AUBURN — Hollywood has nothing on the East Auburn Baptist Church. It was dress rehearsal for the big Easter show known as “The Event” Wednesday night, and the halls of the church buzzed with bodies in constant motion. In a production that involves nearly 300 souls, not a base was left uncovered. “There’s tension, but […]
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Douglas Walrath: An Easter gift for Shirley Klein
My first true love was Shirley Klein; we were in second grade together at Roosevelt School in Elmhurst, Ill., in 1940. On a sunny, spring day I decided to declare my love for Shirley by purchasing a large, hollow chocolate Easter egg at the five-and-ten-cent store in downtown Elmhurst. The egg came decorated with a […]
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Easter sunrise on Voter Hill brings together eight congregations
Fred and Denise Brittain had no idea how much their home meant on Easter Sunday. They bought their Farmington home in 2006 and were not told about the community tradition that took place on their driveway one day each April for the past 30 years. “We had no idea,” Denise Brittain said. Fred Brittain was […]
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Pope Francis and huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Celebrating Easter Sunday, Christianity’s most joyous day, Pope Francis stood under sunny skies before a flock so numerous they overflowed the flower-bedecked St. Peter’s Square. Even before Mass began in late morning, more than 100,000 tourist, Romans and pilgrims, young and old, had turned out for the Mass. Many more streamed […]
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Relay For Life team hosting breakfast with Easter bunny
MEXICO — A local Relay For Life team will host its annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at the Town Hall, member Kim Chiasson said Monday afternoon. Chiasson said Team Friends and Family Forever has been around for about 15 years. “It started after a girlfriend of mine was […]