Thank you to the city and their employees for removing the tree branchesat my house.Vern Hansel ——————————.

Coaches are invited to participate in a learning experience, “Coaches Passing the Mic,” from 8:15 a.m. until noon on August 13th at Central Community College–Columbus. “It isn’t what coaches teach us through words that makes us winners. It’s what they teach us through example. It’s what they teach us about life,” said Karen Mroczek, CCC– Columbus communityeducation coordinator. She said the event is open to coaches at all levels, from little league to club organizations, from elementary to junior/ senior high school and college. “This is an exceptional learning experience to grow as a coach. The insights you will gain from the engaging, transformative conversation will carry over into all areas ofyour life.” The event will begin with registration and a continental breakfast in the Raider Fieldhouse. Open forums will follow in the Fine Arts Theater. Featured speakers will be: Eric Behrens, head basketball coach at Omaha Central High School. Behrens has coached for eighteen seasons, and has a record of 389-84, seven state championships, eight state championship games, and seven Metro Holiday tournament champions wins. He also was head basketball coach at Peru State College from 2014-2017, where he had a record of 53-41. Honors included NAIA Division I National tournament qualifier, ranked twenty-first – Heart of America Conference champions.

Barb Tuma • 308-968-3348 Last Monday evening, Dave and Barbara Tuma attended the clothing style show and decorated cake auction at the Sherman County Fair in Loup City. They also were supper guests of David and Kayann Skibinski and Raegan at their camper.

Nancy Harders Checking the river flows Sunday evening, it appears that the South Loup River is back down with a discharge of 113 cubic feet per second and that there is not a lot of difference for the Middle Loup River from last week, with a reading of 613 cubic feetper second.Life on the Loup slowed down this past week. What’s been happening? We had a couple of dads that brought their sons fishing.

Compiled from the files ofThe Phonograph-HeraldTen Years Ago, 2012 A fire that was started by lightning last week in Keya Paha County continues to rage in north central Nebraska and has spread to Brown and Cherry counties. The fires are fueled by drought conditions and high winds…Monday afternoon, Howard County Emergency Manager Michelle Woitalewicz received a dispatch from the Region 26 Emergency Manager asking for help in fighting the Fairfield Creek Fire, the largest of three fires now burning in the area…Local firefighters were being dispatched for twenty-four hours, with a new group organized to head to the fire on Wednesday, if they are still needed.

Unable to stop the bleeding, Wisner-Pilger- Beemer gave up a single to Caspersen, walked Kellen Fries, and then Tanner Simdorn launched an RBI double to left field. Suddenly, after three-anda- half closely contested innings, DCB found themselves holding a nine-run advantage going into the fifth and, ultimately, finalframe.The hosts needed to reach home plate to keep the game alive, but Bryce Gorecki and the DCB defense had other ideas.