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National Guard delivers Dalton Baptist food pantry order
Larry Huff prepares to help the National Guard unload boxes of food at Dalton Baptist Church earlier this month. (Photo provided) Earlier this month, Dalton Baptist Church was blessed to have its food pantry order from the Akron/Canton Food Bank delivered by the Ohio National Guard, according to information provided by the church. With…
Read MoreCHURCH NEWS Forney to preach at Dalton Baptist
Dr. Gary Forney will preach May 24 at Dalton Baptist Church. (Photo provided.) DGKN staff report DALTON Dr. Gary Forney, executive director of All Points Baptist Mission, will be challenging Dalton Baptist Church, 400 Lincolnview Drive, for missions on May 24, during both the 10 and 11 a.m. services, according to a news release. Anyone is welcome…
Read MoreCHURCH NEWS: Mission Emphasis begins May 17 at Dalton Baptist
DALTON Missionary Jerry Lantz will show a video of the work he and his wife, Atalias, are doing for the Lord in Brazil during the 10 a.m. Sunday school hour on May 17, at Dalton Baptist Church, 400 Lincolnview Drive. They will also answer questions about the work or the country of Brazil that the…
Read MoreCogar, Wanda Ellen “Cookie”
SURFSIDE BEACH, SC — Wanda Ellen “Cookie” Cogar, age 86, of Surfside Beach, SC, formerly of Orrville, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at her home in Surfside Beach, following a period of declining health. Wanda was born on January 17, 1934, in Cedarville, West Virginia, to the late Romeo and Rose (White) Reed and graduated…
Read MoreLiving Water Church has ‘virtual’ Daddy Daughter Dance
Graphic provided by Jason Boyer. DGKN staff report Living Water Church is hosting an online Daddy Daughter Dance. The dance is open to girls of all ages and their dads to dress up, enjoy dinner together, and meet in the living room for the church’s online dance, according to information provided. The virtual dance will be…
Read MoreOnline Holy Week and Easter services
(PHOTO BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography) * Calvary Assembly of God 10 a.m. Sunday through Facebook Live: “Calvary A/G” or facebook.com/OrrvilleAG. * Dalton Presbyterian Church’s Holy Week services are open to the public and live on the pastor’s Facebook page at facebook.com/sally.fusek: Maundy Thursday at 6 p.m. (have Communion elements prepared for Holy Communion); Good Friday at noon;…
Read MoreHow sweet it will be — Maple Syrup Festival postponed, but sweet fundraiser well worth the wait
For the past 23 years, Dave Ross has boiled sap into syrup in his sugar shack in Kidron for Sonnenberg Mennonite Church’s annual Maple Syrup Festival. Seventy-five gallons have been made so far this season. The church sells jars of syrup throughout the year. PHOTOS PROVIDED KIDRON Earlier this winter, Dave Ross wasn’t sure how well the maple…
Read MoreORRVILLE NEWS Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser
ORRVILLE The Salvation Army-Maiwurm Service Center in Orrville will be hosting a Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Orrville. Dinner includes spaghetti with homemade sauce and homemade meatballs, salad, fruit, bread and a large variety of delicious desserts. The “Just Passin’ Thru” band will be…
Read MoreMCC kicks off centennial year with Great Winter Warm-Up
Marita Strasbaugh, 7, and her mom Jenny Strasbaugh of Dalton work together on a quilt. Greta Conrad, 12, of Dayton drove three hours with her mom and older sister to take part. At least 122 quilts were made over the weekend during the great Winter Warmup at Salem Mennonite Church in Kidron. PHOTOS BY ROBERT McCUNE | DGKN…
Read MoreTruckload of food donated to Baptist Church pantry
PHOTO SUBMITTED Sara Martin with some of the boxes of food that Dalton Middle School collected and donated to the food pantry at Dalton Baptist Church. DGKN staff report DALTON More than a truckload of food was recently delivered to the food pantry at Dalton Baptist Church, 400 Lincolnview Drive in Dalton, by Sara Martin…
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