Rev. Marshall Coleman 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Sunday Worship 6 p.m. Evening Service

? Quenemo United Methodist Church Pastor Alex Bruning 9 a.m. Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School

Scranton ? Cross Road Community Church Pastor Don Herren 512 S. Mason St., Scranton (785) 793-2431

10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Worship

? Heritage Country Cowboy Church Pastor Scott Perkins 15776 Topeka Ave. (4-Corners) Scranton 10:30 a.m. Sunday Service

? A Place Called There Pastor Gary & Linda Kentch 202 S. Nicholas St., Scranton (785) 249-0398 1 p.m.. Sunday Worship

? St. Patrick Catholic Church Father Nusi 302 S. Boyle St., Scranton (785) 793-2735 10 a.m. Sunday Mass

Vassar ? Trinity Baptist Church 4176 Hwy. 268, Vassar (785) 528-3799, (785) 817-6727 11 a.m. Sunday Worship 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Worship

? Vassar United Methodist Church Pastor Julie Freeman 23211 S. Croco Rd., Vassar 9 a.m. Sunday Worship

? Zion Lutheran Church Pastor Joshua Woelmer 23167 Topeka St., Vassar (785) 828-4482 9 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m. Sunday School

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