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Boone County Health Centers (BCHC) has announced that Courtney Schindler, RT, is the recipient of the Caring Kind award presented by the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA). This prestigious award underscores Schindler’s exceptional commitment to patient care, and her outstanding contributions as a respiratory therapist within BCHC.

St. Michael’s eighth grade graduation was held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 following the 8:10 a.m. Mass. Graduates were (front, l. to r.) Maddie Kuta, Leah Erickson, Rylie Rankin and Tresdyn Stephens; (back) Father Mark Tomasiewicz, Reed Reinhart, Kaden Miller, Ian Litz and Principal Tina Thiele-Blecher. The Education of Excellence Gold award (98.0 GPA) was awarded to Leah Erickson and Kaden Miller. The Education of Excellence Silver award (97.0 GPA) was awarded to Maddie Kuta and Rylie Rankin.

Projects have sprouted onto the landscape in the last month at the Boone County Historical Society Museum, with the memorial gazebo to be put up and landscaping to follow. Later this summer, an open house will celebrate the generosity of our Boone County patrons and the results of their generosity.

Newman Grove will be hosting its annual Shell Creek Valley Days celebration on Friday through Sunday, May 31 through June 1. Highlights will include the Extreme Bull Ride at 6:30 p.m.

St. Edward High School’s 121st annual Alumni Banquet is coming up this Saturday, May 25, at the school gym starting at 6:30 p.m.

A new focal point has recently been added to St. Edward’s Evergreen Cemetery in time for Memorial Day services on Monday, May 27.

Youth volleyball campes are underway at both St. Edward Public School and Newman Grove Public School.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22: Beef and noodles, sweet potatoes, carrot raisin salad, stewed tomatoes, strawberries, dinner roll, margarine. THURSDAY, MAY 23: Oven baked chicken, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, margarine, apricots.

St Michael’s Knights of Columbus Council #1739 awarded scholarships recently to Isaiah Miller, l., and Jamie Zweiner, r. They are shown with Fr. Mark Tomasiewicz, priest at St. Michael’s, who will be leaving soon for a new assignment in Omaha.

Area 4-H members working on their 2024 livestock projects will be featured at the “A-Rama” shows on the weekend of May 24-26 in the Niewohner Arena on the Boone County Fairgrounds. The Swine-A-Rama will be held Friday, May 24.