There was a Christmas play Sunday, December 20, during church services at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Engadine. This year’s story was of three trees and how they became important after the woodcutter, played by Blake Doke, chopped down the trees and made them into a cross, a manger, and a ship. People in the play were Brooke Livermore, Nicholas Price, Blake Doke, David and Suzie Tryon, Hank Whalen, and Myrv and Deanna Dake. Brooke Price read scripture before the play and sang. There was a large turnout for the program.

Please keep Jack Salter of Gould City in your prayers as he is in the hospital. His daughter, Jackie, will be here this weekend to spend the holiday with her parents, family, and friends.

There will be a H1N1 (swine flu) shot clinic Tuesday, December 29, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Gibson Family Health Center Clinic in Newberry.

Happy birthday to my brother, Russell Rushford, Jane Oven, Matt Freed, and Charlie Fosdick III December 24, Ashley Lowery December 25, Donald Ault and Jolene Mantei Wilson December 27, Leah Grib bell and Angie Mc - Arthur De cember 28, Tim Mast, Sr, Richard Oza nich, Dawn Ionetz, and Amy Zdebski De cember 29, and Dani Rut ledge and James Ever hart De - cember 31.

Happy an - niversary to David and Linda Livermore December 28, Richard and Cheryl Ozanich December 29, and Mike and Lisa Butkovich December 31.

Until next time, Merry Christmas, and take care.