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The Kaskaskia College Continuing/Community Education Department will offer an "Internet Genealogy" course at the Kaskaskia College Crisp Technology Center located at 2005 E. McCord St. in Centralia. The class will be held on Tuesday evenings beginning April 29 and ending May 20 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The registration number for this class is COED 5458 CR01E.
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Out next week, 'Grand Theft Auto V' is the biggest ever from the critically acclaimed — and oft-criticized — developer Rockstar Games.
NEW YORK — Get ready for theft on a massive scale as Grand Theft Auto V — the latest installment in the billion-dollar video game franchise — lands on Tuesday.
The highly anticipated GTA V stars onetime bank robber Michael de Santa, who is looking to get back into the game. He's joined by two other characters who sign on for ever-more complicated heists.
And come Tuesday, fans who've bought more than 125 million GTA games can take another walk on the wild side themselves, when the new game lands on Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3, rated for ages 17-up. (Price: $60).
The franchise, which skyrocketed after 2001's Grand Theft Auto III, has since been deemed the best-selling action-adventure video game series by Guinness World Records.
GTA V arrives just two months before two new consoles hit stores — the Sony PlayStation 4 on Nov. 15 and the Microsoft Xbox One, on Nov. 22.
In a way, the game can put its own unruly — and unparalleled — stamp on the outgoing generation of video game systems. "The sheer ambition of the game is rather staggering," says Geoff Keighley, host and executive producer of GameTrailers TV on Spike. "In many ways it's a game that is only possible to produce at the end of a console generation, as development has taken more than half a decade to complete."
Along with followers, the GTA franchise has its critics, which surfaced once they learned players could carjack vehicles in the games. Developer Rockstar Games was loudly denounced for letting players in GTA III — and subsequent games — do business with prostitutes and shoot them afterward.
"GTA has arguably been the most controversial franchise in video game history, pushing the envelope with game play, content and violence," says Digital World Research analyst P.J. McNealy.
The games tread the same turf as films such as Scarface and, in this case, Heat. Criticism aside, Rockstar is constantly hailed for the quality of its games. This new GTA V game is the biggest production ever from the studio.
Scottish newspaper The Scotsman estimated the game's development and marketing budget at $260 million or more — invading the turf of movie blockbusters like the Harry Potter and Spider-Man franchises. (Rockstar was founded in Scotland, and one of its primary studios, Rockstar North, is in Edinburgh. The studio had no comment on the reported budget.)
The game literally covers more virtual ground than any previous game — it's larger than GTA IV, GTA: San Andreas and 2010's Western adventure Red Dead Redemption combined. There's a virtual Los Santos (the studio's fictional stand-in for L.A.) and miles of surrounding countryside. "It's big enough to get lost in," says the game's art director, Aaron Garbut, "but it never feels so big that it ever feels pointless or empty."
To encourage the exploration of the game's entirety, the designers for the first time let players control three different characters. Michael de Santa is joined by Franklin Clinton and Trevor Phillips. "It allows us to weave multiple stories together in an extremely compelling way that flows naturally to the player, and it gives the player more freedom in a game already synonymous with freedom," Garbut says.
Unabashedly brutal "Grand Theft Auto V" hits the streets in a sequel that promises to enthrall fans of the blockbuster videogame franchise. Newslook
An exclusive three-hour test drive at Rockstar's New York offices last week involved piloting a plane and helicopter, driving multiple vehicles, including a motorcycle — and the execution of a Mission Impossible-style skyscraper smash and grab.
Playing as Trevor, who's a veteran military pilot, a helicopter must be guided into position hovering over the building. Then, players take control of Michael, who must jump out of the chopper, rappel down the side of glass-windowed building and crash inside to rescue a suspect being interrogated by federal agents.
That's apparently just a taste. The latest trailer for the game also shows Trevor in a James Cameron-style submergible.
Players can entertain themselves with more pedestrian pursuits, too, should they want to veer off the plot for a while. You can play golf, do yoga and build a real estate empire. And for the first time, there's an online feature that lets players compete together and against each other.
No surprise, GTA V is expected to be a huge success. Publisher Take-Two Interactive has seen its stock price steadily rise this year, from $11 to more than $18 earlier this month. Retailer GameStop, which has seen brisk activity in pre-orders, will hold celebratory midnight sales events Monday in 3,900 stores. Best Buy will have midnight openings at 650 of its stores, too.
GTA V is "one of the most talked about games this year, and we're expecting it to be the best of the franchise," says Bob Puzon, senior vice president of merchandise for GameStop.
However, Rockstar may need to eventually release the game on those new video game systems to hit the 30 million sales mark that the most successful GTA games flirt with, says Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter. "If not, it probably won't sell as well," he says.
Still, GTA V's arrival on current generation game systems makes good business sense, McNealy says. There are "over 150 million Xbox 360s and PS3s out there," he says, compared with "likely under 2 million Xbox Ones and PS4s this holiday."
Whatever the system, the return of GTA is a seminal event for the industry, Keighley says. "There's something very special about (Grand Theft Auto) that no other game has been able to duplicate, although many have tried," he says.


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The apartment are situated in quiet surroundings with only a few minutes walk to the beach and the small city of Agios Prokopios where you will find restaurants, bars, car/scooter rental, money exchange, ATM, laundry and shopping.
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Thomas Drance
June 10 2013 09:59AM
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The news broke over the weekend that Edmonton Oilers General Manager Craig MacTavish was poised to fire Ralph Krueger and replace him with Marlies bench boss Dallas Eakins - the brighest, shiniest thing on the coaching market this June. Krueger was fired over Skype this past weekend and at some point later today Eakins will officially take over as the twelfth headcoach in the history of the Oilers as an NHL franchise, and the team's fourth coach in the past five years.
This was disappointing news for some Canucks fans, who understandably wanted the Canucks to bring in the highly-touted, high-cheekboned, young Marlies coach. Maybe they got their hopes up a bit too high when Dallas Eakins had a second interview with the Canucks late last week.
Ultimately while Mike Gillis hemmed, hawed and preferred to wait to interview the likes of John Stevens, his former minor league headcoach Craig MacTavish struck quickly, and almost impulsively, in choosing Dallas Eakins as "his guy."
We'll look at the Dallas Eakins hiring through the prism of Vancouver's own search for a new headcoach after the jump.
