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Through a process that involved many Internet searches and phone calls, Rev. Mary Avidano was recently able to meet many of her relatives in New York and other eastern states for the first time.

Her mother, Madeline Hanke, rode the Orphan Train to Nebraska in 1925 at the age of five. She was raised on a farm in Cedar County, Nebraska.

Mary searched records from many sources, including those from the New York Foundling Hospital released in 2009, to find traces of her mother’s family.

Rev. Mary Avidano and her husband, Rev. Ray Avidano, live at Elgin. Mary is a former minister in Boone County, serving churches in Albion, Akron and Primrose before her retirement in 2008. Her husband now serves as minister of those churches.

(Photo courtesy of Bobbi and Steve Olson)

Details in the Jan. 25 Albion News and Petersburg Press Print & Electronic Editions.

News

Chuck Rolf of Albion is the newest member of the Nebraska State Fair Board.

Rolf was elected to represent District 3 on the State Fair Board of Directors duirng the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers convention last weekend in Kearney.

He has served on the Boone County Fair Board for over 27 years, and also served a four-year term on the board of the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers.

Details in the Jan. 25 Albion News Print and Electronic Editions.

Business

Dr. Cody Gulbrandson has become a partner with Dr. Jeremy Young in the Town and Country Veterinary Clinic. He recently purchased Chris Martinsen’s share of the practice.

“Opportunities arose, and I decided to sell my share of the practice,” noted Dr. Martinsen. Dr. Martinsen will no longer be practicing at Town and Country Vet Clinic.

Dr. Young, of Elgin, joined the practice in 2006 and purchased Dr. Rick Cockerill’s share of the practice in 2009.

Dr. Gulbrandson, of Fullerton, joined the practice in January, 2011.

Dr. Cockerill is also practicing part-time at the clinic, which is located in Albion with satellite clinics at Elgin and St. Edward.

Details in the Jan. 25 Albion News Print and Electronic Editions.

Sports

Another tough opponent. Another thriller. But, unfortunately, the second loss of the season for the Boone Central Lady Cardinals.
That was the story in Albion Thursday as visiting Columbus Scotus nipped Boone Central, which entered the contest ranked #3 in Class C1, 38-37 when a final series of Cardinal shots refused to fall.
“This was a great game between two teams playing at a high level of intensity,” remarked Boone Central Coach Mike Kennedy.
In a game of momentum swings, twists-and-turns and intense defense, Scotus (9-5) snuck out a big win by controlling the tempo in the final three quarters. Read more »