NDOT seeks public’s help for Friday Safety Messages
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The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is inviting the public to contribute clever and insightful Friday Safety Messages for display on electronic message boards along Nebraska’s interstate and other major highways.
Days Gone By
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The St. Paul City Council…voted 3-0 (Councilman Howard Beck was absent) to purchase land from the Union Pacific Railroad for $47,199.92. The land is located on the west side of the tracks from Loup Valley Supply to Kendall Street. The cost computes to eighty cents per square foot. Mayor Jim Snow explained that the land was purchased so that the city would have space for any future expansion of the city park and to also prevent storage facilities from being built on the land. The money to purchase the land will come from the general fund.
THE ST. PAUL ROBOTICS TEAM
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THE ST. PAUL ROBOTICS TEAM traveled to Council Bluffs to compete in the U.S. Open Robotics Championships on March 21st. There were twenty-four different robots present from all over the country. St. Paul’s Kaleb Kaslon (right) and Kolton Williams (left) brought home two trophies. They won the Innovate awards for their robotic design and their knowledge they conveyed during their team interview. Kolton and Kaleb were the highest-rated team at the end of the qualifying matches, and were also presented with the tournament champion trophy. Their alliance scored a 427 in the final match of the finals. This was the highest score achieved this entire year at an open tournament!
Central Conference ELCA Spring Gathering
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The 2024 Spring Gathering for the Central Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Nebraska Synodical Women’s Organization will be held on Saturday, April 13th at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The theme for the gathering is “Open Our Hearts; Listen, Be Kind, Pray.” The chosen Bible verse is 1 Peter 5:6-7: “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him; because he cares for you.” Churches from the following towns will be represented: Albion, Columbus, Creston, Leigh, Madison, Newman Grove, Norfolk, Platte Center, St. Edward, Genoa, McCool Junction, Rising City, Stromsburg, York, Aurora, Central City, Dannebrog, Grand Island, Hampton, Hordville, Marquette, Ord, St. Paul, Polk, and Wolbach.
Weather doesn’t dampen fun at Cars & Coffee
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On Saturday, April 6th, more than 100 cars rolled into downtown St. Paul for the Royal Coachmen Car Club’s (RCCC) third annual Cars and Coffee event, a “get-together” of area car afficionados meant to “kick off” car show season.
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Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 The first-ever Greeley-Wolbach/North Loup-Scotia middle schoold play will be presented next week in the Scotia gym. The Sunday, April 13th presentation of “The Princess and the Pea” will be at 2:30 p.m.
Happy hunters seek out over 9,000 eggs
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There are a lot of different barometers of success, and when it comes to an Easter egg hunt, there is no better measure than kids toting around baskets full of eggs. That was the scene northeast of Cushing last Saturday, when the Starkey family held its third annual Broedy Starkey Memorial Easter Egg hunt.
EYEING THE ECLIPSE
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STUDENTS at St. Paul Elementary School had a chance to get a look at Monday’s partial solar eclipse during a special Wildcat Solar Eclipse Watch Party. The moon officially moved between the Sun and the Earth at 1:51 p.m., with between seventy and eighty percent of the Sun expected to be obscured from Earth. Students in St. Paul had prime viewing for the event, with a part in the clouds providing mainly unobstructed views. Above, Etta Ryan, Jen Meinecke, Sierra Meinecke, and Quinn Reilly pose for a selfie during Monday’s event.
Bid process for city’s new fire station delayed
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The wait for bids continues. Last Monday night, during the St.