We'll know more about how this process unfolded later today when Eakins and MacTavish meet the press, but for now it certainly seems like the Oilers rather rapidly changed course following a series of "intense" meetings with Dallas Eakins this month.
MacTavish even gave now deposed bench boss Ralph Krueger something of a vote of confidence when he first took over the reigns as Oilers General Manager a couple of months back. Heck, the team originally interviewed Eakins for a position as an "associate coach," a job opening that was created at Ralph Krueger's specific request. CBC's Glenn Healy reported this weekend that the Oilers even offered that associate coaching job to recent Canucks assistant Rick Bowness, so we're left to wonder how things might have been different had Bowness inexplicably preferred northern Alberta to Florida. Certainly it's rare to see a club bring on an associate coach before they hire a new head guy...
There's nothing wrong with an impulsive decision making process necessarily, especially when it comes to identifying a strong candidate for a top job in your organization and promptly doing everything necessary to secure that candidate's services. Dallas Eakins has always struck me as intelligent and impressive, and he seems like a uniquely good fit for a young, talented and too often rudderless Oilers organization.
But there's a stark contrast between the way MacTavish changed course, and didn't hesitate firing Ralph Krueger and hiring Dallas Eakins, and the way that Vancouver's own coaching change has unfolded. Put it this way, in making the decision to fire his head coach and also replace him, MacTavish has accomplished a full coaching change in a single weekend. Mike Gillis meanwhile is on week six of his coaching change, and as of yet has only accomplished half of it - the firing of Vigneault, and not the naming of his replacement.
There's more to this than just divergent decision making processes. MacTavish obviously identified Dallas Eakins as "his guy," a teacher and player development ace who was a perfect fit for a young, supposedly up-and-coming team. For the Canucks, meanwhile, there were reportedly lingering concerns about Eakins's lack of NHL experience. So it made good sense for the Oilers to pounce on Eakins and it's equally reasonable for the Canucks to prefer to wait on the likes of John Stevens or a pipe-dream candidate like Tippett or Bylsma.
Still, we're left to wonder if perhaps the Canucks are dealing with a hint of organizational analysis paralysis. This is a club, after all, who will head into the NHL draft later this month with any leverage in a potential Roberto Luongo trade destroyed by their having waited nearly fifteen months(*) to consumate a deal.
(*) Practically this is an unfair charge since the team was forbidden from completing any player transactions for five months during the 2012-13 NHL lockout. But still.
Making this examination more interesting, you might recall that Craig MacTavish - the former Canucks employee who beat the club to the punch on hiring Dallas Eakins - explicitly critiqued Mike Gillis's progressive approach as going too far so as to be "counter-productive" earlier this year. Previously MacTavish has critiqued Mike Gillis's occassionally "counter-productive" receptiveness to "new age" ideas, and this past weekend he may have taken advantage of that to land Dallas Eakins.
It's clear that the Oilers are happy with the man they hired. Meanwhile the Canucks have good options remaining on the table and it's very possible that coaches like Stevens, or Tippett and Bylsma - should either become available, will prove to have been well worth waiting for.
Time will tell if the Oilers were too hasty, or if the Canucks were too dithering, in their respective pursuits of Dallas Eakins. Going forward, however, I think Canucks management needs to seriously consider whether their preternaturally patient approach to pretty much everything is borne of prudence, or of indecision.
I'm an Oilers fan. Taking the time to assess the situation from all angles before acting is very important. Steve Tambellini was a master of this so...
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June 10 2013, 10:11AM
Thought Jeffler's comments over at Leafs Nation were also very instructive; (according to Friedman) Eakins seemed more eager to go to a younger squad like Edmonton's or Colorado's
@Patrick Johnston
Good point.
Too many people are operating on the assumption that the best coaching prospect is the best fit for the Canucks.
I think the team would benefit from a veteran coach, so it may be best to see who else is fired by year's end.
If Stevens really is management's first choice (aside from longshot options such as Bylsma or Tippett), I'm not really sure what else they could have done here.
For all we know, management was never going to hand the keys to a veteran franchise to a rookie coach. But it never hurts to interview people and get information on their background, thought process etc. It may be valuable information down the road...
Kudos to MacTavish, though. He may very well have acted quickly on Eakins after his second interview with Vancouver.
" I think Canucks management needs to seriously consider whether their preternaturally patient approach to pretty much everything is borne of prudence, or of indecision."
Couldn't have said it better.
"Mike Gillis meanwhile is on week six of his coaching change..."
Less generous folks would maybe say he's on year five of his coaching change :-)
I'd rather they measure 10 times and cut once than run off half cocked and end up going through a coaching change again in 1-3 years.
I see the Oilers management style continues under McTavish.
Lurch from one plan to the next, depending which way the wind blows that day.
June 10 2013, 01:50PM
I think the Oilers did very well in hiring Eakins. He's proven to be good with young players. So yes, if I were him I also would have opted for the Oilers rather than the Canucks.
We'll see what Gillis' approach brings us. Perhaps he lucks out with Bylsma.
I'd rather they measure 10 times and cut once than run off half cocked and end up going through a coaching change again in 1-3 years.
That's what Gillis has been doing with the Luongo situation.
I can't imagine it paying off for him at this point.
Based on all the information we have in front of us, we would have to say that Dallas Eakins is a better fit for the Oilers than the Canucks. He has proven to be a great development coach for young players although he lacks NHL experience (Oilers need to develop their highly talented youngsters). Six weeks is not a long time to look for a key person in any organization. There is nothing wrong with the Canucks search process.
"" I think Canucks management needs to seriously consider whether their preternaturally patient approach to pretty much everything is borne of prudence, or of indecision."
Couldn't have said it better."
Paralysis from over-analysis.
If Gillis finds the decision making process too slow he can always bring in Tambellini as a special consultant to bring things to a boil.


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Durban is South Africa's third-largest city and a multicultural center known for its Indian and Zulu populations. The hinterland is a stronghold of Zulu culture and rich in nature, and offers some interesting excursions. Visit a Zulu village, meet the people of the community and see a performance of dancing and drumming. At Eshowe, visit the Zululand Historical Museum (Fort Nongqayi) and other locales of interest. Alternatively, you may wish to tour the center of Durban, seeing its Golden Mile, harbor, city hall and an Indian spice market.
