Posted: May 18, 2020 / 05:59 PM EDT / Updated: May 18, 2020 / 07:27 PM EDT

A church in Girard is being rebuilt, however construction has been halted for almost two months now due to the pandemic.

Construction on the new First Presbyterian Church of Girard was allowed to start up again back on May 1st.

Since the beginning of the month, a lot has gotten done. The pastor said that construction was supposed to be complete sometime in December.

After a two month break, the project may not be finished until next spring.

The pastor said that the new church is one level making it handicap accessible.

The pastor added that he wants the new church to serve as a community meeting space, especially after reaching a larger audience since the pandemic started.

Were hoping also with the new online exposure weve had with being a virtual church this last month and a half that more people have been checking out the church. We hope that some of those folks come and visit, said Nicola Vitiello, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Girard.

The pastor added that the church is thankful to those who have supported the project and they are hoping to have a fundraiser at St. Johns Parish Center at the end of August.

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The project will affect traffic on Route 272 between Herrville Road and Mt. Airy Road in Providence and Pequea townships

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that work will begin next week on a 5.7-mile intersection improvement project on Route 272 between Herrville Road and Mt. Airy Road in Providence and Pequea Townships in Lancaster County.

Starting Tuesday, traffic will be switched from the right lane to the left lane on Route 272 in both the northbound and southbound directions between Miller Road and Shiprock Road, PennDOT said.

In addition, crossovers will be closed at Pennsy Road and Bylerland Church Road, PennDOT said. Drivers traveling east on these roads who wish to go north on Route 272 will have to first take Route 272 South to a turnaround near Mt. Airy Road, PennDOT said.

Motorists traveling west who wish to travel south will take Route 272 north to the existing jug handle just north of Brooks Avenue, according to PennDOT.

The $5,056,901 contract was awarded to JD Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, Chester County, according to PennDOT.

Work includes reconstruction of the existing 20-foot median, with mountable barrier constructed at the Byerland Church Road and Pennsy Road intersections with Route 272 to prevent crossover and U-turns from these side roads onto Route 272, as well as milling, paving, signing and other miscellaneous construction.

Work under this construction contract is scheduled to be completed next year, according to PennDOT.

The project will result in narrower lanes and wider shoulders at select locations to calm traffic and accommodate carriages, and loons at the turnarounds at Byerland Church Road to provide a wider turning radius, PennDOT said.

Route 272 northbound will be reduced to a single lane with wider shoulders at the tunnel just south of Pennsy Road to reduce speeds and accommodate carriages.

Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, and relevant training.

Motorists are reminded to be alert for construction operations, to obey work zone signs, and to slow down when approaching and traveling through work zones, not only for their safety, but for the safety of the road crews.

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borkenaMay 23, 2020

Ethiopia has experienced a terrible violence and chance that manifested itself under the cover of region. Mosques have been burned. Churches have been burnt. It has happened in north Ethiopia. It has happened in the South and South East.

The chaos was the works of politics and had nothing to do with religious in the context of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia is known for religious tolerance. Not only that the first Hejira was to the Ethiopian kingdom. Ethiopia has maintained the values of religious tolerance for most part of its history although there were some exceptions.

The good news is that religious tolerance (if it is not understatement) is well and alive in Ethiopia.

Aba Akilelemariam is a priest of Ethiopian Church ( Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church.) He has been toiling to help build a mosque. On the occasion of Eid al Fitr, he shared why he did so. (The interview is in Amharic)

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THIS month marks the 50th birthday of the Church of the Ascension.

Over the past half a century, the site on Warren Lane in Woolston has become a focal point for the community.

And to celebrate the anniversary, we have taken a look back at its history.

The cutting of the first sod in preparation for building work to commence was made on May 19 1968, with the daughter of Edward Gorton a businessman and philanthropist who donated the plot of land for the construction of a church in 1917 doing the honours.

On September 15 that year, Reverend James Oliver Colling laid the foundation stone during a service.

Fast forward nearly two years to May 7 1970, and the Church of the Ascension was finally complete.

The Rt Reverend Stuart Blanch, Bishop of Liverpool, opened the building to coincide with Ascension Day and a series of events were held to celebrate the occasion over the following weeks.

This Consecration Festival included a performance for the Liverpool Concertante and Southport Bach Society, a first communion and baptism, evensong with the Archdeacon of Warrington, an organ recital, a choral concert by pupils at Woolston County Primary School and a gig by folk band the Spinners.

Liverpool Concertante and Southport Bach Society perform at the church, conducted by David Bowman on May 9 1970

The first baptisms and holy communions

Woolston County Primary School performa choral concert, conducted by headmaster T Lloyd Morgan,on May 12 1970

The Spinners at the Church of the Ascension

A series of events had been planned to commemorate the 50th, but these will now take place later in the year.

An outdoor exhibition of its history is currently being held in the meantime.

The church has also received a grant from the National Lotterys heritage fund in order to carry out repairs.

A spokesman said: "As lucky as we have been to receive this grant, we still have a large amount of money to raise in order to achieve our goals and ensure that the Church of Ascension will be around in another 50 years and more."

