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Gosh . . . maybe it was something in the air . . . but to see the Husker volleyball team lose in the manner they did, and . . . to see the L-N boys basketball team lose in the manner they did . . . it was a tough weekend for Nebraska sports. On the other hand, both Husker basketball teams won. The best comment I heard concerning the women’s volleyball team was . . . “at least it wasn’t to Wisconsin.” A O Another word for “Atheist” is “Non-believer” and I’m guessing that this time of the Christmas Holy Day may be among the toughest times of the...
At what age did you realize you were becoming your grandmother? For me, it was 45. I own and use a shower cap, I have a handled brush in the shower to wash my back, I keep a back scratcher beside the bed, I have 20 pill bottles on the counter, I save jars, not just canning jars but all glass jars. I wash and reuse aluminum foil, freezer bags and have a tote full of cords that I have saved for just in case. George is turning into his father. He has been saving those plastic tubs that his peanut butter-filled pretzels come in to use for nuts and...
Central Community College honored 372 graduate candidates during its 2023 winter commencement Friday, Dec. 15, at Columbus. The candidates attended one or more CCC locations, which include the Columbus, Grand Island and Hastings campuses; Holdrege, Kearney and Lexington centers; and Ord Learning Center. Thirty-nine of the associate degree candidates achieved an accumulative grade-point average of 3.75 or higher during their college career and graduated with honors. Their names are preceded by an asterisk (*). Area recipients of degrees and...
The Lawrence Community and Santa Claus got together again this year to visit the youngsters in Lawrence Sunday. The event took place at the Lawrence American Legion Hall. Before they knew it, an extra visitor was also in the Hall. It was that old bad guy that was cured of his badness and turned good . . . the Grinch. He is shown above doing his dance steps with Raegan Peterson. Raegan's parents are Brett and Lisa Peterson. (Photo courtesy of the Lawrence Community Club)...
Thursday, Dec. 14, was a special night as the Legion Family gathered to assemble plates of cookies that included goodies provided by members. The plates, along with holiday greetings, were delivered to older community members and residents of local long term care facilities and brought many smiles and words of thanks from the recipients. The only problem encountered was that several cookie monsters in the form of Legion members attempted to sabotage the assembly line by stealing a cookie when they thought no one would notice! Short business...
