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9.17.26 · Springfield Sun

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Speaker 1: We now turn to the Springfield Sun to bring you
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Speaker 1: news from in and around Washington County. Your reader today
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Speaker 1: is Linda Rice. We begin with the edition dated Wednesday,
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Speaker 1: September 16, 2026. As a reminder, Radio Eye is a
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Speaker 1: reading service intended for people who are blind or have
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Speaker 1: other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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Speaker 1: And we first start off with a series of pictures
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Speaker 1: where more than 1,200 meals were served at the St.
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Speaker 1: Dominic Fall Social. The first picture, alongside the meal, there
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Speaker 1: were games and fellowship at the St. Dominic's event. Ring toss,
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Speaker 1: bean bag toss, face painting, and even raffles were provided
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Speaker 1: for fun to all ages. Last Saturday, over 1,200 meals
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Speaker 1: were served at the St. Dominic Fall Social, the meal
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Speaker 1: consisting of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, rolls, and more.
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Speaker 1: The turkey dinner at St. Dominic was provided not only
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Speaker 1: in a dine-in setting, but for those who wanted to
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Speaker 1: come through via drive-thru as well, allowing patrons to take
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Speaker 1: the dish home after their busy day. At the booths,
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Speaker 1: where you could place a quarter down to pick your
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Speaker 1: number as the wheel spun, someone had to handle the
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Speaker 1: cups of quarters as all helpers did what they could
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Speaker 1: to help the social run smoothly. Our next article, entitled
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Speaker 1: Middle Earth Festival, returns to Reston Holes. On September 6, 2026,
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Speaker 1: the annual Rest in Holes Middle Earth Festival erupted once more,
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Speaker 1: drawing in a large crowd for a day of fun
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Speaker 1: and adventures. The day consisted of many activities, live music,
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Speaker 1: lines of shops, and more. Beginning the day was the
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Speaker 1: opening ceremony and the Hobbit tunes. These tunes were played
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Speaker 1: by members of the Rest in Holes family, who were
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Speaker 1: alumni of the Washington County High School Marching Band alongside
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Speaker 1: current members. With this festival being an annual event, there
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Speaker 1: were comparisons made to last year, but overall, growth was
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Speaker 1: shown for the festival. We definitely grew in size. We
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Speaker 1: added guests and a dragon hunt. With the addition of
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Speaker 1: our pavilion, we were able to provide much-needed covered seating
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Speaker 1: and add more entertainment, which kept music and shows going
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Speaker 1: all day, said Susan Cimitio. who owns Rest in Holes
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Speaker 1: alongside her husband, Salvador Samudio. The event had 70 plus vendors,
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Speaker 1: six food trucks, four main stage performing acts, 10 village
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Speaker 1: roaming performers, all of which increased the attendance. As our
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Speaker 1: business grows, we feel the festival will keep growing too.
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Speaker 1: We're already looking into grander things for next year's event.
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Speaker 1: Many who attended this growing festival were able to enjoy
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Speaker 1: the new and returning activities. Although there were many returning guests,
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Speaker 1: many had never attended before. Many had never attended a
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Speaker 1: Middle Earth Fest and thanked us for putting this on,
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Speaker 1: said Susan. They loved all the performers. Folks came back
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Speaker 1: throughout the day to see the same performers again. The
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Speaker 1: Wandering Wizard, Carrie's Creatures, Quibbleflop, Lily the Mermaid, Fiddlin' Fairy,
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Speaker 1: and Daisy Dewdrop were some of the fan favorites. In
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Speaker 1: order to get all these performers, shops and vendors, live
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Speaker 1: music and the setting up and removal of the equipment,
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Speaker 1: many moons of planning must take place before it all
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Speaker 1: runs smoothly. Planning starts months in advance, starting with booking
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Speaker 1: the entertainment, food trucks, vendor applications, banners, advertising, property map,
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Speaker 1: daily schedule, and activity prepping, said Susan. As we got closer,
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Speaker 1: we landscaped flagged vendor spots, and decorated. Though this event
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Speaker 1: may not have been originally in the cards when Rest
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Speaker 1: in Holes opened, it didn't stop the Samudios from creating
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Speaker 1: it along the way. This won't be the last year
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Speaker 1: of Rest in Holes Middle Earth Festival. If anything, they
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Speaker 1: are still just beginning. After seeing how much folks enjoyed
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Speaker 1: our grand opening, we decided to make it an annual event.
