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SBorld'Hcrald 18 Sitcom starring Calendar 64 People 64 tynr uptf Saturday May 13 1995 Page 59 Dolly Parton will 11 IU II 11 trf 'if Ilr ti hflLi 1M tu mi i lj i Jr cj 7' 44jh AibW'W3Jii W'Vi'itAA 4 3 W' IL I 'ujr Jg i Xpr' it! iji 'H i jrnj ielmori 6D INSIDE 7 jA I XJp Jim Minge vZfvO Changes Afoot At KMTV MTV Channel 3 this week replaced eveningrvk weatherman Carey Coleman with meteorologist Mark Lee who has been with KMTV since July 1 994 will take over weather duties on the 5 pm 6 pm'and 10 pm newscasts amazing thing that I can say is that I am really mystified because it happened with such Coleman said referring to notification that his contract would not be renewed Additional changes in KMTV's anchor lineup could be coming Coleman who joined KMT in July 1993 said he will remain with the station as weekend weatherman through July when his contract ends Coleman said he and his family wife Jennifer and 3 year old son Talmage like Omaha and he plans to continue as stall meteorologist at radio stations KAB AM and" KGOR The change comes amid theAC Nielsen Co May television ratings period KMTV was third in the 10 pm news ratings behind KETV Channel 7 and WOWT Channel 6 in November 1994 and ebruary 1995 ratings books Loren Tobia KMTV news director said the station has enjoyed working with Coleman just decided that it was time to make a change and go in a different he said That new direction might include hiring Michael Scott former KETV anchorman who moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to work on Scott left 1994 to work Los KCBS TV where he is an anchorman reporter A person close to the situation at! KMTV said Tobia was in New York City Tuesday negotiating a contract with agent was in New York for a series of meetings: Whoever I met with is my Tobia said? Scott did not return telephone calls this week from The World Herald of now Tobia said employment with KMTV involves only the Los Angeles based weeknight updates on the OJ Simpson trial The person close to the situation who spoke only on the condition that no identification would be made also said that anchorman John Mason would be leaving the station there are some changes happening here (at Mason said safe to say part of those changes but I can't really say anything other than Tobia would say only that the station is pleased with Mason and his co anchor Loretta Carroll Ms Carroll said she is not involved in any changes at KMTV Meanwhile contract negotiations will continue in Omaha on uesday and Wednesday between KMTV and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians The association is bargaining on behalf of directors and technicians MikeTiglio a staff representative for Washington DC based NABET has said KMTV's new contract proposals include a 20 percent to 50 percent pay cut and a reduction in benefits for the directors and technicians: KXVO LOCAL AILIATE the new Warner Bros Television Network is scheduled to go on the air May 27" The station will broadcast on UH channel 15 from its transmission tower hear Gretna The Warner Bros network was launched nationally in January KXVO will provide programming Wednesdays during prime time KXVO will operate from the studios at KPTM Channel 42 under a leased marketing agreement with KXVO's owner Cocola Broadcasting Cos of resno Calif In Omaha KXVO will be managed and operated by the staff of KPTM which is owned by Pappas Telecasting based in Visalia Calif KXVO will carry some shows that also are seen on PTM such as and Trek: The Next However the shows will be aired at different times Brad Gonzalez KXVO program director said KXVO will have no local programming at first He said the station plans to have a news operation as early ak September will be weather and news inserts that will be generated and produced by the (KPTM) ox 42 Gonzalez said MSsr Mt I 1 Sir I IK fep 31 Y' MLV aaaMskJah fcK KaJar i'Vvn w'iA AWh Epf i Jfefea Wk "awwAi jaSut 'Zr 3 WMMiisjBL 'I DD 4 CrCCl AXT Ai rii RUDY SMITHTHE WORLD HERALD KA LK StbblON: Ol hi ers of onu glou I ihwslip pray this week with Karen Reynolds second from right worship leader at King of Kings Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Others from left are Part Mollo of Waverly Cy ndy Peterson Judy Wall and Tana Stadjuhar all of Omaha and Bev Brown of Lincoln ellowship Bums Bright BY JULIA MCCORD WORLD HERALD STA WRITER he soft sounds of whispered prayers echoed in Judy west Omaha home this week as Ira the officers of Aglow ellowship in Omaha and Lincoln gath ered for prayer Of prime concern was a series of pre Day meetings that con clude with a brunch this morning at Best Western Regency West in Omaha It is the hope of Mrs Wall and the other four officers that they will rejuve nate the fellowship in two largest cities ask that you bring refreshment to the meetings and anoint each Mrs Wall prayed Lord Praise you the others responded want to see women set free from said Cyndy Peterson also of Omaha Thank you Jesus The responses were muted but fervent ervent prayer is typical of Aglow an international charismatic Christian ministry founded in 1963 by four women in the Seattle area It has 1470 local