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Jesus, having come to his “sheep of another fold”(1) in the new world, continued to teach them, giving the twelve disciples he had chosen and set apart authority to lead His Church there. Jesus taught repentance of sins and baptism for the remission of sins. He taught them how to bless and partake of the Sacrament, with bread in remembrance of his body and wine in remembrance of his blood. “And”, he said, “this shall ye always do … that ye may witness unto the Father that ye do always remember me.”(2)
On Tuesday, May 6, Skyline hosted its home meet at the beautiful Bill Keller Family Sports Complex. As the schedule tradition dictates, it is always one of the last regular-season competitions before the Heart of the Plains League (HOPL) meet and Regionals. This year, HOPL will be hosted by South Barber High School at Kiowa on Thursday, May 15, and Regionals will be the following Thursday, May 22, at Kiowa County High School in Greensburg.
2025 Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at Ranger Field. In case of inclement weather, the spring commencement exercises will be held in Percefull Fieldhouse.
The Pratt Pilot Club is planning for a big crowd May 10, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to help celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Pilot Express Train at Sixth Street Park in Pratt. There will be lots of games, refreshments and free train rides for everyone!
The Pratt High School softball team has begun to find a groove as they progress through the remainder of the regular season. This past week, the Lady Greenbacks matched up against Dodge City and Hesston in two home doubleheaders at Green Sports Complex.
The Greensburg City Council met April 21, 2025 at City Hall for their regular meeting, called to order by Mayor Matt Christenson at 6 p.m. After the Pledge of Allegiance was said, Father Ted Skalsky offered an invocation.
The Heart of America Science Resource Center hosted its Ice Age Summit in Haviland over the weekend of April 25-27. A central feature of the summit was the dedication of the Ice Age Room to Joe Taylor. Joe Taylor, who has since passed away, was a great proponent of creation science museums. He also painted the original of the mural in Ice Age Room. The mural in the room is an enlarged reproduction of the original painting by Taylor, which is also housed at Heart of America.
Stafford County Museum will host “You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto: Evolution of Language in Kansas,” a presentation and discussion by Mary Kohn. It will be Sunday, May 11, at 1:30 p.m. at 100 N. Main in Stafford. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas. It is free and open to the public.
Pratt Community College (PCC) is honored to announce the receipt of a transformative gift of $4,375,000 from the Lynda Beck Trust following the passing of Dr. Lynda K. Beck of Exeter, New Hampshire.