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Thirteen was the lucky number of Rubies who motored to Blue Hill on Friday, Sept. 29, for lunch and to invade the local retail establishments. Following lunch at the local grocery and cafe, the group trooped next door to the Treasure Trove, where they were indeed able to find thrifty treasures. After visiting several other establishments, the group was ready to indulge in lattes, mochas, flavored coffee and other specialty items at the shop located on the other side of the grocery-cafe. Those attending were Carol Eckles, Pat Drexel, Marcia...
Fourth-grade students from Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster counties learned about health and wellness at the 18th Annual Nebraska Kids Fitness & Nutrition Day (NKFND), held Tuesday at the YMCA of Hastings. The day’s activities took place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Approximately 350 students attended this year’s event. Brooke Wolfe, local coordinator for the South Heartland District Health Department, said “Fourth-graders are a good age to work with because they are beginning to develop lifelong habits that will inevitably affect their behav...
The L-N Raider football team improved their season record to four wins and two losses last Friday with a 32 to 20 victory over always tough Kenesaw. The game resembled that old saying of "two steps forward and one step back." The old saying seemed to repeat itself, more or less, throughout the game. To wit: Quarter No. 1: Three downs and punt. Kenesaw first; L-N second; Kenesaw third. Enough of that . . . following a Rocky Miller tackle on a Kenesaw 3rd and 1 yard to go situation that forced a K...
The Lawrence-Nelson volleyball team has the right to question why the Nebraska School Activities Association bothers with classifications. The Raiders are in Class D-2. This is determined by enrollment. One look at their schedule belies this fact. The Raiders have games against five D2 schools. They go against 11 D1 schools, five C2 schools and a C1 school. Since wild card points are one way to qualify for a spot at districts, Lawrence-Nelson is behind before they begin. In spite of this they rank higher in the wild card race than schools with...
The Lawrence-Nelson cross country team competed at the Twin Valley Conference meet run over the Lawrence Country Club course Thursday. Kennedy Beale competed in 3.1 mile girls varsity race. She finished in 11th place in the 14 team field with her time of 29:36.4. Beale finished in 147th place at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Invitational High School meet last Monday. Her time was 29:35.10. The team travels to McCool Junction today (Thursday) for their final regular season...
The Rock Hills High School volleyball team capped their busy week with a 4-3 record to sit at 14-11for the season. The Grizzlies fell to Sylvan-Lucas in two sets, 18-25 and 16-25, at last Tuesday's triangular match at Pike Valley. Rock Hills handed host Pike Valley a two set loss, 25-17 and 25-17. Rock Hills hosted their invitational tournament Saturday at Mankato. Rock Hills downed Lincoln in two sets, 25-20 and 27-25. They handed the Republic County Buffaloes a three-set, 25-20, 26-28, 25-22 l...
The Superior High School volleyball team had mixed results at the Hastings St. Cecilia Tournament. Superior downed Cross County in two sets, 25-21 and 25-20, in their opening round game last Tuesday. Lawrence-Nelson was swept by the Wildcats in two sets, 28-26 and 25-13. Wood River surprised Superior in two sets, 19-25 and 16-25, to close out Tuesday’s round. The Wildcats downed Heartland in two sets, 25-10 and 25-17 on Thursday. Hastings St. Cecilia downed Superior in two sets, 23-25 and 15-25. The Heartland Huskies paid a visit to Superior Tu...
The Rock Hills High School cross country runners competed at the Beloit Invitational Thursday. The varsity boys team finished in eighth place, with 185 points, in the nine team field of Other teams at the meet were Smokey Valley Home Educators, Bennington, Abilene, Minneapolis. St. John’s, Smith Center, Sacred Heart and Superior. Tristyn Reynolds was in 33rd place in the varsity boys 4K race with his time of 15:54.1 Spencer Lindberg was in 35th place with his time of 15:56.4. Kobi Bowers held 38th place with his time of 16:15.2. Cruz Navarro w...
So close yet so far away. That was the theme for the Superior Wildcats, Friday, as they played the Heartland Community Huskies in a rare afternoon game. The Wildcats fell 26-20 in a closely fought game. Superior was looking for its first win of the season and they had ample opportunities to make that happen. Unfortunately for Superior, several untimely penalties and some sloppy ball handling made their comeback effort unsuccessful. Both teams played a a scoreless first quarter with the defenses coming out strong for both teams. The Huskies...
The Cinderella story continues for the Superior High School girls golf team. For the third consecutive year, Superior will be represented at the state championship match. Superior did not field the minimum four golfers to qualify as a team. The three Superior golfers, Rayne Biltoft, Nadia McMeen and Lauren Tietjen were left with qualifying as individuals if they wanted to return to the state event. The Wildcats qualified the past two years as a team. The district C 1 match was played over the...
The Superior High School cross country teams competed at the Beloit Invitational Thursday. The race was run over a 4K course. The varsity boys finished in ninth place in the nine team field with 237 points. The four highest places are used to compile the team score. Other teams at the meet were Smokey Valley Home Educators, Bennington, Abilene, Minneapolis. St. John’s, Smith Center, Sacred Heart and Rock Hills. Carsyn Koening was in 54th place in the 79 runner field with his time of 17:15.Kash wenske posted a time of 17:40.8. Brayton Meyer w...
Charles Edward Simmons, the son of Jacob and Flora (Fitzgerald) Simmons, was born on Oct. 30, 1951, in Camarillo, California. He died on Sept. 19, 2023, at the Bryan LGH Medical Center East at Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 71 years, 10 months, 20 days. Charles was educated in schools in California and was a high school graduate of Camarillo High School. He previously lived in Camarillo and El Rancho, California, before making his home in Superior. While living in Superior, Charlie was employed at many establishments, including the Hilltop...
Don LaVon Hansen was born on July 17, 1936, to Harvey and Betty (Mickelsen) Hansen. He died peacefully on Oct. 2, 2023, in Omaha. Don was born on a farm, three miles east of Cadams in south-central Nebraska, on the hottest day on record, 117 degrees! Don was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ruskin. Don lived on the farm with his parents until 1946 when they moved into Ruskin so Harvey could work with his father, Jens Hansen, at the John Deere Implement dealership that Jens...
