Abbey Arndt has reason to smile as she walks out of the Hampton gymnasium Saturday as a Hawk graduate.
Members of this year’s A’ROR’N Days planning committee include, front from left: Dillan Olson, liaison member Justise Rhoden, Merna Yoder, Jenny Wyatt. Back row: Jody Griffith, Roger Scott, Amber Parker, BJ Merrihew, Jayne Smith. Not pictured: Shana Merrihew.
Dan Fitzgerald, plant manager at the BonnaVilla Homes plant in Aurora, reflected on a most challenging fiscal year, concluding that “at the end of the year I would say we had a pretty damn good year, given everything that was thrown at us.”
Pictured is the 2021 Aurora Unified Track and Field team, including front row from left: Sammie Weddle, Sammi Hoos, Bailey Howland, Ethan Wert, Lexie Johnson. Back row: Mackenzie Hoos, Daniel Fourcloud, Sofia Hendrickson, Kate Glinn, coach Jeff Sutter.
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Coaches Tim Martin and Joanne Haidle break a team huddle with a cheer, all part of the action on a busy Saturday morning of youth soccer in Aurora.
Susan Gray, pictured at right, can be seen chatting and selling her bags to customers at a craft show last year.
Hampton’s gymnasium is converted into a badminton court three times a week as part of a new badminton club for students in the fifth through eighth grade. Participants compete Tuesdays and Thursdays after school and on Saturday mornings in a five-week spring season.
Navy veteran Aaron Nilson takes his time at the Omaha National Cemetery, waiting for the perfect headstone to place his red “Rembrence Rose.”
Matt Messner of Polk gave the thumbs up Thursday as he received his COVID-19 vaccination during an MCHI clinic at the Bremer Center.