WEEKEND WORK on the facade of Homestead Bank’s Wolbach branch that began on March 9th continued over the weekend, with the crew from CM Construction having spent time both Saturday and Sunday on site. According to Teller Rhonda Allen, the work is part of efforts Homestead Bank is making to unify its look across several of its branches. Further updates will also be made to the bank’s interior, she said, after the facade work is completed.

Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 Over 100 people attended the informational meeting at the Wolbach Gym on the impending merger with North Loup-Scotia. The bottom line for Wolbach is that the merger will go through regardless.

On Tuesday, March 12th, members of the Centura High School Speech team made their way to Grand Island Central Catholic for District C1-4 speech competition. They returned as district runners-up, having qualified nine different students in eight events for the NSAA State Speech Championships at Kearney High School this Thursday, March 21st.

Bomb cyclone caused destruction, heartache Five years ago, a massive low-pressure system, dubbed Winter Storm Ulmer, “bombed out” over the Great Plains, rapidly intensifying in severity as its central pressure plummeted, transforming it into extratropical “bomb” cyclone Having originated in the Gulf of Alaska on March 8th, Ulmer had moved southeast to beset California with heavy rain on March 11th, where was decreed a winter storm and given its name. As it moved into Southern California, dry desert air clashing with moisture drawn in from the gulf set the stage for its explosive intensification.

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