Calendar
July 25-Fire Department meeting, Fire Station, 7 p.m.; City Council meeting, City Hall Community Room, 7 p.m.
Meal site
Friday-hot dog, hot dog bun, coleslaw, chuck wagon corn, spiced applies; Monday-Sloppy Joe, scalloped potatoes, peas, hamburger bun, apricots; July 25-Live music, Vision cards accepted; beef lasagna, salad mix, Caribbean blend veggies, blueberry crisp, roll. Phone 620-852-3457 for meal reservations.
Christian Church
Bruce Symes gave the Communion meditation, One is the loneliest number at Sundays service. He referenced 1 Corinthians 7:1-8 where Paul speaks about if you are not married, this may be a gift from God.
Pastor Chase gave the sermon on The Faith of the Woman from Matthew 15:21-28.
Mens Bible study is at 7 a.m. Tuesday, youth group is at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a meal and prayer at 5:30 and adult Bible study at 7. The current study is on Evangelism.
Creative Blessing womens life group will be stenciling on wood at the parsonage 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesday. There is nothing to bring, and no fee. The youth will be traveling to the Iola Municipal Pool on Thursday. They will meet at the church at 2 p.m. to carpool, and there is a $2 fee. If you are not planning to attend with your child, arrangements must be made with Jessica prior to Thursday.
UMC
Scripture presented in Sundays United Methodist Church service was Psalm 24, 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19, Ephesians 1:3-14 and Mark 6:14-23. Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon, When You Are Backed Into A Corner.
Story Hour
Ten children and two youth helpers attended the July 10 Story Hour. Debbie Wools read two stories, Fionas Luck and Fandango Stew.
Brooklynn Jones demonstrated the Mexican Hat dance. During craft period they made Mexican hats. Snacks were xylophones (decorated rice Krispy treats).
Around town
Neighbors in south parts of Cherry and Pine streets welcome their new neighbors, Casey and Caitlin Callaway, to town. They purchased the home of Ronald and Delores McMullen on Cherry Street.
Sympathy goes to relatives and friends of Lowana Minckley, 78, who died July 9 at her home on Beech Street in Colony. Funeral services were July 13. Burial followed at the Colony Cemetery.
Colony History
Continued: This article was found in an Aug. 31, 1900 newspaper: We are in the natural gas belt of Eastern Kansas. An effort was made some months ago to develop natural gas resources near our city, and while that effort did not bring the result looked for, enough has been done to firm the belief that we have gas. We also have a vein of good coal at a depth to 400 feet, which is 3 and 4 foot thick. The discovery of this coal was accidental.
Businesses in town include Shockey & Son, which carry a very large stock of dry goods, notions, clothing, hats, caps, groceries, cigars and tobacco. They handle country produce extensively. The firm is composed of A.C.G. Shockey and his son Ed.
F. A. Quiggle has been connected with the harness business for twenty years and in Colony for six years. R.C. Harrington has a line of goods he handles, clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes and millinery.
