Columbus News-Report Page 3Monday, January 29, 2018

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By Lorna Stover

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The book Wonder, written by R.J.Palacio, is now a major motion pic-ture.

Julia Roberts, Jacob Temblay and Owen Wilson star in the film. In Decem-ber, Carl Junction, Derby and other schools bussed their fifth graders to see the production at the mov-ie theater. I wish all fifth grade students could have had the same experience.

Palacio writes that Auggie Pullman will en-ter fifth grade at Beecher Prep when school starts in the fall. He has been home schooled. Auggie isnt quite a normal kid--he was born with facial differ-ences. Will the young boy convince his classmates that he is just like them, well, almost like them?

The book is an emo-tional affirmation of the

The Columbus Cham-ber of Commerce, has an-nounced that they will again be doing the Miss Columbus program for 2018.

The board of directors did not want to see the pro-gram go by the wayside, as it has been a great oppor-tunity for young women of our community to partici-pate. They not only learn about their community, do community service, they also learn how to handle themselves and represent Columbus at many func-tions.

A committee has been formed and they have started work on the 2018 program. High School age girls, being 16 years of age this year in USD 493 dis-trict may apply. Applica-tions have been left at the Columbus High School of-fice, and the committee has met with the young ladies at the high school, if they were unable to attend the meeting they can be picked up at the school office.

Walden is January Lion of the Month

January Lion of the Month Kinley Walden re-ceived her certificate from President Thomas Niegisch.

importance of teaching children to cope with dif-ferences in others. The movie version will soon be available on DVD in mid-February if you missed seeing it at the theater.

Jennifer Ryans debut novel The Chilbury La-dies Choir is a look at how the small village of Chilbury coped when Eng-land entered World War II.

As the story begins, the church congregation has been told by their op-pressive Vicar to disband their choir. He reasons that the men have gone off to war and cannot be there to sing. Choir must cease.

Instead of listening to the leader, the women band together, form their own choir and lift up their voices and the community as the fighting progresses.

Told in the form of let-ters and journal entries, the reader will meet notable town residents such as a manipulative midwife who plots to out-run her sleazy past; a young Jewish refu-gee who is hiding family

secrets; an apprehensive widow who worries about her son at the Front; and others who add to the story line.

The novel informs and entertains. Enlight-ened by stories told by the authors grandmother and journals kept by members of an organization known as Mass Observation, Ryan has created a believ-able tale that reveals how women came together to form a solid Home Front during wartime. Enjoy!

Years ago when P&Ms Coal Mine 19 closed, our close friends moved to Gallup, New Mexico to make their liv-ing. Eventually, they be-came fans of author Tony Hillermans character Joe Leaphorn. The mysteries are set on the Navajo res-ervation where coal is also mined.

Our friends gifted my husband with a Tony Hill-erman book. Since then we have read or listened to many of the authors sto-ries. The Blessing Way

is the first one; it dates back to 1970.

Sadly, the authors time here on Earth ended in 2008; he was 83 years old.

After a few years, his daughter Anne began writ-ing about the same area.

We took a chance on her books, and frankly, I cant tell the difference between the two authors stories.

Anne continues with Sgt. Joe Leaphorn, who is retired and acts now as a consultant, and officers Jim Chee and his bride Berna-dette Manuelito who patrol the Navajo reservation and work with other law en-forcement agencies as the need arises.

Anne Hillerman has written three books: Spi-der Womans Daughter; Rock With Wings and the latest one, Song of the Lion. I just finished read-ing it, and that caused me to want to travel to the Grand Canyon once again--but not when its foggy! Did you know there are lions in the canyon? Happy page turning.

Applications must be turned in by February 9 to the school or to the Cham-ber office. In order to do the program, there must be at least seven girls signed up.

Following the due date application process, the committee will meet with both the girl and parents, to go over planned activities for the program (so parents will know what to expect and ask questions).

Scholarship funds will be one of the gifts the Miss Columbus 2019 will re-ceive. The Miss Columbus pageant will be September 29, 2018.

Inquiries can be made through the Chamber of-fice at this time. The com-mittee is planning on doing a Tasting Bee and 2018 Cookbook, if the program moves forward (this all depends on if enough girls participate). If you would be interested in working with this program, contact the Columbus Chamber of Commerce office.

Not only is Kinley Walden a Kansas Honor Scholar and member of the Columbus Unified High School Lady Titan softball team, she has been selected as the Lion of the Month for January 2018.

In her softball career, she has been named to the All CNC second team and was a CNC League honor-able mention.

Walden is also a mem-ber of Business and Profes-

sional Leaders of America and the Titan Band and Jazz Band. She is in Chem Club, Student Council LEO Club, Spanish Club and Stem Club. She par-ticipates in Math Team, is a class officer and is involved in video production.

Walden is the daughter of Doug and Anita Walden. She is the granddaughter of Marcia and Jim Beggs and David and Cheri Walden and the late Linda Zook-Nelson.

Wonder teaches children about differences

Applications for Miss Columbus sought

January 29Wendy Ash

James NorrisGary PhillipsJacob Reed

Nancy RenfroDarla RossGary Yurk

January 30Eric Carter

Lee HandshyTom Vanatta

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(620) 429-2134

Rocky Mosler and his crew consisting of Wayne Gray, Ted Correll, Derek Smith and Michael Boy-ett were working on the rock facing. Mosler, owner of Cleland Masonary donated the rock and labor for the wall.

The rock wall feature has been completed and the two remaining elements to the Veterans Me-morial will be the black marble Memorial and the paver stones with names of the Veterans in the front of the wall.