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s the weather warms up and we prepare WITH US... EL AV TR COME for spring, students at Columbia High School are gearing up for a tradition that’s been around for decades. T h e a n n u a l M ay Day festivities will take place on Saturday, May 2, in the high school g ymnasium, 901 Ironville Pike, Columbia. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the ceremony will start at 7 p.m. Students in grades seven through 12 will participate in the activities, with students in grades seven through 11 performing a traditional maypole dance. “Alexis Phillips will perform vocal performances,” said Ava Broome, a junior Members of the 2026 May Day court are (front, from left) Makenzie Kuhn, Morgan Gamber, Sadie VanAulen, Reece Schaeffer, Delaney Burke, Brynn Bigler, who is coordinating the Ella McCarty, (back) Kyovany Woodard, Gage Wolf, Troy Tillman, Avery Gamby,
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An Evening to Celebrate the Ladies BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Joe Bachman and the other men involved in Evolve Life Group want to celebrate the women in their lives. They’re hosting Celebrate the Ladies on Saturday, May 9, at Faith United Methodist Church, 126 E. Market St., Hellam. T he doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the event will begin at 6 p.m. “We will be providing a delicious meal, including R127330
chicken cordon bleu, mixed vegetables, baked potato, salad and dessert,” Bachman shared. “At 7 p.m., we will make our way upstairs to the sanctuary where the men will be providing entertainment. The entertainment includes some musical acts from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s and also some classic commercials and television shows.” Bachman said the group had held mother-daughter banquets in the past, and The men of Evolve Life Group invite women to
Booked for Bargains at Kreutz Creek Sale BY CAT SHANNON
With thousands of books for sale, the Friends of Kreutz Creek Library book sale is the perfect place to find your next read. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 24, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. It will take place in the garage bays of the Hellam Township public works department, 45 Walnut Springs Road, York. “The Friends of Kreutz Creek Library sale is a huge, well-organized event with books displayed on 75 tables,” said Brent Peterman, Friends president. “We will start Friday morning with over 22,000 books. Volunteers will keep organizing the tables throughout the sale Friday and Saturday. It’s amazing to see the diversity of books, including books that are out of print and not available in retail bookstores today. Book admirers are a great group of people, and it’s fun to shop and see what other folks are searching for.” He noted that books will range from recently released fiction to classic stories and more. “We divide adult fiction into format types like hardcover, paperback and large print,” Peterman shared. “We divide out large sections of romance fiction, inspirational fiction - Amish, Christian, etc. - and sci-fi and fantasy.” In the children’s section, books are divided into categories such as board books, storybooks, junior chapter books and young adult novels. “Nonfiction is separated into
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