Q: What is the Great American Outdoors Act?
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Greetings from Pastor Les Green of Forest City United Methodist Church.
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I spent a week in a cabin for Wilderness Theology Class in 1989 near Rapid City, South Dakota. Dr Brachlow was our experienced guide.
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The human heart is feral. It leans wild. At the same time, it longs to relax, to be at rest, to be “home.”
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The Lions club is supporting organizations in Forest City with monetary help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The human heart is feral. It leans wild. At the same time, it longs to relax, to be at rest, to be “home.”
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