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What About Bob?: Balloon Days this weekend, Yorkfest on the horizon
Priscilla Pitch made a quick, overnight appearance to Waco with her old pitch buddies. Although we didn’t play pitch this trip, we did eat, have an adult beverage, caught up on all newsworthy things, and had a very good time. Priscilla put her keno knowledge and luck to good use, and won more than the rest of us put together. I wish some of that luck would brush off on me! I think she owes me dinner now!
Lonely practices key to Nebraska Lutheran’s summer development
WACO — The Nebraska Lutheran Knight’s girls’ volleyball team does not see each other much during the summertime. Being a dormitory school the girls all head different directions once school comes to an end in May and are at home until it is time to get back together for summer camp. This according to head coach Richard Owen keeps summer camps pretty basic for the Knights.
Rebel Fest at York University on July 27 hopes to 'inspire youth'
YORK — On Saturday, July 27, Making Lemon-Aid will be hosting a free, outdoor event at York University. The event will feature over 15 local vendors, speakers and a live band, according to the press release. Rebel Fest, as the event is called, is sponsored by Lonnie Berger, owner...
York City Council reviewing comments about Project Access trail system
YORK — The York City Council is reviewing the 110 comments it received about a proposed pedestrian trail in York, City Administrator Sue Crawford said on Thursday. Project Access York, as the trail is called, would include a pedestrian bridge in the interstate area that would connect to a trail extending up to the North part of town.
Trinity Lutheran in Waco offers personalized, individual instruction
WACO — Teachers at Trinity Lutheran School in Waco are gearing up for another school year, installing smart boards and organizing the classrooms. The private Christian K-8 school is small. There are only between 20 and 30 students enrolled in the school at any time. Principal Richard Owen, III said that is part of the appeal.
The Amish Cook: A fish fry at Uncle Vernon’s house
Editor’s Note: Judith is a friend of Gloria’s and fellow member of their Amish church. She is guest-writing the column this week. Gloria will return next week!. Stepping onto the porch at Uncle Vernon’s house, we were greeted with a cloud of smoke from the grill and hearty greetings from a variety of cousins and several uncles. Knowing that a fish fry at the Vernon Raber residence is always enjoyable and tasty, everyone looked forward to an evening of food and fellowship. We were all ushered to the back porch, where tables were set for everyone who paid for their meal. Yes, this time, we had paid for our fish not because Vernon is anywhere close to being stingy but because tickets sold at the Raber family along with a benefit auction were to generate money for a cousin’s husband, who is awaiting a liver transplant.
Birth announcement: May Elizabeth Kaliff
Damon and Madison (Plock) Kaliff, of York, are the parents of a daughter, May Elizabeth Kaliff, born at 12:54 p.m. on July 8, 2024 at York General Hospital in York. She weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 20.25 inches long. Grandparents are Mary Plock of Henderson, Russ Plock of...
York Native, current Husker, Reed Malleck enters final day of championship in lead
FREMONT (July 18, 2024) – A pair of Husker teammates, Reed Malleck and Hamish Murray, are tied for the lead at the 116th Nebraska Amateur Championship after the third round at Fremont Golf Club on Thursday. Malleck, a York native who recently graduated, and Murray, a senior from Australia,...
'Freak athlete' Sterup shines as a tone-setter for Concordia locker room, defense
Back in his high school days when he barely weighed 200 pounds as a lanky teenager, Kyle Sterup did it all in his hometown Osceola, Neb., where fewer than 1,000 people reside. He starred in football, wrestling, baseball and, believe it or not, pole vaulting. Really, he would have done anything that offered him a chance to compete in an athletic capacity. Unmistakably energetic and outgoing, Sterup exudes a confident vibe and a swagger that surely rubs off on his teammates.
Devin Smith recognized as 2023-24 GPAC Athletic Director of the Year
SEWARD, Neb. – In the aftermath of Concordia University, Nebraska winning the 2023-24 GPAC All-Sports Championship Trophy, Bulldog Director of Athletics Devin Smith has been named the 2023-24 Great Plains Athletic Conference Athletics Director of the Year. The official announcement came from the league office on Thursday (July 18), marking the third time Smith has earned this distinction in his tenure leading the Concordia Athletics Department. Smith was also recognized as the GPAC AD of the Year for 2014-15 and 2019-20. Smith has served as the Director of Athletics at his alma mater since June of 2010. His administrative staff includes Associate Director of Athletics Angela Muller and Assistant Athletic Director Levi Calhoun. In addition to three GPAC AD of the Year awards, Smith was named a recipient of the National Athletics Director of the Year Award from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) in 2021.
Bulldogs push national leading streak of AVCA Team Academic Awards to 26
SEWARD, Neb. – The streak continues for a Concordia University Volleyball program that prides itself on excellence on and off the court. The 2023-24 Bulldog squad became the first in school history to achieve an NAIA coaches’ poll No. 1 national ranking and has pushed the program’s streak of consecutive Team Academic Awards from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) to 26. The active streak ranks No. 1 in the NAIA and tied for first among volleyball programs across all levels of collegiate competition.
Career Spotlight: Educating God's people in the parish setting as a Director of Christian Education
Education doesn’t just take place in day schools – for Directors of Christian Education (DCEs), it takes place in the parish setting, both on Sundays and beyond. DCEs are called and rostered church workers in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (LCMS) whose primary task is to lead the educational ministries of a church body.
Exeter-Milligan Update: Hankins honored for writing
Avery Hankins was honored and recognized for her accomplishment in literature with a State award from the General Federation of Women's Club for her "Christmas Memory" narrative. Avery is a 4th grade student at Exeter-Milligan.
Senior track and field triple jumper Greta Corneliusen dreams of serving others in nutrition and functional medicine career
Senior Greta Corneliusen of Colorado Springs, Colorado likes to stay busy. Majoring in exercise science with minors in biology and theology, she’s also a triple jumper and long jumper for the track and field team, just finished her second year as a resident assistant and is the new president of the Lighthouse Club. She also works at campus coffee shop 10:31 Coffee and serves on the university’s praise committee.
Exeter-Milligan Update: Favorite Books
The second semester in Mr. Brian Murphy's social science room at Exeter-Milligan has been busy. The eighth graders are wrapping up the semester learning about the Civil War. Geography has covered the world's continents and countries throughout the semester. World War II to the present is covered in American History. Social science literature students have read six books, along with parts of three other books, which are either nonfiction or historical fiction.
Storm volleyball to be a seasoned unit this fall
POLK – The High Plains girls turned in a respectable campaign on the volleyball court last fall, finishing the year with a 15-16 record. However, there’s reason to think a leap forward could be in store this fall, as the Storm bring just about everybody back for another go around in 2024.
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