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A little light in the darkness

Special service held at Cranbrook United Church for victims of Newtown shooting.
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A special candlelight service was held at the Cranbrook United Church on Sunday

A special candlelight service was held at the United Church in Cranbrook Sunday evening, Dec. 16,  in response to the horrific violence in Newtown, Conn., Friday, where 26 children and teachers were killed when a gunman broke into the school. Those in attendence lit candles to go with those commemorating the victims. The special service was hosted by Frank Lewis, Minister of the United Church in Cranbrook, and Yme Woensdregt of Christ Church Anglican. See related stories in Opinion.



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Barry Coulter had been Editor of the Cranbrook Townsman since 1998, and has been part of all those dynamic changes the newspaper industry has gone through over the past 20 years.
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