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around here. The sheep’s face swelled up and hurt her terribly. But the old rattlesnake didn’t know the kind of blood that flows through the sheep. Anti-venom is most often made from sheep’s blood. The sheep swelled for about 2 days but the blood of the lamb destroyed the venom of the serpent. I was worried but the sheep didn’t care. She kept on eating, kept on drinking, and kept on climbing because she knew she was alright.

Often the serpents of this life will reach out and bite us. They inject

Appreciation Day

Saturday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to ?

This will be a chicken dinner. A big thank you ahead of time to Steve and Jen Hicks who will be cooking the meat. The meat will be furnished by Raber’s. The Lions Club will furnish a vegetable and applesauce. This will be a free will donation to the Roann Lions Club. Come show your appreciation for a local business, and support the Roann Lions Club.

Independence Day celebration in Roann will July 1 this year. This will begin with breakfast in the Roann Covered Bridge from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. More activities are being planned for later that day. This will be the day of the Roann fireworks.

The meeting was adjourned and refreshments were available for those at the meeting.

RANDOM ACT of Kindness!

Several Lions Club members, with assistance from Roann’s crew, helped out a resident in Roann. They cut up a large spruce tree that had fallen in their yard last fall. The “crew” then hauled away the limbs.

NU CHAPTER of Sigma Phi Gamma is having a Bingo party on March 28. It will start at 6:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. at Wabash REMC Building, 350 Wedcor Avenue, Wabash. Prizes will include Myra Purses, Pampered Chef, Dream Weaving Appalachian Baskets, Longaberger Baskets and Poole’s Gift Certificates. Raffles, 50/50, and intermission games will be part of the evening as well. For ticket information or to purchase, contact Renee at 765-8339371 or Colleen Hollenback at 765833-6402. You must be 18 or older to attend.

BETTY DAWALD has a birthday coming up on March 22. She will be turning 97 years young. Friends and family would like to celebrate her birthday with a card shower. Mailing address is 6347 East 1200 North, Roann, IN 46974. Help Betty celebrate this milestone.

LIFE CENTER is giving away free stuff in their Mommy and Me Boutique. You are invited to check them out. They are open Monday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. They are located at 489 Bond Street, Wabash.

PASTOR BALMER of the Roann United Methodist Church sermon for March 26, will be from 1st Corinthians 9:24-26 titled “Fix our Eyes on Jesus”. March birthdays will be celebrated. You are invited to worship in person or on Facebook at 9 a.m. The church is located at the corner of Adams and Arnold Streets in Roann. Women of Faith has started working on their annual Chicken-n-Noodle dinner that is set for April 22, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

NORTH MIAMI Lent Service for March 26 will be hosted by Ebenezer United Methodist Church at 6 p.m. The church is located at 10978 Meridian Road, Macy, Indiana

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46951. Mike Sheehan will be the speaker. Light refreshments will be served after the service.

UPCOMING

EVENTS: March

23 – Happy Homemakers, The Fried Egg, 9 a.m.; March 26 – Lent Service – Ebenezer Methodist Church, 6 p.m.; March 27 –Festival Committee, Town Hall, 7 p.m.; April 8 – Easter Egg Hunt, School grounds, 1 p.m.; April 22 –RUMC Women of Faith Chicken-nNoodle Dinner, 4p.m. to 7 p.m.

PLEASE CONTINUE praying for: Jackie Slee, Russell Quillen, Jeff Krom, Coy Eads, Ken Musselman, Larry Smalley, Robin Stanton, Tiffany Howard, Rob Mace and our country. Stay safe and stay healthy, God bless you all.

CELEBRATING

ANNIVER-

SARIES: March 11 – Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Krom; March 22 –Mr. & Mrs. Terry Deniston; March 26 – Mr. & Mrs. Roger Emley; March 28 –Mr. & Mrs. Harlow Stephenson.

Celebrating

BIRTHDAYS: March 8 – Drew their poison into us but they cannot overcome the Blood of the Lamb of God that washes away the sin of the world and the sting of death. Don’t worry about the serpent or his bite, just make sure that the Lamb’s Blood is flowing through your veins.”Unknown

Rensberger; March 9 – Mike See; March 10 – Jim Pell and Kaleb Solorzane; March 11 – Jerry Blackburn and Amarah Frieden; March 12 – Toni McKillip; March 13 – Kelsey Reed; March 14 – Rex Renz and Christopher Meyer; March 22 – Betty Dawald and Lori Foust; March 23 –Bode Sorg, Lori Vigar, and Tyler Palmer; March 24 –Tyson Baer, Jose Delgado, and Karlie Draper; March 26 –Jason Draper and Brian Myers; Marcy 28 – Robin Van Buskirk and Ryan Meyer. I CAN BE reached by email at meyerann@centurylink.net or at the Roann United Methodist Church on Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.to 1 p.m. Also, I am reachable by phone 765-833-2614. News deadline will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. to appear in the next weeks paper.

LAFONTAINE

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will hold

Dave Bates Memorial, Dan’s Fish /Tenderloin Fry Drive-Thru, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Cost per meal is $12.

PUBLIC SERV-

ICE ANNOUNCEMENT: The trustees of IOOF Cemetery would remind all of those who have grave blankets at their loved one’s site, could you please remove them before March 30? Thank you.

STOUFFER’S STOCK FARM Indoor petting zoo with goats, donkeys and chickens— oh my! And more!

Mark your calendars and spread the word! We are having a petting zoo! All money goes toward the show team to make sure they can experience it 100 percent free! We put on a completely free show team for youth inner city kids to be able to show livestock and experience 4-H. Cost is $2 per human. Every Wednesday in April, May, and June from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 3445 W 400 S, Wabash.

EASTER/SPRIN G BREAKFAST will be held Saturday, April 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at LaFontaine Community Building. Enjoy a breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes and biscuits with sausage gravy for a donation. Non-perishable food items will be collected for the United Methodist Food Pantry. Proceeds will go toward the Duane Davis Scholarship fund.

LAFONTAINE CHRISTIAN CHURCH will host an Easter Egg Hunt after the breakfast at 10:30 a.m.

TOWN OF LAFONTAINE Residents reminder if you have not renewed your Golf Cart registration, please do. You will need their driver’s license and current copy of the insurance information. Golf Carts must be insured to drive on town Cont. on Pg. 23.