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Speaker 1: We get to be part of Making Memories, and that's
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Speaker 1: special in itself. Why not share this magical place with
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Speaker 1: our hometown, said Susan. It feels amazing to see our
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Speaker 1: community come out and support Reston Holes. We're very thankful
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Speaker 1: that so many came out and gave us your support.
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Speaker 1: We plan to make this event even better next year
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Speaker 1: and invite everyone to join us again. The next article
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Speaker 1: is entitled School Bus Stop Arm Incident Results in Arrest
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Speaker 1: by Jenna George. Following up from last week's edition, there
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Speaker 1: has now been an update in the investigation involving an
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Speaker 1: individual allegedly running a school bus stop arm in the county.
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Speaker 1: A woman has now been charged after she allegedly sped
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Speaker 1: past a stopped school bus in Washington County on August 26, 2026.
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Speaker 1: The Sheriff's Office has said the bus was stopped on
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Speaker 1: Bargetone Road, which is a two-lane road, with its stop
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Speaker 1: arm out and the signal lights on. According to the
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Speaker 1: sheriff's office, the driver who sped past did not use
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Speaker 1: her brakes when approaching and fled the area after almost
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Speaker 1: hitting a child, although luckily no students were injured. The
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Speaker 1: court documents for this incident say the driver was using
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Speaker 1: her phone while driving. These findings come after the sheriff's
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Speaker 1: office shared photos of the vehicle online and a deputy
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Speaker 1: was able to identify the driver three days later. The
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Speaker 1: deputy then executed a search warrant on the vehicle and
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Speaker 1: this led to the arrest warrant to be issued for
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Speaker 1: the driver, according to the sheriff's office. The arrest warrant
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Speaker 1: was served, and the driver was charged with first-degree wanton endangerment,
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Speaker 1: first-degree passing a loading or unloading school bus, and careless driving,
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Speaker 1: according to the sheriff's office. However, once arrested, court records
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Speaker 1: indicate the driver was released from jail after posting 10%
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Speaker 1: of a $ 10, 000 bond. This behavior is entirely unacceptable and
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Speaker 1: puts innocent young lives at direct risk, the sheriff's office
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Speaker 1: said in a Facebook post. This could have easily turned
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Speaker 1: into an unimaginable tragedy. We are so grateful that it
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Speaker 1: did not. The next article is entitled Library Workers Awarded
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Speaker 1: Service Pins by Jenna George. Recently, the Washington County Public
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Speaker 1: Library honored many of their employees for their service with
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Speaker 1: new service pins. The years range for the service goals
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Speaker 1: to receive a pin settling anywhere from five years to
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Speaker 1: 25 years. This pin is a new addition to the
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Speaker 1: library and its staff, paving a way for other employees
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Speaker 1: to be recognized for all they do once the time comes.
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Speaker 1: I've actually been thinking about honoring our staff in this
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Speaker 1: way for a couple of years, said Sean Whitaker, the
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Speaker 1: WCPL director. A few months ago, I researched the topic,
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Speaker 1: and after finding a lot of positive information, decided to
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Speaker 1: move forward. We have very little turnover at the library,
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Speaker 1: and I'm so proud of the team we have. This
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Speaker 1: felt like something that was a long time coming. Several
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Speaker 1: obituaries to announce. More information can be found out about
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Speaker 1: these by calling the Radio Eye office. The first is
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Speaker 1: James Buford Jim Crouch, 71, of Springfield, passed away Saturday. Next,
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Speaker 1: Regina Faye Mann, young, 67 years old, of Springfield, also
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Speaker 1: passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2026. And lastly, Thomas
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Speaker 1: Albert Donnelly, 92, passed away in Springfield on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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Speaker 1: The next article is entitled, Texas tidbits. Dear readers of
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Speaker 1: Texas tidbits, due to illness, travel, and seeing doctors, my
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Speaker 1: time for running has been hectic, and oh, I do
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Speaker 1: miss it so. Texas community is still alive and well.
