Downtown sign finds new home at historical society
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A sign from a longtime fixture of St. Paul’s downtown found a new home last week.
RIVER FLOWS IMPACT RR
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High water following persistent rains caused damage to the track bed along “about thirty feet” of the Nebraska Central Railroad Company (NCRC) line late last week. The affected section of the track bed lies south of St.
Howard County Fair to be held next week
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The annual Howard County Fair will get underway outside St. Paul next week with a full slate of entertainment, livestock shows, and family- friendly events running from Monday, July 7th, through Sunday, July 13th at the Howard County Fairgrounds.
Lunch Bunch having another great summer
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The Howard Greeley Food Pantry’s summer Lunch Bunch program is once again in full swing at the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Parish Life Center.
Boelus News
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What an interesting week for the rivers’ flows. We had about .90 inches of rain on the first day, that came very nice. Then, the next day, 4.40 inches came. That put us over five inches of rain. I heard of over seven inches of rain in other places. The South Loup River runs about 200 cubic feet per second (cfs). This past week, it got up to over 3,700 cfs. It’s down some, but not back to 200. The Middle Loup River at St. Paul was about 1,600 cfs and rose as high as 11,100 cfs. It’s back to 2,080 cfs. The North Loup River also had high flows. It reached over 7,000 cfs. As of Sunday evening, the North Loup River is at 2,360 cfs. We didn’t see any airboats on Thursday, just one on Friday.
Village of Farwell Regular Meeting Minutes
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Rick Layher has not been here yet. Also, the owners of the bank building have not been here recently, and though the yards have been mowed there is no change with the Hamilton or Bennett vacant houses.
SCHUMACHER HONORED FOR LIFESAVING EFFORTS
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DAN SCHUMACHER was presented with a Community Lifesaver Award by the Wolbach Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department at the Wolbach Days Rodeo for his quick actions during a life-threatening incident on May 23rd in which a bolt gun rod penetrated Tom Steenson’s leg, shattering his femur and cutting an artery. Schumacher’s efforts are credited with saving Steenson’s life. Schumacher was led onto the grounds of the rodeo arena after the barrel racing on Saturday evening to play a game with other members of the department, Rick Brown and Bryan O’Connor, after which he was surprised with the award. Pictured during the award ceremony are Brown, Justin Killinger, Claire Landers, Schumacher, Steenson, O’Connor, and Ron Tubbs. “Dan’s a really special man,” said Tubbs when presenting the plaque last week.
WOLBACH SENIOR CITIZENS MEET
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The Wolbach Senior Citizens met on June 25th at the Wolbach Community Center with fourteen guests present. Members played thirteen-point pitch. The winners were Paul Nielsen, high; Joyce Berney, low; and Irene Walker, traveling. The Wolbach Senior Citizens will meet again on July 30th at the Wolbach Community Center.
Remember when
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Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2015 A benefit will be held on Saturday, July 11th, in and around Wolbach for William Meyer, son of Gary and Tanya Meyer of Wolbach, and grandson of Gary and Connie Bader of Palmer and Marvin Meyer of Hickman. He was injured in a roll-over accident that has left him paralyzed from the waist down.