2008 Husker Spring Game Gallery
April 23, 2008
Photos by Joe Flanagan, Albion News
TIME OUT with Joe Flanagan
April 23, 2008
Husker Passion Back!
Man, I love the start of football season!
What? Saturday wasn’t the season opener? That was a practice? With 80,000 fans jammed in the stadium? Are you kiddin’ me?
Actually, by now, all of you have likely seen and heard about Saturday’s sold-out spring game in Lincoln. After all, you can’t live in Nebraska and not be aware of Husker grid happenings.
In fact, a good number of fans from around our area were in attendance, enjoying a gorgeous afternoon with their football-fanatic friends.
However, if you weren’t in Lincoln Saturday, let me tell you, it was just a little different this year.
I’ve been to numerous Husker spring games, from mundane affairs in the 70’s, through celebrations of national championships in the 90’s, to the unveiling of the west coast offense four years ago.
I’m willing to bet no previous spring game in Nebraska football history had the “electricity in the air” feel of Saturday. Shoot, if you hadn’t known better an hour before game time, you’d have sworn the Sooners were in town for a mid-fall battle royale.
There were some enthusiastic 40,000-50,000 turnouts during the glory years of the mid-90’s. The Pederson-Callahan “evil empire” amped up the spring game experience as a recuiting tool and drew record crowds of more than 60,000 in recent years. Yes, those were fun.
Saturday was a different animal though. We’re talking mega-volts of energy leading up to kickoff. Fans stoked about the “Return of Bo”. Former players (reportedly more than 250 on hand) excited about the program’s return to its proverbial roots. Current players inspired by the passion of the Pelini brothers, Husker icon Ron Brown and hyper-kinetic new coach Mike Ekeler.
Electric.
For complete column see Albion News Print Edition
Boone Central track, field teams in action
April 23, 2008
Card 4 x 100 relay races to victory
Central City won both the girls (86) and boys (97.5) divisions in team scoring. Boone Central was a very close second in girls competition (77) and also took second in the boys division (68).
The Boone Central girls had six winning efforts in the meet, held in extremely windy conditions, with gusts topping 50 mph.
The Cardinal boys had three individual event winners and took one relay victory.
Battling miserable weather conditions and its toughest competition of the season, the Boone Central girls track & field team scored 66 points and placed a solid fifth in the Northwest Invitational at Grand Island Thursday, April 17.
On a cold, rainy day, the Lady Cards had one gold medalist and four runner-up performances to lead their effort. The BC boys placed in each relay, but had just two individual medalists.
“The cold and wet conditions didn’t seem to bother us,” commented Boone Central Coach Kris Pestel. “We stepped up and did very well against some very stiff competition.
“I was proud of how the girls competed.”
For Complete Articles See Print Editions of Albion News
My Side of the Fencepost
April 23, 2008
County needed this debate
By Jim Dickerson
Some Boone County residents may be getting tired, by now, of the ongoing debate about zoning regulations affecting livestock feeding operations in the county. It has taken some time, but it has been worthwhile.
The good news is that the County Planning Commission is now in the process of considering some final recommendations for changes to the zoning manual.
The bad news, for some, is that certain proposals they consider very important may not be included in the final revisions, and they didn’t get to hear a point-by-point public discussion by the Planning Commission members themselves on these particular topics.
Determining the future development of a county is an important job, and it is worth the time taken in discussion.
Full Column available in Albion News Print Edition.
Perspectives
April 23, 2008
The Social Infrastructure
By Paul Hosford
In my last column I discussed the concept of community ownership, the idea that the more invested people feel in their community, the more they’ll contribute to it. A sense that one’s own fortunes are tied to those of one’s community - and vice-versa - is essential to both the welfare of a community and the individuals within it.
A sense of community membership is fostered by what sociologists call social capital, a term used to describe the mutual goodwill that develops as people help one another. In communities where people support one another, people realize that time and effort given to projects and tasks that help others will yield personal benefits in the long run. In helping an injured neighbor harvest his crops, we increase the probability that if we need help harvesting ours, it will be given. Social capital, this reservoir of neighborly good will, is the foundation of all successful human interaction, and the more we invest in it the more we benefit. One of the biggest benefits is a sense of having a stake in a community - community ownership.
Small towns are traditionally bastions of social capital. From EMTs to scout leaders, booster clubs to service organizations, small towns would grind to a halt if people stopped volunteering their time, energy and expertise.
Complete column in Albion News Print Edition.
One Hour Walk successful despite small attendance
April 23, 2008
Chandra Greisman
Boone Central TeamMates One-Hour Walk was successful last Sunday despite a small attendance.
The fifth annual walk raised $845 in donations from businesses and individuals, but there were only six walkers making laps around the Boone Central track in strong winds.
The walk was part of a statewide event, symbolizing the one hour that TeamMates mentors spend with their youth each week. An estimated 5,000 people from 60 communities participated in the walk statewide. Read more
Planning Commission considers first round of proposed changes
April 23, 2008
No final proposals for changes in Boone County zoning regulations emerged from a public meeting and discussion last Tuesday night, but debate continued on both the proposed rules and on livestock feeding operations in general.
This meeting had the largest attendance so far, with more than 70 people present. Read more
Freedom Riders back to honor fallen soldier
April 23, 2008
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