Adam Bowers is associate pastor at Rivers of Life Church in Blue Springs, 1351 N.W. Jefferson, which is holding a free Thanksgiving dinner Saturday for those who are in need.

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In Croatia, a southeastern European country that declared independence in 1991, few people knew who God was, according to Goran Hunjak.

Camphor wood, hemp, spools of silk thread, a metal oil drum, coconut tree pieces, corn husks and rolled strips of newspaper are among the materials used.

Goran Hunjak, professional indoor and outdoor soccer player and native of Croatia, will be the speaker at the 35th annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, which will be held at 6:30 a.m. Thursday in the Laurel Club, Community of Christ Auditorium, 1001 W. Walnut St., Independence.

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On the third Thursday of each month, David Reyburn and about 40 or 50 volunteers coordinate a food drop for hungry families.

Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without

Around Town readers will perhaps remember Pat Cotterell, a retired Independence nurse who shared some miracles and angelic encounters she experienced during a 40-year career – 32 of which were in critical and intensive care units at local and area hospitals.