Donald L. Sander “Don”, 75, of Richland, Iowa passed away peacefully with family by his side on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the Jefferson County Health Care Center. As were his wishes, his body has been cremated. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Condolences may be mailed to Carol Sander at P.O. Box 323, Richland, Iowa 52585. Friends may leave online condolences at www.cranstonfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Fort Hays State Men’s Basketball is receiving votes in the NABC Top 25 Poll for the second time this season. The Tigers entered the 2022-23 season receiving votes in the preseason poll and return to the receiving votes list in the second regular season edition of the poll after an absence from the first.
The Fort Hays State volleyball team placed four student-athletes on the 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team. College Sports Communicators (CSC) is the new name for College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), changed prior to the start of the 2022-23 academic year. This award honors a combination of academic and athletic accomplishments of the individuals selected.
Maggi Lindenmeyer knew her sophomore year at Hays High she wanted to play volleyball at the next level. Her junior year, college recruiters started to show an interest in her.
“Our world has been a bit difficult of late. The holidays can be a trying time.” That’s why Cheryl Glassman decided the entire community needed something extra special for Christmas this year.
Faith and family have always provided a solid foundation for Mason Ruder while growing up in Hays. That foundation got even stronger earlier this month when his alma mater greeted him back with open arms.
When asked to write about my favorite Christmas movie, the choice was an easy one. I have been a fan of actor Jimmy Stewart for as long as I can remember. My mom liked him too. She introduced me to him one evening, asking me to watch “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” with her. I was hooked. I even bought postage stamps with his picture on them.
When I saw the topic for this month’s “ONE,”I knew right away which movie I wanted to write about. I’m all about a good Christmas movie, but I’m even more about a hilarious comedy. Our family rule has always been to read a book before watching something in movie-form.That being said, my chosen movie is “Christmas with the Kranks,” based on the John Grisham novel, “Skipping Christmas.”
“On Christmas night, all Christians sing to hear the news, the angels bring!” (“Sussex Carol” —song). It is said that Charles Dickens chose to call his classic tale “A Christmas Carol” because he hoped it would be shared together with friends and family for years to come, just like singing familiar carols around the fire.
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 (KJV) Last night, upon viewing the movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” for the umpteenth time, I thought that the writers of this movie must have had influence from Biblical origin.