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Amid a series of intense rainstorms, eastern Nebraska faced a deluge that brought up to 10 inches of rain within hours. Thanks to a network of floodwater-reduction dams, lives were saved, and property damage was significantly mitigated.

(Editor’s Note: At the St. Edward Memorial Day service Monday, fifth grader Kalli Carlson read the following school essay on the theme: “Proud to be an American.”) “And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.

Before they adjourned last month, state lawmakers passed two of their biggest proposals to address the lack of affordable child care in Nebraska. But they steered $0 to those new efforts, casting doubt on whether either law will have a meaningful impact on a growing crisis.

Newman Grove Alumni will hold its annual Alumni Luncheon on Saturday, June 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 29 and Thursday, May 30: Vacation Bible School at Shell Creek-9 a.m.; Sunday, June 2: Community Worship at the high school gym, 9:30 a.m..

Registration is now open for the second Shell Creek Valley Days Dodgeball Tournament to be held Saturday, June 1, starting at 9 a.m. at the Newman Grove High School Gym.

Opening event of Newman Grove’s Shell Creek Valley Days on Friday, May 31, will be the annual Antique Tractor Parade through the downtown area starting at 5 p.m. This year’s parade will be in memory of the late Terry Radenslaben, who often participated in the parade.

At Memorial Day services in Newman Grove on May 27, an emphasis was placed on remembering and continuing the legacy of fallen military members. American Legion Post #73 Color Guard marched into the cemetery to open the program.

“There is nothing like geology, the pleasure of the first day’s partridge shooting or first day’s hunting cannot be compared to finding a fine group of fossil bones, which tell their story of former times with almost a living tongue.” Charles Darwin, letter to his sister Catherine, 1834 Do you have a favorite memory from childhood that, to this day, invokes a feeling of awe and fascination? One of the memories is my first visit to Morrill Hall. Our country school had taken a field trip to Lincoln and, from the moment we walked through the door, this country mouse was captivated by the sight of those huge and unusual creatures found buried throughout our state, some of them just outside our back doors.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29: Turkey ala king, biscuit, carrots, coleslaw, peaches, margarine. THURSDAY, MAY 30: Oven baked chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, dinner roll margarine, peaches.