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Church welcomes new pastor
Pastor Rebecca Truland King of King’s Lutheran Church in Liverpool welcomed their newly called pastor, Rebecca Truland, on Monday, Oct. 16. Truland was born and raised in Upstate New York. After graduating from SUNY Oneonta in 2009 with a degree in English, she spent some time as a missionary through the Young Adults in Global Mission program, serving at a retreat center in East London. She eventually moved to Chicago in 2013 where she received her MDiv degree from the Lutheran School of Theology. She also completed a year-long internship at two congregations in rural Nebraska during her time at seminary. She was ordained in 2017 and has since served congregations in New Jersey and Michigan. In her free time, Truland enjoys musical theatre (observing, not performing), hiking (casually, but enthusiastically), and fiber arts (especially quilting). Truland’s installation service will be held on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. at King of Kings, 8278 Oswego Road, Liverpool, with a reception to follow.
‘Liverpool Littles’
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Liverpool High School students participating in the Early Childhood Education Pathway recently hosted their first Liverpool Littles event of the school year. Open to children between 6 and 36 months old, Liverpool Littles pairs Amanda Collins and Cathleen Bateman’s ECE students with the children to participate in a number of sensory-stimulating activities. This first event was focused on outdoor fun, and included a ball pit, water table, chalk drawings, bubbles and building blocks. While some students worked directly with the younger children, other students observed and recorded their thoughts on the interactions and activities. LHS ECE students will host a Liverpool Littles Pumpkin Party from 8 to 8:45 a.m. on Oct. 19 at the Wetzel Road Building on the LHS Campus.
Students learn about perseverance from Austin Hatch At the start of each school year, Chestnut Hill Middle reading teacher Christopher Mathes shares a lesson on perseverance, resilience, dedication and hard work with his students. Mathes asked them to watch the inspiring story of former University of Michigan basketball player Austin Hatch, who has survived two plane crashes – the first at 8 years old that claimed the life of his mother and two siblings, then a second eight years later that claimed the lives of his father and step-mother. The second crash left Hatch in critical condition and in a medicallyinduced coma. He had to re-learn to walk, talk and live life again, but never gave up
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The students learned of the story of former University of Michigan basketball player Austin Hatch, who has survived two plane crashes – the first at 8 years old that claimed the life of his mother and two siblings, then a second eight years later that claimed the lives of his father and step-mother. his dream to play basketball at Michigan. After watching the story, the students were asked to write about how Hatch’s story exemplifies perseverance, and share a time they have persevered
in their own lives. One student, CHM seventhgrader Caleb Simpson, was so inspired by Hatch’s story that he wanted to learn more. He soon discovered that Hatch has made it his life’s work to help teams and indi-
viduals overcome adversity. Simpson shared that information with Mathes, who reached out to Hatch. On Oct. 3, Mathes’ students had the chance to speak with Hatch and ask him questions about his experi-
ences through a Google Meet. Hatch spoke about the lessons he has learned over the years, and provided advice on how the students can learn to approach adversity as an opportunity, and not an obstacle.
Friends of Salina Library to hold book sale
Last week for election letters
by Janet Myrto Richards
The Oct. 25 edition of the Star Review will be the last edition in which letters related to the Nov. 7 election will be published. The deadline for letters to the editor is the Friday before publication at 10 a.m. Thank you.
The Friends of Salina Library will hold their semi-annual book sale on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You’ll love the low prices! Adult
books are 50 cents to $1, children’s and teen books are 25 to 50 cents, DVDs are $2, audiobooks are $1, and CDs are 25 cents. The $5 bag sale starts at 1 p.m. For rock bottom prices on our book sale remainders, stop in dur-
ing regular hours, Monday Oct. 23, through Thursday, Oct. 26. The deals get better throughout the week! We’re here from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information about Salina Library, please visit our website at salinalibrary.org or call 315-454-4524.
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