http://www.albionnewsonline.com The Albion News Online Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:19:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FOR SALE FOR SALE: King trumpet. 402-395-6498. VILLAGE OF PRIMROSE first ever community-wide garage sale:  Friday, Sept. 19 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. 15+ families. Maps available at Prim Town Pub and sale locations. FOR SALE: Rhode Island Reds laying hens. 308-497-2729. FARMERS MARKET ... http://www.albionnewsonline.com/2008/09/03/599/ Norma (Waymire) Tate Norma (Waymire) Tate, 80, of Albany, OR, died Aug. 26, 2008. Mary M. LaBenz Funeral services were held for Mary M. LaBenz, 87, on Friday, Aug. 29 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont, NE. Burial followed at the St. Bonaventure Cemetery at Columbus, NE. Condolences may be sent to ... http://www.albionnewsonline.com/2008/09/03/598/ The Boone Central/Cedar Rapids softball team opened its 2008 fall season by splitting games in a triangular Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Albion Sports Complex. The Cardinals continued a busy initial week by competing in the Fillmore Central Invite at Geneva Saturday, posting a 1-2 record. http://www.albionnewsonline.com/2008/09/03/busy-opening-week-for-card-softball-team/ Husker Art Is Work In Progress Wouldn’t it be nice if fashioning a winning football team was as easy as paint-by-numbers? Coaches could simply take their pallette of colors, follow the numbers, stay within the lines and quickly produce finished works. Of course, in reality, it’s not that simple. As in art, it ... http://www.albionnewsonline.com/2008/09/03/time-out-by-joe-flanagan-6/ Funds for a courthouse expansion are included in the proposed 2008-09 budget for Boone County. The budget summary, published in this week's Albion News, includes $257,500 in property taxes to finance bonds for the courthouse addition project. There is also a new budget line item, the County Building Fund, that includes ... http://www.albionnewsonline.com/2008/09/02/courthouse-expansion-funds-included-in-new-county-budget/ The population of Primrose more than doubled for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1, for the "Mud Drags" sponsored by the Primrose Volunteer Fire Department. A large crowd was on hand to watch four-wheel-drive pickups race head-to-head down the mud track. In this photo, one of the contestants sprays mud ... http://www.albionnewsonline.com/2008/09/02/mud-drags-draw-a-crowd-to-primrose/ Albion City Council will hold a public hearing on the 2008-09 city budget next Tuesday evening, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m. during its regular meeting. The proposed budget shows a slight reduction in the total property tax rate to .407590 cents per $100. However, when the Airport Authority tax rate is ... http://www.albionnewsonline.com/2008/09/02/city-budget-hearing-set-for-sept.-9/ Giving blood is an easy way to ensure that a safe, stable blood supply is always available for patient needs. Albion will be hosting the Red Cross Bloodmobile next Monday, Sept. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Tuesday, Sept. 9, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus ... http://www.albionnewsonline.com/2008/09/02/bloodmobile-coming-sept.-8-9/