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Heidi Walters and her daughter Michaela stand behind the counter of Espression, a business that Heidi began with her mother in 1999. -
Mack Owens puts his shoulder down during one of his 21 rushing attempts, totaling 111 yards and a score during Aurora’s loss in the Class B finals. -
Paper origami cranes were spread throughout The Leadership Center Saturday night, setting the tone with a message of hope and healing.
Espressions returns to downtown Aurora
Originally established in 1999 by Linsey Snider and her daughter Heidi Walters, Espressions in downtown Aurora has reopened its doors. Walters has returned to Aurora to continue serving coffee, home-cooked lunches and more to those who stop in.
She explained that the family sold the business, which housed a coffee shop and tanning bed, in 2001 to Wenda and Harry Eckerson when they had moved to Omaha to be closer to their son’s doctors.
Pioneer Day brings over 12,000 people to Aurora in 1924
Like many community celebrations in Hamilton County, people come together in mass to celebrate traditions long standing throughout history and centered around the very people who make the area what it is.
“Pioneer and Homecoming days, a fall celebration in honor of the old settlers of the county and of former residents, have been definitely set for October 8th and 9th by the combined committee from the chamber of commerce, Business women’s league and representatives of the pioneer families of the county, which met in the offices of the chamber of commerce Friday morning,” reads an article from the Aurora Republican, dated July 17, 1924.
Battle in the trenches: Third quarter rally lifts Elkhorn past Aurora in Class B finals
A battle inside the hashmarks was evident early for Class B supremacy.
A momentum shift late in the second half carried through the third quarter as Elkhorn bested Aurora 42-19 Friday on its home field to win the Class B state championship, its sixth in school history.
It was an interesting matchup between two schools that didn’t even compete in Class B football a season ago, with Elkhorn up in Class A while the Huskies spent the previous cycle in Class C-1.
Locals talk turkey day traditions, changes to holiday this year
Thanksgiving may look a little different this year than most -- to no surprise to many. The News-Register reached out to online followers to see just how their “Turkey Day” was shaping up.
Some recounted old traditions, some explained new adaptations in the efforts to stay home and help keep loved ones safe.
Leadership Center gala reflects hope for future
Hope was in the air Saturday at The Leadership Center in Aurora, though the size of the crowd for the center’s sixth annual Harvest Gala was a fraction of its normal size.
Scaled back due to current pandemic protocols, the center’s annual fund-raising event was a success by any measure, according to Executive Director Maile Ilac Boeder.
“We decided that this year’s theme was really one of hope,” she said. “It was different, but I don’t think the spirit of our event was lost by any means.”
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