The estate of Elda and Chester Miller of St. Paul has given the St. Paul Public School Industrial Technology Department nearly $18,000 for use in their woodworking shop. Chester Miller was well-known for his woodworking skills…Items purchased with the Millers’ gift this year include a CNC computerized router, V-carve drafting software for woodworking, two tool cabinets, multiple Milwaukee cordless power tools, a drum sander, an air handling system, a wood lathe, a DeWalt miter saw, a metal brake, and a large assortment of hand tools.

Thank you to the residents of Howard County for your generous donations to the American Legion Auxiliar Poppy Program. Due to your kindness, residents in VA Homes and Hospitals will continue to enjoy bingo, coffee and cookie socials, summer picnics, Dollar Days, Gifts for Yanks, and Christmas gift shops. Sincere appreciation, ALA Unit 119, St. Paul

Kansas State University Aidan Anderson, who has completed his freshman year at Kansas State University (KSU), has earned Spring 2024 Semester Honors. Anderson is majoring in animal sciences and industry (pre-veterinary option) in KSU’s College of Agriculture..

The Howard Greeley County Food Pantry has once again organized the Summer Lunch Program for children (no adults please). The program will begin on Tuesday, June 4th and run every Tuesday and Thursday, with the last meal being served on July 30th. There will be no lunch served on July 4th. Lunch Bunch will be held in the Sts. Peter & Paul Parish Life Center kitchen, on the north side of building, again this year from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Meals will be provided by the following organizations: United Methodist Church, Skyline Café, Citizen’s Bank and Trust, Christ Lutheran Church, Archer Credit Union, Sts. Peter & Paul CCW, Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Daughters, PEO, Casey’s, County Cage, Homestead Bank, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, and Runza. The food pantry would like to thank these organizations for donating the meals and their time. For more information, please contact Sandi Mudloff at (308) 750-6439.

Grundlovsfest, Dannebrog’s annual celebration in honor of the signing of Denmark’s Free Constitution in 1849, returns to Nebraska’s Danish capital this weekend, with a bevy of activities, shopping opportunities, and tasty treats to be on offer.

The St. Paul Country Quilters met Monday, May 20th in the quilting room at the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Parish Life Center. There were eleven members present whom answered the question “What was your first sewing project?” For several of the quilters, it all started in 4-H.

Voters in Howard County had the chance to weigh in on a pair of local races during last Tuesday’s Nebraska Primary Election. Yet, despite there being races of local note on the ballot, voters still shied away from the polls.