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Stockton UU Church to host Potters for Peace event By John Day REPORTER

The Stockton Unitarian Universalist Church will be having a special guest at their January 20th service. The church often features a guest speaker as part of their regular service. Jennifer Mally, Executive Director of Potters for Peace, will be talking about art pottery and the organizations efforts to help indigenous people throughout the world. “Our worship committee does a wonderful job of finding speakers that bring to the forefront that are relevant to our beliefs about social justice, humane action and charitable work,” said Stockton Unitarian Universalist Pastor Armida Alexander. “We really believe that the work being done by Potters for Peace embodies the spirit of our beliefs and concerns. If issues such as this interest people, I encourage them to check our website for information about our mission, weekly services and future speakers.” Mark and Sheila Haman are members of the Stockton Unitarian Universalist Church and Mark is a member of the Worship Committee. Sheila Haman said, “The Twenty Dirty Hands Art Show has been an ongoing art pottery event in Galena for some time. One of the participating pottery artists is Stephanie O’Shaunessy, who has worked and done classes at Adamah Pottery Studio in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. O’Shaunessy introduced Mark and I to Jennifer

Mally, who spoke about her involvement with Potters for Peace and their mission. Almost instantly, Mark told me that we must have this woman speak at our church.” Mark and Sheila learned that Potters for Peace helps indigenous people establish sustainable pottery businesses for themselves. Just as important, Potters for Peace also works around the world training people to produce a filtering system that provides safe, clean, potable water at low cost. “This filtering system consists of a bucket shaped clay vessel, formed in a press, which has been made from local terra cotta and a combustible material. Firing the vessel in a kiln burns off the combustible material leaving fine porous clay walls. The vessel is coated with colloidal silver. The pore size and bactericidal properties of the silver remove bacteria as the contaminated water seeps through the vessel walls. When in use, the filter is placed in five-gallon plastic or ceramic receptacle which collects the clean water. The filtering rate is 1.5 to 2.5 liters per hour.” Mally said, “We are funded 100 percent by grants and donations. Potters for Peace has been working primarily in Nicaragua, but we are a worldwide organization. We help indigenous people, predominantly women, start their own business by providing equipment and supplies for potters. The pottery that they produce

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On Jan. 20, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Stockton will host guest speaker Jennifer Mally, the Executive Director of Potters for Peace. Jennifer will talk about the organization’s 2-part efforts to help indigenous, rural potters in Nicaragua become sustainable artists and help them preserve their traditional ceramic techniques, and second, to help set up ceramic water filter production sites throughout the world to help communities without clean potable water. The service and presentation will begin at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 20 at 219 N. Pearl, Stockton, IL. For more information, go to pottersforpeace.org.

is both functional and artistic. The are heavily influenced by their culturdesigns created by these local people al heritage. “Although I’m a pottery artist myself, I also have a background in mechanical engineering. Simple, efStreet on Saturday, Jan. 12 and 19 ficient technology fascinates me. In from 10 a.m. to noon. Pasties can also addition to helping people develop be ordered through the scouts from their own pottery business, we’re Troop 31. The pasties will be avail- involved with the manufacture and able for pick up on Saturday, Feb. 2, distribution of a water purification from noon to 3 p.m. Cost are $5 each, system. Clean water is a serious issue payable when ordered. If you have in undeveloped countries. We train any questions please call Mike Beatty local people to produce a very simple at 947-2987or John Scott at 858-5111. system that is inexpensive and easy

Stockton American Legion and Boy Scout Troop 31 fund raiser Stockton American Legion Post 449 and Boy Scout Troop 31 are holding a fund raiser during January. The Post and Troop will be taking orders for pasties, a pot pie type meal made with meat and vegetables all wrapped in a delicious dough. The pasties weigh 12 ozs. and are made in Crystal Falls, MI in the Upper Peninsula. They will come frozen and require 60 minutes of baking at 350 degrees. Listed below are the different pasties offered and their main ingredients. Beef - ground beef, potatoes, carrots, onions and spices Beef and Pork - ground beef, pork,

potatoes, rutabaga, carrots, onions and spices Cornish - ground beef, pork, potatoes, onions, carrots and spices Italian - pork, potatoes, diced red peppers, onions, fennel seeds and spices Chicken - Skinless chicken, potatoes, onions, carrots, celery and spices Vegetable - Potatoes, onions, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cheddar cheese and spices Mexican - Beef taco meat, refried beans, potatoes, onions, garlic, red peppers The Post will be taking orders at the Post home located at 128 E. Front

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to use. The technology of the system is as old as pottery making. The service and program scheduled for Jan. 20 will begin at 10:30 a.m. The Unitarian Universalist Church of Stockton is located at 219 N. Pearl St. in Stockton. The church has a Facebook page and can be reached at 815-990-8200. Potters for Peace can be contacted through its website www.pottersforpeace.org. The ADAMAH Studios is on Facebook or contacted at adamahstudiosofbethelhorizons.org.

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