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Girard paces Sluggin’ Rebels past Patriots

Drake Girard went three for four hitting with a home run and three RBIs to lift the Newton Sluggin’ Rebels to its fifth straight win, stopping the Mulvane Patriots 7-0 Thursday in Sunflower Collegiate League play at Klein-Scott Field.

In Brief

Cemetery cleanup planned The annual post-Memorial Day cleanupof Greenwood and Restlawn cemeteries will begin June 13. Any temporary decorations Any temporary decorations left on gravesites will be discarded.

WWII survivor to speak at Legion

Like many 91-yearolds, Justina Nuefeld of North Newton has quite a story to tell about her life. Unlike many other 91-yearolds, however, her story includes surviving Nazi invasions during WWII.

Living on purpose: Christ is the vine we are the branches

I was having a discussion with a friend th other day about how it seems that so many people are living in fear and discouragement when he mentioned something that really made me think. He said that it was impossible to be depressed and walk in the joy of God’s presence at the same time.

SOFT DRUSEN MAY INDICATE EARLY MACULAR DEGENERATION

Dear Doctors: What happens in macular degeneration? My eye doctor found something called drusen in my eye, and now I’m supposed to take these special vitamins. He didn’t say anything about macular degeneration, but a coworker scared me by saying drusen are the first sign of it.

Riches of Agriculture

It’s easy to forget today that agriculture is the foundation of civilization. It’s the process that ended our ceaseless following of food and allowed us to settle into cities. What followed, over the past several millennia is the world we inhabit today. In short, farming and ranching are the essential drivers of the manufacturing- or service-based economy we all enjoy.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Getting serious about guns When is America going to wake up? When are our legislators going to get serious about real gun control? Texas should take some responsibility as they recently passed legislation allowing 18 year olds to buy guns, so this young man got them legally. I have some suggestions for them: 1.

Sports briefs

GOLF Wedgewood Senior Men 1. Dave Stallbaumer, John Wilson, Jerry Schmidt, Wayne Stevens, Leo Griffith -3.