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Phillip Kreutz has been leading Giltner’s FBLA program for three years, helping with chapter projects such as Giltner Public School’s Food Drive and preparing the chapter for the State Leadership Conference in April.

Phillip Kreutz has been leading Giltner’s FBLA program for three years, helping with chapter projects such as Giltner Public School’s Food Drive and preparing the chapter for the State Leadership Conference in April.

Kreutz serves 3rd year as FBLA president

Over the past four years, Giltner High School senior, Phillips Kreutz has seen a lot of growth in the school’s FBLA chapter.
This is one of many themed tables set up for last week’s annual fundraiser at the Plainsman Museum. This table featured a Valentine’s Day theme.

This is one of many themed tables set up for last week’s annual fundraiser at the Plainsman Museum. This table featured a Valentine’s Day theme.

Museum fundraiser tops $22,000

Months of planning culminated in an evening of giving Feb. 5, resulting in the Plainsman Museum raising more than $22,000 during its annual fundraising event.“We had an awesome evening,” reported Tina Larson, the museum’s executive director.
Hampton cheerleaders and their fathers put on a good show Friday, dancing to the sounds of “Grease” with a first-ever Sweetheart Dance. Participants included Bo Kingery, Corey Scheidemann, Jeff Hansen, Cory Schulze, Bradley Gross, John Farris, Shae Kingery, Skyler Scheidemann, Raegan Hansen, Sophia Schulze, Jillian Farris and Jaylah Gross.

Hampton cheerleaders and their fathers put on a good show Friday, dancing to the sounds of “Grease” with a first-ever Sweetheart Dance. Participants included Bo Kingery, Corey Scheidemann, Jeff Hansen, Cory Schulze, Bradley Gross, John Farris, Shae Kingery, Skyler Scheidemann, Raegan Hansen, Sophia Schulze, Jillian Farris and Jaylah Gross.

Sweetheart dance

Hampton cheerleaders and their fathers put on a good show Friday, dancing to the sounds of “Grease” with a first-ever Sweetheart Dance.
Valentine's Day love stories

Valentine's Day love stories

Locals share happy Valentine happenstances

Editor’s note: In anticipation of the celebration of St. Valentine’s Day, we recently put out a plea on our ANR Facebook page for readers to share their love stories with us. As writing prompts we posed such questions as, “How’d you meet?” “Who made the first move?
The Hawk Learning Center in Hampton, future home of a community daycare facility.

The Hawk Learning Center in Hampton, future home of a community daycare facility.

Hampton daycare receives grant from state foundation for kids

Plans to begin a community daycare facility in the former Lutheran School building at Hampton got a big boost recently with the announcement of a grant that will provide $30,000 worth of funding and practical guidance over the next three years.
This rendering shows a typical ammonia plant using electrolyzer technology for hydrogen feedstock production. The same elements shown here would be utilized on a plant being proposed by Synergen Green Energy near Aurora.

This rendering shows a typical ammonia plant using electrolyzer technology for hydrogen feedstock production. The same elements shown here would be utilized on a plant being proposed by Synergen Green Energy near Aurora.

Synergen open house Tuesday

Synergen Green Energy Inc. will host a community open house on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Bremer Community Center in Aurora from 5 to 7 p.m. The open house is an opportunity to learn more about Synergen’s plans for an ammonia facility in Hamilton County.
Pueblo Viejo owners Antonio Sanchez and Carlos Munoz have expanded with a second location in Grand Island, where they remodeled a former Mexican restaurant on South Locust Street.

Pueblo Viejo owners Antonio Sanchez and Carlos Munoz have expanded with a second location in Grand Island, where they remodeled a former Mexican restaurant on South Locust Street.

Pueblo Viejo expands to Grand Island

The owners of the Pueblo Viejo Mexican restaurant in Aurora have opened a second location in Grand Island, reporting strong support for the South Locust Street location since its December debut.
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts visits with IWS owner Todd Vettel on Monday.

U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts visits with IWS owner Todd Vettel on Monday.

IWS shares mission with Sen. Ricketts

Monday’s “Meet with Pete” event drew more than 70 constituents to the downtown offices of International Workforce Services in Aurora, where company owners were invited to share their mission and early success story with Sen. Pete Ricketts.
Aurora performer, Kim Evans, shares the joys of being a fan within the world of sports in varsity entertainment. Evans placed 13th during the Saturday meet.

Aurora performer, Kim Evans, shares the joys of being a fan within the world of sports in varsity entertainment. Evans placed 13th during the Saturday meet.

Hamilton County schools compete in Aurora speech invite

All four Hamilton County Schools’ speech teams competed at the Aurora Invite on Saturday.Aurora, Giltner, Hampton and High Plains were among 35 schools and approximately 700 entries competing in all three buildings at APS.
New Hamilton County Business Manager, Pat Shaw.

New Hamilton County Business Manager, Pat Shaw.

Shaw shares thoughts on new county position

Newly installed Hamilton County Business Manager Pat Shaw of Aurora is beginning his second week on the job and says he has plans to use the position to foster communication and bring a continuity of direction to county government.