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  • Perry Hosier spent two days placing some 5,000 Christmas lights on a 1965 fire truck, then paraded around Giltner Monday with his wife Carolyn and daughter Kaitlyn.
    Perry Hosier spent two days placing some 5,000 Christmas lights on a 1965 fire truck, then paraded around Giltner Monday with his wife Carolyn and daughter Kaitlyn.
  • Kiney Russell-Lutt had the honor of throwing the first pie at high school principal and activities director Brad Feik.
    Kiney Russell-Lutt had the honor of throwing the first pie at high school principal and activities director Brad Feik.
  • Caden Svoboda set the new Aurora school record for career pinfalls over the weekend, breaking Garret Johns’ old mark. Svoboda is also approaching the 150 career wins mark, a feat fellow senior Trevor Kluck reached over the weekend, too.
    Caden Svoboda set the new Aurora school record for career pinfalls over the weekend, breaking Garret Johns’ old mark. Svoboda is also approaching the 150 career wins mark, a feat fellow senior Trevor Kluck reached over the weekend, too.
  • This hardwood spice box on display at the Plainsman is an exact item that could have been found in a 1908 catalog. After being cleaned up by museum volunteer Bob Cool it was put in a case for viewing along with a card noting it was sold for 48 cents.
    This hardwood spice box on display at the Plainsman is an exact item that could have been found in a 1908 catalog. After being cleaned up by museum volunteer Bob Cool it was put in a case for viewing along with a card noting it was sold for 48 cents.
  • Giltner’s Addison Wilson battles for the ball with Nebraska Lutheran’s Jasmine Malchow during a 39-34 overtime win for the Lady Hornets.
    Giltner’s Addison Wilson battles for the ball with Nebraska Lutheran’s Jasmine Malchow during a 39-34 overtime win for the Lady Hornets.

Perry Hosier puts Christmas spirit on wheels for Giltner
The Christmas spirit came on wheels to Giltner Monday night in the form of a specially decorated fire truck.
Local native and longtime fireman Perry Hosier admitted to himself that he’s been a bit of a scrooge the last couple of years, bypassing his traditional Christmas lighting routine. So this year, with a little extra time on his hands, he decided there was no time like the present to deliver a special holiday present to Giltner.

Hampton Hawks celebrate the end of semester in style
 close and classes wrap up, Hampton found a way to celebrate the challenges they’ve faced during the beginning of the school year. 
“We wanted to celebrate the kids getting through a full semester,” noted Brad Feik, high school principal and activities director. “Our kids have been really resilient so we wanted to celebrate that.”

Svoboda sets new career pinfall mark
More records were shattered on Aurora’s all-time list over the weekend. 
The Huskies got plenty of work in over the weekend, taking runner-up efforts in both the Platteview Invite Friday as well as the Boone Central Invite Saturday. 

Museum plays on catalog history for the holidays
The new temporary exhibit area at the Plainsman Museum in Aurora is no stranger to the holiday spirit, featuring a somewhat timely display of what one could have found in the Montgomery Ward and Sears and Roebuck catalogs in the early 1900s.
This comes just in time for the giving season, when local history buffs might be interested to know just what the people wanted in 1908 and 1927, what was popular to give and what kiddos might have been hoping to see under the tree.

Lady Hornets pick up first win in overtime thriller
It’s never easy for a young team to play over the hump and pick up that first victory. Giltner’s girls basketball team found that out at home last week. 
The Lady Hornets found themselves in an overtime brawl Dec. 15, when a solid start to the extra frame catapulted Giltner to its first win of the year, 39-34 over Nebraska Lutheran. 

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