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Boone Central’s speech team competed in the District Tournament at Pierce on Monday, March 1.

Kevin Carder and Kayla Kettelson advanced to the finals round and qualified for state meet competition.

Carder qualified for state with a second place in Humorous Prose at districts. Kayla Kettelson received third place with her Humorous Prose presentation to earn her trip to state.

The Class B State Speech Tournament will be held Thursday, March 18, at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

News

Technology needs now and in the future were discussed by the Boone Central School Board during its monthly meeting Monday night, March 8.

The Technology Committee has been meeting monthly and receiving teachers’ input. Deb Larson, high school technology coordinator, Spanish teacher Jeremy Struckman and middle school teacher Jeff Hayes were present to address the board. They requested new laptops for the middle school and a computer upgrade for the library, as well as a laptop for the school lunchroom.

The total technology budget for this year is about $116,000 for both new equipment and upgrades. Superintendent Cory Worrell said the goal is to have a consistent technology budget with a planned replacement program for technology items.

Details in the March 10 Albion News Print Edition.

Business

Jack Dailey, owner of Dailey Feed Inc., recently finished construction on a new building for his business. Some concrete work and electrical wiring remain to be completed. This building, located on the east side of Highway 91 near the Albion city limits, will be used to store bulk commodities, including dried distillers grain and corn gluten pellets. These commodities, usually bought by the semi-truck load, will be available to smaller producers. Dailey also plans to offer a line of bag minerals through this site. He is hoping for a June 1, 2010 kick-off date.

Sports

Deja vu.
Ever have that feeling you’ve seen this before? The Boone Central girls basketball team certainly had that oh-so-familair sensation Thursday in the opening round of the 2010 Nebraska Girls State Basketball Tournament.
One year after trailing state tourney foe Bennington 40-18 at halftime of a 59-51 loss, the Lady Cardinals fell in a 15-1 first-quarter hole and were forced to rally from a 26-11 halftime deficit against Lutheran High NE at Lincoln’s Pershing Auditorium.
Despite a strong final 12 minutes by the Cardinals, Lutheran NE scored a 45-34 victory, ending Boone Central’s season in the first round of the C1 state tourney for the second straight year. Read more »