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By Mark Christensen44th District, Neb. Legislature Well, the Legislature didn’t get to the budget last week, but we were assured by Speaker Adams that the budget would be the primary goal on the agenda this week. Last week the Legislature also passed se...
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Telephone conference report held on Tuesday, May 7.By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Holdrege Senator Tom Carlson’s bill, LB 517, to create a new Water Sustainability Project Task Force will likely come up for final reading this week, Sen. Mark Ch...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Nearly 70 attended the annual banquet of the Grant Fire Department/Perkins County ambulance on Saturday evening, April 27. Firefighters, EMTs, spouses and invited guests were served a meal by the Youth Development Club, f...
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Westview Retirement Community residents enjoyed music by talented musicians Donna Holaway, Lou Kraus, Dan Dobson, Mike Barry and Jacob Woodmancy. It was great entertainment on a snowy May Day. Residents decided that Jacob Woodmancy received his ...
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Bridgeport High School freshman Cole Retchless won the creed speaking event at the Nebraska State FFA Convention held April 3-5 in Lincoln. During the competition, the competitors were required to recite the FFA’s five paragraph creed in front ...
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Memorials in the names of James A. Deaver, Perkins County Commissioner, and Norbert Buss were presented to the Grant Fire Department and Perkins County Ambulance at the May 6 business meeting by their families. The memorials will be used to upgrade and pu...
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Hyannis hosted the District L Lions Club Talent Contest Sunday, April 28. Winners from the Eustis/Farnam, Grant-Imperial, Wallace, Bridgeport, Alliance, Hyannis, and Chadron local contests participated in the district competition. Representing t...
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The Wallace Youth Club, Wallace Foundation and the Wallace Fire and Rescue recently each received $614 from the New 2 U Thrift Store from the dispersion of its assets after the thrift store’s closing earlier this year. New 2 U was created in 2007 out...
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It is spring and the concert season is getting started! The Ogallala/Grant Women’s Connection will be hosting a guest night dinner and concert evening on Saturday, May 18. Join area men and women, young and old at St Paul’s Lutheran School, 312 West 3...
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New life abounds
By Father Mark PfeifferMother of Sorrows/St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Spring is abounding all around us. The sign of spring is “new life.” Life abounds all around us for us to capture and see. We never tire, as we see new life, bef...
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There’s an app for that!
By Ashleigh NoyesTribune columnist
As spring hits I would much rather be out enjoying the weather with my kids than cooped up in the kitchen baking. I still want my family to have a good meal at night and a full belly at bedti...
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Mother’s Day, May 12, is an opportunity to celebrate the mothers in your life – but this year, skip the chocolates and instead, give the gift of wellness. Consider the following tips and hints from TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), the nonpr...
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By Shelby Friesz, et alNebraska News Service
Senators continued debating bills this week and passed many bills through their final reading. Here is a debrief of the week: • LB507: Sen. Kathy Campbell of Lincoln sponsored this bill to improve the qualit...
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The Nebraska Forest Service’s Wildland Fire Training Program hopes to train 500 firefighters for wildfire season. Continuing intense drought, increased forest fuel loads and the spread of eastern red cedar, at a rate of about 38,000 new acres per year, ...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor The recent addition of Kimball will expand the South Platte Valley Association (SPVA) Conference to seven western Nebraska schools when the sports season gets underway this fall. Joining the conference is the Kimball Longhorns....
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Michi Prante has been chosen as the senior of the month for May 2013. She is the daughter of Melissa Prante of Grant. Prante has been highly visible throughout her high school career not only through academics, but athletics and community service. She ha...
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Wallace High School held Honors Night on Monday, April 29. Selected as King and Queen were Rachel Marquardt, daughter of Kelly and Jennie Marquardt; and Mark Jameson, son of Lisa Jameson and the late Darrin Jameson. (Below): Anna Griffiths (right) has t...
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May 9-15All Times MountainThursday, May 9 9 a.m. Golf at Ogallala 10 a.m. District track (home)Saturday, May 11 10 a.m. Jr hi track at Gothenburg 1 p.m. GraduationMonday, May 13 TBD Golf Districts (Kearney)Wednesday, May 15 Last day K-8...
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Area graduates receive degrees
Holly Copple of Elsie was among more than 2,750 students who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at commencement exercises May 3-4. Copple received a bachelor of science in education and human sciences ...
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Pro basketball is not fun
By Larry PritchettPast PCHS activities director
This is a tough time for me as far as sports seasons go. I am not a great baseball fan. I love track but you don’t see a lot of that on TV and the weather especially this year h...
