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A Glimpse Of First Congregational Church ~ First 160 Years
First Congregational Church United Church of Christ, 400 W Main St., celebrates its 160th anniversary this weekend. Pastor Christy Alexander has extended an invitation to friends, church family and town guests to attend the celebration 2-4 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday, September 16 and 17. A root beer float reception will be held 2-4 p.m., Sunday. Historic building tours will be conducted on both days.
Diamond Valley High School Holds Last Reunion
The Diamond Valley High School in Burdick held its final alumni reunion on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, at the Hebron Lutheran Church northwest of Burdick. The first class to graduate from the school was in 1923, one hundred years ago this year. The high school closed 34 years later with the Class of 1957 when Burdick consolidated with schools in the area to form Centre High School.
MCHA Blood Drive October 2, at CGCC
The Morris County Hospital Auxiliary Blood Drive will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, October 2, at the Council Grove Christian Church, 106 E. Main Street. As always, appointments are preferred, but walk ins are welcome.
Kaw Mission Council
The September Kaw Mission Council will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, September 17, at The Carnegie, located at 303 West Main Street in Council Grove. The Program will be “Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas” The program will be presented by Isaias McCaffery. McCaffery earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Kansas in 1999. He is professor of history at Independence Community College and adjunct professor of history for Southern New Hampshire University. His current research interests include racial/ethnic communities on the Central Plains, including the Osage Nation, Low German-speaking immigrants, Greek Americans, and (See Kaw Mission Council, Page 4) African Americans. His most recent article in Kansas History is entitled “Before the Powwow: Native American Dance as Spectacle in Early Kansas, 1855 - 1910.” Mc-Caffery is a longtime member of the Humanities Kansas Speakers Bureau and a board member of the Independence Historical Museum and Art Center As conflicts between states increased during the Civil War, both the Union and the Confederacy tried to use the Osage to achieve their own aims. Initially divided over how their people should respond in the face of escalating struggles, the Osage eventually emerged as important allies of the Union forces, thwarting an 1863 Confederate expedition tasked with reviving Southern resistance in Colorado and New Mexico territories. This presentation explores the Osage contributions to the Union cause in Kansas during the Civil War.