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P R A I S E Praise God that all those who were sick are now well. Praise God we had a nurse all the time any were sick. Praise God we have special chains for the bag-swings so that the bags may be taken off at night. Praise God for Mr. Hay�s speedy recovery. Pray that he may soon get his full strength back again. Pray that the good health of the children may continue. Pray for another piano, for the pianos are going all day and still more want to start lessons. Pray for a fence, for along with the piano it is one of the greatest needs at the moment. PRAYER page three CUB SCOUT HIKE NUMBER ONE We started out Saturday morning March 31 after the shoes were shined. We followed the river upstream toward the mountain. We saw a lot of beautiful colored birds. We followed the river for a long way, then we crossed to the other side. Mr. Wallace took some pictures of birds and locusts. We found a skull of an animal. We went for awhile longer then we went up onto a little hill and had a cookie and part of an apple each. We could see the school from the hill where we ate. After we had eaten we started back for home. Mr. Wallace took a picture or two of us on the way home. We saw a few more beautiful birds on the way home. We got home just a little before dinner. A couple of weeks later we found out that the film in the camera was not working properly. Because there were no pictures we were promised that on the next hike there would be more pictures taken. JOHN TOMLINSON CUB SCOUT HIKE NUMBER TWO We, the Cub Scouts, started our hike around 8:30 A.M. of the morning of April 28. We went the way of the short cut to the lumber mill road. Along the riverbed which we travelled some of fell in.Once when we were crossing the river a pair of field glasses fell, following a jump, into the water. We got them but there was some water in them. Then we unscrewed them to let the water out. Along the riverbed we saw some wild cat tracks. We drew two of them on a piece of paper. We also saw many birds. Most the them were on the banks but some were drinking water. Most of the birds were different kinds and colors. They all flew away when we came close to them. On the way back some of us walked along the bank instead of along the river bed. C. HASPELS OUR HOSPITAL VISIT May-fifth all the children in Mr. Wallace�s room went to help at the hospital. The serial number and the name needed to be written on the outside of the patient�s record. About the middle of the afternnon we stopped for refreshments. We had pop and ham sandwiches. They tasted very good. When we had worked until 5:00 o�clock we put the records we hadn�t finihed in the car to do when we got back to Bingham. We had a good time and we were all allowed to talk. FAITH RUTHERFORD THE BOY SCOUT HIKE by Howard E Brant. I could hardly wait until morning came- Saturday morning that is. I looked at my watch as the minutes passed slowly. It read 4:50. "Ah we are going soon I thought" and I fell into a doze. Not for long did I slumber because I heard someone in the room. It was Mr. Wallace. We got up. That is Paul, Brian, Bob, Andy, and I got up. We dressed and ate our breakfast. We then started for the airport. We got there and then thought we could get to a mountain that "looked close by". We hiked and hiked and hiked; and still the mountian went farther and farther away. We climbed up and down gullies. Finally we stopped and had our lunch. When we came home we were very thirsty and so Mr. Wallace got us some pop. It so happened that Paul W. had gotten new shoes a few days before and they were hurting him. We were told, Brian, Paul, and myself, to stay at a creek near the road and and after a time Mr. Hay came and picked us up and brought us home, (in the car). In the coin contest there were prizes given, but Andy Rutherford got the exciting story of the "Fuzzy Duckling". Page 5 THE BIRTHDAY PARTY ...................and A T R I P A R O U N D T H E W O R L D On a Wednesday ( I forget the date ) in April, we had the first Birthday party of the year. It was for the months of JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND APRIL. "Uncle Ernie Dick showed us some pictures about his trip around the world while the treats were being prepared. We visited ETHIOPIA; GREECE; ITALY; SWIZERLAND; GERMANY; FRANCE; SPAIN; PORTUGAL; NEW YORK HARBOUR; CANADA; HAWAII; and TOKYO, Japan. All those who had birthdays in Jan., Feb., Mar., and April sat at the "birthday table" which is the special table. Each of these children got a present. The treats were jelly with butterscotch sauce, coolade, candy, and cake. After the treats we had