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  • Aurora senior Carsen Staehr crashes into the sand pit during his final run through the long jump event, winning by half an inch over second place at Friday’s home invite.
    Aurora senior Carsen Staehr crashes into the sand pit during his final run through the long jump event, winning by half an inch over second place at Friday’s home invite.
  • Banana Rams owner Justin Blase is excited about this weekend's sold-out concert in Hordville.
    Banana Rams owner Justin Blase is excited about this weekend's sold-out concert in Hordville.
  • Kylie Svoboda as Ursula in The Little Mermaid.
    Kylie Svoboda as Ursula in The Little Mermaid.
  • Obree Hasselering (left) and Anyah Wright pet Eddie the comfort dog at the Early Childhood Development Event. The 10 year old dog was trained with 34 commands and stayed calm throughout the entire event.
    Obree Hasselering (left) and Anyah Wright pet Eddie the comfort dog at the Early Childhood Development Event. The 10 year old dog was trained with 34 commands and stayed calm throughout the entire event.

    Staehr, Huskies

    Carsen Staehr nearly picked up right where he left off from last season.
    In Aurora’s first outdoor meet of the spring season, a home invite, Staehr swept the long and triple jumps, doing so not far off from his best marks. Find out how Staehr and the Huskies fared in the season's first outdoor event.

     

    Concert coming to Hordville April 1

    Banana Rams owner Justin Blase is holding a concert at the Hordville Event Center featuring opening act Tim Buck Too and main act country singer Logan Mize on Saturday from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
    All 350 tickets have been sold, according to Blase, which means close to 400 people will crowd in with bartenders and security at the center.

     

    Early Childhood Development event gets ‘bigger’ reception

    The Early Childhood Development Event at the Farr Building at the fairgrounds Saturday was back bigger than ever for its second year, attracting 38 families and a total of 145 people, up from 100 attendees last year in the smaller Ag Building.

     

    Sold out under the sea

    The curtain finally came up on AHS’s presentation of “The Little Mermaid” this week with cast and crew members agreeing that the thrill of four sold-out performances was all worth the three months of tireless preparation leading up to opening night. Director Jason Frew said it was a long, emotional journey and that he was pleased with the final performances and proud of everyone involved.