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a World Heritage site, protects remarkable habitats near the coast, including wetlands, savannah, forest, woodlands, beaches and reefs. The centerpiece is Lake St. Lucia, whereyou'll go out by boat in search of large groups of hippos, crocodiles, fish eagles, and much more. Among the park's habitats are forested dunes and papyrus marshes. You'll also look for black rhinos in the Eastern Shores Nature Reserve. Stay at a lodge at St. Lucia.
Drive to the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve, one of Africa's premier game parks. It's renowned for wildlife that includes the "big five" (rhinoceros, elephant, lion, leopard, and buffalo), along with giraffe, antelopes, cheetah, and outstanding birdlife. White rhinos can be seen here, and there's a chance of spotting black rhinos, too. Take a game viewing drive in an open four-wheel drive safari vehicle in this superb habitat. Return to National Geographic Orion in the late afternoon.
This afternoon, tour Maputo, Mozambique's capital, a city full of character and charm, known as Lourenço Marques during the colonial era. You'll visit the fortress of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (completed in 1787), the colorful Central Market, the fine Museum of Natural History, Iron House, and the Botanical Garden, as well as Maputo's historic railway station.
Spend these days in the Inhambane region of Mozambique, settled by the Portuguese as early as the 1530s. Conditions permitting, take local boats in search of whale sharks, bottlenose dolphins, manta rays, and turtles. Whale sharks, the world's largest fish, can reach a length of 40 feet and a weight of 20 tons. They do not pose a danger to humans, and if conditions permit the adventurous will be able to snorkel with the whale sharks of the area. You may also explore the historic colonial town of Inhambane. Enjoy a walk along the town's lanes, admire the architecture, and visit the Inhambane Maritime Museum.
Sail eastward across the Mozambique Channel toward Madagascar, with a chance to learn about some of the wildlife you'll be seeing in the coming days.
Dock in Toliara, Madagascar, and set off on the long drive to Isalo National Park. This spectacular habitat has striking sandstone cliffs, with unusual formations and great vistas. Visit the well-known "window rock" in the late afternoon. Because you'll spend the night at a lodge near the park, you'll have the afternoon and following morning to explore this beautiful and diverse region. Search for ring-tailed brown lemurs. Look for colorful birdlife. The plant life is unusual too, with endemic species including palms and aloes. Drive back to Toliara and rejoin your ship for the sail northward.
From Morondava, drive to the renowned "Avenue of the Baobabs"—a large stand of photogenic Adansonia grandidieri trees, and one of the classic sights of Madagascar. These beautiful, endemic trees can grow to 100 feet, and individual specimens may be hundreds of years old. You'll have plenty of chances to view and photograph them, and to see the people who make the region home.
Enjoy the day at sea relaxing and enjoying the seascapes from the ship's deck.
From Mahajanga, drive to Ankarafantsika National Park, a superb deciduous lowland forest. Enjoy a walk in the forest to look for lemurs including Coquerel's sifakas, along with horned and rhinoceros chameleons, frogs and the turtles which breed here. Birds include banded kestrel, rufous vanga, and Madagascar fish eagle. Ravelobe Lake has Nile crocodile and waterbirds. The flora is interesting as well, with a number of native medicinal plants. Return to your ship and sail to Mayotte.
Although located geographically within the Comoros Group, Mayotte is a territory of France. Your visit shows you French colonial architecture, colorful local cultures and a distinctive style of dress. You'll see the fragrant ylang-ylang tree, cultivated here, whose oil is prized by perfumers. You may choose an extended walk to look for birdlife, or else to go diving or snorkeling if conditions permit.
Your last day is a chance to reflect on all you've seen and done, to look at photographs your shipmates have taken, and to enjoy a farewell reception and dinner.
Disembark this morning and continue on the extension to northern Tanzania. Or tour Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's largest city and commercial capital, in the morning. It has a picturesque harbor and a mix of African, Muslim, and South Asian influences. Transfer to the airport in the afternoon for flights home, arriving the next day.
This itinerary is subject to change. ExpeditionTrips is not responsible for itinerary changes.
Photo Expeditions:
The photo team, a National Geographic Photographer and a Photo Specialist, will enhance your voyage by working with you on photo composition and exposure; helping you develop your own unique vision; showing you how professionals edit and store images while on the go; and sharing the stories behind some of their greatest images. Whether expert or interested beginner, you'll find added benefits such as walks ashore and Zodiac cruises dedicated to photography, presentations on the creative and technical aspects of photography, and one-on-one mentoring and coaching in the field.
Scuba Diving Requirements: Scuba divers must be certified by an internationally recognized dive association prior to the voyage, and certification cards and logbooks must be shown on board. Divers must have logged 25 dives in total and made a dive within the 12 months preceding the voyage.
Accommodations as indicated; all meals and non-alcoholic beverages aboard the ship; all shore excursions and sightseeing; transfers to and from group flights; tips (except to ship's crew), taxes and service charges; services of a ship physician and expedition staff; use of kayaks.
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Air transportation; passport and visa expenses; baggage/accident/cancellation insurance; items of a personal nature such as alcoholic beverages, email, laundry, etc.; gratuities to ship's crew at your discretion; scuba diving surcharge; fuel surcharge may apply.
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A stroll through Anna Schmidt's backyard touches all the senses. Colorful tomatoes and peppers commingle with pungent herbs, whose fragrances dance in the afternoon breeze. Insects buzz in and out, pollinating fruit and filling the air with their cacophonous hum.
To obtain this sensational garden, Anna uses only natural components. She creates a balanced garden ecosystem that allows plants to flourish and provide the highest possible yield. Anna reaps the benefit of her bountiful yard with nutrition-packed fresh vegetables. Follow these ideas for a healthy garden that actually becomes more productive over time.
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- Limit use of the rototiller because it destroys soil structure. Instead, use a garden fork to break up the ground.
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- Rotate the plants you grow in your garden every season so that the same nutrients aren't depleted year after year. Follow a shallow-rooted plant, such as lettuce, with a deep-rooted plant, such as tomato, to help break up the soil.
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Prince can party like it's 1999. Harrisburg will turn back the clock a little bit and break it down like it's 1995.
The Harrisburg High School boys' basketball team broke a 18-year drought with a 77-66 win over Teutopolis Tuesday night to win the Carbondale Class 2A Super Sectional and will now represent southern Illinois as one of four teams in this weekends IHSA State Basketball Tournament at Carver Arena in Peoria.
