THANK YOU
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The family of Russel Lemburg would like to thank everyone for the cards, memorials, and flowers in his memory. Russel loved his family and loved working for his community.
Cotesfield News
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Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba on September 21st at 6:30 p.m.
Elba News
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Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Church on September 21st at 6:30 p.m.
THE ST. PAUL ROTARY
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THE ST. PAUL ROTARY has donated to many local, national, and worldwide causes throughout its thirty-nine years. This past summer, the Rotary donated approximately $1,500 to the City of St. Paul so they could cover the cost of children and family passes to the St. Paul Water Park and to cover the cost of children who would like to participate in city activities. These funds were intended to assist any families who could not afford those summer activities for their children and were part of a $2,000 grant provided by the Foundation of the Rotary District 5630.
Thede gets chance to see SPHS “from the other side”
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This academic year, just over four years after graduating as valedictorian of the Class of 2020, a St. Paul High School (SPHS) alumna has returned to her alma mater for her first gig as an accredited teacher.
JAUNT LOOKS TO CONTINUE TO GROW
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Twenty-first annual event expected to draw crowds Mark your calendars as Junk Jaunt, Nebraska’s largest garage sale, is only three short weeks away. Perennially held on the last full weekend in September, the Jaunt this year officially gets underway on Friday, September 27th (though vendors, in a bid to get ahead of the game, are more and more frequently opening on Thursday) and continues through Sunday, September 29th.
Howard Co. included in disaster declaration
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On August 20th, President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Nebraska concerning areas affected by severe storms, straightline winds, tornadoes, and flooding between May 20th and June 3rd. Howard, Burt, Butler, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Hamilton, Hayes, Hitchcock, Keith, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Saunders, and Washington counties are among those subject to the declaration.
Centura among sixty bands at state fair
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More than sixty bands from high schools across Nebraska took to the streets at the Fonner Park Fairgrounds in late August as part of the Nebraska State Fair’s annual Marching Band Exhibition. Last Thursday, August 29th, on the second to last day of the seven-day exhibition, twenty-six Centurions marched along the 2024 marching route—altered this year due to ongoing construction of the Grand Island Casino Resort—performing a new selection chosen for the new school year.
Sons bring back bar with fundraiser
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Cars packed Wolbach’s main street over Labor Day weekend, with village residents and people from across the area having stopped in to the old bar on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. For those two days, a Sons of the American Legion (SAL) Squadron 236 fundraiser had temporarily brought a drinking establishment— sort of—back to Center Avenue.
SENIOR CITIZENS MEET
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The Wolbach Senior Citizens met on August 28th with eleven guests present. Members played pitch. The winners were Dick Peetz, high; Jan Steenson, low; and Kathryn Dubas, traveling. The Wolbach Senior Citizens will meet again on September 25th at 2:00 p.m.