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New Jersey will allow nonessential construction projects and curbside pickup at retail stores next week as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations trend downward, the governor announced Wednesday. Drive-up religious services can begin immediately.

Retailers can sell goods for pick starting at 6 a.m. Monday under a new executive order Gov. Phil Murphy intends to sign Wednesday. Customers won't be allowed inside the stores, but can make orders online or over the phone. Nonessential retail has been shuttered since March.

This is a step in a positive direction for all those retailers who were deemed to be nonessential," Murphy said. "I think its a responsible one. We just dont want people congregating. I just dont know how else to say it.

Construction can resume Monday morning at sites across the state as long as strict social distancing procedures are followed. Foremen must stagger work hours and breaks, ensure proper sanitation and clearly post safety protocols.

Drive-in and drive-thru events like drive-in movies and religious services are permitted so long as all participants remain in their cars, Murphy said, clarifying his March stay-at-home executive order. If the cars are less than 6-feet apart, all windows must remain closed.

Drive-by and drive-in graduation celebrations are allowed so long as people stay in their cars, Murphy said.

As of Wednesday, New Jersey had reported the second most COVID-19 cases of any state with more than 142,000 confirmed cases (about 1,000 new cases reported since Tuesday) and at least 9,702 coronavirus-related deaths (about 200 news cases reported).

While the totals are stark, the daily counts have been on a downward trend. Since the peak of the outbreak, hospitalizations, patients in the ICU, positive cases and deaths are all down, Murphy noted. The total number of COVID-19 patients on ventilators has remained under 1,000 now for four days.

Murphy said the state's coronavirus trends are headed in the right direction, but the state isn't in the clear yet. The loosening of the shutdown is possible because social distancing has been effective and the state has increased testing.

"We are not out of the woods yet," Murphy said. "When compared to other states, we see that New Jersey still bears a significant burden from COVID-19 So, keeping up with social distancing is essential as we move forward."

Tom Bracken, the head of the state Chamber of Commerce said it's too early to know whether the governor's timing was right. He called the reopening of some business a step in the right direction.

Hes the CEO of New Jersey, and he has made a decision on what will drive openings based on the data. I think anybody could disagree or agree with what hes done," Bracken said. I think the real test of that will be how quickly we get up and running, how quickly the plan thats being worked on now will be implemented and how quickly we can get back to some sense of normal."

Murphy called the reopenings and restarts part of what he dubbed the "Road Back" from coronavirus shutdowns. On Tuesday, he took a step on that road by laying out an aggressive testing and contact tracing plan that will help the state use data in its actions.

Since Tuesday, thousands of people had signed up to be contact tracers, state officials said.

Decisions on beaches reopening, elective surgeries returning and the July 7 primary possibly becoming mail-only are likely to come this week as well, Murphy said.

"Over the coming days and weeks, we'll be able to take more steps," Murphy said. "Were moving slowly and deliberately because any misstep risks further outbreaks. When public health tells us it is safe to remove a restriction, well remove it. Not a moment before. Not a moment after."

New Jersey now has nearly 20 reported patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome, a mysterious condition that affects children and is believed to be related to COVID-19.

Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli on Thursday dropped the total number of probable cases from 18 to 17. Those affected are between two and 18 years old and live mostly in the northern and central regions of the state. Four have tested positive for COVID-19, Persichilli said, though it wasnt clear how many of the 17 have been tested. She said there has been no definitive link so far.

The syndrome affects blood vessels and organs and has symptoms similar to Kawasaki syndrome and toxic shock, and is marked by persistent fever, rash, abdominal pain and vomiting. Experts say it can appear weeks after a child has recovered from COVID-19, often without being diagnosed.

The need to get retailers back in business is made evident by the revenue shortfall in New Jersey.

State revenue collections in April were down 60% compared with April 2019. Total tax collections were $2.3 billion, down an unprecedented" $3.5 billion, the treasury said in a statement.

For the year, total collections are down about 8%. That's because before the COVID-19 outbreak, collections were running ahead of last year, the treasury said.

Murphy and lawmakers bumped the state budget deadline to Sept. 30, from June 30. Murphy hasn't detailed how he would close budget holes, but has repeatedly called for direct aide to the state from the federal government.

The state budget finances government and public pensions, but also doles out billions of dollars to local school districts, which helps take pressure of locally levied property taxes, along with dozens of other programs.

Murphy has been under increasing pressure, including from fellow Democrats in the Legislature, to restart businesses. But Murphy said it was the declining figures and not the bleeding state budget that led him to reopen some businesses.

"These numbers are a sobering reminder that the COVID-19 impact is not limited to the health of our people, but also to the health of our states finances."

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Currently, there are no churches in Milks Grove Township. But years ago, there were two churches in Section 26.

Where is section 26? Go three miles south of the Kankakee-lroquois County line on Park Road and then two miles east.

Along the south border of Section 26 or the 3100N Road, there is a school, a former Catholic church, and home. And on the west border of Section 26 or the 400E Road, there is a church and a residence on the west side of the road is the location of a former Lutheran Church.

