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Billie Blair Pratt Tribune A new twist to an annual tradition that came to a halt last year because of COVID-19, is back in Pratt.  The Pratt Faith Partnership (PFP), formerly the Ministerial Alliance, has planned community luncheons during the month of May to compensate for Lenten Luncheons that were cancelled in 2020 and before Easter in 2021.  The Christian Church is in the season of Eastertide now and according to the Rev. Karen Lemon, All Saints Episcopal Church, “Easter is a more joyful time and people are hungry for fellowship and ready to get back to normal.”  Lemon said she ha...

By Bob Wessel This is the final installment in a series of six articles on Christian churches founded in Lenawee County in the 19th century.  Methodism  The Methodist Episcopal churches, discussed in the first article in this series, gave rise to several later iterations of Methodism in the county — the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Protestant Church, the Free Methodist Church, and, in the 20th century, the United Methodist Church.  August 1858 witnessed the organization of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Adrian in the home of Henry Russell. The con...

Lynne Champlin and the Harley Davidson sidecar.  Submitted photo Years ago I wrote a column called “Flying the Chair.” It was about our new motorcycle sidecar, which we had just acquired. As my husband quickly discovered, driving a motorcycle with a sidecar is different than riding a bike on two wheels. The sidecar factory back in Iowa told him he had to get comfortable “flying the chair,” which meant lifting the sidecar wheel off the ground on right hand turns. Philip tried and tried but never got comfortable doing that. So we finally “bit the bulletâ...

Spring Arbor University Launches New Online MSN-NP in Psychiatric-Mental Health and Pediatric Primary Care Share Article Two in-demand MSN concentrations, now available through the university, prepare RNs to lead as nurse practitioners and meet the growing need for mental health care services or primary pediatric care. "The addition of these new MSN concentrations serves the nursing industry at a critical time, providing options for nursing students to further their careers and provide compassionate patient care to communities across the country." SPRING ARBOR,...

NEW PHILADELPHIA Most of the cases Judge Linda A. Kate handled during her 24 years of presiding over Tuscarawas County Probate and Juvenile Court were conducted outside of public view. For this reason, she has been part of a small circle of individuals to know what happens after children and parents falter. Mothers and fathers may lose custody, permanently, of children they neglect. Children and teens may come to court after being charged with shoplifting, drug possession and burglary.  Kate's term in office will end Feb. 8, a day after her 62nd birthday. She will be replaced by her...