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Christmas . . . . I wish you all a Merry Christmas. I pray that you understand what the “true” meaning of the holy day is. It is the beginning of a wonderful story for the human race. A true story that tells us of the beginning of our salvation. We all enjoy the current cultural activities that go on in our world, and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you don’t lose sight of the most important reason for the season. Merry Christmas. A O Talking about stories. I would love to read what historians write about the current polit...
December 18, 1924 . . . one hundred years ago last Wednesday a large crowd gathered into Sacred Heart church in Lawrence for its initial use and dedication. The group of Catholics celebrated the use of its new church after it outgrew the original building the parish used since it beginning in 1893. December 18, 2024 . . . one hundred years later a small group of Sacred Heart parishioners gathered in the Lawrence Funeral Home (location for daily Mass in Lawrence) to again celebrate the Holy...
Highway 14 was closed near the Clay County line for a time Friday morning after two anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks broke free from a tow vehicle, left the highway and crashed in a ditch about a mile north of the Highway 4 East junction. The tanks apparently were partially full of the compressed gas which turned to a hazardous vapor as it escaped from the tanks. Some drivers attempted to drive through the gas cloud before emergency responders arrived and closed the highway. Driving through the clo...
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred 1,149 degrees during commencement exercises Dec. 20 and 21 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The degrees were earned by 1,132 graduates from 41 countries, 40 U.S. states and 150-plus Nebraska communities. Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett presided over the ceremonies. Two honorary degrees were conferred during the graduate and professional degree ceremony Dec. 20: Ken M. Bird, longtime educator and founder of the nonprofit Avenue Scholars, received a Doctor of Education; and Marion LaVerne (Patton) Larmon, a 103-ye...
As the crisp air turns even colder and the daylight length continues to shorten, the winter solstice emerged as a pivotal moment in the natural world. This celestial event marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. While many focus on the winter solstice as a day in the calendar, what we are actually talking about is a specific moment which is over almost as soon as it began. The solstice marks the point at which the sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Capricorn, which happened at 9:21a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21. As well as...
The following students at Doane University in Crete, Nebraska, have made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester: Jessica Himmelberg and Logan Menke, both from Lawrence....
The Lawrence-Nelson Elementary school hosted a Christmas party for the students last Wednesday afternoon. The party began at 1:30 and lasted until 3:30 p.m. The teachers presented a well organized event, students played many fun-filled games all afternoon. Fifth grade teacher Andy Peterson, stood still as he played the Christmas tree in the game "Decorate the Christmas Tree." Fifth grade teacher Andy Peterson, elementary physical education teacher Nolan KaWata and elementary secretary Kelsey...
As noted before L-N plays a tough schedule and this week showed that clearly. The boys won over Class D-2 Shelton, but got bounced by Class C-2 EMF. Seems they often have won/loss weekend often because so many of the games are against larger schools. The results of last weekend games: L-N – SHELTON: 46-43: Last week, the first of two games before the Holiday break involved a trip to Shelton to play the 4-1 Shelton High School on Thursday night. The game was as interesting as the final score m...
The Lady Raiders had a rough weekend dropping two game. A trip to Shelton did not bode well for L-N and then the girls suffered a cold first period against Exeter-Milligan-Friend (EMF), but played better for the rest of the game. L-N – SHELTON: 19 – 56: Raider turnovers and a scarcity of rebounds allowed Shelton to control this game and rack up another win for Shelton. The Raiders just couldn't get their game together and the high point scorer for L-N was Kali Cassell with four points. L-N 4 3...
LaVera A. Witte, 92, Grand Island, Nebraska, formerly of Blue Hill, died on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at Tiffany Square, Grand Island. Rosary will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, and Mass will be Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, 10:30 a.m. both at Holy Trinity Cath- olic Church, Blue Hill, with Father Adam Sparling officiating. Burial will be in the Blue Hill Catholic Cemetery, Blue Hill. Visitation will be today (Thursday, Dec. 26) from 1 to 8 p.m. with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at...