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Speaker 1: Our students are back in school, and sports are exciting
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Speaker 1: for so many. Please encourage all when you go to
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Speaker 1: the games. Show how proud we are of our schools, students, coaches,
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Speaker 1: and all who have so much to do with our
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Speaker 1: young folks and our whole community. So pleased to be
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Speaker 1: able to be back with my friends as senior citizens
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Speaker 1: in Springfield for lunch each weekday. On Tuesday, my dear
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Speaker 1: friend took me for a ride around Springfield and on
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Speaker 1: to visit the lovely farm of Norma J. in the
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Speaker 1: Lake Corky Yankee. Seeing the hand-built chapel and little country
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Speaker 1: store was amazing. Thanks, Norma J., for inviting us over. Friends,
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Speaker 1: you have perhaps guessed, I do not drive myself around now,
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Speaker 1: so family and friends are here to drive me here
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Speaker 1: and there. Bethlehem Baptist Church is filled with special worship
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Speaker 1: services each Sunday, with Brother Roy Kegel leading an All
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Speaker 1: Are Welcome Sunday evening, September 20th. A music night will
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Speaker 1: be held at Lebanon Baptist. Carolyn Hatchett will be taking
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Speaker 1: a group from Bethlehem to sing. Revival services will be
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Speaker 1: held at Bethlehem Baptist Church September 27th through 30th, 2026.
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Speaker 1: Everyone is invited to join the worship during revival. Extending
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Speaker 1: a heartfelt welcome to our new editor, Jenna George. Quote
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Speaker 1: of the week. Whenever people talk to me about the weather,
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Speaker 1: I always feel quite certain that they mean something else.
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Speaker 1: By Oscar Wilde. Norma E. Goode. Macville Boosters. Getting ready
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Speaker 1: for a festival is sort of like preparing for a wedding.
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Speaker 1: So much work and many details, and then it is
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Speaker 1: here on September 19th, Macville Harvest Homecoming. Welcome, everyone. After
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Speaker 1: Blessing by Glenn Devine, 22 boosters enjoyed a delightful meal
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Speaker 1: of chicken, noodles, dressing, California blend, sliced tomatoes, and delicious
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Speaker 1: peach and blackberry cobbler. Thanks, Pam and Penny. The prayer
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Speaker 1: list was read, and Brother Jay prayed for all the
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Speaker 1: sick and families who have lost loved ones. Bingo was
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Speaker 1: enjoyed with everyone winning a prize. Pledge to the flag
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Speaker 1: and God bless America ended our program. Now to festival news.
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Speaker 1: A few of the activities include free donuts and coffee
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Speaker 1: provided by Magnolia Lodge, booths with crafts, etc., civil war exhibit,
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Speaker 1: silent auction, a quilt show, museum rooms featuring Macville school memorabilia.
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Speaker 1: You might see your picture. Americana rooms with areas dedicated
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Speaker 1: to Peggy Devine, Jim and Joyce Powell, Violet Elliott, and
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Speaker 1: Lions Club. An interesting display is a Deep Creek baseball uniform.
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Speaker 1: Also much info about Kentucky, America, and Macville. Be sure
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Speaker 1: to visit Kinneyland, Marble Swap, play Rook, horseshoes, cornhole, and croquet.
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Speaker 1: We'll have a pedal pool, coin and haystacks, and much
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Speaker 1: more for kids and adults. Check out our tractor show.
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Speaker 1: There will even be a music show beginning at 11 a.m.
