St. Edward graduates honored on Saturday
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St. Edward Public schools held its commencement exercises last weekend, Saturday, May 2, with 11 students crossing the stage for their diplomas.
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Cardinals pick up second and third at Conference meet
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The Mid-State Conference is a force to be reckoned with in any sport! Track and Field is definitely no exception! Teams fight and claw for every point they can earn so that they can hold the sacred piece of plastic that shouts “Conference Champion”! The Boone Central Cardinals jumped right into the fray at the Wayne High School hosted meet, earning a runnerup spot in the Girls’ Division, and a solid 3rd in the boys, doing most of their damage with gritty 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place finishes. Leading the Cardinal teams were impressive wins by Braylee Young, Austin Dodds, and the girls’ 4x100 relay.
Records tumble at Central Nebraska Track Championships
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A windy, chilly evening didn’t deter the select group of Boone Central tracksters from performing at a very high level this past Monday at the Central Nebraska Track Championships at Grand Island Northwest.
New scoreboard, batting cage put together
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The crew from Love Signs of Norfolk removed the old scoreboard at the football field and replaced it with the board recently purchased from Boone Central. The new board will be used for all high school, junior high, and youth football games. (at right) Thank you to Billy Christman, John Fritzges, Chris Tenski and crews for putting up the new batter’s cage in the park. The cage was donated by the St. Edward American Legion Post 226, and will be available to our local youth baseball and softball players. A sign recognizing their generous donation will be added to the cage.
Panthers compete at Goldenrod Conference meet
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The Newman Grove/St. Ed Panthers returned to Burwell last Friday, May 1st to compete in the Goldenrod Conference Track meet.
Central Community College awards basketball leaders for season
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Ten deserving girls basketball players from across Central Community College’s 25-county service area were selected and each will receive a commemorative medallion. They are: Kailey Patzel, Center, Newman Grove/St. Edward
Community builders tour Leigh features on April 22
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The Community of Leigh welcomed the area’s Community Builders group on April 22. Tours included Leigh Community Schools by Superintendent Cole Fischer, Leigh Acres Subdivision by Village Chairman Scott Kurpgeweit, REDSTAR by owner Kristin Mullenhoff, and C & L Acres by owner Rachel Koch.
Teammates celebrates year of mentoring
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Boone Central TeamMates celebrated another great year of mentoring by hosting their annual Spring Banquet on Sunday, the 26th, at the Cardinal Inn. The evening was kicked off by a group of middle school students who performed their Oral Interpretation of Drama skit, “Ten Reasons You Should Stay Home from School.” Pastor Keith Brich, a TeamMate mentor himself, led the nearly 200 in attendance in prayer before enjoying a delicious meal catered by Country Mile Catering.
Walking trail, park nears goal
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The City of Albion and the Albion Economic Development Corporation, with the City of Albion, released online this week that the walking trail and park renovation project fundraising goal has nearly been met.
Venue on 4th opens season
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The Albion Economic Development Corporation and a host of local vendors kicked off the season in downtown Albion with a Cinco De Mayo celebration at the Venue on 4th last week. Cinco De Mayo is Spanish for ‘Fifth of May’, and is an annual worldwide celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza.
