Calendar
Thursday-Community Bingo, City Hall community Room, 6:30 p.m.; Monday-Seekers Not Slackers 4-H Club, Lone Elm Community Building, 7 p.m.; Jolly Dozen Club, 7 p.m.; Tuesday-Library board meeting, City Hall, 5:30 p.m.; April 18-Lions Club, United Methodist Church basement, 7 p.m.; April 19-County bus to Iola, phone 24 hours before you need a ride 785-448-4410 any weekday
School calendar
Monday-softball at Crest vs. Altoona; 17-middle school tract at Pleasanton; April 19-baseball/softball at Crest vs. Yates Center; high school track at Burlington; middle school track at Burlingame.
Meal site
13-tuna salad, white bean soup, hamburger bun, lemon medley; 16-scalloped chicken, raw veggie salad, corn, wheat bread, apricots.; 18-Birthday meal-fried chicken breast, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, roll, cake, ice cream. Phone 620-852-3457 for meal reservations.
Christian Church
Bruce Symes gave the communion meditation on celebrations. Chase Riebel gave the sermon on following the Holy Spirits lead. He referenced Luke 24: 36-43 & 49, Genesis 1:27-28, Exodus 3:10, Numbers 22:32-33, and Jonah 1:1-3.
Mens Bible study 7 a.m. Tuesday; youth group meets at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a meal and prayer at 5:30 p.m. and adult Bible study at 7, with a new study, Praying the Psalms.
Everyone is welcome.
Members will vote on whether to install Bruce Symes as an elder Sunday. The youth group is taking donations for the Colony citywide garage sales coming up April 27-28, to earn money for a youth trip.
If you have items to donate, please bring them to the church, or contact Jessica Riebel.
On April 28, the church will host a free movie night at a time to be announced. A potluck dinner is planned for May 6, followed by the annual meeting. Photos also will be taken for the church directory.
The Ladies Spring Banquet will be at 6 p.m. May 7 at the City Hall Community Room. All ladies are welcome.
Cowboy Church
Cindy Beckmon led praise and worship music Sunday at High Point Cowboy Church prior to Pastor Jon Petty sharing the message taken from Colossians 1:9-18. Pray for wisdom and spiritual understanding, then use it in your life. Ron Thompson continued the book review class following service.
Northcott Church
Sunday School, 9 a.m; worship service, 10 a.m.; Saturday-spaghetti fundraiser for JoNita Otto, Le Roy Community Building, 11 a.m. 7 p.m.; April 26-Women of Faith, 6:30 p.m. dinner menu is Mexican; April 28-Family Fun Night at 6:30 p.m. (bring your favorite snack); April 29-Birthday-Diane La-Galle. Contact Leon La-Galle, 620-228-2644.
UMC
Scripture presented at Sundays United Methodist Church was Psalm 133: 1-3, Acts 4: 32-35, and John 1:1-2, and John 20: 19-31. Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon, Risen, But Not Without Scars.
Arts & crafts fair
The 17th annual Arts & Crafts Fair is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 21 at the Lone Elm Community Building,
Sale items include embroidery, quilts, purses, aprons, garden/yard planters and wooden accessories, metal and glass yard art, jewelry, plants (both floral and vegetable) and more. Proceeds from food sales will be taken to Kids Bible Quizzing.
To get there from Iola, go north on U.S. 169 to West Virginia Road, east 6.8 miles to 3200 Street, then north another six miles.
Citywide cleanup
Citywide cleanup is April 27-May 7.
Superintendent Tim Dietrich will pick up items to be thrown away if residents cannot get them to the dumpster.
