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St. Edward’s Evergreen Cemetery was resplendent in red, white and blue for the annual Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday morning, May 27.

An initial special meeting to organize the pool and park committee was held Thursday, May 23, by the St. Edward City Council.

Activities at the St. Edward Christian Community Church for June include: Church services are held on Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

The annual Memorial Day ceremony was held at the Veteran’s Memorial in Petersburg. Vice Commander Pat Cleveland welcomed those in attendance. This was followed by advancement of the colors by Post 334. The pledge of Allegiance was led by Post 334 Auxiliary followed by the National Anthem sung by Emma Lordemann and Sadie Goodwater. Invocation was given by Chaplain Hank Thieman.

Albion Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring several special local events during the upcoming summer season. The first of these will be Alumni Day on Saturday, June 15.

Boone County Raceway Results - May 24 IMCA Sport Modifieds Heat 1: 1 - David Johnson (97), 2 - Ronnie Grass (14), 3 - Lane Cornwell (76). Heat 2: 1 - Robbie Thome (1T), 2 Shawn Kelley (19), 3 - Cameron Meyer (21).

Nebraska Broadband Office (NBO) will mark its official anniversary on Sunday. Early in his administration, Governor Jim Pillen created the Office through issuance of an executive order. Then on May 26, 2023, he signed LB683 creating NBO in statute.

American Red Cross has scheduled blood drives in several area towns during May and June. Late May signals the beginning of a busy time for celebrations and summer holidays.

At left, the Wieser family gathered for flag raising ceremonies honoring Eileen Wieser, right. Attending were (l.-r.) Kristin, Jacob, RaNae and Lisa Buller, all of York, and Eileen’s husband, Bill. At right, Jacob Smith, a member of the Boone Central High School Band, played TAPS to close the Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday.

In the Northern Plains Region (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) there were 37,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on farms and ranches during the week of April 7-13, unchanged from the April 2023 reference week, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.