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Speaker 1: Be sure to visit the food booths, including ribeyes, burgers,
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Speaker 1: hot dogs, drinks, and fries. There will even be a
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Speaker 1: couple food trucks. The parade begins at 1 p.m. There
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Speaker 1: are events until 5 p.m. Be sure to check out
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Speaker 1: the veteran wall dedicated to the Mackville area veterans. There
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Speaker 1: are lots of activities. Come and enjoy your day in
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Speaker 1: the Mackville with family and friends. See us September 19th
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Speaker 1: for a day of fun, food, and fellowship. Everyone welcome.
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Speaker 1: Moving along, our next article is entitled Sun and Enterprise
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Speaker 1: Welcome New Reporter Veronica Nally, written by Jenna George. The
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Speaker 1: Springfield Sun in the Lebanon Valley enterprise are continuing to expand,
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Speaker 1: where Veronica Nally now joins the staff at the local
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Speaker 1: papers as a reporter. Nally was born in Neustadt am
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Speaker 1: Rübenberg in West Germany, while her father served in the
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Speaker 1: United States Army. Her father, Eldon Gordon Lamphere, was stationed
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Speaker 1: in Germany from 1986 to 1990, leading her family, including
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Speaker 1: her mother Rita Clements Newton, to return to the United
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Speaker 1: States around the beginning of the Gulf War, when her
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Speaker 1: father was called to serve. Much of Nellie's childhood was
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Speaker 1: spent within Marion and Nelson County before she settled within
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Speaker 1: the Marion County limits and graduated from Marion County High
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Speaker 1: School in 2009. However, there are other deep ties to
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Speaker 1: Marion County for Nellie, where not only is she now
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Speaker 1: a mother who resides there, but her grandparents, Hubie and
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Speaker 1: Josephine Mattingly, founded Mattingly Funeral Home in Loretto. Marion County
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Speaker 1: has always felt like home to me, Largely because of
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Speaker 1: its people, said Nellie. It is the kind of place
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Speaker 1: where once someone knows you or figures out whose family
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Speaker 1: you belong to, you very quickly become part of the community.
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Speaker 1: After high school, Nellie dove into her higher education, attending
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Speaker 1: Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, earning an Associate of Arts
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Speaker 1: degree in 2014. Then later attending the University of Louisville,
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Speaker 1: where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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Speaker 1: in 2016. While at University of Louisville, she also served
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Speaker 1: as president of Lambda Alpha Epsilon. Nally also has family
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Speaker 1: roots tying her to Washington County, where her grandfather, Robert Clements,
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Speaker 1: was born to Alma Nally Clements and the man she
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Speaker 1: always knew simply as Biscuit Clements. Washington County soon grew
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Speaker 1: into parts of Nally's professional life as she served in
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Speaker 1: the area as a court-designated worker. After she graduated from college,
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Speaker 1: Nellie began her professional career as a human resources deputy
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Speaker 1: clerk at the Hall of Justice in Jefferson County. Following that,
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Speaker 1: she joined the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and
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Speaker 1: Family Support before continuing her career with the Administrative Office
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Speaker 1: of the Courts as a court-designated worker serving Marion, Washington, Taylor,
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Speaker 1: and Greene counties. Then in 2023, she returned to the
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Speaker 1: Cabinet for Health and Family Services where she served as
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Speaker 1: a case manager specialist for Marion County. Though most of
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Speaker 1: her time was spent in the government and public services,
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Speaker 1: she owned a small business of her own, Phantom Oath
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Speaker 1: Ink and Art, along with being a published author, artist,
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Speaker 1: and designer. Creativity has always been a large part of
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Speaker 1: my life, whether through writing, visual art, or simply finding
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Speaker 1: the story hidden in something other people might overlook, said Nellie.
