Ukraine

Valeriy, Kyril, Tatiana and Danial lay out their quilts and prayer shawls received from Aurora United Methodist Church. The family moved to Nebraska in mid-July as refugees from Odessa, Ukraine.

Valeriy, Kyril, Tatiana and Danial lay out their quilts and prayer shawls received from Aurora United Methodist Church. The family moved to Nebraska in mid-July as refugees from Odessa, Ukraine.

Ukrainian family receives welcome from Aurora church

On Feb. 24, Valeriy is out in the cool waters of the Black Sea as part of an international shipping company based in Ukraine. Within 24 hours, life for him and his family will be turned upside down.
Valeriy, Kyril, Tatiana and Danial lay out their quilts and prayer shawls received from Aurora United Methodist Church. The family moved to Nebraska in mid-July as refugees from Odessa, Ukraine.

Valeriy, Kyril, Tatiana and Danial lay out their quilts and prayer shawls received from Aurora United Methodist Church. The family moved to Nebraska in mid-July as refugees from Odessa, Ukraine.

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Ukrainian family receives welcome from Aurora church On Feb. 24, Valeriy is out in the cool waters of the Black Sea as part of an international shipping company based in Ukraine. Within 24 hours, life for him and his family will be turned upside down.
With the war in Ukraine taking a large supply of commodities off the market, producers around the world have opportunities and pitfalls to navigate in order to fill the void of demand.

With the war in Ukraine taking a large supply of commodities off the market, producers around the world have opportunities and pitfalls to navigate in order to fill the void of demand.

How volatile markets, world events affect local growers

With the war in Ukraine taking a large supply of commodities off the market, producers around the world have opportunities and pitfalls to navigate in order to fill the void of demand.
MCC Board President Frank Steckley displays one of eight plaque honoring Ukraine residents, which sold for more than $9,000 during Saturday’s MCC Relief Sale at the fairgrounds.

MCC Board President Frank Steckley displays one of eight plaque honoring Ukraine residents, which sold for more than $9,000 during Saturday’s MCC Relief Sale at the fairgrounds.

MCC relief sale returns, raising record total

A tradition of praising God and raising money for global relief efforts resumed this weekend at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, where hundreds of people from all across Nebraska and the central United States gathered for the annual Mennonite Central Committee relief auction.
Bailey sits in a blind at the Rowe Sanctuary. The photo was taken by his daughter, Sarah Bailey.

Bailey sits in a blind at the Rowe Sanctuary. The photo was taken by his daughter, Sarah Bailey.

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Aurora photographer wins Nebraskaland best of show Aurora resident Britton Bailey has followed a passion for photography through the years of his life, constantly in search of the perfect picture.