Food pantry says thank you for community support

Dear Editor: The Hamilton County Food Pantry cannot thank Hamilton County enough for their donations of monetary and food items on June 15. We are always so blessed by your generosity and especially for 10/11 Can-Care-A-Van.

Time doesn’t forget; legends will never die

Former Hornet Hannah Preissler was pole vaulting in front of familiar faces Saturday while just a few hours later, former Husky Jake Kittle was throwing fastballs at Mitchell Field.  Wait, what?

A thanks to community

The Aurora News-Register recently took part in the 2021 Nebraska Press contest and as we listened to the various articles that won a thought occurred to me.  We wouldn’t be where we are without the people in the community willing to share their stories with us.

Heirloom fine china, silverware not often used

The other night while eating my sandwich from a paper plate with mismatched silverware at the dinner table, I smiled and then asked the Betterhalf  about a situation I had found amusing numerous times that  now there is just two of us in the household.

A’ROR’N Days 2021 reflects that we have much to celebrate

“This looks like the set of a Hallmark movie.” That comment heard from an Aurora alumni just before the parade began Saturday summarized the A’ROR’N Days vibe all weekend long.

A special moment

I’m not sure why I was so nervous pulling up to Aurora’s beautiful new football turf last week.  The moment had to be not only a special one, but perfect, too. Just like all the moments the duo has provided all of us in the past.

Who would you rate among most significant?

We occasionally come across something that gets us thinking and then we also realize how times can change our attitudes. That was the case this past week when we found in our files a question asking, “How would you have answered?

After a one-year pause, annual A’ROR’N Days is the place to be

The last weekend in June is always one to look forward to in Aurora and this year, for a lot of reasons, there is extra cause for celebration. Topping the list, of course, is the fact what we couldn’t get together in 2020 for what has become an annual feel-good gig.

Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it

Dear Editor: Previously, I cited best-selling author David Horowitz’s conclusion that schools are responsible for the life-and-death struggle between Marxism and God-given inalienable rights America is facing today.

What’s that in the yard? A robotic lawnmower

Car and foot traffic has picked over the past few years since housing has been developed across the street from us. New houses have been built and a couple of empty lots have been sold.