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The game of Keno has been a feature in Dick’s Place in Lawrence for a number of years now. A number of people have won substantial amount of money, but nothing like what happened just recently in the establishment. Katie Davison of Hastings was playing the game and ended up winning a total of $13,500. It took a day or so to make the payment, but the woman was paid and hopefully will make good use of her winnings. The game is controlled by the State Gaming Commission. A percentage of the money spent on the game is earned by Dick’s Place for doi...
The election of officers for the coming year was the primary action taken at the St. Stephen Council 1906 Knights Columbus monthly meeting last Thursday evening in Lawrence. Mr. Jerry Karmazin was elected as the Grand Knight for the coming two years. He will replace Mr. Mike Buescher who completed his second term as Grand Knight. Mr. Tim Karmazin was elected as the Deputy Grand Knight replacing Jerry Karmazin. The Chancellor position was filled with the election of Mr. Dale Fike. Other elected...
The Red Cross Blood Mobile was in Nelson Thursday. Once again things didn’t go as smoothly as expected. There were 64 donors scheduled, which was super good. While setting up, the workers found out that one of their Power Red Machines wasn’t working. Therefore, six of the Power Red Donors had to be canceled, which was disappointing. The goal would have been exceeded if those six extra donors could have been collected. Fifty-one units were collected which definitely helps many patients in need. Several donors meet their personal milestones. Sal...
Carol Jane Billen (Thompson) was born in Mankato, Kan., on Oct. 1, 1941, to Lawrence and Juanita Thompson. She was raised in the heartland farming community of Mankato until 1963, when she met her soon-to-be husband, Bobby Billen. to whom she was married for 57 years. They settled in Denver, Colo., where together they raised two boys while enjoying and appreciating the natural beauty of the mountain west. In Denver, Carol Jane became a registered nurse and worked in a family medical practice, wh...
Funeral services for life-long Lawrence area resident, Arlene Josephine Philomene Svoboda were held Friday, May 13, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence. The services included the Mass of the Resurrection offered by the Rev. Father Corey Harrison. He was assisted by Lector: Lyle Kohmetscher; Acolyte: John Dolnicek; Organist: Linda Ostdiek and Song Leader: Sheri Buescher. Honorary pallbearers were: Sam Brockman, Tyler Brockman, Connor Bruggeman and Jordan Peters. A Rosary service was held in Lincoln on Thursday evening. Inurnment...
Ella Rae Rafferty, 95, a long time Jewell County resident, died May 16, 2022 at Beloit. Services are pending at this time...
Jon K. Stratman was born Oct. 21, 1955, in Superior, to Dale and Bernice Stratman. He died May 13 in his home at Columbia, Tenn. He was raised in the communities of Hardy and Fairfield, Inurnment will be at a later date in Fairview Cemetery, near Lovewell....
There will be a sizeable contingent of Superior High School boys and girls track and field team members headed to the state championship meet being held at Omaha’s Harry A. Burke High School Friday and Saturday. Superior hosted the District C -7 meet at the Wildcat Community Track Thursday. The girls finished in second place with 93.5 points, in the nine team field of Hastings St. Cecilia, Sutton, Sandy Creek, Doniphan-Trumbull, Thayer Central, Tri County, Fillmore Central and Wilber-Clatonia. Southern did not earn any team points. The boys t...
The Superior High School boys golf team played their final regular season match at Thayer Central Invitational at the Fairbury Country Club last Wednesday. The match was moved to Fairbury as the Hebron course is not yet open for play. The Wildcats competed for spots at the state Class C tournament, Tuesday, at the Indianhead Golf Course in Grand Island. Match results were un available at press time. Superior finished, with 501 strokes, in 12th place in the 14 team field of Heartland, Fillmore Central, Sandy Creek, Lawrence-Nelson, Fairbury,...
Trisha Hayes earned a third place all conference at the American Rivers Conference heptathion in DeBuque, Iowa, over the weekend. Hayes hit 3,564 points for her third place all conference ranking and eight all-time for Nebraska Wesleyan. Hayes reported she started seriously working at being a heptathlete a little more than a month ago and is excited to pursue the adventure which requires one to run, jump and throw. The events in the women's division of the heptathion were shot put, javelin,...
When the District D-6 boys and girls track and field meet at Sandy Creek ended Thursday, several members of the Lawrence-Nelson teams had secured a trip to the Harry A. Burke Stadium in Omaha for the state meet Friday and Saturday. The Raiders competed against teams from Axtell, Deshler, Bruning-Davenport-Shickley, Blue Hill, Kenesaw, Red Cloud, Harvard, Wilcox-Hildreth, Harvard, Silver Lake and Franklin. The boys team held eighth place with 22 points. The girls took third place with 58 points. Emma Epley qualified for three events: the long...
The Lawrence-Nelson boys golf team took to the Franklin Golf Course in Franklin Monday for the 18-hole Class D-1 state qualifying match. The Raiders came home with a second place play-off finish and three top 10 individual medals. Lawrence-Nelson finished tied with Thayer Central in second place with a team score of 373. The tie forced a one-hole playoff to determine which team would claim the honor of second place. The first three teams qualify for the state match so nothing was at stake but school pride and bragging rights. The four lowest...
Rock Hills High School hosted the Northern Plains League track meet at Mankato Thursday. The boys team was in sixth place with 37 points in the 13 team field of Osborne, Pike Valley, St. John’s, Tipton Catholic, Thunder Ridge, Lakeside, Tescott, Lincoln, Sylvan-Lucas Unified, Natoma, Southern Cloud and Chase. Wilson did not earn any points. The girls team was in sixth place with 35 points in the 14 team field. Grace Ayers recorded a fourth place finish in the 100 meter dash with her time of 14.44 seconds. Austyn Groote had a time of 15.26 s...