Tyler Smithpeters, who didn't wait long for the warm embrace from his father and head coach Randy Smithpeters scored a game-high 25 points in 28 minutes.
The senior guard said after being in a similar situation and not getting the job done this was a priority this year.
"It ran through our minds, even as far back as being freshmen that we would have this opportunity, but I'm not sure we actually thought it would happen.
It did happen and thanks in large part to a 16-4 run over a span of two minutes midway through the second quarter, Harrisburg broke open a 24-23 ballgame to make it 41-30 at halftime.
Randy Smithpeters who has now guided the Bulldogs to a 31-1 record echoed many of his sons thoughts about the position the team was in just a year ago.
"A year ago we are in the dressing room with our head down," Smithpeters recalled. "This group has matured, they have worked very hard. They deserve this. I'm happy for them. I'm happy for our community and everyone in our program and school."
However, Smithpeters acknowledged the experience Harrisburg gained from playing in last year's Super Sectional, losing to eventual state champion Breese Central.
"This group - like 700 other teams back in October - this is what you dream of. We have been here and that was a factor, perhaps a good factor, that we had the experience of being here. It was a matter of playing the game and doing the X's and O's on the floor."
The opportunity to now play for a state title is something Harrisburg hasn't had the chance to do since 1995 when they knocked off Breese Mater Dei.
Capel Henshaw, who scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and a 4-for-4 clip from the free throw line, reminisced about that moment some three years ago when he stepped on the floor as a freshmen, wondering if this opportunity would ever present itself.
"It's just been a real special moment for this group of players that I have played with," Henshaw said. "I think it was always in the back of our mind that we would make it up (to Peoria) and win some games up there too."
Page 2 of 3 - Harrisburg got out to a 21-16 first quarter start and was able to outscore Teutpolis 20-14 in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs went to work on the defensive end, pushing the lead to 17 points with 3:52 to play and outscored the Wooden Shoes 20-17 in the third quarter.
The defensive pressure applied by the 'Dogs was one key Randy Smithpeters knew would be crucial after his team was able to go into the locker room was a comfortable cushion for a lead.
"We knew it would be a tough T-town team and it would be tough on both ends of the floor," Smithpeters said. "We didn't get our traditional start, but that is something that I also knew that is something that they (Teutopolis) would focus on was to really lock us down the first three or four minutes.
"We played through some things, got a little bit of a lead and I also think that's something that T-town isn't used to, but again, I thought we defended well down the stretch. We gave up some baskets. We gave up some run outs, some baseline drives that we didn't do a very good job of stepping over and helping on, but it's something we'll get better at."
In the middle of Smithpeters and Henshaw, was Eli Taborn-Scott, who scored 21 points for the Bulldogs.
Bahari Amaya finished with five points, while Ryne Roper had four and Snjolfur Bjornsson tacked on three. Dakota Upchurch had two points.
Jared Waldhoff had 17 points for Teutopolis, while Derek Smith scored 16 and Kyle Prumer had 13 points.
Harrisburg was able to force the Shoes into 10 turnovers, outscoring them 14-5 off points from turnovers. Harrisburg has seven second-chance points, compared to five from Teutopolis and only trailed one time, 3-0 early in the first quarter.
The Bulldogs finished the night shooting 61 percent from the field, while going 30 percent from behind the arc, knocking down just 4-13.
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Harrisburg 77
Teutopolis 66
Harrisburg (31-1)
Name FG FT R F Pts
Smithpeters 8-12 7-13 5 4 25
Henshaw 6-9 4-4 9 3 17
Roper 2-6 0-1 6 2 4
Scott 7-11 7-8 4 4 21
Upchurch 1-1 0-1 3 2 2
Amaya 2-4 0-0 1 0 5
Bjornsson 1-1 1-4 1 1 3
Totals 27-44 19-31 32 16 77
Teutopolis (28-4)
Name FG FT R F Pts
Mette 1-4 1-4 3 1 3
Pruemer 6-10 1-2 13 4 13
Smith 6-12 4-5 2 3 16
Waldhoff 7-12 2-4 8 4 17
Will 1-5 0-0 2 2 3
Ungrund 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Windell 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Hardiek 2-7 0-0 0 0 5
Page 3 of 3 - Falbe 3-5 1-2 1 5 7
Kenter 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Niemerg 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Schultz 1-1 0-0 0 3 2
Totals 27-56 9-17 29 22 66
3-Point FG: Harrisburg 4-13 (Smithpeters 2, Henshaw, Amaya), Teutopolis 3-18 (Waldhoff, Will, Hardeik). Turnovers: Harrisburg 10, Teutopolis 10. Assists: Harrisburg 7, Teutopolis 13. Steals: Harrisburg 4, Teutopolis 4.
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Teutopolis 16 14 17 19 - 66
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Chapter 19
Israel is commanded: Be holy, live righteously, love your neighbor, and keep the commandments—The Lord reveals and reaffirms sundry laws and commandments—Enchantments, wizardry, prostitution, and all evil practices are forbidden.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be
3 ¶Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my
4 ¶Turn ye not unto
5 ¶And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, ye shall
6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is
8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall
9 ¶And when ye reap the
10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the
11 ¶Ye shall not
12 ¶And ye shall not
13 ¶Thou shalt not
14 ¶Thou shalt not
15 ¶Ye shall do no
16 ¶Thou shalt not go up and down as a
17 ¶
18 ¶Thou shalt not
19 ¶Ye shall keep my statutes.
20 ¶And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to
21 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be
23 ¶And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.
24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the Lord withal.
25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the Lord your God.
26 ¶Ye shall not eat any thing with the
27 Ye shall not
28 Ye shall not make any
29 ¶Do not
30 ¶Ye shall keep my
31 ¶
32 ¶Thou shalt
33 ¶And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not
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35 ¶Ye shall do no
36 Just balances, just
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
During the March meeting of the Emery County Public Lands Council, Bryan Torgerson from SITLA gave an informative presentation about the school trust lands organization and how it works. In the February meeting the council requested of Torgerson a more detailed report on how SITLA and the Division of Wildlife Resources have worked out the agreement to allow hunting on SITLA lands and the compensation for SITLA to allow this use.