devotions, and then went off to bed. It was lots of fun and there were good things to eat. by JAMES HAY. VISITORS AT BINGHAM For Sunday dinners we usually have some visitors that stay until Mr. and Mrs. Hay go to the radio station. Some of the children have had the measles and other sicknesses. We are thankful that Miss Brown, Miss Chennell, and Miss Longmire stayed with us to help. Each Nurse stayed with us about a week or more. Often parents come to see their children and I know the children are happy to see them. R. Van Schmidt B I N G H A M S P O R T S by Dennis Hoekstra and Dan Perkins. This year we have been doing different things in sports. We have been riding horses at different days. Jimmy Hay and Dennis made a jump for the horses about a month ago. No one has fallen off the horses yet this year. We are trinaing one horse to jump; one horse already knows how. The names of the the horses are Peggy, Tommy, and Tinker. Peggy is about twenty five years old and is very gentle for the younger children. Mr. Hay is just about finished with the barn and then the horses can have a better place to stay. Once in a while we play baseball and volley ball. Some of us play cars and airplanes. Some make airplanes and boats. Each Friday night we play pingpong with Mr. Wallace and also among ourselves. Mr. Wallace has not won yet. Daniel, Howard, and Russell are good players. (Ed. Note) Dennis is not bad either. Lastly there is swimming. Every Saturday either division One or Division. Two or both, go to Haile Selassie Secondary School. Out there they have a diving tower and a nice springboard at their pool. Most of us go there to learn to swim, although some know already. Mr. Read and Mr. Wallace go out with us. The swimming pool is about forty feet wide by eighty feet long. At the shallow end it is about two feet deep. In the deepest part is is about twelve to fifteen feet, at least it is far too deep to wade. It is made of concrete covered with cement. The pool is steep but swimming is a lot of fun. D.H & D.P. O U T D O O R S U P P E R by M. Hodges. Every Friday or Saturday night if the weather is fine we have an outdoor supper. The food silverwear and dishes are stacked on a table. When it is time to eat some of the girls and teachers serve us. After we have been served we go and sit down anywhere that we want outside as long as we don�t go too far away. After supper we go and play outside until Mr. Hay tells us to come in, or else a bell is rung. Sometimes after we come in we are aloowed to play in our bedrooms. page ten. L. A. C. L. A. C. stands for LOYAL AMBASSADORS for CHRIST. We have L. A. C. every Sunday afternoon from 4:45 to 5:45. There are four groups and each group takes a turn each Sunday. The names of the leaders and the groups are: Van Schmidt ....................Christian Soldiers Dan Perkins......................Loyalists Dennis Hoekstra...............Gideons Murray Hodges................Crusaders Andy Rutherford is President, Howard Brant is Vice-President Tamma Spitler is pianist Faith Rutherford is Treasurer Valerie Swart is Secretary Would you like to come to one the meetings? It would be something like this. The choir sings "The Lord is in His Holy Temple". We would then all sing the theme song. After that Andy would pray. Someone would take up the offering. The choir would then sing the offering song and Valerie would read the roll call and minutes. The choir would then sing a special number. We would all sing a special number. Someone would give the main part of the meeting by giving the message or an object lesson. We close the meeting by singing the closing hymn. Someone would lead us in prayer and we would all repeat the Ambassador�s Benediction which is taken from Nubmer 6:24-26. by Sharon Meckes and Ruth Stokes. Part of last year�s offering from the L. A. C. Meetings was sent to help out with the radio ministry of Back to the Bible Broadcast. Page 11 SCOUT HIKE NUMBER TWO by J. Paul Wallace We were up before the sun on May 5th. It was the Saturday Holiday of the return of H.I.M. to Addis many years before. After a special breakfast including dry cereal, se saddled Peggy, and bridled Tommy and Tinker. We Scouts like to ride bare-back, you know. It�s more fun. With Bob, Howard and myself astride the steeds and Scoutmaster, Wallace, Brian, and Andy afoot, we started down the road through the village of Quolfi and up the pipeline that brings precious clean water to the thousands of Addis. When we arrived at the hollow tree - a big wildfig - we switched means of transportation. Following the pipeline through the eucalyptus trees or across meadows, taking turns on the horses. The most