Join us for day of prayer May 6

Dear editor: Thursday, May 6, 2021 marks the 70th National Day of Prayer and the 30th anniversary of our community joining together in prayer in conjunction with this national observance.

Giltner’s Lockmon honored as CNTC coach of the year

For the first time in years, Giltner’s Nancy Lockmon didn’t attend Monday’s Central Nebraska Track Championships while wearing a stopwatch around her neck.  She still left the event with some hardware.

Chasing the summer sun

Soon the sun will be shining and our days will keep growing longer. For Will, the pups and I this means it is time to get the camper out and hit the road. For years we would crash in his parent’s RV before we finally decided that it was time to bite the bullet and get one of our own.

Benjamin Franklin was a first on many fronts

The school year could be wrapping up next month. Well, at least school-out dates could be questionable for some districts because of the changes in what was a typical “school year” impacted by COVID-19.

Severe overreach

The Nebraska Department of Education is reaching well beyond its scope of authority with proposed state health standards that address extremely sensitive issues which should instead be taught by parents in the privacy of the home.

President Biden order concerning

Dear Editor: On his first day in office, President Biden issued an executive order, mandating that any school that receives federal funding must function as if biological males, who claim to be female, are the same and vice versa, or risk losing that funding.

High Plains embracing challenge

Dear Editor: Greetings from the Storm! High Plains Community Schools has met the challenges of the 2020-2021 school year head on and have worked diligently to continue to provide the education and experiences our student deserve.

Living in history a rare treat

Sitting on the front porch at 1121 9th St. I’ve often wondered what Mr. W.H. Streeter saw and thought when he looked out from a majestic home that would bear his name still 120 years later.

So is rhubarb a fruit or a vegetable, or both?

For years when things start greening up in the springtime we’ve had a few stalks of rhubarb break ground on an old garden located in our backyard.  Some of those years the plants were doomed by being mowed off.

$1 million grant a significant step forward on housing front

“If you build it, they will come.” Kevin Costner’s classic line from the “Field of Dreams” movie has a truthful ring to it in terms of local housing.