Torgerson explained the SITLA organization. Trust lands were granted to Utah schools by the United States Congress in 1894 (two years prior to statehood) for the financial support of Utah's public schools. The lands were granted in a trust, with public schools as the primary beneficiary of the trust. They are not public lands. This fact is backed by Utah's Constitution, state law, and 200 years of case-law. Utah law states that the trust beneficiary "...does not include other governmental institutions or agencies, the public at large, or the general welfare of the state."
In 1994, following a two year legislative task force and a one year citizen task force, the legislature reorganized the administration of trust lands and clarified its mandate to be operated similarly to a business. Because it is run as a business, no general fund dollars are used for the management of trust lands. SITLA is required by law to receive fair market value for the use of trust lands, especially where commercial opportunities present themselves. This includes commercialized hunting opportunities that are clearly out there and in strong demand.
In 1997, SITLA entered into an agreement (a memorandum of understanding) with DWR. Essentially, the agreement provides that most of the 3.4 million acres of trust lands are open for public hunting. This access for unencumbered (non-leased) trust lands was granted in return for an annual payment of $200,000. It was recognized that the $200,000 was below market value at that time and that both agencies would also pursue additional general fund appropriations from the legislature for access to trust lands by the general public (this never occurred). Moreover, this agreement precluded the use of trust lands by Cooperative Wildlife Management Units for its 10 year term. The agreement expires in 2007.
SITLA recently hired independent hunting consultants to determine the potential value of hunting access on trust lands. The appraisal identifies almost 1 million acres of trust land that could be commercialized and leased to outfitters and adjoining landowners for marketing hunter access.
SITLA has data that provides substantial reason to believe that the prime hunting areas on trust lands could be leased for much more than the $250,000 current annual payment for hunting access. SITLA would prefer to keep these lands open for public access to hunters if a way to provide fair values to the schools can be found.
For the past three years, SITLA has engaged DWR in discussions to formulate a new agreement that more accurately reflects current fair value for hunter access to trust lands.
Most importantly, SITLA prefers to keep school lands open to the public for hunting. But consistent with its mandate, it must receive a fair return in order to preserve that option on its commercially marketable lands.
In February 2007, SITLA and the DWR entered into another 10 year memorandum of understanding. The MOU terms allow public access to trust lands for hunting, trapping, fishing, and viewing of wildlife; prohibits participation in any Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit or big game landowner association on trust lands; SITLA cannot convey to another party any hunting, trapping, fishing or wildlife viewing rights on any trust lands; prohibits the establishment of a domestic elk hunting park or other facility for hunting of privately owned big game animals on trust lands; DWR shall pay the trust land account a base amount of $500,000 for a one-year term, commencing Sept. 1, 2007. Thereafter, annual payments shall be made on or before the end of the first fiscal quarter of each year, and to bring the annual payment closer to the fair market value it will be adjusted annually by compounding the yearly payment by 5 percent
The trustland's ability to generate revenues from various sources is very important for the amount of dividends that can be paid. The trust land dividend to Utah's schools must not be underrated. The amount of that dividend has increased dramatically in just a few short years. The direct distributions began in 2000. That year the distribution was $4.9 million. This school year (2006-2007) the distribution increased to more than $18 million. The amount of money distributed is nowhere near the total annual revenues generated from trust lands. It is the amount of money generated from interest and dividends on the Permanent State School Fund and is limited by current state law.
Torgerson said the goal of SITLA is to get the trustfund to $1 billion in the next few years. After this goal is reached the payout to schools will increase. Currently interest is also going back into the fund to achieve the $1 billion goal as soon as possible.
Torgerson said the agreement with the DWR will benefit all involved. The school trustlands monies are allocated to each school in Utah on a percentage basis. The school trustlands committee meets and decides where the trustlands money will be spent. Emery County schools have spent their money on a variety of programs since the year 2000, the money has increased each year. Money can be spent on books, computer programs, technology, science, math, reading, etc. There are stipulations to what can be purchased. It cannot be used to purchase equipment such as desks, curtains for the stage, and other like items. After the trustlands committee select where the money will go, they fill out and submit the plan to the school board for their approval, after their approval the plan is forwarded to the state office of education afterwhich the money will be sent to the district and then to the individual schools.
Torgerson said that SITLA is largely misunderstood. In Utah, some trustlands are put up for sale, if it is an advantage to do so. But, he said at the rate they sell their land it would take 300 years to sell all the SITLA land and that is not the plan. SITLA is more land rich than money rich. The $1 billion goal is a benchmark which has been set by the legislature. The permanent fund keeps increasing and just the interest from this is spent. The fund itself isn't touched.
The public lands council thanked Torgerson for his presentation on SITLA. The next public lands council meeting is slated for April 10 at 10 a.m.
"Born country?" Exactly. Charley Jenkins has country roots that run deep. He was raised on a farm in Eastern Utah where he learned how to rope, ride and work hard. Plowing, planting and harvesting were all part of his life that makes him who he is. Life on the Jenkins farm revolved around cows, horses and of course this inevitably led to rodeos. Country music is all about a real cowboy's life like Charley's.
Charley has a busy schedule for 2007 and is currently working on a new CD. He will also spend spring and summer of 2007 opening for top entertainers, Collin Raye and Sawyer Brown. Charley will also perform at the Utah State Rodeo Finals in Heber City in June, at Junction, and in Ogden. He will roll into Emery County for his encore highly requested performance on Aug. 4 where he and his band Haywire will open for Ricochet performing live at the free fair concert.
His love for country music has been a life-long passion. "Country is who and what I am. It is only natural for me to sing the songs that I love and relate to." Charley's first album, Greatest Hours, was written and produced by Charley with the help of his friend, Jordan Allen. With the success of this album and some personal advice from George Strait, Charley decided to push his career to a new level.
In the summer of 2001 Charley loaded up his truck with everything he owned and headed off to Nashville, Tenn. It didn't take him long to get his foot in the door in the country music industry. Charley was hired to work for a Music Row publishing company where he personally represented the writers. It was here that Charley learned the "ins and outs" of the country business. He became personal friends with Tony Martin, Mark Nesler, and a number of Nashville "greats."
While in Nashville, Charley rolled up his sleeves and applied perhaps the most important skill he had gained from a childhood on the farm: the ability to work long and hard. He performed on Nashville Star and became good friends with Miranda Lambert. He also played and sang at writer's shows and bars on the famous Broadway Street in downtown Nashville. He sang at the Wild Horse Salon and with Tim McGraw's band.