What do we know about the Catholic Church?

ln 1890, Lemuel Milk donated 8 acres in Section 26 plus a $5000 donation for the construction of a church, dwelling and school. Currently, those 8 acres are enclosed in a fence and is a separate piece of property. (From the lroquois Co. Genealogy Society)

The church was called St. John's Catholic Church. It was served by a priest from Chebanse. ln 1895, it became a part of the Clifton parish and was used until October of 1950. (From Norma Meier)

The church was a mission of Assumption BVM Catholic Church in Ashkum. The church records were kept by an Ashkum priest and included in Ashkum church entries. It doesn't seem logical that the Milks Grove parish was a mission of Ashkum rather than Clifton, but I have transcribed all the Ashkum church records and know that to be so.

What do we know about the Lutheran Church?

The Chebanse Herald reported in May of 1899 that a petition to construct a church was circulated in the Milks Grove area for the German Lutherans. Thus in September of 1899, 5 acres were given to the church by Henry Siedentop, the grandfather of Art Schultz, located 8 miles west and three miles south of Chebanse for the construction of a house of worship for them. Prior to that, the German and Danish Lutherans had met as early as the 1880's in the town hall of Milks Grove.

According to reports and the records of confirmations, Rev. Seehausen served that congregation for the greater part of his ministry at Zion Lutheran Church, Chebanse. Services were held on Sunday afternoons. When the weather was bad, Pastor Seehausen would make the trip on Saturday afternoon with horse and buggy, stay with the Henry Siemring family who lived about 7 miles west of Chebanse and then return later Sunday or early Monday morning. And so God's Holy Word and the Sacraments were brought to the people west of Chebanse by Pastor Seehausen.

Confirmation certificates of relatives of Art Schultz of Zion, Chebanse, indicate Pastor Seehausen was serving the Milks Grove Lutheran Church as late as 1917.

Since in 1909, Trinity Lutheran Church, Herscher, was founded as a daughter congregation of Zion Lutheran Church, Bonfield, some of the members of Milks Grove Lutheran Church transferred to Trinity and others eventually to Zion Lutheran Church, Chebanse. One article in an early Chebanse Herald indicated that the Milks Grove Lutheran Church was named "Zion". (From Zions Outreach Mission)

Per Norma Meier: There was a cemetery and most were reinterred at the Evergreen Cemetery in Chebanse although a few remained. Can they still be seen?

There was also a Lutheran parsonage which was moved a few miles south.

It appears that the Catholic Church had services from 1895 to 1950 and that the Lutheran Church was open from 1899 until 1917? A picture of the Zion Lutheran Church can be viewed at the Herscher Area Historical Society along with other historic pictures of Milks Grove Township. Please stop by and view this display.

lf you know anything further on these churches, please email Robert Voss at robertlvoss@aol.com.

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Drive through downtown Sandpoint on First Avenue and youll see signs of life returning as the phases of Gov. Brad Littles Idaho Rebounds coronavirus reopening plan proceed apace. Most of all, youll notice that you can drive through downtown Sandpoint on First Avenue at all.

Core streets have been in various stages of reconstruction and closure since September 2019, but as of Thursday, May 14 the wide-ranging project will be substantially complete, according to city officials.

The corner of First Avenue and Cedar Street in downtown Sandpoint. Photo by Ben Olson.

Final touches/clean up will continue through June 1, in alignment with the original contract timeframe, said Sandpoint Public Works Director Amanda Wilson.

First Avenue from Church to Cedar streets and Second Avenue opened for use on May 11, signalling the beginning of the end of Phase II of the citys project to improve downtown infrastructure, which began in 2017 with the two-way traffic reversion throughout downtown, followed by a complete revamp of Cedar Street from First to Fifth avenues in 2018.

What remains is for crews to deal with an unanticipated subterranean void at the eastern sidewalk on First Avenue and Church Street, which project managers said will be finished in time for the June 1 completion date.

The final touches include installing green ornamental pedestrian lights a grant-funded contract that is expected to take about a week and make way for the incorporation of flower baskets along First Avenue.

Among the features of the project are enhanced pedestrian crossings; seat walls at planters; almost 50 new street trees; 50 parking spaces, including those for standard and compact vehicles; five ADA parking spaces and four motorcycle parking zones; three loading zones; 16 bike racks and seven new benches; the ornamental lights still to be installed; and infrastructure intended to accommodate high-speed fiber internet connectivity throughout downtown.

For more information on Phase II and the larger downtown revitalization project go to sandpointstreets.com.

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Here's a look at the entrance to the new Tonganoxie USD 464 offices at West Haven Baptist Church. The office will be at the church, likely for the next two years, as construction continues at Tonganoxie High School.

The board office officially has moved to West Haven Baptist Church.

District offices will be at the church, likely for the next two years, as construction begins in the coming weeks on the Tonganoxie High School campus.

The current board office on the campus will be taken down as part of the renovations.

The church offered its space for free, but the board is looking to provide compensation in some manner.

We couldnt ask for a better situation, Feldkamp said.

The district office phone number, 913-416-1400, remains the same at the church, 1000 West St.

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