The little man’s eyes were wide with awe as he looked up in amazement as I marked a cross on his forehead, blessing him with, “May the Lord bless you and keep you and make his face shine upon you.” Immediately he whispered again, “Woooooow!” … Chills, my friends; I got ...

True Light Christian School announces graduates True Light Christian School announces its eighth grade graduating students. They are: Mauren Brusven, Ayden Jimenez, Ora Knochenmus, Reese Livingston, Otto Meulebroeck, Roman Pflaum, Finn Ruud, Tullian Schubert, Kyla Sprik, Jonathan Sternke and ...

This past week was our community’s so-called cleanup week. Across the various cities that comprise our metro, each municipality offered a special dispensation to residents, allowing them to dispose of a copious amount of items (within reason) that otherwise the rest of the year would not be ...

Melissa Neumann to speak at Holy Redeemer The Holy Redeemer CCW is hosting a free event featuring guest speaker, Melissa Neumann titled Healing Hidden Wounds, on Monday in Carlin Hall. She will share her journey from childhood abuse, trauma and abandonment to discovering joy and identity as a ...

I found myself with some unexpected windshield time the other night so I started dialing the kids in order of succession. Sometimes it is the most convenient time to catch up. Our No. 2 child took it for the sibling team on this night and answered. “Hey, son!” I said. “Just wanted to ...

Knights of Columbus steak/burger grillout The Knights of Columbus annual steak/burger grillout will be from 4:30-7 p.m. at Friday, May 15, at the Holy Redeemer fair stand at the Lyon County Fairground. The 10 oz ribeye steak meal comes with coleslaw, baked potato or fries, a finger roll and ...