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Justin Wolf stepped in as CEO at Memorial Community Health in June, sitting down this week to talk about the challenges and opportunities of his new role. -
Featured on the cover are Aurora seniors Eva Fahrnbruch and Carlos Collazo. -
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Nebraska Agricultural Strategy Lead Florencia Abram takes a group into Heath Bish’s cornfield to observe his farming practices and results. -
Aurora’s Morgan Bonifas gets the force out at second and looks to turn the double play during a 6-2 loss against Gering Friday during its home tournament.
MCHI CEO shares initial insight
Six weeks into his new role as CEO at Memorial Community Health, Justin Wolf said he has been impressed with the healthcare organization he now leads as well as its host community, while also recognizing that this is indeed a significant time of transition.
Wolf’s tenure began in late June, and since that time he has begun a steep learning curve getting familiar with his new surroundings and management team.
“The community has been very welcoming to me and my family, and in fact today is my eighth grader’s first day of football practice so he’s excited about that,” he said with a smile. “I’ve also been impressed with the investment by the staff and employees in making the organization a success, as well as the stability of the organization, even though from the outside it looks like there’s a lot of change going on. Several employees have decades of experience here, which is awesome.”
Fall sports preview edition
Local sports fans can read all about the season ahead in the fall sports preview edition, published in this week’s News-Register. Look for team photos and coaches’ comments on each of the Aurora, Hampton, Giltner and High Plains teams. Featured on the cover are Aurora seniors Eva Fahrnbruch and Carlos Collazo.
Nebraska Soil Carbon Project officially underway
Representatives of area natural resource districts and corporations met at the Raising Nebraska building in Grand Island in mid-August to kick off a long-awaited joint effort -- the Nebraska Soil Carbon Project.
The guest list included individuals from the Central Platte Natural Resource District, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Pheasants Forever, the Nebraska Corn Board, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) and BeefUp Sustainability partners Cargill, Target and McDonalds.
After an introduction of members of the various representatives of the assembled organizations and corporations, agriculture and water manager for The Nature Conservancy, Jacob Fritton, gave an overview of the Nebraska Soil Carbon Project. The project is the culmination of years of work that already has 100 central Nebraska producers with the goal of converting 100,000 acres to soil carbon saving practices in five years.
Lady Huskies rally to opening night win
Opening night will be one to remember for many of Aurora’s softball squad.
With new roles and expectations, the Lady Huskies scored five runs in the seventh to defeat Lexington on the road, 7-1 Thursday night.
Overall, Aurora coach Ashton Voss was happy with how the girls not only finished the game, but learned quickly over a seven-inning stretch.
“I was proud of the girls,” the coach said. “I could tell we came out a little reserved, so seeing that push for the win at the end was really promising.”
While many of Aurora’s players saw meaningful innings for the first time, the Lady Huskies were powered by veteran thrower Eva Fahrnbruch, who tossed a complete game winner with one earned run on three hits, nine strikeouts and three walks.
As the unquestioned leader of the youthful Aurora team, Voss pointed out the 2021-22 ANR female athlete of the year has not only accepted even more responsibility, but carries the flag proudly.
