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Card shower request for Helen Seibel

A card shower is requested for Helen Seibel, who will celebrate her 101st birthday on Jan. 23.

She was born Jan. 23, 1904, one-half mile north of Ebenfeld Church on Kanza Road.

Cards may be sent to her at Parkside Homes, 200 Willow Road, Hillsboro, KS 67063.

Fund-raiser supper Jan. 29 to aide HRC

The Hillsboro Recreation Commission and the American Legion Auxiliary will host a spaghetti supper fund-raiser serving from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29, at the American Legion.

The purpose of the fund-raiser is to raise money for new equipment for the HRC.

“They need everything,” said Sue Wadkins of Hillsboro.

“The things they have now are in serious need of replacement. We need safe equipment. One-hundred percent of the proceeds will go toward new equipment. This fund-raiser is necessary-it’s overdue.”

The public is invited.

Women’s seminar Jan. 27, Moundridge

Memorial Home in Moundridge will host a luncheon and financial seminar beginning at noon, Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Goering Wellness Center.

The seminar is titled “Family, Life and Money: An Introduction to Financial Management for Women” and will be presented by Sandra Fruit, vice president of advancement for Prairie View of Newton.

Statistics indicate that at some point in their lives, 90 percent of all women in the United States will be either single, widowed or divorced and on their own. The seminar is designed to help women find out what they need to know about money management and basic estate planning.

The lunch is free to those attending-underwritten by Mary Krehbiel with Krehbiel Realty.

To R.S.V.P., call the Memorial Home office at 620-345-2901 or reply by e-mail to kathyg@memorial
home.org by Friday, Jan. 21.

Bethel dance/music set for Jan. 28, 29

The Bethel College Academy of Performing Arts presents “Winter Mosaic-An Evening of Dance and Music” at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28 and 29, in Krehbiel Auditorium, Fine Arts Center, Bethel College in Newton.

The concert includes the premier performances of the academy’s Performance Dance Ensembles under the direction of Margaret Mead-Finizio, director of dance, and Amber Lock, jazz and tap-dance instructor.

Also performing will be music students from the Suzuki Strings Department, directed by Rebecca Schloneger; cello quartet and others instructed by Kay Buskirk, Susan Mayo, Karen Schlabaugh and Don Kehrberg.

General admission for the concert is $5 for adults and $3 for students and children. Tickets are available at the academy and the Bethel College Bookstore.

The public is invited.

Ortman piano duo to perform Feb. 5, 6

The Bethel College of Performing Arts offers the Ortman Piano Duo in concert at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 5, and 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 6, in Krehbiel Auditorium, Newton.

Pianists Mory Ortman and Sherilyn Graber will be performing.

On Friday afternoon, Feb. 4, the Ortmans will also present master-classes students in the Academy of Performing Arts.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and children. Tickets are for sale at the academy and the Bethel College Bookstore.

The public is invited.

Conservation district meeting on Feb. 5

The 60th annual meeting of the Chase County Conservation District will be held at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 5, at the community building in Swope Park, Cottonwood Falls.

A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by comedian and magician Rex Getz.

A short business meeting will include the election of two supervisors, an annual report and a review of the financial statement.

Award presentations will be made to Chase County landowners and producers for their conservation efforts and to Chase County Middle School students for their winning entries in the local poster and limerick contest.

Reservations for the event are required. The district office will accept reservations for the meal until Feb. 2. The meal is $3 per person and can be paid at the district office or at the door.

For more information or to make a reservation, call 620-273-6462 or visit the district office at 219 Broadway, Cottonwood Falls.

The public is invited.

Party/open house for Christiansen’s 90th

A birthday party/open house to celebrate Irvin Christiansen’s 90th birthday will be held from 2 p.m. to
4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 30, at First Baptist Church in Durham.

He was born Jan. 25, 1915, in Durham. On May 25, 1940, he married Muriel West. He is a farmer/ rancher in the Durham area. He also owned and operated sale barns.

Family, friends and business associates are invited to attend the birthday celebration given by his children. The family requests no gifts.

Bethel concert/dance set for Jan. 22

The Bethel College Academy of Performing Arts will present a Concert and Barn Dance at 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, to conclude its Brian Wicklund Fiddle Workshop.

Workshop participants included violin students from the academy and area communities.

Wicklund and workshop participants will perform during the concert. He is the author of “The American Fiddle Method” and has more than 30 years of experience as a professional blue-grass musician, studio musician, teacher and clinician.

Tickets for the concert and barn dance are $5 for adults and free for students and children ages 16 and under. The tickets are available at the academy, the Bethel College Bookstore and at the door the evening of the concert.

