I checked the river flows after our family Easter gathering late Sunday afternoon. The South Loup River is up just a bit, reading 223 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs). I would think the measuring device is stuck, but during the week the river did fluctuate. The Middle Loup River is down following a high reading of 1,440 cfs after the nice rain we had.

A huge thank you to all of you who stopped by to wish me well on my retirement! I was completely surprised by the wonderful turnout! Thank you to everyone for all of your support over the past forty-five years. I’m incredibly grateful to have had Joan Koperski (my first office manager) and Lonnie Kowalski (my very first full-time welder) stop by. It brought tears to my eyes! I also want to mention a few others: Doug Derver for handling the intense growth of the shop, and Luke Burson, who worked with me for twenty-six years and helped through some very tough times. And a special thank you to my office manager of thirty years Carie Ohde! Thank you, thank you.

Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on April 18th at 6:30 p.m.

The Friends of Paplin wish to extend their deepest gratitude to everyone who generously donated their time and/or talents, or helped in any way to make their Palm Sunday Breakfast a total success. Your support makes the event memorable and directly contributes to our mission to Repair, Restore, and Preserve the Historic Paplin Church Property.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced last week that it has lifted its ban on campfires at all Nebraska state park areas and wildlife management areas. Game and Parks also lifted its ban on prescribed burns.

Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on April 18th at 6:30 p.m.