fun of the whole trip was crossing cement bridges built for the water pipe across little creeks. There the three infantry-men could look down on the cavalry who had to ford the streams. The longest of these bridges is about as long as Bingham playground. Perhaps we had gone four or five miles up the pipeline when our watches told us that we had gone far enough. We stopped for half an hour to eat lunch. Scouts ate the bananas and Peggy and Tinker ate the skins. Tommy was "imbi". All of us were back at Bingham by noon, tired, but glad we had had such a good hike. ONCE I WAS SICK .............Gayle Swart Once I Was sick, It was not A trick; I felt Very bad, and v e r y sad. Page 12 FIELD DAY May 31, 1956 Winners: Grades 1-4 Girls Event Boys Nancy Zabel John Russell Marilyn R. Straight Running Tommy Fellows Gwenny Nunn John Zabel Gayle Swart John Haspels Nancy Zabel John Russell Jean Haspels Hopping Race Tommy Fellows Gayle Swart John Zabel Gwenny Nunn John Haspels Carolee Hodges John Russell Nancy Zabel Feet-Together Tommy Fellows Gayle Swart Jumping Race John Zabel Gwenny Nunn John Haspels Nancy Zabel Mark Perkins Jean Haspels Boot and Shoe John Russell Gwenny Nunn Race John Zabel Glory Stokes Philip Perkins Rolf Rohm Carolee Hodges John Russell Marilyn R. High Jump Mark Perkins Becky Meckes John Haspels Gayle Swart John Zabel Nancy Zabel John Russell Marilyn R. Standing Broad Tommy Fellows Gwenny Nunn Jump John Zabel Gayle Swart John Haspels Nancy Zabel John Russell Carolee H. Running Broad Tommy Fellows Becky Meckes Jump John Zabel Joy Healy John Haspels Page 13 Boys Girls Tommy Fellows Jean Haspels Mark Perkins Ball Throw Marilyn Reimer John Haspels Gayle Swart John Zabel Glory Stokes The winners of the Rabbit Hop Race were: Nancy Zabel, Carolee Hodges, John Russell, and Tommy Fellows. The winners of the Slow Bicycle Race were: Becky Meckes, Gayle Swart, John Zabel, John Haspels. The winners of the Skipping (Individual Rope) Race were: Nancy Zabel, Valerie Nunn, Gwenny Nunn, and Becky Meckes. The winners of the Wheelbarrow Race were: John Russell-Mark Perkins, Tommy Fellows-Raymond Jones, John Zabel-John Haspels, Jimmy Hoekstra-Philip Perkins. Inners- Grades 5-8 (25 yd. dash) Girls, 10-11 yr. Girls, 12&over. Boys,10-11 Boys12, over (25 yd. dash) Valerie Swart Faith Rutherford Chuck Haspels Andy R. Ruth Stokes Tamma Spitler Dennis R. Murray H. (50 yd. dash) Valerie Swart Faith R. Chuck Haspels Dennis H. Ruth Stokes Tamma Spitler Gerd Rohm Andy R. (Standing Broad Jump) Ruth Stokes Tamma Spitler Chuck H. Andy R. Valerie Swart Faith R. Dennis R. Murray H. (Running Broad Jump) Sharon Meckes Tamma Spitler Chuck H. Andy R. Ruth Stokes Faith R. Dennis R. Van S. (Hop, Step, and Jump) Ruth Stokes Faith R. Chuck H. Andy R. Valerie Swart Tamma S. Brian Hodges Murray H. (Slow Bicycle Race) Valerie Swart Faith R. Jim Hay Bob R. Sharon Meckes Tamma Spitler Brian H. Andy R. Page 14 The winners of the High Jump were: Chuck Haspels, Dennis Ratzlaff, Andy Rutherford, and Dan Perkins. The winners of the Boot and Shoe Race were: Ruth Stokes, Sharon Meckes, and Tamara Spitler. The winners of the Wheelbarrow Race were: Jim Hay, Dennis Ratzlaff, and Brian Hodges, Chuck Haspels. The winners of the Skipping Races were: John Tomlinson, Brian Hodges, Sharon Meckes, Valerie Swart, Faith Rutherford and Tamara Spitler. Andy Rutherford and Murray Hodges won the Obstacle Race. The winners of the Sack Race were: Sharon Meckes, Valerie Swart, Faith Rutherford, and Tamma Spitler. The winners of the Hopping Race were: Ruth Stokes, Sharon Meckes, Faith Rutherford, and Tamma Spitler. Andy Rutherford and Howard won the Cross Country Race. The winners of the Pick-a-Back Race were: Chuck Haspels, Brian Hodges, and Jim Hay, and Dennis Ratzlaff; Andy R., Dennis Hoekstra, and Howard Brant, Bob Ratzlaff. JUNIOR SEWING CLASS On Monday the second and third grade girls do sewing. Miss Wollman teaches the class. We enjoy it very much. We learned to tie knots and to sew the running stitch. �..Gayle Swart. A WINDMILL I'd like to be a big windmill, To grind the corn so fine and well, To make the people happy, And to enjoy the summer day. ��.Joy Healy. OUTSIDE THE DOOR Outside the door the bare tree stands, And catches the snowflakes in it's hands, And holds them well and holds them high, Until a puffing wind comes by. ��..Joy Healy. L A S T M I N U T E N E W S. Andy R. left us June 2. We wish him God's best at Gowan's. The overnight hike was a howling success. Ask the hyenas they ought to know. "A Good Time Was Had By All". Many thanks to Al. S. and Bert r. p.15.Scanned images of the Bingham Beacon
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