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Saturday June 14th 2025
August Phillips What Where
Greg Machtemes and e-mailer-belolnes says, correctly, the July PWW photo is the pedestrian bridge at 24th St and 35W. The winner of the drawing is Greg. Congratulations, Greg. He wins the $10.00 Gift Certificate to Welna Hdwe on Bloomington Avenue.
Guess What and Where this is and win a chance at the $10 Gift Certificate. HINT: A covered “Bridge” was demolished going to this site
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Community Garden Day
By Brad Pass
The East Phillips Community 17th Ave. Gardeners invite you to join us on Community Garden Day, Saturday August 6th for free tours of this neighborhood garden and a talk about how three burned out houses, the resolve of a neighborhood and a portion of EPIC”'s NRP dollars resulted in a beautiful garden available to East Phillips”' residents.
Rain or Shine. No tickets necessary. Tours and Talk are free and open to the public. Just come dressed for the weather and enjoy. We will provide shade from the sun or shelter from the rain and a beverage appropriate for the day.
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Searching ”“ A Serial Novelle Chapter 29: Hammer And Chalice And Jail
By Patrick Cabello Hansel
As the evening rolled on, and Luz became warmer, the little man in the corner””if indeed he was a man””played a mournful, soulful tune on his violin. Luz realized she was humming along, and was about to ask where the song came from, but the old woman spoke first, almost as if she heard Luz”' question in her mind.
“Yes, that”'s an old Swedish folk tune,” the woman said.
“But we sing that at my uncle”'s church,” Luz said. “It”'s called “Soplo ”¦” She began to sing, “Soplo de Dios Viviente”¦”
“About the breath, the wind of God, am I right?” the woman asked.
“Yes!” Luz replied. “But how did you know that?”
“Oh, that song is sung in many lands,” she said. “It started in Sweden. Or should I say, it came from Sweden. Where it started, nobody knows.”
“The breath, the wind of God”¦” Luz hummed. Just then a burst of wind””the last breath of the storm that had already passed””blew the storm door open and rattled it.
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