Imagining the empty shoes
GK Chesterton said, “It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem.” Close your eyes.
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GRACE ANNA SCHROEDER
December 27, 1927 to January 10, 2023 Grace was born to George and Helena Abrahams in Goessel, KS. Memorial servcie will be 11 am Saturday March 25th, at Bethel College Mennonite Church North Newton.
Sports briefs
OTTAWA — The Bethel College softball team dropped a pair of games to 19th-ranked Ottawa Monday in KCAC play at Ottawa. Bethel lost the first game 8-0 in six innings on the eight-run rule.
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Business briefs
Faber accepts Director of Testing position Kelsey Faber, PsyD, LP, has accepted the Director of Testing role at Prairie View. As Director of Testing, she will manage the administrative responsibilities of testing, including ensuring referrals for testing are processed and working with clinicians and support staff to ensure timely and accurate billing.
ALMA ELLEN FOSTER MERRIFIELD
Alma Ellen Foster Merrifield (83) went to her eternal home with her Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka KS after a sudden and intense illness with an infection,
Community Through Coverage
My phone alerted me to a four-year-old photo a few days ago, or rather it alerted me to a photo taken four years ago of a newspaper clipping from decades ago. The clipping was a photo of a much younger version of me proudly standing next to a giant pumpkin I had grown in our garden.
ERNEST J. DIRKS
Hillsboro - Ernest J. Dirks, 90, passed away March 16, 2023 at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro.
BEATRICE JUNE HERRING
Beatrice June Herring, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2023, at the age of 82. Born on January 14, 1941, in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Beatrice was the daughter of Wesley C. and Marie L. Stillwell. She married Otis F. Herring on May 13, 1963, and together they had three children. Beatrice is survived by her children Bryan Herring (Jennifer), Keith Herring, and Whitney Nieman (Ron), her nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and her loving husband of 60 years. Beatrice had a passion for reading and was often found with a book in hand. She loved sharing her love of books and stories with her family and with the children in her neighborhood. Beatrice was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Newton, Kansas, where she found solace and comfort in her faith. Beatrice will be remembered for her kind and gentle spirit, her unwavering faith, and her deep love for her family. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Visitation will be 5-9pm, Wednesday, March 22nd at Petersen Funeral Home. Graveside service will be Thursday, March 23rd at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
ROBERT RAY (BOBBY) MCGEE
Robert Ray (Bobby) McGee was born on April 24, 1981 in Wichita, Kansas to his mother, Letizia McGee. He died on January 25, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.