Over the past two years Charley has been writing and gathering songs for the album, Round Here. He wanted this album to show who he is and what his music is all about. The title Round Here is so fitting. Charley is proud of where he is from and the people who have influenced his life. It was this love that brought Charley back home in the summer of 2004 to help with the farm and to be with his family and his father who was battling cancer. "Coming home was an easy decision for me, and I will never regret it." The Round Here album is a tribute to his father and he personally wrote the song "Hero At Home" for him.
Top Nashville writer, Tony Martin who has written 11 number one songs such as "Third Rock from the Sun", "Just To See You Smile", "Living and Living Well", and "Settle for a Slowdown" said this about Charley's album. "I love Charley's album, but it upset me that the song I love the most, As Long As I'm With You, is one I didn't write - Charley did."
In the past year, Charley's career has been gaining steady momentum as he has opened for many top 20 country headliners including LeAnn Rimes, Little Texas, Lonestar, and Josh Turner. Charley has sung country music for tens of thousands. He has an unusual ability to customize his show to fit the personality of any crowd. Dan Truman of "Diamond Rio" says this, "Charley Jenkins' album "'Round Here" truly reflects the person he is. It's great, it's real, and it's full of energy and passion." That's what Charley is all about.
Charley's band Haywire consists of Randy Barnes, Rusty Barnes, Randy Budd, Chris Carroll, Nikkie Tanner and Talia Elise Wilson.
Emery County you asked for it, so you got it, Charley will be back in town, Aug. 4 at 7:30 p.m. concert start time.
A $1,000 reward will be offered for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for trespassing at the Joe's Valley Dam on the afternoon of March 18. Call the Detective Division of the Emery County Sheriff's ffice at 381-2404.
The US Forest Service update was given by Mesia Nyman, Ferron District Ranger at the March public lands council meeting. She encouraged everyone to buy an America the Beautiful pass from the Ferron Office. They are $80 or $10 if over age 62. This pass allows entrance into all the National Parks and BLM fee sites. On the forest it waives the $3 fee in some areas.
Nyman said the forest plan revision has been delayed but a draft plan should be ready by fall of 2007 and available for public review and a 90 day public comment period.
In December 2006 the forest service announced the completion of an environmental review of the new forest planning process. That process concluded that writing land management plans has no effect on the environment, qualifying plans for the categorical exclusion from individual study in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
This was a crucial step in revising the overall planning process. It is important to note that this action did not eliminate environmental studies.
Under the 2005 planning rule, full environmental analysis will continue at the project level where public involvement and the best available science can inform on the ground decision making.
The roadless area conservation rule has been reinstated by Judge Elizabeth D. LaPorte, US Magistrate Judge, US District court for the Northern District of California. This means the forest service cannot take any action contrary to the 2000 Roadless Rule without completing a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis.
Nyman said this ruling will not affect the Lake Project. The South Manti timber sale has been stalled in court again. With the new OHV rule, the forest can have full-sized trails. The early spring has caused the closure of a number of forest roads, they are gated and will remain so until the roads have dried out sufficiently to avoid damage.
In June or July road work will be done to repair the slump along the South Skyline.
Nyman reported there will be a lot of projects going on this summer. In the Black Dragon area 300-400 acres will have wildlife habitat improvements completed this summer with bobcats and chainsaws.
In the near future, Nyman said she will bring a powerpoint presentation for the lands council regarding the motor vehicle use map which will be due out in November this year. This new travel map for motorized travel on the Manti will roll the old travel plan into the new map with some changes.
Sherrel Ward questioned Nyman on the flow of water to be released on the Huntington Creek. She said the flow will increase to 12 cfs for a couple of weeks and then back to the 6 cfs.
Huntington Mayor Jackie Wilson instructed the city council about open and public meetings. "The state regulations say we must have this training session," stated Mayor Wilson.
She told the council the Utah State Legislature enacted the Open and Public Meeting Act for every state agency and political subdivision to follow in conducting the people's business. It is the intent of this law that their actions are taken openly and their deliberations are conducted openly.
The definition of an open and public meeting is the convening of a public body when a quorum is present and is intended to include all gatherings of the city council or other committees of a municipality. This includes anything that looks like the public's business if they are supported by public funds. It is important to remember that a quorum of the body must be present.
Meetings which constitute a closed or executive session are those that discuss an individual's private information, collective bargaining strategy sessions, litigation discussions, sessions that discuss purchase, exchange or lease of real property, or discussions regarding the deployment of security devices and investigative proceedings. Before a closed session may be called, the body must be called into an open meeting with at least two thirds of the membership present.
All open meetings must be recorded, in addition to keeping written minutes. Closed meetings must also be recorded and written minutes kept.
Public notice must be given before any open meeting that is held. Notice is considered at least a 24 hour notice with postings and publication in a newspaper in the jurisdiction of the public body. The agendas of the meetings are to be posted in advance of the meeting unless the meeting is an emergency meeting with unforeseen circumstances requiring that meeting.
In other business conducted by Huntington City Council, the line item donation to Emery County Community Theater was approved. Linda Daley of the ECCT was on hand with the request.
The council also reviewed the policy of cost to open a grave site at the cemetery. The current ordinance states that the cost for non-residents is $275 as opposed to $125 for residents. Many people who have been longtime residents of Huntington may have relocated to rest homes or to live with children and their wish is to be buried in Huntington at their passing. The council approved to reduce the cost of a grave opening for non-residents to $200. Mayor Wilson also explained that people who have lived in Huntington for most of their lives and are only out of the city due to reasons associated with age are still considered residents of Huntington.
Mayor Wilson updated the council concerning the anticipated water situation for this summer season. The area stands at 51 percent of normal and is losing 2 percent each day that there is no significant precipitation. "The water situation is very dire. The north end of the county will have secondary water sometime around April 15, and the south end will probably not be until near April 27. Everyone is very concerned about the water situation and restrictions will be put in place," said Mayor Wilson.
A mountain man rendezvous will be held for all boy scouts, varsity and venturing scouts at the Buckhorn rendezvous site. Come and join the fun on the Buckhorn.
