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  • U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Pearson // Capt. Joshua Nauman is piped ashore following a change of command ceremony on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum in July of this year.
    U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Pearson // Capt. Joshua Nauman is piped ashore following a change of command ceremony on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum in July of this year.
  • Alan Anderson, pictured second from right, is shown atop a M113 armored personnel carrier at Fort Riley. Jim Condon from Aurora is holding the triggers on the Ma Duce 50 caliber weapon.
    Alan Anderson, pictured second from right, is shown atop a M113 armored personnel carrier at Fort Riley. Jim Condon from Aurora is holding the triggers on the Ma Duce 50 caliber weapon.
  • Greg Goltz is pictured in uniform with his patrol car on his last official day on the job, Nov. 1.
    Greg Goltz is pictured in uniform with his patrol car on his last official day on the job, Nov. 1.
  • Skyler Scheidemann stands on Main Street USA, before the iconic castle, at Disney World in Florida.
    Skyler Scheidemann stands on Main Street USA, before the iconic castle, at Disney World in Florida.
  • Carlos Collazo tied the Aurora single game rushing yardage record Friday against Scottsbluff, totaling 285 yards on 29 carries with four touchdowns in a 34-14 win against Scottsbluff. Hear Collazo’s thoughts in our Husky Highlight video on the ANR website and social media channels.
    Carlos Collazo tied the Aurora single game rushing yardage record Friday against Scottsbluff, totaling 285 yards on 29 carries with four touchdowns in a 34-14 win against Scottsbluff. Hear Collazo’s thoughts in our Husky Highlight video on the ANR website and social media channels.

    One of a few good men
    Following a long, well-traveled, road through military service, Giltner native Capt. Joshua Nauman has recently taken up a top position at the very naval law office in which he started his career years ago. 
    On July 30, 2021, Nauman was installed as commanding officer of the Region Legal Service Office Southwest (RLSO SW) after a ceremony on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum. Nauman and his family have officially since resettled in San Diego, home of the RLSO SW, and are already starting in on their latest adventure. 
    A 1991 Giltner High School graduate, Nauman began his recount of his life in uniform by noting that he had “no thought” of military service while still living in Hamilton County.

    Aiming high in the Army
    Alan Anderson has a good eye with a rifle in his hand. As a young man he could hit a target consistently from 300 meters out, and in a prone position shooting with a glass scope he was spot-on deadly.
    A farm boy who grew up loving to hunt with his father and brother near Lexington, Anderson developed both a talent and a passion for marksmanship that would eventually define what he admits was a rather unique military experience. Fifty years later, he cherishes those memories and is proud of the role he played.
    “What I did was not really the life that the general military person goes through,” Anderson said, sitting comfortably in his “man cave” at home in Aurora, surrounding by photos, trophies, rifles and memorabilia from his Vietnam-era time in uniform.

    Goltz knew early he was destined for State Patrol
    Greg Goltz knew after attending a county government day in 1983 that he wanted to wear a gun and a badge as a trooper for the Nebraska State Patrol. He lived that dream for 33 years before shifting gears last week to continue helping the law enforcement community in a different way.
    Having answered the call to protect and to serve, patrolling countless miles on the road, mostly in Central Nebraska, Goltz turned that gun, badge, uniform and patrol car in to the Troop C NSP station in Grand Island on Nov. 1, then signed off one final time.
    “After 33 years of being a trooper I sign off today by saying to all the sworn troopers and investigators and administration of the Nebraska State Patrol it’s been a pleasure working with you,” he said on a radio dispatch posted on Facebook. “Take care of yourself. Take care of the public. We owe that to the public... For the final time, 10-76.”

    Collazo carries Huskies to semifinals
    With a fresh hair cut and smile on his face, Carlos Collazo terrorized Scottsbluff’s defense for a second time in 2021. 
    The Aurora junior ran through and past Scottsbluff’s defense, tying Aurora’s single-game school record for rushing yards with 285 on 29 carries and four touchdowns as Aurora defeated Scottsbluff 34-14 Friday night in the Class B quarterfinals. 
    Aurora coach Kyle Peterson noted following the game that despite Collazo’s huge night on the ground, there were times he believed his team struggled running the ball.

    Local dancers test skills in Disney Spooktacular parade
    Getting in their own dose of festive fun, Giltner junior Myka Hogan, Aurora sixth grader Taelynne Roberts and Hampton freshman Skyler Scheidemann spent Oct. 23 at Disney World in Florida. 
    But they weren’t just visiting. 
    The three Hamilton County dancers, along with 11 other dancers at Kirby’s School of Dance in York were given the experience of a lifetime -- dancing in the Disney Spooktacular parade.

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