Earlier in January, 2026 Chuck McClary, a photographer produced a video on YouTube of Elmdale Christian Church. As he photographed the old church in different light and with different lenses, he narrated the history of the church, which he had researched. Below is a summary of his narrative.
Phil Taunton (left), advocate of the Great Outdoors and host of the What’s in Outdoors radio show on KVOE is pictured with Kenneth Keiser. Keiser was inducted in the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as a writer and photographer. Taunton was part of the Legends of Outdoors panel preaching the virtues of getting “Outside for a Better Inside” during the Kansas City, Missouri Boat and Fishing Show last weekend in Bartles Hall, KCMO. Taunton will also be a part of upcoming shows in Wichita at Century Two and at the Stormont Vail Event Center in Topeka. Free tickets to these shows are available at Adams Lumber and Homestore in Council Grove.
The holiday season is steeped in tradition. Many of those traditions are rooted in celebrants’ faith, but one of the last customs people embrace each year is largely secular.
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