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Have you heard the good news? These children at the Solid Rock Church in Napoleon sure have! After their breakfast on Saturday, March 28, the children sat down for a story time with Lindsay Elston to learn about why people celebrate Easter. This allowed a short break for volunteers of the church to hide some colorful Easter eggs.

On Palm Sunday, March 29, every family at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Napoleon was blessed with the talent of the Sewing Circle’s handmade bunnies. These handsewn pieces of art are pictured above with Sandra (Comer) Bowlus of Osgood, who is part of the ladies group. They had 55 bunnies ready for Sunday. This group keeps busy all year along making specialty treats for not only members of the St. Lutheran Church in Napoleon, but many throughout the community and beyond. They are known for making clothing that goes in the hundreds of Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox effort at Christmastime.

Pictured from left are Jeff Holt, Deb Shumate and Greg Holt at The Reservation in Milan standing beside a new display that offers T-shirts and hoodies with the Milan Basketball Water Tower logo on them. The shirts are being sold by The Main Street, FOCUS on Milan Inc. Foundation of Community, Unity and Sustainability, according to Shumate, who is the Milan Town Council President. The Holts are the owners of The Reservation where people flock to get great home cooking, whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner.