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Today's Features

  • Church Briefs

    Northside Christian starts second service

    Beginning this Sunday, Northside Christian Church will be offering a new, non-traditional worship experience during the church's second morning service. The new service will be called "Free on the Inside."

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  • Evergreen Outreach-July 26

    By Edith Elliott

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  • Minister's Forum

    By The Rev. Robert Weaver
    First Baptist Church in Vandalia

     

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  • Brownstown-Sefton News

    By Panzi Blackwell

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  • Decker-Hunt

    Deborah Charmaine Decker and Stephen Lee Hunt were united in marriage at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Lincoln Park in Zionsville, Ind., with Dr. Barton Updike officiating the double-ring ceremony.
    The bride is the daughter of Dorothy and the late Arlie R. White of Indiana.
    The groom is the son of Raymond and Tonya Hunt of Fort Wayne, Ind. The late grandparents of the groom, Iona and Lee Hunt of Ramsey and Hazel and Floyd Little of Vandalia, were honored during the ceremony and reception.

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  • Walton – 50 years

    Kenny and Beverly Walton of Vandalia celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, July 16.
    The couple were married on July 16, 1960.
    They have two children, Kim and her husband Kent Dunaway; and Teresa and her husband Mark Tottleben.
    They have three grandchildren, Jennifer and her husband John Johnson, Kenny Dunaway, and Karlee and her husband Tyler Kruenegel.
    They have two great-grandchildren, John James Johnson and Arian Dunaway.
    They celebrated with a party on July 17 with family and friends.

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  • McDowell – 50 years

    Ronnie and Janet McDowell of Vandalia will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, July 30, 2010.
    The couple were married on July 30, 1960, at Woburn Baptist Church by the late Rev. Dale Bennett, uncle of the groom. Their attendants were the late Joe and Sue Kistler.
    Janet is the daughter of the late Donald and Beatrice Hunter Cooper.
    Ronnie is the son of the late Glenn “Pat” McDowell and Julia Bennett McDowell.

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  • Don Etcheson recalls days of family store in Shafter

    “W.E. Etcheson, General Merchandise” was the large sign under which Donald Etcheson was (figuratively) born 82 years ago, and lived from infancy until young manhood.
    Don Etcheson probably has more memories of the old Shafter Store, which was located on Ill. Route 185, than most people do.
    This is not surprising, as he grew up there in the days when Shafter was rather a hub of business and activities.

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  • St. Elmo News

    By Anna Jean Rhodes
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Wednesday July 28
    • Royal Neighbors of America #4784 will meet at 1 p.m. in the Phillips Building.
    Thursday, July 29
    • Exxon/Mobil Annuitants will meet at noon at the Vandalia Ponderosa.
    Friday, July 30
    •  Family Fun Night, 6 p.m. First Baptist Church.
    Saturday, July 31
    • Clothes Closet, 9 a.m.-noon, on Third Street, in the block just west of the grade school.

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  • Lurkins turns love of showing cattle into a career

    Darrin Lurkins is showing his family’s Polled Hereford cattle at the Fayette County Fair.  He seemed especially proud of “Eclipse,” a heifer that was born in September.

    Raising Hereford cattle is the Lurkins family’s business.

    “We raise seed stock, and sell bulls and heifers to 4-H kids, and try to help people out as much as we can,” he said.

    Lurkins, a 4-H Club “veteran,” is an avid supporter of the organization.

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