Calendar
Monday-Cemetery Board meeting, city office, 7 p.m.; May 9-Rural Water District No. 5 board meeting, board office, 8 p.m.; Fire Department meeting, fire station, 7 p.m.; 10-Community Bingo, City Hall Community Room, 6:30 p.m.
School calendar
Friday-middle school dance, 7 p.m.; Monday-high school junior varsity at Iola, 3:30 p.m.; Crest Board of Education, board office, 7 p.m.; May 9-spring concert, 7 p.m.; 10-high school league track at Pleasanton, 3:30 p.m.; 11-high school awards, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; 12-High School Graduation, 23 p.m.
Meal site
Friday-hamburger, baby bakers, carrots, bun, peaches; Monday-chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, California blend veggies, pineapple; May 9-meatballs, creamy noodles, winter blend, wheat bread, blueberries and bananas. Phone 620-852-3457 for meal reservations.
Christian Church
Larry Wittmer gave the Communion Meditation Sunday on how sin changed everything forever, yet God didnt abandon us. He sent us a Savior to make us new every morning. Chase Riebels sermon was on Marriage Highlighted referencing Genesis 2:18 about God making man a helper.
The youth garage sale and community movie night were a huge success. Thanks to those who helped.
Mens Bible study is at 7 a.m. Tuesday, the youth group meet at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a meal and prayer at 5:30 and adult Bible study at 7. Current study is on Praying the Psalms.
The potluck dinner is Sunday, followed by the annual meeting. The Ladies Spring Banquet is at 6 p.m. Monday at the City Hall Community Room. All ladies are welcome to attend. Donated items will be taken to the Pregnancy Resource Center.
Cowboy Church
Evangelist and Prophet Scott Coon, Texarkana, spoke Sunday at High Point Cowboy Church following praise led by Cindy Beckmon. With the title What Are You? Coon answered the question using Scripture from Corinthians 15:45-48.
Ron Thompson led the study class reviewing the book God is Good. Pastor Jon Petty and Becky will stay at High Point Sunday for a time of fellowship.
UMC
Scripture presented at Sundays United Methodist Church service was Psalm 22: 25-31, Acts 8: 26-40, 1 John 4: 7-21, and John 15: 1-8. Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon, Its All In Who You Know.
Little League
Summer Little League game schedules for boys and girls will soon be ready. Tournaments are as follows: Boys T-ball at Redfield; Coach Pitch, Pleasanton; Little League, Kincaid. Girls T-ball, at Bronson; Coach Pitch, Blue Mound; and Pigtail, Colony.
Colony history
Colony has provided history to Anderson County since the earliest settlement. The Iroquois, New York Indians, settled west of where Colony was founded in the early 1800s. This group explored and lived in this area for several years. The railroad and universities bought up the ground where Colony would be founded, before the railroad was built in 1870. This ground became an argument over the years with the settlers and the squatters.
Our area is on the Divide, the highest point in Anderson County (actually the highest point on the Santa Fe railroad between Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico.) The people who came to establish the town, first called it Divide. Several years later, it was referred to the people as a Colony and the name was changed to Colony.
Beautiful prairies make up this southern area of the county. Cattle, horses and sheep were most of the early activities here. Several large ranches were started, with people of money and influence coming from New York and the East.
The early people worked hard to establish a good town, and over years since, the people continue to show pride in their town and community.
Yes, Colony has played an important role in the history of Anderson County.
