Elba News

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Reminder: The Christmas Craft Fair is December 3, 2022 at the Elba Community Center, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Homemade chicken noodle soup and chili will be served. Santa will arrive at 3:00 p.m. Enjoy holiday shopping, a bake sale, drawings, and door prizes.

Happ-enings

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It pained me to do it, but earlier this fall, I let my subscription to Sports Illustrated lapse. I had been a subscriber to the legendary sports magazine for almost five years, having purchased a subscription after a friend of mine suggested that I check it out.

Boelus News

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As of Sunday evening, the South Loup River is listed as ice, which indicates the ice is affecting the measurement of the river flow. The Middle Loup River at St. Paul is up just a bit from last week, with a reading of 1.000 cubic feet per second. When I look out at the Loup River, the ice is gone now.
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Baker Honored

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Kaleb Baker, a senior at St. Paul High School, was recognized and awarded a Believers & Achievers plaque on Friday, November 18th, during halftime of the Class D-6 State Championship Football game at the University of Nebraska – Kearney. This award is sponsored by the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and Currency. Believers & Achievers is a statewide program designed to give recognition to Nebraska’s future leaders. Each school in the state can nominate three to four students. Those students then apply, and forty-eight are selected to receive the honor. At a scholarship banquet in April, 2023, eight finalists will be selected to receive $500 scholarships from Currency to use for the college or university of their choice.
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St. Paul Cheerleaders Reach New Heights

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d always see the other cheerleaders at games doing stunts, and we’d be like, ‘Aw, we could do that.’” - Jaycee Ambrose “Stand up with the Wildcat pride,” goes the common refrain. That may be all well and good for the people in the stands, but for a cheer squad as full up with enthusiasm as the 2022 Wildcats, just standing doesn’t quite cut it.
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Centura Thespians Take Ownership of Cinematic Classic

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“It’s pretty cool, because the kids came up with it, put it together, and put it to the music. They really are taking ownership of the performance.” - Kris Simon This year, Dorothy (Alaina Suntych), the Scarecrow (Hope McDonald), the Tin Man (Shiloh Smith), the Cowardly Lion (Blake Suntych), and the whole Centura play production team have been traversing the yellow brick road all across the fabled Land of Nebraska, making stops at several one-act invitationals to perform The Wizard of Oz on their way to the acclaimed Johnny Carson Theater in Norfolk.