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<item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: The June Metcalf Elder in Residence - Winter 2012 - Bernice "Bunny" Wachtel]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:48:02 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is not difficult to get excited about Abraham Lincoln when one is in the presence of BerniceࠓBunnṔ Wachtel of Ashland, selected as The June Metcalf Elder in Residence for Winter 2013.  Wachtel was honored at a reception attended by family and friends on Lincolᮒs birthday, Tuesday, February 12, at the Kroc Corps Community Center in Ashland.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/E48C9B21F8C72A7A85257B51006746A3?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Elders In Residence - Fall 2012 - June Metcalf]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 12:44:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the Buckeye Nation, the rallying cry heard round the state is &#8220;O-H,&#8221; with the automatic response, &#8220;I-O.&#8221;  Diehard Ohio State fans take special pride if their infant&#8217;s first recognizable utterance is &#8220;I-O&#8221; rather than &#8220;ma-ma.&#8221;  A call and response can often be heard in church settings, political rallies and the sports arena, but I was surprised to hear a similar pattern at the recent reception for the first Kroc Center Elder in Resident.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/205C0BE0759537B985257A8A005BEB89?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: 2012 Fall & Winter Program Guide]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:12:17 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[You hold in your hands the Fall 2012 Program Guide for the Ray & Joan
Kroc Corps Community Center of The Salvation Army. We&#8217;ve read it too, of
course, and all we can say is, &#8220;Wow!&#8221; ]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/71441367E090A25F85257A6000640077?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Farewell]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:18:31 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When Joan Kroc (McDonalds&#8217; heiress) died in 2003, her passing created a tiny ripple in the pond of world events, hardly noticed by most of Ashland. Yet over the course of the last nine years, that gentle wave has continued to swell, spreading across 12 acres on East Liberty Street and splashing thousands of Ohio residents with its refreshing mist.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/0F41F7CAC945A23A85257A050054180F?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Thanksgiving 2011]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:38:18 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[While I don&#8217;t remember watching television a great deal as a child (I tended to have my nose in a book instead), we always tuned into Captain Kangaroo to greet the morning on Thanksgiving.  After all the ping pong balls fell from the sky and Bunny Rabbit got his laugh for the day, it was time to bring in the turkey.  Did the characters sing, or did the Captain put on a record?  I can&#8217;t remember, but the arrival of the bird was always accompanied by &#8220;We gather together to ask the Lord&#8217;s blessing.&#8221;  As Captain Kangaroo welcomed his extended family to the table, we knew it was time for Thanksgiving.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/E82C22A6F5CCF4EA85257950004AEB1E?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Kids and Parents]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 16:47:43 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not usually the first person to catch on to a new fad or to try a new food, but I&#8217;m guessing I may be the first person in Ashland to have attended a Christmas party in 2011 (along with my husband Larry).  It&#8217;s a tradition in Salvation Army circles to have a Christmas party for the region&#8217;s officers (clergy) and their families prior to the start of the kettle season (kicking off on November 17).  So two days before Halloween we attended a Christmas party complete with a decorated tree and Christmas carols.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/A1AB1BD6B4975499852579410077B9AC?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Long Journey Home]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 16:43:57 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In my first year serving in Salvation Army ministry, I attended a continuing education session that addressed a variety of social problems that I might be encountering in my work. ]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/F0464AFF86BC39628525794100776194?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Good Night Irene]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:29:04 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Good night, Irene.  I&#8217;ll see you in my dreams.  Millions of people up and down the eastern seaboard breathed a sigh of relief when Hurricane Irene failed to live up to her threat of massive destruction.  While she did cause her share of damage, major US cities were spared the doomsday scenario predicted by some, and the clean-up in the New York and Vermont towns and the Outer Banks was getting underway when tropical storm Lee tried to sneak under the radar into communities along the Susquehanna River in New York and Pennsylvania.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/B11DA981A07EE6018525791100449470?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Disaster Response in New York]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:26:36 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If &#8220;Good Night, Irene&#8221; was the tune of the day when Hurricane Irene didn&#8217;t live up to her anticipated destruction, &#8220;We&#8217;ve Only Just Begun&#8221; is the theme song for hamlets, villages and cities along the Susquehanna River in New York and Pennsylvania, as they&#8217;ve just begun the long journey to recovery from Irene&#8217;s kid brother Lee.