fellowships in the United States and 1334 overseas in 120 nations Nebraska has fellowships in Omaha Lincoln McCook Gothenburg Ogalla la Thedford Grand Island Norfolk Schuyler and Plattsmouth Iowa has 28 fellowships including one in Council Bluffs Their goal their handbook says is to women to Jesus Christ and provide opportunity for Christian women to grow in their faith and minister to Sharon Lueking of Oxford Neb the western area leader said Aglow flourished during the charismatic renewal of the late 1960s and early An Overview Aglow ellowship International is an interdenominational charis asp ijii matic Christian fellowship for women it Headquarters: Edmonds Wash ounded: In the Seattle area in 1 963 by four women Incorporated in 1 972 National staff: 40 inances: Annual dues of $25 donations from area boards Structure: Local chapters area boards 1 2 regional directors US board international board Budget: $2 5 million Membership: 1 9000 members in the United States igures for states are jj unavailable Nebraska has three area boards and 10 fellowships Iowa hastt jWK ft two area boards and 28 fellowships 4 and fell on hard times in the She and other Nebraska and Iowa leaders said interest is rising again as baby boomers return to the fold and women see signs that society is unravel ing personal woman to woman approach to ministry is a big attraction they said what hooked Tana Stadjuhar 48 an Omaha Aglow officer wanted something said Mrs Stadjuhar a former Catholic who is now a Lutheran found acceptance and love and good friends I found a fuller relationship with the Lord than I ever got in traditional 1 ellowship leaders and clergy advisers are quick to point out that Aglow is not in competition with local churches want to take the place of said Wincie Caskey president of the Council Bluffs fellowship The Rev Jerry David of Lincoln a clergy adviser said Aglow complements the local church it transcends denominational he said is what really makes it 1 Aglow takes its name from a passage in the Book of Romans instruct ing Christians to aglow and burning with the It is a charismatic fellowship meaning that its members believe in the tangible manifestations of the Holy Spirit such as healing and speaking in unknown tongues Sharon Barrett a national officer and featured speaker at the Omaha brunch today said a majority of its members come from pentecostal faiths such as As semblies of God International Church of the oursquare Gospel and Church of God in Christ we have Catholics Lutherans Presbyterians women from all major she said wonderful thing about Aglow is that we center on Aglow is governed at the state level by area boards (Nebraska has three and Iowa has two) 12 regional directors and a national board located at ministry headquarters in Edmonds Wash The worldwide ministry also head quartered at Edmonds has an interna tional board of directors 1 Although Aglow is a ministry founded by women for women and run by women male pastors and laymen serve as advisers David is one of four pastors to fill that role for the Omaha Lincoln board (the pastors) provide account said Mrs Stadjuhar they have a lot of wisdom They have been through some of these problems Aglow offers its members a full range of services: retreats and seminars na tional and international conferences in spirational literature leadership training Bible studies prayer events and short term mission trips Anita Swartzendruber of Wayland Iowa said she enjoyed the conferences because of their teaching and the opportunity to shoulders with people from all over the She also cited the mission trips Mrs Swartzendruber 60 a Mennonite is still marveling at her trip to Russia last year with an Aglow group was a little farm girl who gathered eggs and milked the she said last year I got to go to Russia And I saw lives changed Even though the national events are exciting the leaders said heart and soul is the local fellowship It is there they said that friendships are formed hearts are bared prayers are said and questions about faith are posed is a safe place for a woman to unburden her said Linelie Kelley of Inman the eastern Nebraska area supervisor one will criticize or judge Women can come and be Mainstays are monthly meetings fea turing worship prayer and a speaker and weekend rallies such as brunch and a companion breakfast in Council Bluffs Retreats also are common The West Nebraska Aglow for example has scheduled one for women and girls ages 6 to 1 2 in Ogallala next month Nebraska and Iowa leaders said the national Prayer Thrust begun in 1990 and a renewed focus on Please turn to Page 60 Col 1 Intimate Setting Suits Play BY JIM DELMONT WORLD HERALD STA WRITER Omaha Community Playhouse director Eleanor Brodie Jones has crafted an intimate mov ing version of William Nicholson's play about the unlikely romance and marriage be tween Oxford University professor au thor CS Lewis and American divorcee JoyDavidman This quiet personal little play is per fect for the small onda McGuire The ater area of the Playhouse and it benefits from solid performances in the principal Shadowlands What: Drama When: 8 pm Thursdays through Saturdays 2 pm and 6:30 pm Sundays through June 25 Where: Omaha Community Playhouse onda McGuire Theater 691 5 Cass St 9 Information: 553 0800 roles Creighton University drama professor Bill Hutson as Lewis and Sara lores as Joy Davidman The acting styles of these two mesh despite differences Hutson provided a warm and convincing reading before a preview audience of 1 35 Thursday night creating a somewhat Americanized Lewis who was affable caring and sin cere Ms lores was completely in charac ter utterly believable as the Jewish divorcee stricken with cancer who fell in love with perhaps the most widely known Christian apologist in the world at the time The part of Joy is beautifully written and hers are the best lines Her quirky spunky New York personality enlivened by intellect is a dramatic masterpiece Ms lores brings deep feeling and authenticity to the part getting the most out of her often witty and surprising lines Lewis was a popular lecturer and one of his standard lectures was on human pain and love But Lewis who lived an insulated academic life with his brother Warnie knew little of either pain or love until he was surprised by Joy Davidman who sent him fan letters full of incisive remarks and personal observations about him Early in her friendship with Lewis Ms Davidman was divorced by her philan dering husband and moved to England with her school age son Douglas Steve set is an shaped affair with sliding bookcases that open walls for furniture changes A wardrobe (a large double doored clothes closet) is used with some magical special effects to suggest the famous wardrobe of fantasy novel Lion the Witch and the Mick Kasher looks and acts a perfect Wamie Lewis's old fashioned but de cent brother John Billings brings flair to the part of Christopher a sharp tongued academic an atheist with a disdain for women (Ms Davidman especially) Joe Casey has the eager to please personality of Anglican priest Harrington and Justin Eveloff ably handles the small but important part of Douglas Lewis eventually must face life with all its cruelties and ecstasies He have it any other way ond of referring to the real world as a land of shadows Lewis leams to endure its sharp realities and at one point comes to question love Omahans Honor Pope With Spiritual Bouquet BY JULIA MCCORD WORLD HERALD STA WRITER ope John Paul II turns 75 Thursday Among the piles of presents certain to nour into Rome will be one from the Archdiocese of Omaha: a spiritual bouquet A spiritual bouquet is a collection of promises to perform certain good works or say specific prayers that will bless the pope said the Rev Michael Gutgsell who is collecting them for Archbishop Llden Curtiss TTie promises have come from individuals parishes religious communities other archdiocese groups even one or two businesses St Wenceslaus Church in Verdigre and St William its mission church in Niobrara sent six typed single spaced pages of promises with the signatures of almost everyone in both churches Gutg sell said and the fourth grade class at All Saints Catholic School at 1335 10th St contributed 30 letters Gutgsell said one community wide event will mark the birthday a Mass and Rosary at 7 pm Thursday at Our Lady of Mercy Chapel at the College Of St Mary 1901 72nd St pope a spiritual meaning that those praying will ask God to attend to the greatest concern or most important need Pope John Paul II was bom Karol Joseph Wojtyla in Wadowice Poland in 1920 In 1929 his mother died while deliver ing a stillborn daughter A brother died of scarlet fever three years later In 1937 the future pope and his father moved to Krakow where the17 year old Wojtyla enrolled at Jagielloman University to study philosophy His studies were inter rupted when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on Sept 1 1939 During the war years Wojtyla worked as a stonecutter in a quarry and as a laborer in a chemical plant He joined the Christian underground and studied for the priesthood in an underground semi nary He was hiding from 1944 until the end of the war Wojtyla was ordained in 1946 He served as auxiliary bishop of Krakow in 1958 and became archbishop in 1964 He was inducted into the College of Cardi nals in 1967 On Oct 16 1978 at age 58 he was elected pope The intention he said is to give the 1 4 1 If v' 5 i ess wth i lics eI ra i I ip Wit THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GIT ROM MIDLANDS: The Archdiocese of Omaha on Monday will send Pope Joint Paul 11 a spiritual bouquet to mark his 75th birthday Evocative But lawed BY KYLE MACMILLAN WORLD HERALDSTA WRITER The Blue Bam Theater has earned a reputation for theater that is imaginative intelligent and daring The troupe is will ing to experiment to take risks toV reinvent itself and so it was riday night The theater presented the premiere of Angela theMirrorGavc a play which offers not so much a biography of Mexican artist rida Kahlo 1 907 1 954) but an evocation of her and her art Any project like this one which is completely new and unproven runs the risk of failure This 45 minute produc tion did not fail but it did not exactly succeed either What was presented came off as a rough draft a kind of work in progress Please tum to Page 60 Col 1 (1 If i A iiA i A lift.