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Displaying their ugly Christmas sweaters for Education First’s Christmas party were from left: Noham Borie (France), Jitse Valkenburg (Netherlands), Emma Heckmann (Germany) and Nils Lendi (Switzerland).
Celebrating Christmas around the world in Aurora
Elizabeth Hunter
The Ivy was festive Dec. 3 as students from the Education First exchange program gathered with their host families to celebrate holiday traditions together.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
The seven members of Hampton’s kindergarten class demonstrate Santa’s trademark “HO, HO, HO” laugh as they stand in front of their Christmas bulletin board. From left are Grace Winfield, Josie Herman, Anniston Arnett, Carter Klute, Bodee Conard, Eelix De La Cruz and Axel Fisher.
Kindergarteners share intel on Santa Claus
Ron Burtz
With Christmas just around the corner, we here at ANR decided we needed to learn a little bit more about the big guy with the white beard and the red suit who gets so much attention at this time of year. We’re talking, of course, about Santa Claus.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Agnes Andreasen
‘Twas the poem before Christmas’
Ron Burtz
There’s something about Christmas and poetry that just go together! Perhaps it’s because some of our earliest memories have to do with that poem that starts out “T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
It's our giant Christmas card to you!
It's our biggest edition of the year!
News Staff
Stories of goodwill, faith and family abound this time of year, and we have them all in this week's print and e-editions of Aurora News-Register.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Phillips Memorial Hall
Phillips Hall sale gets final approval
Ron Burtz
The sale of the Phillips Memorial Hall from the village to the Phillips Community Foundation took one more step toward becoming a reality at the December meeting of the village board on Dec. 5.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Members of the Aurora High School Unified Bowling pose for a team photo prior to their tournament in Grand Island on Saturday, Nov. 18. From left, front row Kate Glinn, Bre Telford, Quinton Lange, Maggie Brandt; back row Jessica Schleichardt, Nicholas Schleichardt and Jacob Fink. Not pictured are Cheyenne Aspergren, Sofia Hendrickson, Alex Jimenez, Zeke Jimenez, Bradin Kenndey, Teagan Peterson and Jorja Pohlmeier.
Aurora bowling team has fun with experiences to spare
Elizabeth Hunter
The Westsides Lanes Bowling Alley was packed with teams alongside Aurora’s and their families Nov. 18, reflecting growing support for a Unified Bowling program that teaches life lessons far more valuable than how to knock down pins.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Pictured from left at Thursday’s 25 Keys of Christmas car giveway are campaign chairmen Mark and Renee Miller, Kim and Tom Dinsdale, car winner Terry Pfeifer, and United Way President Karen Rathke.
United Way tops $1.5M campaign goal
Kurt Johnson
The Heartland United Way celebrated a successful 2023 fund drive Thursday, announcing that donors contributed $1,574,629 to benefit 17 nonprofit agencies in Hamilton, Hall, Merrick and Howard counties.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
One of the proposed plans for adding square footage to Giltner Schools.
Giltner school board revises renovation plans
Elizabeth Hunter
The Giltner School Board met Sunday with Wilkins Design and Hausmann Construction for a workshop following a public meeting to lay out the proposed plan for renovations to Giltner Public Schools.After receiving feedback from community members in attendance at the Nov.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
This is an artist's rendering of what the data center facility to be built in Aurora will look like.
Data center to be built in Mission Critical
Kurt Johnson
More than a decade after the Aurora Development Corporation purchased 135 acres along Highway 14 as a site targeting data center development, a 2.5-acre parcel was sold last week to a company planning to build an expandable 5 megawatt data center expected to be operational by the spring of 2024.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Pat Leach discusses ‘The Maid’ by Nita Prose during one of the episodes on her podcast, All About Books.
Leach broadcasts the fun in reading
Elizabeth Hunter
It is the ideal dream to pursue a career that blends in with your passions and one Aurora grad has been able to broadcast her passion with the world.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
