Calendar
Nov. 9-13-Recycle Trailer on Cherry St. front of city hall area, Friday morning, leaves Tuesday; 11-Veterans Day; 14-Rural Water District No. 5 Board meeting, Board Office, 7 p.m.; Fire Dept. meeting, Fire Station, 7 p.m.
School calendar
Nov. 9-Bingo at Crest by senior class, 7 p.m.; 12-High school; middle school basketball at Marmaton Valley; 13-Junior WWI trip; 15-High school Scholars Bowl at Crest- 4-7 p.m.
Meals
Nov. 9-ham and beans, stewed tomatoes, cornbread, lemon medley; 12-hot dog, raw veggie salad, tropical fruit, hog dog bun, cookie; 14-birthday meal: fried chicken, chicken gravy, whipped potatoes, green beans, roll, cake, ice cream. Phone 620-228-5156 for meal reservations. Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance.
Christian Church
Bruce Symes gave the communion meditation on Nov. 4.
Pastor Chase Riebel gave the sermon on Chapter 9 of the Believe series titled Stewardship. To listen to all of the sermons, visit www.colonychristianchurch.org.
Mens Bible study Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. will be a meal and prayer time at the parsonage, youth Believe study at 7 p.m. (kids are welcome to come hang out at 4:30). Small groups are being held on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. This will be the final week for small groups until January 2019. We will have a pre-game hangout for the middle school kids this week on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. This will be at the Community Church prior to the home basketball games. Food provided.
Cowboy Church
There was a record attendance Sunday at High Point Cowboy Church where a number of first-time guests were welcomed to the service. Leo Ramsey opened the service.
Northcott Church
Nov. 11-Fellowship and board meeting; 15-Women of Faith at 6:30 p.m. (dinner menu is turkey); 18-Shoe Boxes due; Nov. 18-Benevolence Sunday; 25-Building Fund Sunday. They are privileged to labor together with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Urbana, Frank and Faith Brasel – Omega World Mission whose primary field of ministry are the Philippines and South Africa, specifically Kenya; Lowell and Judy Mason, Evangelism to America and Russia; LaHore Bible Institute, Trains Native Pastors; Widows Mite Mission, Ministering to the Navajo Native Americans; and Kristan Hammond in Peru.
UMC
Scripture presented at the Nov. 4 United Methodist Church service was Psalm 146: 1-10, Ruth 1: 1-18, Hebrews 9: 11-14, Mark 12: 28-34 and Revelation 21:1-6.
Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon, Its Time to Move the Tree.
4-H Bingo
Seekers Not Slackers will have a Bingo Night Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall Community Room. They will have a concession stand with homemade baked goods and snacks. In December they will be selling cups of soup.
The young people are a good addition to the Bingo crowd. These activities help our young people with their community service activities and their food projects and record book achievements.
Lunch
A lunch for senior citizens will be Nov. 16 at Crest High School at noon. Please phone the school at 620-852-3521 to place your name if you plan to attend. The lunch is for Colony and Kincaid communities.
Crest High School Faculty
Anna Allen, English. Anna is originally from Arkansas, and resides in Burlington. This is her first year at Crest. Favorite quote: Life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain. Author unknown. Goals for the school year: Grow as a teacher.
Martin Bambick, athletic director/business. Martin is originally from Fredonia, and resides in Iola. He has been in education for 29 years, two of which have been at Crest. Favorite quote: You cant win the Kentucky Derby riding a donkey! Author unknown. Goal for the school year: Keep students engaged on a daily basis.
Hannah Boehm, agriculture and FFA adviser. Hannah has been at Crest since 2016. She graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in agriculture with a teacher licensure in 2016. She was raised in Wellsville, where she grew up helping her dad on a cow/calf and horse operation. She is also the high school dance coach and is excited for another great year.
