May 2024

American Red Cross has scheduled blood drives in several area towns during May and June. Late May signals the beginning of a busy time for celebrations and summer holidays.

Many area residents were on hand for the 20th anniversary celebration at the Applied Connective Technologies headquarters in Albion last Saturday evening, May 18. The crowd also included many employees and their families from varaious locaitons in Nebraska.

Ord-area residents, and visitors to the Valley County community, routinely seek out the Lower Loup NRD Arboretum for its calming trail winding through abundant plantings of more than 60 species of trees and shrubs.

More than 300 bike riders from throughout Nebraska and several other states will be in Petersburg in just two weeks. Area residents are invited to help welcome the riders and attend the various events and meals planned in Petersburg Wednesday and Thursday, June 5 and 6.

Well, it’s that time. What time? A time every coach and player eventually experiences.

Riverside has become accustomed to track and field competition through the years, both in the regular season and when district and state championships roll around. The 2024 season was no exception as a strong contingent of Chargers were on hand at Omaha Burke Stadium May 17-18 for the Nebraska State Championships.

There weren’t many Humphrey/ Lindsay Holy Family Bulldogs at Omaha Burke this past week, but Garett Durkop and Karley Vering closed the 2024 track and field season competing in the Nebraska State Championships.

Boone County Raceway Results - May 17 IMCA Sport Modifieds Heat 1: 1- Shawn Kelley (19), 2Kash Wenske (W2), 3- Justin Svoboda (16J) Heat 2: 1- Brandon Spanjer (19XX), 2- Robbie Thome (1T), 3- Kyle Wilkinson (52) Heat 3: 1- Willy Kirk (86W), 2Devyn Peterson (5D), 3- Ronnie Grass (14) B Feature: 1- Metz (30), 2- Horky (7), 3- Galaway (35), 4- Pohlmann (12), 5- Cornwell (76) A Feature: 1- Thome (1T), 2- Peterson (5D), 3- Kirk (86W), 4- Johnson (97), 5- Svoboda (16J), 6- Meyer (21), 7- Burke (CB25), 8- Roebuck (75), 9Spanjer (19XX), 10- Kelley (19) IMCA Hobby Stocks Heat 1: 1- Brooke Fluckiger (2B), 2- Colin Hein (19H), 3- Travis Landauer (45) Heat 2: 1- Travis Coover (711), 2Austin Bruhn (55), 3- Landyn Roebuck (9) Heat 3: 1- Kirk Westring (14), 2Dillon Thompson (11), 3- Mark Arduser (4) Heat 4: 1- Jarrett Poessnecker (20P), 2- Tanner Jones (12T), 3- Jason Wilkinson (52) B Feature: 1- Uehling (58J), 2- Langan (24), 3- Jackson (22X), 4Frisch (94F), 5- Durfee (R20) A Feature: 1- Westring (14), 2- Wilkinson (52), 3- Coover (711), 4- Roebuck (9), 5- J. Poessnecker (20P), 6- Arduser (4), 7- Bruhn (55), 8- T.

Albion’s interfaith Vacation Bible School will be held June 10-14 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon each day.

Out of 54 students in the Boone Central 2024 senior class, 47 applied for local scholarships to continue their education. Of those 47, 38 of them (or 81%) received at least one local scholarship for a grand total of more than $84,000 in scholarships awarded from the local area community, according to Leanne Blanchard, high school counselor.