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A new veterinarian has joined the team at TC Vet in Albion, Elysia (“Ely”) Morris, DVM, started with her official rounds just after Memorial Day this past May. Morris is a native of northern Minnesota, and said that working on her extended family’s dairy operation helped cultivate and create a love for animals, specifically beef cattle as she learned more, which led her into veterinarian practice.

(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 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.

On Saturday, June 15, roughly eighty local youth anglers competed at Stevensons lake for their shot at one of three trophies. Ethan Salber was quoted saying, “It’s a good turnout… Lots of kids we saw last year are returning.” He went on to say, “The fishing poles and equipment we gave out as prizes last year are being used by the kids today.” A rainy, humid, and blustery day.

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. Martinez, who started playing at a young age in the basement of his family home, plays a variety of music.

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Classmates over the years from Albion High School and Boone Central High Schools gathered on Saturday, June 15 for the annual Alumni Banquet in the performance gymnasium at Boone Central High School. Officers in charge of this year’s event were: co-presidents, Danielle Koch and Emma Bounds; vicepresidents: Amy Allgood and Stacy Gragert; secretary: Emily Olson and treasurer, Brittany Childress.