February 2024

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St. Edward American Legion will host its annual fundraiser breakfast this Saturday, March 2, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

St. Edward speech team members traveled to Elba on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to compete in the Goldenrod Conference Tournament. Team members (above, l.-r.) are Allie Brauner, Noah Ketelsen, Claire Tibor, Kalvin Sindelar, Josie Sock and Lakin Prososki. Earning medals were Claire Tibor, second in Program Oral Interpretation (POI) and Allie Brauner, fifth in poetry. Other events for St. Edward speakers were Josie Sock and Lakin Prososki (duet acting), and Noah Ketelsen and Kalvin Sindelar (humorous prose).

St. Edward FFA competed successfully in Career Development Events (CDEs) last Friday, Feb.

John and Wesley Buck are following through on a dream that John has been thinking about for several years. They are opening a new sporting goods and apparel store called Main Street Sports, in downtown Albion.

Riverside has been in many state tournaments since the school was established in the merger with Spalding. The Chargers were often postseason favorites, with powerful teams, outstanding seasons and rewarding championships.

They’re called free throws. However, they can be worth their weight in gold ...

New programs for the coming year were discussed during an open house at Boone Beginnings Early childhood & Family Development Center in Albion last Wednesday evening, Feb. 21. Above, Mattaya Addison, l., Boone Beginnings director, and Kylie Dawson, assistant director, discuss programs with parents Kara and Curtis Thompson. Specific programs addressed at the meeting were the infant/toddler summer program, three-year-old preschool, four-year-old preschool, and the after school program.

Boone County Fitness Center held the Weigh to Go challenge from Jan. 2 to Feb. 21. Winner of the overall individual weight loss challenge was Raymond Dozler. The group with the highest percentage of weight lost was “Fat on Fire” comprised of Albion Fire & Rescue members. The group won a total of $250, which was presented last Saturday night to Joann Porter for the Eli Porter Memorial Playground Project. Participating fire/rescue personnel in this photo include (l.-r.) Ray Dozler, Kyle Larson, Joel Lindgren (fitness center employee), Paul Rasmussen, Joann Porter, Jen Molt, Erica Young and Whitney Paulson.

Boone Central FFA had daily activities during National FFA Week from Feb. 19-25. One of the popular events (above) was the annual Petting Zoo held in the Ag Shop on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Elementary students stopped by to see a wide variety of animals that included sheep, goats, a calf, chickens and geese. The week culminated with the annual FFA Breakfast last Sunday at the Albion KC Hall.