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DHS alums for ’50-’52 gathering July 13

Durham High School alumni from the classes of 1950, 1951 and 1952 will gather for a banquet at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, July 13, in downtown Durham.

Tickets are $15 per person.

Alumni reservations can be made by sending a check to Durham High School Reunion, Box 101, Durham, KS 67438.

Reservation information should include name, names of guests and year of graduation.

For more information, call Kathy Rector at 947-5437.

Sack lunch for HCMC planned for July 11

The fourth annual sack-lunch fund-raiser for Hillsboro Community Medical Center Long Term Care Unit is planned for July 11.

The lunch includes a sandwich, chips, salad and cookie for $5.

Lunches will be delivered to businesses in Hillsboro and Marion. Individuals may order the lunches and pick them up or dine-in at the chapel of the Long Term Care Unit.

Proceeds will be used toward taking LTCU residents on a trip to the Wildlife Conservation Center in Salina in the fall. Any additional funds will be used to remodel the LTCU lobby or go toward the van fund.

Pre-orders for lunches must be placed by July 8. To place orders, or for more information, call 947-3114.

DME to perform

at Parkview church

The Drama Ministries Ensemble of Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa, will present “When Scott Comes Home” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church in Hillsboro.

The 45-minute play is drawn from “When AIDS Comes Home,” a book that tells of a mother’s experience caring for her son who died of AIDS.

The DME will also perform Enacted Prayer-a new dramatized way to pray.

This is the DME’s third summer tour-performing through the Midwest and including the national conference of Christians in Theatre Arts.

The July 9 performance is free and open to the public.

For more information, call the church at 947-2338.

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