There will be competitive shooting with Burt Oman as the range master. Shooting will be 22s, shot guns, and blackpowder guns for a combined score. There will be trophies for the top three in Boy Scouts (ages 11-13), and the top three Varsity/Venturing (ages 14-19) combined scores. Come on out and show your stuff and have some springtime fun. There will be lunch.
The Buckhorn rendezvous site is approximately 14 miles east of Castle Dale. The date is April 14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All boys, ages 11-19 are welcome. Younger boys need to be accompanied by an adult. There will be no charge for this activity.
The Ferron American Legion Auxiliary #42 works year round to see that our soldiers are not forgotten. For many Emery County residents, they think that Operation Home Support only comes into action during the Christmas holidays. That idea is erroneous.
Jan Hess said, "We send the soldiers a box of supplies with a letter inside at most of the holidays throughout the year. That includes Valentines, Easter, Armed Forces Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. We want them to know that we care and they are not forgotten."
The Operation Home Support program began three years ago and has been in action ever since. At the present time they are requesting that all Emery County residents who have a loved one serving in a war zone, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, contact them to get that name on the list to receive a package at the next holiday.
Contact Hess and 384-2753 or Dixie Swasey at 384-3172 to give the name and address of your loved one who is serving our country in a war zone. Don't let your soldier be forgotten. "We are continually looking for donations also," said Hess. She said they need funds for postage and to fill the boxes.
A hotline has been established for the residents of Emery County to report any suspected drug activity. Reports can be made anonymously. Call 381-2888 to report suspicious or suspected drug activity.


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"Christmas is the time when nothing ought to change.ŌĆØ
Our newly married daughter, Liz, put into words what all of us were feeling. We had come from our home in New York state to spend the holidays with her and her husband, Alan, in their new apartment in Tucson, Ariz. Outside, on Christmas Eve, cactus-wrens hopped about the mesquite bushes beneath a glorious desert sky, while indoors the four of us gulped iced tea and thought of pine woods and falling snowflakes.
ŌĆ£Home in Leicester,ŌĆØ Alan recalled of his Massachusetts upbringing, ŌĆ£weŌĆÖd generally go skating about now.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£And tonight thereŌĆÖd be the midnight service at St. MarkŌĆÖs!ŌĆØ Liz said. ŌĆ£Remember, Mom and Dad, how you can see your breath, walking in from the parking lot?ŌĆØ
We did remember. We wanted every time-hallowed tradition just as it always had been. No changes. Not at Christmas.
And yet ... we remembered one very different Christmas. A Christmas when weŌĆÖd learned something important about changeŌĆöwhenever it comes. We doubted that Liz could recall many of the details, since it happened years ago. So for her and Alan we related the story of our Banana Tree Christmas.
We had been sent with our three childrenŌĆöScott, 12; Donn, 9; and Liz, 6ŌĆöon a year-long magazine assignment to Uganda. Except for one elderly German couple who lived a quarter-mile below us on a jungle hillside overlooking Lake Victoria, our neighbors were Baganda people, living in mud and thatch houses. Everyone in the family was reveling in the differentness of Africa.
That is, until December. As Christmas drew near we began to realize that this was the time of year when we treasured tradition, not contrast. In his own way, each of us began to mourn. We became positively maudlin about the Christmases we had known, lamenting that here on the equator we could never hang our stockings by the chimney with care.
Above all, how could we have Christmas with no Christmas treeŌĆöthat beautiful evergreen symbol of the undying life that came to earth at Bethlehem? Stringing the lights, hanging the stars, setting the Herald Angel on the topmost branchŌĆöevery stage of this joyous family activity had been an occasion to talk about the coming of GodŌĆÖs Son. But of course evergreen trees do not grow in the tropics.
At least, thatŌĆÖs what we thought.
One hot, humid afternoon in mid-December we looked down the red-earth road that led up through the banana grove and saw the children returning from school. The boys were dressed in white shirts and short khaki pants, Liz in a green dress and gray bowler hat. But ... what on earth was Scott carrying! Over his left shoulder was what looked for all the world like a freshly cut hemlock.
Faces bright with achievement, the children stopped in our front yard. ŌĆ£DonŌĆÖt look!ŌĆØ Liz called, seeing us in the doorway. While we closed our eyes Scott stood the tree on its sappy stump. ŌĆ£Open!ŌĆØ cried Donn, flourishingŌĆöyes, it was a machete, the long, heavy-bladed tool, halfway between a knife and an axe, which every Ugandan household boasts. ŌĆ£Mr. Muwanga loaned it to us,ŌĆØ he explained, naming a neighbor at the foot of the hill.
ŌĆ£ButŌĆöthe tree!ŌĆØ we finally managed to get out. ŌĆ£Where in the world?ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£There!ŌĆØ Liz pointed beaming down the hill toward the German neighbors. Now that we thought of it, didnŌĆÖt they have an evergreen hedge around their property? A painstakingly tended, infinitely fussed-over and well-nigh-impossible achievement in this climate, probably the only stand of hemlock for a thousand miles? We closed our eyes again, willing the tree not to be there when we opened them.
But it was, and there was nothing for it but to set out, all five of us, down the red dirt road to the HammerscheimersŌĆÖ house.
Down through the banana grove we went. The children, thoroughly subdued, trailed behind, the boys lugging the tree between them. Around a bend there it was: the HammerscheimersŌĆÖ hedge, a 6-foot hemlock screen, trim and manicured and even ... except for an 18-inch stump and a gaping hole in the very center.
We had met the Hammerscheimers twice and knew only that he had been a railroad engineer under the British and had stayed on in retirement, devoting himself to gardening. Who knew what patience and expense it had taken to keep evergreens alive on the equator?
As we rapped on the front door, Liz began to cry. Mr. Hammerscheimer spoke English with difficulty, his wife not at all, and we spoke no German. But we had no trouble communicating, given the tree, the tears, andŌĆöwhen we led the couple to the scene of the crimeŌĆöthe vandalized hedge. The old German put both hands to his head and began to rock back and forth. We were afraid he might actually be having a heart attack there on the spot, but after the first shock his chief concern seemed to be for his age-stooped little wife.
He spoke to her long and earnestly in German, repeatedly drawing the boughs of the adjacent trees together across the gap as though to reassure her that in time the hedge would fill in.
Then he gestured toward the house; several times we caught the word Tannenbaum.
