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Boone County’s Senior 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl team recently earned a third place in national award in their event. Team members included (l.-r.) Aidan Choat, Cassidy Maricle, Ryan Cumming and Nicholas Groeteke. The team competed in the National 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl competition held in Louisville, Kentucky, said Steve Pritchard, Extension educator in Boone and Nance counties. This competition is held in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition. The team competed in a field of 16 teams from across the nation. “This is a very competitive contest and it’s always amazing to see what knowledge these young adults have learned about different species,” said Pritchard. Aidan Choat was the 10th place high overall individual in the contest. Hilary Maricle was the coach who accompanied the team to Louisville. Team members expressed gratitude to the sponsors who helped support their travel expenses to the national contest.

Boone Central FFA Chapter has recently been busy with contests and other events. On November 5, they attended District Livestock Judging in Central City.

Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals has selected Bill Curry as the 2025-2026 Middle School Principal of the Year. This award is presented annually to a principal who has demonstrated outstanding leadership at the school, region, and state level.

Samantha Weeder of Genoa, a senior majoring in agribusiness at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, won a $500 prize in the university’s recent 3-2-1 Quick Pitch competition. Hosted by the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship, the event gives students from any college on campus a platform to deliver a three-minute business idea to volunteer judges from Nebraska’s entrepreneurship community for the chance to win cash prizes totaling $12,000.

If you’re in a town the size of Albion, it isn’t always easy to find what you’re looking for, although Albion, for a town of less than 1,700, does well in retail sales availability and choice. But if you’re looking for a shop that can take your favorite picture and put it on a shirt, well then lucky you, because you’ve got a shop you can check out in downtown Albion.

Madison Gompert, a student at Boone Central High School, has been selected as a member of the 2024 Nebraska All-State Chorus as a Soprano II. She will be participating Wednesday through Friday, Nov.