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Speaker 1: Journalism gives me an opportunity to bring together many of
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Speaker 1: the things I've cared about throughout my career, people, community, history,
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Speaker 1: and storytelling. After years of working directly with people through
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Speaker 1: the courts, social services, and small businesses, I'm excited to
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Speaker 1: experience Marion and Washington Counties from another perspective and help
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Speaker 1: tell the stories happening within them. Nally is excited to
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Speaker 1: get out into the communities and cover a little bit
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Speaker 1: of everything. She doesn't want to be limited in what
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Speaker 1: she covers, and wants to express that she is interested
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Speaker 1: in many different types of stories. She would love to
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Speaker 1: cover smaller events, even larger events, personal stories, arts, and
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Speaker 1: overall tell the stories that matter to the people who
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Speaker 1: live in these counties and ones which people will remember
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Speaker 1: for decades. What I love most about Marion and Washington
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Speaker 1: counties is the combination of the people, the history, the landscape,
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Speaker 1: and the character that comes with smaller communities. There are
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Speaker 1: extraordinary stories tucked into very ordinary places here, said Nellie.
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Speaker 1: I hope people in both counties will feel comfortable reaching
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Speaker 1: out to me. If there is a person I should meet,
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Speaker 1: a business I should know about, a piece of history
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Speaker 1: people have forgotten, something unusual happening in the community, or
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Speaker 1: simply a story you believe deserves to be told, I
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Speaker 1: want to hear about it. As the news cruise expands
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Speaker 1: and grows with another person, this news reporter will allow
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Speaker 1: the counties to see even more of what they are
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Speaker 1: looking for within the papers. I am really excited to
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Speaker 1: be working with Veronica, said current editor of both papers,
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Speaker 1: Jenna George. I feel like we will be able to
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Speaker 1: teach each other things within the journalism industry and even
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Speaker 1: outside of it. She shows a lot of potential, and
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Speaker 1: what she is doing already is great work. I know
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Speaker 1: she will make a great addition to our team and
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Speaker 1: will be at many upcoming events, so please welcome her
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Speaker 1: with open arms within the communities. The next article today
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Speaker 1: is from an article titled More Than a Name by
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Speaker 1: David Whitlock. There it was. Like a gem glittering in
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Speaker 1: a jewelry store nestled among watches, rings, and braces, one
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Speaker 1: of those pieces you have to stop to find. In
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Speaker 1: this case, It was a long sentence hiding in a
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Speaker 1: list of names. Hushi, the archite, caught my attention as
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Speaker 1: I rambled through the description of King David's court officials
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Speaker 1: on my way through the Bible again this year. As
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Speaker 1: many times as I've done this, something new catches my
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Speaker 1: eye with every pass. The section of scripture listed King
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Speaker 1: David's officials one after another. One was in charge of
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Speaker 1: the camels, another of the cattle, still another over the vineyards,
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Speaker 1: and so on. I was bouncing through the names with
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Speaker 1: the chronicler's brief job descriptions until I got to who
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Speaker 1: she described simply as the king's friend. 1 Chronicles 27.33.
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Speaker 1: The king's friend. Not his advisor, not his general, not
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Speaker 1: over the camels or the vineyards. His friend. It reads
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Speaker 1: like an afterthought. It wasn't. When David's own son, Absalom
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Speaker 1: rose up to steal the throne. David's most trusted counselor, Ahithophel,
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Speaker 1: defected to the rebellion. Ahithophel's advice was so sharp that
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Speaker 1: people treated it, according to 2 Samuel 16, verse 23,
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Speaker 1: almost like a word straight from God. David fled Jerusalem
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Speaker 1: in a hurry, and near the top of the Mount
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Speaker 1: of Olives, he ran into Hushach. Rope torn, dust on
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Speaker 1: his head, grieving for his king, David didn't ask him
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Speaker 1: to fight. He asked something harder. Go back. Pretend to
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Speaker 1: switch sides. Get close to Absalom. And find a way
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Speaker 1: to unravel whatever Ahithophel suggests. Hushai did it. When Ahithophel
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Speaker 1: urged Absalom to chase David down that very night, while
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Speaker 1: David was exhausted and unguarded, a plan that likely would
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Speaker 1: have ended the whole story right there, Hushai talked Absalom
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Speaker 1: out of it. He appealed to Absalom's pride, painted a
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Speaker 1: picture of David and his men as cornered and dangerous,
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Speaker 1: and bought David the one thing he desperately needed. Time.