When at last he carried the tree inside the house both were smiling. They even insisted we come inside while Mrs. Hammerscheimer put on strong Kenya coffee and her husband showed us where in their living room their unexpectedly harvested Tannenbaum would stand. When we left we had two new friends.
But of course we still had no Christmas tree. On either side of us, as we climbed back up the hill toward our house, nodded the long, tattered leaves of the banana jungle. These trees do not produce the yellow dessert banana we know in the States, but a small green fruit that looks like a ŌĆ£regularŌĆØ banana before it ripens. No matter how long you wait, however, they never change color and never become soft.
These are matoke bananas: the Bagandans machete off the hard, green skin and cook the core like potatoes. Our neighbors consumed great quantities of them each day and, in what we took to be a grasshopper approach to the future, hacked down the entire tree to get at the fruit. Then with the ever-present machete theyŌĆÖd lop off the hand of bananas, leaving trunk and leaves on the ground to rot. The hillside on both sides of the dirt road was strewn with these fallen, unwanted trees.
ŌĆ£Maybe,ŌĆØ Scott ventured, in the tentative tone of a leader whose previous plan had misfired, ŌĆ£we could use one of these instead.ŌĆØ
Our hearts werenŌĆÖt in it, but nobody had a better idea, so we dragged one of the floppy-leafed plants into our living room and stood it in a corner. It did not even remotely look like a Christmas tree, but we set about decorating it anyhow. Our traditional ornaments were packed in boxes in our attic on the other side of the world. Nor did cranberries for cranberry chains grow in Uganda.
But we tore the leaves from another banana tree into strips, made banana-ring chains and wound them around the pithy yellow trunk. WeŌĆÖd bought some long, dangling, bead earrings from a Masai tribesman; we hung these from the leaves and tucked small gifts in the leaf axils.
We stood back to admire the effect. It still didnŌĆÖt look like a Christmas tree, but it wasŌĆöwell ... festive!
What was there after all, we began asking ourselves, that was so sacrosanct about an evergreen tree? Part of a pagan tradition from the forests of northern Europe, it had become a Christmas symbol only because Christians looked for, and found, meaning of their own in it. Originally it had no more connection with shepherds and wise men than this funny-looking tree of oursŌĆöin fact the banana tree was probably more familiar to the men and women who took part in that first Christmas.
We decided to make a family project, in the week remaining before Christmas, of finding out everything we could about banana plantsŌĆömaybe a Christmas message was hiding here too? Scott discovered from his science teacher why local people cut down the whole tree to harvest the fruit.
ŌĆ£Each banana tree reproduces only once,ŌĆØ he told us. ŌĆ£No mater how long it lives, it wonŌĆÖt flower again.ŌĆØ What a wonderful symbol for GodŌĆÖs only-begotten Son!
ŌĆ£The matoke banana is the staple food of central Africa,ŌĆØ Donn read from a book he found in the library. ŌĆ£For some tribes it constitutes the sole food source.ŌĆØ Matoke, in this part of the world was what bread was to Palestine ... and Jesus said, ŌĆ£I am the bread of heaven.ŌĆØ
LizŌĆÖs first grade class was studying the invention of writing. ŌĆ£In olden days banana leaves were used for paper.ŌĆØ Then the great flat leaves of our tree could stand for the Bible, where the Christmas story was preserved.
Questioning our neighbors, we learned that there is no way to increase the bananaŌĆÖs yield by human effort. The tree requires no pruning, no fertilizing. Its fruit is a giftŌĆölike Jesus.
By Christmas Eve we had become excited about our tree as a symbol for the season we were celebrating. We had invited neighborhood children in for a Christmas Eve party; to the pile of brightly wrapped packages that had been growing all week beneath the tree, now were added the AfricansŌĆÖ gifts. And each came wrapped not in paper and ribbon, but in a banana leaf.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs traditional,ŌĆØ explained Mr. MuwangaŌĆÖs daughter, Nnasuubi. ŌĆ£The leaf is what says, ŌĆśThis is for you.ŌĆÖŌĆØ Once more, a token of GodŌĆÖs gift of Himself.
But it was the Hammerscheimers who added the best insight of all. TheyŌĆÖd brought a platter of Mrs. HammerscheimerŌĆÖs Pfeffern├╝sse for the party, and seemed as delighted as the children as we shared the various ways the tree was speaking to us about Jesus.
ŌĆ£The best you have missed, I think,ŌĆØ said Mr. Hammerscheimer. He pointed to the base of the tree. ŌĆ£Where this tree grew, next year a new one comes!ŌĆØ Like the fruit, it occurs without man contributing or knowing how. But, for the new to be born, the old must die.
This was the best of the gifts we received from our banana tree that Christmas: a reminder of the whole Christian story. The joy of ChristŌĆÖs birth is balanced in the Christian year by the agony of His death. But in that very death, our tree told us, was the promise of resurrection.
How full of meaning our tree had becomeŌĆöonce we stopped trying to shape it to some earlier model. Why do we resist change so strongly? Why do we cling to the way ŌĆ£it used to be?ŌĆØ ItŌĆÖs as though change automatically meant diminishmentŌĆöthe robbing of something precious.
But is that what ŌĆ£changeŌĆØ has to mean? Was it true of the mold-shattering changes Jesus brought? Since He is God of the ever-new, perhaps we could make a lifelong game of looking for Him in the change itself.
There have been other Christmases full of adjustments since that one. Christmas following death ... separation ... career change. And each time, following a bout of nostalgia, weŌĆÖve found new meaning in the season through the altered circumstances themselves.
ŌĆ£And we can find it here in Arizona,ŌĆØ we told Alan and Liz as we finished the story. That afternoon the four of us squeezed into the cab of their truck and headed out into the brown-and-gold desert.
ŌĆ£I wonder,ŌĆØ Liz mused, ŌĆ£how a cactus would look as a Christmas tree?ŌĆØ
John & Elizabeth Sherrill co-founded Chosen Books and worked for Guideposts magazine for many years. In the 1960s they wrote what became a classic on the Holy Spirit, They Speak With Other Tongues. They are the authors of Corrie ten Boom's The Hiding Place, David WilkersonŌĆÖs The Cross and the Switchblade and many other books. ŌĆ£Our Banana Tree ChristmasŌĆØ was an original article penned for Charisma by the couple.
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