The public is invited.

Instructors for HRC

to sign up by Jan. 26

The Hillsboro Recreation Commission invites instructors interested in participating in the spring and summer program to contact the HRC in writing by Jan. 26.

Current instructors, who are interested in teaching again and others, who have a program idea and are willing to share their talent as an instructor are encouraged to sign up.

The HRC can be contacted at 118 E. Grand or e-mail via hillsbororec
@dtnspeed.net. For more information, call the HRC at 947-3490.

MMA

astors offer

stewardship program

Stewardship University, a ministry partnership between Mennonite Mutual Aid and the local faith communities, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26, at Hesston College.

The event has been planned by an organizing committee of pastors and church leaders to meet the unique stewardship needs of the area.

One of the featured courses is the Good $ense Budget Workshop designed to examine what the Bible and culture say about money.

Participants will learn how to put Biblical principles to practical use and develop a personal spending plan.

The university will feature other courses on issues such as congregational life, health, personal finance, contentment, talent, time, stress management and environment. The program will also include business workshop sponsored by Mennonite Economic Development Associates.

For more information on Stewardship University or to register, visit the Web site www.Steward
shipUniversity.org or education@
mma-online.org, or contact Marvin Penner at 977-467-7294.

County spelling bee

Feb. 9 in Peabody

The Marion County Spelling Bee will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 9, in the Peabody Elementary School gymnasium.

Contestants from the 11 Marion County schools will compete for the title of top speller.

Any home-schooled student in the county, who has not passed the eighth grade and will not turn 16 before May 31, may enter a home-schooled preliminary spelling bee by contacting Ken Parry at 620-983-2188 as soon as possible.

Guests are welcome at the spelling bee and are cautioned to remain seated and quiet during the event. No one will be allowed to enter the spelling bee after 10 a.m.

Junior Duck Stamp

entries due in March

The deadline to submit entries for the Junior Duck Stamp waterfowl art contest is March 15.

The art-based program is open to any student in grades kindergarten through 12 enrolled in all school settings, such as home-school, private, parochial or public.

The Kansas program is sponsored by the Great Plains Nature Center, the Coleman Company and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Ribbons, certificates and prizes are awarded to three first, second and third place winners and 16 honorable mention winners in each of four age groups.

Money raised from the sale of the stamp will be used for conservation awards and scholarships for contest participants.

Young artists may obtain entry forms from Lorrie Beck at the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita by calling 316-683-5499, ext. 108, or by visiting the Web site http://duckstamps.fws.gov.

Mennonite historian

offers lecture Jan. 23

Wilmer A. Harms will present a lecture on recent Mennonite enterprises and events in the former Molotschna Colony at 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 23, at Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church near Goessel.

Harms is a Mennonite historian who has made 11 trips to the former Soviet Union and has toured in 10 of the former 15 provinces. During the last eight trips, he has served as historian and resource leader on the Mennonite Heritage Cruises to the Ukraine.

During the last tour, Mennonites celebrated 200 years since their ancestors left Prussia and settled in the Ukrainian steppe-later known as the Molotschna Colony.

Harms will use slide illustrations in his presentation. He will show the Memorial Monuments placed at strategic locations where they were unveiled and dedicated during the bi-centennial celebration.

The celebration concluded with a worship service attended by more than 500 Mennonites and reported to be the largest gathering of Mennonites in the former Soviet Union in 60 years.

The public in invited.

Peter Wiebe to offer

message on Jan. 23

Peter Wiebe, interim president of Hesston College since 2003, will offer the message during the 10:30 a.m. worship service, Sunday, Jan. 23, at Trinity Mennonite Church in Hillsboro.

Special music will be provided by sophomores Elisa Eberspacher of Milford, Neb., and Emily Stutzman of Lebanon, Ore., and freshman Chris Voth of Goessel.

Wiebe has served as interim president of Hesston College since 2003. Howard Keim will assume the presidency on June 20.

Hesston College alumni and friends are extended a special invitation to attend.

City elections set for

April 5 in Lincolnville

The city of Lincolnville will hold elections for two council positions and the position of mayor on Tuesday, April 5.

The deadline to file as a candidate is noon, Jan. 25, for a candidate’s name to appear on the ballot.

Packets are available at the Lincolnville Post Office and Main Street Grocery.

For more information, contact the city clerk at 620-924-5746.

A.G.A.P.E. meeting

Jan. 26 in Goessel

Goessel A.G.A.P.E. Senior Center’s annual business meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Senior Center.

Please note: this is a change of meeting date.

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