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Speaker 1: Time to cross the Jordan. Time to regroup. Time to
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Speaker 1: save his kingdom. Scripture doesn't dress it up. It just
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Speaker 1: says the counsel of Hushai was better than the counsel
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Speaker 1: of Ahithophel. And that was the hint. everything turned on.
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Speaker 1: Notice what Hushai risked. He wasn't a soldier. By his
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Speaker 1: own account to David, he was likely an old man.
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Speaker 1: He walked straight into a rebel camp on nothing but loyalty,
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Speaker 1: with no promise that he'd walk back out. That's not
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Speaker 1: the resume of an official. That's what a friend does.
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Speaker 1: The German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a prison cell,
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Speaker 1: once said, The whole aim of friendship is determined by
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Speaker 1: what God's will is for the other person, not by
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Speaker 1: what's safe or comfortable for you. That's exactly what Hushai
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Speaker 1: practiced before anyone put it into words. He wasn't managing
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Speaker 1: his own risk. He was thinking of David. Charles Spurgeon
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Speaker 1: preached an entire sermon on Proverbs 18.1 Verse 24. There
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Speaker 1: is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. And
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Speaker 1: he didn't stop at the proverb. He said plainly that
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Speaker 1: the friend in view is Christ himself. And Jesus said
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Speaker 1: much as much on the night before he died. I
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Speaker 1: no longer call you servants. Instead, I have called you friends.
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Speaker 1: John 15, verse 15. Then he went further than Hushai
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Speaker 1: ever could. Hushai risked his life. Jesus laid his down.
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Speaker 1: That's the real weight behind the quiet little title in
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Speaker 1: 1 Chronicles. A friend isn't a rank on the organizational chart.
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Speaker 1: It's the person who walks into the hard place for you,
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Speaker 1: who tells you the truth when truth is costly, who
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Speaker 1: says with no hesitation when everyone else is shifting their eyes,
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Speaker 1: calculating the odds of sticking around. You probably have someone
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Speaker 1: in your life who fills that seat, a hushai, tearing
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Speaker 1: his robe, walking back into danger for you. Thank them
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Speaker 1: this week. And remember, there's a friend who has already
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Speaker 1: gone farther than that into a much harder place for you,
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Speaker 1: as if you were the only one to die for.
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Speaker 1: And now, moving to the sports section, the first article
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Speaker 1: is entitled Washington County Tops Western Hills 33-12 for the
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Speaker 1: first win by Doug Thomas. The Washington County football team
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Speaker 1: rolled to a 20-0 first quarter lead in whipping Western
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Speaker 1: Hills 33-12 on Friday night. The commanders amassed over 400
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Speaker 1: yards in offense and coached it to their first victory
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Speaker 1: of the season. Despite his team's ability to put points
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Speaker 1: on the board, Washington County coach Adam Smith raved about
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Speaker 1: the effort on the other side of the ball. Defensive
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Speaker 1: end Christian Hart and linebacker Lucas Thompson crushed the Western
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Speaker 1: Hills passing attack with a combined five sacks and provided
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Speaker 1: pressure on the quarterback, all night long. We played really well,
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Speaker 1: especially on defense. We knew they liked to throw the ball,
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Speaker 1: and our guys did a great job in coverage all night.
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Speaker 1: We had a great game plan, and we were able
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Speaker 1: to shut them down and get some turnovers, Smith explained.
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Speaker 1: Washington County received an early break that led to its
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Speaker 1: first touchdown of the game. An errant snap sailed over
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Speaker 1: the Wolverines' punter, and the opportunistic visitors capitalized with the
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Speaker 1: 10-yard run from the halfback, Raycom Porter, On the very
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Speaker 1: next play, the extra point by Ian Marin pushed the
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Speaker 1: Commanders up quickly 7-0. On the Commanders' next series, quarterback
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Speaker 1: Thomas Ruchin connected with fullback Jace Bryan on a 25-yard
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Speaker 1: touchdown completion. It marked the first passing touchdown of the
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Speaker 1: season for Washington County. Washington County struck quickly just before
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Speaker 1: the end of the first quarter. Porter took a toss
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Speaker 1: and raced around the left end for an explosive touchdown.