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/C61E52E1856C51818525791100445A89?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Disaster Press Release]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:24:52 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army is now entering its third week of disaster response in central New York, where teams of staff and volunteers have shifted from the Schenectady and Oneonta areas , hit by the remnants of Hurricane Irene, to the southern tier of the state, serving communities nestled alongside the Susquehanna River whose waters inundated thousands of homes during Tropical Storm Lee.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/F7CA7782668E930785257911004431DB?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: 2nd Annual Summer Brown Bag Concert Series]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:37:16 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Wednesday Brown Bag Concert series at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center will kick off at noon on Wednesday, June 9th featuring the KC Big Band, under the leadership of Neil Ebert, Kroc Center music director.These free concerts will be held each Wednesday during June and July in the rear of the Kroc Center, where the sounds of children playing in the Spraypark will mix with the notes of the musical groups featured each week.In case of rain, the concerts will be moved inside the center.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/AD80E28FDE74114E8525773E006BC844?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Birthday]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:49:46 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I did it again.  I totally missed my daughter-in-law&#8217;s birthday.  How could I possibly do that, after the lovely Lauren so graciously carried and birthed the beautiful Madelyn Simone?  Yet there it was, and I sailed right past it.  I told her she shouldn&#8217;t feel too bad &#8211; I was three weeks late sending my mother something for her birthday &#8211; and I&#8217;ve known that date forever.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/0B993BF6ADF5932C852576FE006CED69?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: The Shack]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:20:31 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[While I was at my traumatic visit to the indoor mega-waterpark (for details, see January column), I watched the woman across from me as she read &#8220;The Shack,&#8221; a book that has stirred up its share of controversy in the world of faith (and in the letters to the editor of the Times-Gazette).  In the middle of that bustling, boisterous venue, she frequently brushed away tears as she read the words of William Paul Young, words that have elicited powerful emotional and spiritual reactions from many of its readers.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/7F683886B143177D852576EA0064C182?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Grandbaby is Here]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:59:08 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[She&#8217;s here!  The grandbaby made her appearance on Sunday and now the fun begins.  I&#8217;m captivated by all 6 pounds, 3 ounces of Madelyn Simone, and Larry&#8217;s head-over-heels in love with our first grandbaby.  Stop by the Kroc Center and we&#8217;d be glad to show you pictures.   ]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/EEC4A19CAF24A29C852576D60062CC82?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Grandmother]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:24:40 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the end of &#8216;Saturday in the Park,&#8217; the voices of Chicago croon: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been waiting such a long time for the day.&#8221;  So have I!  I&#8217;ve been waiting such a long time to write this column, putting it off, waiting for just the right time to say: &#8220;I&#8217;m going to be a grandmother!&#8221;  Since Lauren&#8217;s due date is only 3 weeks away, it&#8217;s finally time to say the words out loud &#8211; and on the pages of the Times-Gazette.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/76975C4F642A9C9E852576C1006522AB?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Waterpark]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:16:09 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yes, that was me at Ohio&#8217;s largest indoor waterpark last weekend.  I was hoping you hadn&#8217;t noticed, as I haven&#8217;t made it to the tanning salon or Weight Watchers yet this year, but there I was, bathing suit and all, in the middle of January.  I didn&#8217;t just wake up on Saturday morning and say, &#8220;hey, let&#8217;s go to the waterpark.&#8221;  No, this was a family group outing that began with brunch and then moved onto the slides and decks of the recreation area.  I debated over sitting in the lobby with a good book, my clothes and my dignity intact, but figured I could at least attempt the lazy river and the hot tub.  ]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/03334730D04CA018852576B600645B42?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Haiti]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:15:45 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  It&#8217;s midnight and beyond, yet I can&#8217;t tear myself away from the television as the haunting images from Haiti flicker across the screen.  I&#8217;ve seen the same ten-year-old girl pulled from the rubble every hour, yet still I sit and watch, horrified and heartbroken.  It&#8217;s too much, yet I can&#8217;t turn it off.  ]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/4DA9462255BD1135852576AF006451FB?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Philip Wise]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:14:20 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It was through a quick check of my Facebook friends on Christmas Eve that I found the horrifying news that a Salvation Army officer had been shot to death outside his assigned post in North Little Rock, Arkansas.  