PEABODY Gazette-Bulletin

HEADLINES

Library receives $1,200-worth of new books
Peabody Township Library made a major addition to its reserves last week, unveiling $1,200 worth of books from the Pilcrow Foundation. The foundation is a push to further the reading materials of rural public libraries across the U.S. It matches library funds 2-to-1, providing up to $800.
Counseling service opens office in Marion
County residents ordered by the court to attend drug or alcohol counseling, and parents whose children are at risk of being — or have already been — taken into foster care often have to make such long drives to get to the counseling sessions they require that they are defeated by the travel time involved. That’s what the people who recently opened The Restoration Center are hoping to change. Joy Waldbauer and Carl Taylor, Restoration Center CEO, talked to county commissioners Monday about why they have opened an office in Marion.
City gets new leadership with board experience
Tom Spencer was sworn in as Peabody mayor Monday, following the official resignation of Larry Larsen, and unanimous approval by the city council. “I want to thank Larry for his service,” Spencer said. “I’m going to learn and do the best I can for the city, as I did as a councilman.”
Durham incident ends in two arrests
A phone call tipping off the sheriff’s office about the location of a man wanted on three warrants ended with two people being arrested at a Durham residence Monday. Undersheriff David Hartley said deputies evacuated the residents of the house before they arrested Ryan A. Hardy, 19, Hillsboro, without incident.

OTHER NEWS

Staying physically fit with yoga
As 9 a.m. Saturday rolls around, club members file into Marion’s Diamond H Fitness for a relatively new experience — weekend yoga. For instructor Shannon Hoffer, it’s a return to her roots.
Nutritionist at fitness center
Diamond H Fitness in Marion is holding a meet and greet with nutritionist Clara Ens 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. One-on-one consultations with Ens cost $20, and there will be door prizes. Diamond H Fitness can be contacted at (620)381-3596.

DEATHS

Donald Fruechting
Memorial services for Donald L. Fruechting, 87, who died Friday at Newton Medical Center, were 11 a.m. Jan. 29 at Aulne United Methodist Church. Memorials to Volunteers in Mission or Aulne Outreach Ministries.
Rosie Plenert
Services for retired music teacher Rosella Mildred Nickel Plenert, 89, who died Thursday at Grandwood Assisted Living in Grove, Oklahoma, are scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Eastmoor United Methodist Church in Marion. Burial in Marion Cemetery will follow.
Jennie Webster
Jennie Sue Webster, 64, died Thursday at Newton Medical Center in Newton. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Zeiner Funeral Home in Marion.
IN MEMORIAM:
Wanda Daniel
IN MEMORIAM:
Vivian Mueller
IN MEMORIAM:
Jay Pontious

DOCKET

HEALTH

Husband benefits from wife's new diet
Weight-loss is a common focus at the home of Steve and Angie Seifert of Lost Springs. Steve is 57 and Angie is 55, and both have changed their diet since Angie underwent stomach reduction in May 2017.
Prenatal care will be available in Marion
Physician Carl Turner of McPherson Hospital, a family medical doctor with training in obstetrics, will be at St. Luke Medical Clinic in Marion the first Friday of each month to provide prenatal care. His first day will be Friday. Turner is in his fifth year caring for pregnant women and delivering babies.
Nutritionist at fitness center
Diamond H Fitness in Marion is holding a meet and greet with nutritionist Clara Ens 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. One-on-one consultations with Ens cost $20, and there will be door prizes. Diamond H Fitness can be contacted at (620)381-3596.

OPINION

When reason takes a furlough
Forget, for a moment, whether our country is or isn’t being flooded by illegal immigrants. What’s flooded our headlines in recent weeks is how 800,000 federal workers were furloughed for 35 days. Count the number of times the word “dire” was used to describe the situation. But like so many stories, there’s another side that seldom is heard.
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Calendar of events
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Not retiring
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Be safe, not sorry!, A different view

PEOPLE

Peabody senior center menu

SCHOOL AND SPORTS

Teams fall short of victories at Centre
The Peabody-Burns boys’ basketball team got off to positive start in Friday’s game against Centre, but lost 58-26. The girls lost 43-15. Boys
Free screenings for children planned
Children through age 5 will be screened for physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 12 in Peabody. The free screenings also will check vision, hearing, and motor, speech, and language development.
College degrees and honor
Honor Roll Area Schools
Ukrainian family to speak at Tabor
A visiting professor at Tabor College, Michael Cherenkov, and his family will give a Lifelong Learning presentation at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 8 in the Heritage Lobby in Shari Flaming Center for the Arts. The Cherenkovs are a missionary family from Ukraine. They are in the United States for a two-year special work-study program.
Peabody-Burns school menu

PEABODY Gazette-Bulletin

Peabody Township Library made a major addition to its reserves last week, unveiling $1,200 worth of books from the Pilcrow Foundation. The foundation is a push to further the reading materials of rural public libraries across the U.S. It matches library funds 2-to-1, providing up to $800.

Tom Spencer was sworn in as Peabody mayor Monday, following the official resignation of Larry Larsen, and unanimous approval by the city council. “I want to thank Larry for his service,” Spencer said. “I’m going to learn and do the best I can for the city, as I did as a councilman.”

As 9 a.m. Saturday rolls around, club members file into Marion’s Diamond H Fitness for a relatively new experience — weekend yoga. For instructor Shannon Hoffer, it’s a return to her roots.

Diamond H Fitness in Marion is holding a meet and greet with nutritionist Clara Ens 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. One-on-one consultations with Ens cost $20, and there will be door prizes. Diamond H Fitness can be contacted at (620)381-3596.

Memorial services for Donald L. Fruechting, 87, who died Friday at Newton Medical Center, were 11 a.m. Jan. 29 at Aulne United Methodist Church. Memorials to Volunteers in Mission or Aulne Outreach Ministries.

Services for retired music teacher Rosella Mildred Nickel Plenert, 89, who died Thursday at Grandwood Assisted Living in Grove, Oklahoma, are scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Eastmoor United Methodist Church in Marion. Burial in Marion Cemetery will follow.

Jennie Sue Webster, 64, died Thursday at Newton Medical Center in Newton. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Zeiner Funeral Home in Marion.

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Weight-loss is a common focus at the home of Steve and Angie Seifert of Lost Springs. Steve is 57 and Angie is 55, and both have changed their diet since Angie underwent stomach reduction in May 2017.

Diamond H Fitness in Marion is holding a meet and greet with nutritionist Clara Ens 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. One-on-one consultations with Ens cost $20, and there will be door prizes. Diamond H Fitness can be contacted at (620)381-3596.

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The Peabody-Burns boys’ basketball team got off to positive start in Friday’s game against Centre, but lost 58-26. The girls lost 43-15. Boys

Children through age 5 will be screened for physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 12 in Peabody. The free screenings also will check vision, hearing, and motor, speech, and language development.