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Students Devin Otto (left) and Connor Smith work to cut a board to the right size for a piece of the ag building’s frame. -
Gary Peters speaks to Friday’s home football crowd, seeking support for the Pediatrict Cancer Action Network. Joining Peters on the track were his wife, Shari, Nicole Broman and Nick Owens, all of whom lost a child to pediatric cancer. -
Mother/daughter combo Toddy Rieger from Michigan and Ele Nugent of Grand Island observe some of Alissa Harris’ artwork in a tent at the Aurora Art Walk. -
HPC’s Wyatt Urkoski rumbles in on the game’s opening drive for an 18-yard touchdown and through the tackle of Gitltner’s Taylor Smith, one of his two scores in the Storm’s 28-12 win. -
Aurora’s defense was stout yet again in a 58-6 rout of Platteview Friday night. The Huskies held the Trojans to 133 total yards and 1 of 11 on third downs.
Aurora High School construction students get to work
Construction on the new animal science learning lab at Aurora High School is fully underway, set to provide a host of new educational experiences to future generations of Huskies.
Despite currently only being wooden framing and a concrete slab, the building is already offering up opportunities to students at Aurora. A select group of students in Kurtis Lathrop’s Construction Tech class have been working hard to make sure the building is constructed properly.
“The delivery of the building materials to the job site was scheduled for the first of the year to encompass last spring’s construction class,” Lathrop advised. “The materials did not show up until right before the school year ended. That ultimately pushed the project out until this fall.”
That was no problem for the four students in the capstone class however, each seemingly eager to work on the structure.
Peters shares pediatric cancer message
Local residents offered support in the fight against childhood cancer Friday, donating $2,684 toward the Pediatric Childhood Action Network.
Speaking at halftime of the Aurora football game, PCAN President Gary Peters spoke from the heart about the issue, part of what has become an annual effort during national pediatric cancer month. Peters and his wife, Shari, lost their son Jacob to cancer at a young age, prompting both to become involved with the Pediatric Cancer Action Network, an organization launched in 2013 to help support families who have children diagnosed with pediatric cancer.
Art Walk celebrates 9th year
Another yearly explosion of artistic prowess graced the courthouse lawn Saturday bringing 28 artists from all over Nebraska as well as many more art lovers to support them.
Cindy McClellan, event coordinator, discussed that this year, with new additions like food trucks and live music, Art Walk Aurora celebrated its ninth year of growth and change.
“I thought it was fun,” McClellan said. “I really enjoyed having the live music and we’re going to continue to do that. Having the ice cream and the Greek food were nice extras.”
New this year were two food trucks from The Leadership Center and Anna Street Trolley. Another feature this year live music by Alyssa and Bobby Jacobs as well as Andy Sydow filled the air near the back of the courthouse.
High Plains spoils Giltner’s Homecoming
Cross county rivals Giltner and High Plains played football Friday night but the emotion around the game was much more than just on the field.
Tragedy struck the community of High Plains Friday morning with a car accident claiming two lives, one of which was a stepfather to one of HPC’s players. As a result, two Storm players didn’t travel with the team to be with family.
With just 12 players on its sideline and just 10 taking snaps, the Storm pulled together to defeat Giltner on its Homecoming night, 28-12. High Plains coach Greg Wood had a lot of different emotions all night long, but became a bit choked up talking about the kids’ effort after the game.
“For those kids to step it up and play for four quarters, that shows a lot of heart, a lot of teamwork and they understand the concept of family, because that’s what they are,” Wood said.
Huskies roll over Platteview, 58-6
The top-rated Huskies dismantled Platteview in Aurora’s fourth straight battle of unbeaten teams Friday, pulling away from the Trojans early for the largest margin of victory this season.
The Huskies were simply too much for Platteview on both sides of the ball, scoring 24 first-quarter points en route to a 58-6 win.
“I thought their skill players were maybe as good as any team we’ve played against this year,” Coach Kyle Peterson said after the game. “The quarterback was a great RPO quarterback who could run and he knew when to pull it and throw it. He distributed the football really well.”
Jared Kuhl had his hands full, however, trying to move the ball against a stout Husky defense that controlled the line of scrimmage all game long. Aurora allowed only 72 yards rushing and 61 passing for a total of 133.
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