Six Cardinals Are Mid-State All-Conference
March 25, 2009
All-Conference, l to r, Zoucha, Shotkoski, Paulson, Luettel, Temme, Beckwith
Seniors Brittany Luettel, Stephanie Paulson and Julua Temme and sophomore Bobbi Beckwith were named to the Mid-State All-Conference girls first team. The Cards’ fifth regular starter, senior Emily Wells, received Honorable Mention.
Seniors Ryan Shotkoski and Kalvin Zoucha copped first team Mid-State All-Conference honors on the boys side. Read more
Paulson, Area Stars Receive All-State Mention
March 25, 2009
Boone Central senior Stephanie Paulson was selected to the Class C1 All-State 2nd team by the Omaha World-Herald this past weekend and a number of Cardinal and area players received all-state honorable mention by Nebraska’s largest daily newspapers.
Paulson, daughter of Steve and Nancy Paulson, was a member of the Mid-State All-Conference team after leading Boone Central in scoring and rebounding during the Lady Cardinals’ 21-3 season that ended in the first round of the 2009 Nebraska Girls State Basketball Tournament. Paulson was also honorable mention in the Lincoln Journal-Star and was named to the Grand Island Independent’s All-Heartland 2nd team. Read more
Shotkoski, Zoucha Card Stat Leaders
March 25, 2009
Although outscoring opponents by a total of just 99 points over 23 games, the Boone Central Cardinals used a decided rebounding advantage and tenacious defense to fashion a 15-8 record in 2008-09.
Boone Central averaged just 49 points per game over the ‘08-09 season, but held opponents to 44.7 points per contest. The Cardinals outrebounded their foes by 144, an average of 32.6-26.3 per game, and had a distinct edge in offensive rebounds (273-163). BC also forced 338 turnovers while committing 296. Read more
‘Sound of Music’ set this weekend at Boone Central
March 24, 2009
Students at Boone Central Schools will present their spring musical, “The Sound of Music,” this Saturday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance on Sunday, March 29, at 2 p.m. in the school gym.
The large cast will include a wide age range of students. Rehearsals have been underway for several weeks.
Boone Central speech team brings home medals
March 24, 2009
Boone Central speech team
Also competing were senior Hilary Wolf in informative, junior Kayla Kettleson in Humorous prose and junior Kevin Carder in entertainment speaking.
First rounds started at 8 a.m. and went very well for Boone Central, with nerves making their presence known. Second rounds began at 11 a.m., and the team gained confidence with high hopes of qualifying for the finals.
Making the cut into finals meant they would compete against five other speakers for medals.
The stakes were raised for Kevin Carder in entertainment, where ties had increased the field to nine total finalists. Kevin competed well, speaking on Virtual Vacation Goggles, and earned a sixth place medal.
Also advancing to finals was the OID team with their performance of “Cinderella Wore Combat Boots”. They worked their magic against five other teams, earning a third place medal. Read more
‘Eco-architect’ looks forward to working with Albion community
March 24, 2009
Petra Kleinlein and Martin Despang
Martin Despang, a native of Germany and associate professor at the UNL School of Architecture, has developed a friendship with Paul and Lori Hosford of Albion over the past several weeks.
Because of this friendship, Martin and his friend Petra Kleinlein, also a native of Germany, visited Albion last Friday and spent some time looking at the Boone County Museum and the community.
Martin said he liked both the people and the prospects for projects here. He said he would like to form a relationship between the community and the School of Architecture for possible future projects.
See the Albion News Print Edition for additional information.
Carey resigns as emergency manager
March 24, 2009
Bob Carey
Commissioners then approved a motion to accept the resignation.
Contacted later by telephone, Carey said: “I have been with the county for many years, and I felt it was time for a change.”
Carey has served as emergency manager since 2002. He joined the Boone County Sheriff’s Department as a deputy in 1993 and later became chief deputy before taking the job as emergency manager.
He said he plans to explore other career opportunities in the field of emergency services.
Commission Chairman Tom Schuele had no comment on the resignation. He said the possible appointment of an interim emergency manager will be on the agenda for the board’s March 30 meeting.
Schilousky named Clerk of the Year
March 24, 2009
Kim Schilousky
The award was presented at the annual banquet of the Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association held on Thursday, March 19, at the Sandhills Convention Center in North Platte.
Each year, the Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association presents the Outstanding Clerk of the Year Award to one clerk in the first class or larger city category, one award in the second class city category and one in the village category. This is the highest honor awarded by the Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association.
Ms. Schilousky has been employed as the Village Clerk-Treasurer for 31 years.
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