July 2024

Funeral services for Margie A. (Saathoff) Rieck, 90, of Elkhorn were held Monday, July 15 at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn.

Funeral Services for Beverly A. Weber, 88 of Albion, were held Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in Loretto Rev.

The 2024 Beaver Valley Days celebration will kick off on July 26 in St. Edward next weekend with events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for all ages and community members.

“The Begats,” repeat performers at The Venue in Albion, will be returning to entertain in Albion this Thursday night, July 18. The Begats were started as a two-man acoustic-folk band by Collin Heiler and Matthew Teeslink, but the band has grown to a jam group of as many as eight musicians.

(Editor’s Note: Information for the following story is compiled from recollections passed along by the Christo cousins at many family reunions.) Immigrants faced many challenges in coming to the United States in the early 1900s. Most were poor, and most knew only their native language.

The St. Edward Community held a scholarship blood drive on Tuesday, July 2, at the St.

Newman Grove’s Postmaster, Michael Kroeger, closed his window for the last official time as the town’s postmaster last week on July 12, retiring after a 30-plus year career with the United States Postal Service.

Rascal Martinez, a talented musician who grew up in rural Nebraska, will be featured at The Venue on Fourth in Albion this Thursday, July 11, in the second performance of the Summer Concert Series.

The funeral services for Dwaine Jacobson, 89, of Columbus, were held on Monday, July 8, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Rev.