Major Philip Wise was delivering the final red kettles to the building when accosted by two young men in the parking lot.  Within the blink of an eye, his life was ended and life was forever changed for his wife and for his three young children who witnessed their father&#8217;s murder.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/D602D592C763B1E9852576AF00643078?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: What We Call Home]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:10:24 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One of the guests in the ACCESS program (Ashland County Churches Emergency Shelter Services) recently asked me, &#8220;Do you ever get to go home?&#8221;  Most Salvation Army officers have long days during the month of December, as do the elves who work at the North Pole &#8211; it&#8217;s just the nature of the beast.  Yet as I thought about her question, I realized that in a very real sense, when I am at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center here in Ashland, I am home.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/8AF885A9C34A29A8852576A40058D7D1?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Cousins]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:34:04 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The youngest of four children all born in Tonawanda, New York, my mother and her siblings lived within walking distance of each other their entire lives.  That has not been the pattern for their children, as many of &#8220;the cousins&#8221; have moved away from the Buffalo area   In part because of the lack of proximity, we have not kept in close contact, and regrettably, there are few occasions when the family members connect with each other.   As the last remaining sibling of the Hodge family, my mother keeps us informed of weddings, births, and new jobs, but most of the cousins of my generation haven&#8217;t seen each other since my dad&#8217;s funeral.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/72AA6AAB9EB8D45D8525766B005B0289?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: A Return to Cleveland Hough]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:36:55 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We recently returned to the Hough neighborhood in Cleveland for the 40th anniversary of that Salvation Army center&#8217;s opening, where we had served from 1990-1995.  This long-awaited reunion provided plenty of time for telling stories, from the tragic to the triumphant, sprinkled generously with tears and laughter.  We chuckled about the snowy day someone stole the lawnmower, leaving tracks right into the projects.  We remembered how Larry discovered a nest of baby mice in the drawer of the reception desk &#8211; the scream heard round the world.  Then there was the time Marilyn Quayle came to visit with an entourage of Secret Service, commandeering a third floor surveillance spot across the street from the center and making us very nervous. ]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/DFB1B0EB80CEFD16852576630055C736?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Cleveland Browns Football]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:35:11 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When the Browns played the Bills last week, I thought &#8211; there&#8217;s no way I can lose.  If the Browns won I could count myself as a Browns fan, and if the Bills won, I&#8217;d claim my fan club membership as a Western New York native.  However, after I catnapped through the debacle they dared call a professional football game, I decided:  I&#8217;m done with the NFL &#8211; it&#8217;s Ohio high school football for me.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/A264C61A0C153F958525766300559EB1?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Thriving Despite a Difficult Marriage Seminar]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:08:11 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dr. Michael Misja, author of the recently released book,&#8220;Thriving Despite a Difficult Marriage,&#8221; will present a seminar on that topic on Monday, October 26th at 6:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, 527 E. Liberty St., Ashland, Ohio.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/6A7E4322D62517EA85257655005325BF?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Live United 2009]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:18:08 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As a Salvation Army officer, I&#8217;m expected to wear a uniform to work and to public events in the community, as it identifies me as a representative of the Salvation Army and, by extension, the gospel.  While navy and white does get boring, I&#8217;m spared the &#8220;what should I wear today?,&#8221; and Larry is spared having to answer the question husbands dread: &#8220;does this outfit make me look fat?&#8221;  The choice is simple: navy blue skirt and the required off-black panty-hose or navy blue slacks.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/08270FF93964682F8525764D0075045B?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Ashland County Fair 2009]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:16:55 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair; said Simple Simon to the pieman, &#8220;Let me taste your ware.&#8221;  I felt like Simple Simon as I wandered through the Ashland County Fair, tempted to eat my way from one end of the midway to the other.  I love fair food, otherwise known as anything deep-fried or dipped in sugar.  It&#8217;s pretty pathetic &#8211; if I had a choice between a prime rib dinner and a funnel cake, I&#8217;d take the funnel cake hands down.]]></description><link>http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_ashlandkroc.nsf/vw-news/C612622D76935E728525764D0074E7D6?opendocument</link></item>
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