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THE FESTIVAL OF FORTY YEARS AGO AND THAT OF TODAY: A BACHELOR BROUGHT UP IN BROOKLYN CRACKS THE GOOD OLD TIMES CHESTNUT AND RAILS AGAINST THE MODERN MERCHANT—BOTH SIDES OF
Read moreI’m right on track for Christmas. Sunday a week ago I made it to “Hanging of the Green” at First Baptist in Allen. A great and Christmassy program with lots
Read moreWhen I think of Christmas, I think about my loved ones coming together and bonding. The Christmas dinners were always held at my great-grandmother’s house until she passed away. Now,
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The older I get the more I enjoy reminiscing. During December, I thought it would be fun to look at Christmas-Past. Let’s start with the early 1900s. 1900 At the
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Thanksgiving has become the stepchild of second half of the year holidays. We so easily slide from Fourth of July into Halloween, then take a brief respite to be thankful
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Thanksgiving greetings! As I mentioned last week, we as a church would sometimes draw names from our 18 families and single households to determine who would be gathering at which
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—CC— This past week-end I was at the office and decided to get my phonograph out and play a few old records. I really enjoyed listening to several albums that
Read moreI’ve always enjoyed celebrating Veterans Day in Allen. People really do appreciate the men and women who have served in the armed forces to protect our country from aggression and to keep our freedoms.
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