Elba News
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AnnaMae Julesgard and Coleen Ingerle joined others for Bible study Wednesday morning, at the Elba United Methodist Church. Following the study, they all enjoyed lunch at a local eatery.
Remember When
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The Greeley-Wolbach welding team of Colin Oakley, Zach Houtby, and E.J Graff finished in first place at the district welding contest and qualified for the state contest, which will be held at Southeast Community College in Lincoln in April as part of the State FFA Convention. This is the second year in a row that the team has qualified for state. The district contest was held on February 18th in Grand Island. Oakley was second in O/A welding, Houtby fourth in arc welding, and Graff fifth in wire welding…The G/W team beat out teams from Sargent, Centura, Loup City, Loup County, Ravenna, Ord, St. Paul, North Loup-Scotia, and Sumner-Eddyville-Miller for the district title.
Happ-enings
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Following several years of being in flux due to myriad reasons—the novel coronavirus pandemic and a scheduling conflict being the most notable—this March, the state basketball tournaments returned to normal in the capital city.
CNHi Awards St. Paul’s STS Program $21,000 Grant
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Last Tuesday, representatives from Case New Holland Industrial (CNHi), the equipment and manufacturer in Grand Island, and the Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) made their way to St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) to present a CNHi welding grant award of $21,000 to the district and to spend some time talking to the skilled and technical sciences (STS) and vocational agriculture students about employment opportunities at CNHi and more generally.
Centurions Mount Comeback, Top Cedar Catholic
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After grinding out a victory in the quarterfinal round of the NSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament last Thursday, on Friday morning, during the tournament’s semifinals, the Centurions were looking to win by more conventional means.
Centura Community Turns Out in Spades to Support Team
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Members of the Centura community are no strangers to the finals of the NSAA State Girls Basketball Tournament, with the Centurions having played for state titles in both 2001 and 2000. However, twenty years removed from their last trip to play on the state’s biggest stage, fans of Centura girls’ basketball were all too willing to show up and support their team.
SPPS to Present Sister Act, The Musical this Weekend
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The St. Paul Public Schools Music Department will be bringing an adaptation of one of the most financially successful comedies of the 1990s to St. Paul this weekend, with performances of Sister Act, The Musical scheduled for Friday, March 10th and Saturday, March 11th at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 12th at 5:00 p.m. at the district’s old gym.
Council Okays CUP for Dog-Boarding Facility
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Nearly three months after St. Paul city leaders decided to table a conditional use permit application for a proposed dog-boarding facility southwest of St. Paul, last week, the project finally received the municipality’s approval.
Woitaszewski to Continue Serving Customers at Dick’s Repair
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Since a transition of ownership on January 6th of this year, operations at longtime St. Paul staple Dick’s Repair, the automotive repair shop at 823 Seventh Street, have continued to run smoothly.
Council Okays Wage Increase for Pool Employees
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Lifeguards at the St. Paul Water Park received a notable increase in their hourly wage last Tuesday, after the facility’s manager expressed concern that other area communities could potentially woo pool employees away.