October 2024

A Mass of Christian Burial for Veronica S. Miller, 70 of Albion, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 11, 2024,at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Albion. Fr. Matt Gutowski will officiate, and, inurnment will take place Friday afternoon at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Spalding. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the church, with a wake service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Veronica Sue Miller, daughter of Edward Francis and Marian Lee (Rousey) Walters was born inAlliance, on May 19, 1954, and she passed away Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Bryan Medical Center – East Campus. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Bridgette’s Catholic Church in Hemingford. She began her elementary education at District 57 south of Hemingford, kindergarten through part of the second grade, then District 92 near Marsland through the eighth grade.

We recently picked up another paper in our group - bringing the Verdigre Eagle into the business. I have to tell you, it seems to make everyone nervous.

Two graduates of Boone Central High School will be among nine inductees into the Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame the evening of Saturday, October 5. They are Mary Wells, now of San Antonio, Texas, and Josh Majerus, who lives at Petersburg and is a teacher and coach at his high school alma mater.

Seven Pope John XXIII Central Catholic students were mandated as lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) Thursday morning, September 26th at an all-school 8:15 a.m. Mass.

Since last report, the Newman Grove-St. Edward Lady Panthers have played against Elba and High Plains, splitting the games, 1-1 at the event on September 24.