Card shower to honor Richard Carnes’ 80th birthday

The family of Richard (Dick) Carnes of Marquette would like to honor him with a card shower for his 80th birthday on Sunday, Sept. 6.

Tell your student not to drink

Nationally, about 80 percent of high school teenagers have at least experimented with alcohol, and about half of all teenagers are regular users.

Luck sometimes plays important ancestry role

It’s been said, “Every man is his own ancestor, and every man is his own heir. He devises his own future and inherits his own past.” That quote came to mind when the Betterhalf and I were in a discussion about how lucky we were to have the parents and grandparents we had.

Marijuana endangers workplaces

Despite a constant push by big marijuana to promote marijuana legalization so that it can cash in on new markets, Nebraska has wisely rejected the lobbying of drug advocates. The $13.

Putting up corn a welcome new tradition

Corn -- our lives seem to be centered about this humble veggie and that was true on the home front last weekend. You see, my significant other William and his family have pretty much consistently planted a patch of sweet corn since I first met him.

The Catholic Corner

Last Sunday’s Gospel was Last Sunday’s Gospel was from Matthew 16. It contained the words of Our Lord, “And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

Join Pastor Tim Wells for a Sunday service at the State Fair

Hello again wherever you are. If you woke up this morning breathing, you have another chance. Another chance at what, you may wonder. Well, another chance to do what you didn’t get done yesterday, or just to do the same old things we usually do everyday.

Exploring the low Platte River

We went exploring on Saturday. We tromped along a path in the brush from a friend's house to the Platte, and spent a few hours playing in the river. Initially, the kids were disappointed that there was almost more sand than water.

Card shower to honor Schuster’s 70th wedding anniversary

The family of Don and Lois (Yonker) Schuster are honoring them with a card shower in celebration of their 70th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 27, 1950 at St. Paul’s English Lutheran Church in Grand Island.

GADC presents Yard of the Month

Eric Leichty (left) presented Ross and Cassondra Lyon with the GADC’s ‘Yard of the Month’ honor with the help of Janet Humphrey.