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‘My yoke is easy and my burden is light’

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Who did Judas sell for thirty pieces of silver? This question seems pretty straightforward, but is it? The logical answer is he sold Jesus to the religious officials. However, when you look deeper into scripture, you find that Jesus chose to go to the cross of his own free will.

The Wrong Kind of HOPE

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Luke 24: 19 “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet, mighty in deed and word before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be condemned to death. And they crucified him. 21 But we were hoping that he was going to redeem Israel. Not only that, but besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.”

Oh No! The Tomb is Empty!

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This following Jesus is a challenge! The disciples of Jesus were often surprised by the requests and expectations of Jesus. Jesus insisted on feeding the huge crowd when all they had was a few loaves of bread and some fish. Jesus asked the disciples to turn the other cheek when attacked or mistreated. He invited them to have a special place in their hearts for the poor, who he claimed were blessed, even though they will never pay you back.

Flag for USDA

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Cheyenne River SiouxTribe Intergovernmental Relations Officer Alli Moran, right, presented USDA headquarters in Washington, DC, with a CRST flag to be included in the USDA Hall of Tribal Nations. Accepting the flag (l-r) were Heather Dawn Thompson, director of the USDA Office of Tribal Relations; Taylor Schad, policy advisor in the USDA Office of Tribal Relations; and Dewey County native Zach Ducheneaux, administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Kids spell their way to top 5 places

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Students from first through eighth grade won awards in the oral and written contests at the annual Northwest Area Schools Spelling Bee held March 20 at Faith. Here are the top 5 in each contest.

Sen. Rounds rep stops by

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Local ambulance service was the main topic of conversation when G.P. Carmichael (USAF Ret.), a staffer from US Sen. Mike Rounds’ office was at the Dewey County Courthouse in Timber Lake on Friday, March 22. Carmichael, who is originally from Timber Lake, got an update from Della Dearborn (left), the new Dewey County Emergency Manager, and John D. Boldt of Isabel, who has long experience as an ambulance driver.

All About Me

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What is your favorite subject in school, why? Reading, because I have been doing it for a long time. If you were given $100.00, what would you do with it? What is your favorite holiday and why? Easter, because that is when baby animals are born, because it’s Spring.