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From running with the devil to... Walking with Jesus

From running with the devil to... Walking with Jesus

Harvest Bible pastor admits he was a ‘long haired, drug using, deceitful drummer’  Filled with faith in Jesus ChristFormer “Stoner” Ryan Hall (photo below, with his future wife, Lauren) is now the pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel. Top photo by Tim Hadac. Bottom photo submitted. and pastoring a vibrant, growing church is not something Ryan Hall—or probably anyone who knew him—would have predicted for his future, back when he was a... Read more

  • Jeff Vorva's imPRESSions: Hours of work result in seconds of film time

    RE  Shepard’s band spent hours preparing for a promotional Chicago Fire video and while the video is excellent, the Astros received scant time in the finished product. Photo by Jeff Vorva.Wait…

  • Sunday sorrow

    Traffic accident near Quincy and drowningin a Michigan lake claim two area lives   Two weekend tragedies within an hour and a half of each other claimed the lives of an Evergreen…

Sports

Hi again neighbor

Vikings, Rams will repeat opening football act   Maybe the second act will go off without a hitch.  A much-anticipated inaugural meeting between St. Laurence and Reavis on the football field created quite a pregame buzz among fans in Burbank last August. But when game night arrived along with it came rain — lots of it, accompanied by enough thunder and lightning to make playing more perilous than pleasurable.  So Friday night’s kickoff got postponed until Saturday, which did... Read more

  • Coming up aces

    Palos Heights’ Murphy a hole-in-one machine   When it comes to holes-in-one Bob Murphy has don…

  • Summer baseball roundup

    Crusaders put all the pieces together   Like jigsaw puzzles, baseball teams need every piece i…

  • Bartosh

    Cup-generated interest will runneth dry  Last week’s power outage was certainly inco…

Out and About

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This week Womantalk discussionThe Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, will host its monthly Womantalk coffee hour and discussion on Tuesday, July 29, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Ladies are invited to join the discussion of Simple Abundance and other readings by Sarah Ban Breathnach. There is no cost, but advance reservations are required. Ladies are invited to bring a picnic lunch if they would like to stay after the... Read more

Opinion

Letters to the Editor from 7-24-14

Letter

Memories of the MedusaDear Editor:Thank you to Don C. White for the wonderful article on the S.S Medusa Challenger (June 26 edition of the Reporter). My parents, along with my brother and myself were fortunate enough to be guests of Medusa Cement back in the late 60s and we were treated to a trip aboard the Challenger. Our family business, Prairie Material Sales in Bridgeview was a customer of Medusa... Read more