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Speaker 1: 70-yard romp to the end zone. The extra point failed
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Speaker 1: this time, but the Commanders held a comfortable 20-0 margin
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Speaker 1: after one quarter of play. The score remained 20-0 until
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Speaker 1: the Commanders orchestrated a long drive that culminated with an
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Speaker 1: 8-yard plunge for a touchdown from Bryant. Washington added one
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Speaker 1: more score when junior Trevor Clark made the most of
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Speaker 1: his varsity debut with a 30-yard touchdown jaunt. The Mariners
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Speaker 1: Kick was good, and the commanders increased their margin 33-0.
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Speaker 1: Western Hills managed to push across a couple of late
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Speaker 1: touchdowns against the Washington County Reserves, but the contest was
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Speaker 1: no longer in doubt. Porter rushed for over 100 yards
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Speaker 1: on just seven carries, and the fullback, Brian, added 90
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Speaker 1: more in addition to his touchdown reception. Eli King had
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Speaker 1: 57 yards on the ground and over 50 yards in catches.
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Speaker 1: Smith was quick to credit his quarterback, Rusin, for his
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Speaker 1: best passing game of the season. But the Washington County
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Speaker 1: coach also says his team needs to improve its discipline
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Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage. We are still having too
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Speaker 1: many penalties. We're still getting these holding calls, and we
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Speaker 1: had two pass interference calls on the offense. We also
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Speaker 1: had more of those pre-snap penalties, and those are the
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Speaker 1: ones that drive me crazy the most, Smith said. The
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Speaker 1: 1-3 commanders have the unenviable task of derailing penalties the
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Speaker 1: Danville offense this Friday night in Springfield. Just a year ago,
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Speaker 1: Washington County had the Admirals on the ropes before the
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Speaker 1: favorite team pulled out the victory in the fourth quarter.
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Speaker 1: The Admirals have scored more than 48 points in each
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Speaker 1: of their games and a 4-0 start to their 2026 season.
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Speaker 1: Halfback Javion Mew has already rushed for 637 yards and
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Speaker 1: scored 13 touchdowns this season, while quarterback Dylan Krueger has
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Speaker 1: thrown for almost 1,000 yards, and has not had an interception.
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Speaker 1: Game time is scheduled for 7.30 p.m. Several other articles
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Speaker 1: in the sports section include WCHS Athletic Department Seeks Students
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Speaker 1: for Open Position. The Washington County High School Athletic Department
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Speaker 1: is currently looking for a motivated student leader to run
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Speaker 1: advertisement jumbo screens during the 2026-27 Boys and Girls Basketball Seasons.
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Speaker 1: The 26-27 Boys and Girls Basketball seasons will tip off
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Speaker 1: in the fall. Both the Commanders and the Commanderettes will
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Speaker 1: be back on the court competing in an upcoming season.
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Speaker 1: Anyone who knows a student that is interested in the
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Speaker 1: open position is asked to email CoachDarrenMorris at darren.morris at washington.kyschools.us
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Speaker 1: WCHS seeks a PA announcer for the upcoming 2026 and
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Speaker 1: 2027 basketball seasons also. The Washington County High School Athletic
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Speaker 1: Department is seeking a public address announcer for the 2026-2027
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Speaker 1: boys' and girls' basketball seasons. The pay will be $ 25
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Speaker 1: per game day, game night. Both the commanders and the
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Speaker 1: commanderettes are poised to open preseason practice in mid-October. Anyone
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Speaker 1: interested in being a PA announcer for WCHS in the
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Speaker 1: upcoming high school basketball seasons is asked to reach out
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Speaker 1: to the Washington County High School Athletics Facebook page. This
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Speaker 1: concludes excerpts from recent editions of The Springfield Sun. Your
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Speaker 1: reader today has been Linda Rice. On behalf of everyone
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Speaker 1: here at Radio Eye, thank you for listening, keep on listening,
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