MEMORIALS

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Memorials were recently made to the Wolbach Fire and Rescue departments and the Wolbach cemetery in memory of Peggy Ondracek. Tom and Susan Steenson made a donation to the fire department and rescue squad and Sue Killinger donated to the cemetery..
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Remember when

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Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 Wolbach Days were held last weekend, and good crowds were reported at the events held over the three days of the annual celebration. The timing of weekend rains did not interfere with any of the activities.

DAYS GONE BY

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Julia Schubert of St. Paul, who died December 8, 2013, left $1.3 million to organizations, foundations, and churches in St. Paul and Palmer. Her will was dated May 15, 2003. The eight charities to which she left the $1.3 million are: Palmer Community Foundation, to administer the Palmer High School Alfred and Julia Schubert Scholarship; St. Paul Education Foundation, to administer the St. Paul High School Alfred and Julia Schubert Scholarship; St.

Boelus News

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Saturday morning, the Loup River was rolling fast at our house. I don’t know how far it went, but Shawn saw a 500-gallon propane tank quickly float by. I don’t know who is missing it upstream. In March of 2019, the flow at St. Paul was at 37,900 cfs, Saturday morning it was 9,440. The North Loup River was also high at 5,980 cfs. The South Loup River was at 2,490. There had to be some big rains to bring that much water. As of Sunday morning, the water was dropping. The South Loup River was down to 1,770, the Middle Loup River was at 4,210, and the North Loup River was at 2,060 cfs.
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Roads official urges patience in wake of weekend storm

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Traveling the backroad of Howard County has become a tedious task, with the county’s rural roads having been dealt a one-two blow over the past month. Friday night, after more than six inches of rain fell in parts of Howard County, road officials say that much of their work since flooding swamped isolated areas in May had been undone, and now they are asking the public to be patient as they work to undo the damage caused by the most recent round of storms.

WAYNE STATE COLLEGE

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WAYNE STATE COLLEGE Wayne State College included 1,154 students on the dean’s list for exemplary academic achievement during the Spring 2024 semester. Students listed on the dean’s list are full-time undergraduate students who have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale for the semester.