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The 34th edition of the Bill Kropp and Curly Penner Memorial Alumni Basketball Tournament is set for tipoff Saturday morning with a new returning champion. 

The 34th edition of the Bill Kropp and Curly Penner Memorial Alumni Basketball Tournament is set for tipoff Saturday morning with a new returning champion. 

Alumni tourney set for weekend

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The 34th edition of the Bill Kropp and Curly Penner Memorial Alumni Basketball Tournament is set for tipoff Saturday morning with a new returning champion.  The Class of 2018 dethroned the Class of 2002 53-40 in the finale a year ago for its first win in the event.
The Janousek family with, from left, Emma, Mady, Dizzy, Chelsea, Kevin, Ryan and Roxy at the Chalco Recreation Area in Omaha. Chelsea and Kevin married in 2017.

The Janousek family with, from left, Emma, Mady, Dizzy, Chelsea, Kevin, Ryan and Roxy at the Chalco Recreation Area in Omaha. Chelsea and Kevin married in 2017.

Saving youth: Majerus works in Children’s emergency room

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Doctors are usually defined by their specialties and Dr. Chelsea Majerus decided to take a specialty of the most vulnerable populations at a time when seconds could mean life and death.
Claire Linic holds some influential books in her writing career against a locker backdrop. Despite being a co-author on two books and set to release her first novel soon, Linic said she is still the same “weird kid” she was in high school.

Claire Linic holds some influential books in her writing career against a locker backdrop. Despite being a co-author on two books and set to release her first novel soon, Linic said she is still the same “weird kid” she was in high school.

Comedy from sea to shining sea: a local writer’s journey

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Claire (Meyer) Linic, raised in Aurora, has flown out to and lived in three major cultural hubs -- Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles -- gathering her skills and knowledge for comedy writing as a bee gathers pollen from various flowers.
Aurora Post 42 assistant coach Tanner Griffith throws to former player Ben Peard, who played for the alumni squad at Saturday’s friendly contest.

Aurora Post 42 assistant coach Tanner Griffith throws to former player Ben Peard, who played for the alumni squad at Saturday’s friendly contest.

Second annual alumni game a blast from the past

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Dick Phillips, an Aurora City Council member, made his way out to the mound and tossed a clean fastball to the plate in front of a cheerful crowd at Mitchell Field.  Wait, what? No, this isn’t a throwback article.
The Phillips alumni banquet has been a staple for the high school’s graduates since the beginning of its time and it remains that way today, despite a declining number of surviving alumni.

The Phillips alumni banquet has been a staple for the high school’s graduates since the beginning of its time and it remains that way today, despite a declining number of surviving alumni.

Phillips alumni banquet celebrates milestone

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
The Phillips alumni banquet has been a staple for the high school’s graduates since the beginning of its time and it remains that way today, despite a declining number of surviving alumni.
Class of 2018’s Henry Penner puts up a floater over 2002’s Casey Carlson during the Aurora alumni tournament finals.

Class of 2018’s Henry Penner puts up a floater over 2002’s Casey Carlson during the Aurora alumni tournament finals.

Class of 2018 topples 2002 for the crown

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
For the just the third time since 2003, there’s a new champion of the Aurora alumni tournament.
The 31st edition of the annual Bill Kropp and Curly Penner Memorial Alumni Basketball Tournament is set for tipoff Saturday morning with the Class of 2002 still at the top of the mountain. 

The 31st edition of the annual Bill Kropp and Curly Penner Memorial Alumni Basketball Tournament is set for tipoff Saturday morning with the Class of 2002 still at the top of the mountain. 

Aurora alumni tourney set for weekend tip

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
The 31st edition of the annual Bill Kropp and Curly Penner Memorial Alumni Basketball Tournament is set for tipoff Saturday morning with the Class of 2002 still at the top of the mountain.
Ian Boerkircher (left) visited his sister Abbie Woodward along with other brother Nate Boerkircher. Stopping by to snap a picture with the Husker players were fellow Aurora alumni Kerry McBride and John Leininger.

Ian Boerkircher (left) visited his sister Abbie Woodward along with other brother Nate Boerkircher. Stopping by to snap a picture with the Husker players were fellow Aurora alumni Kerry McBride and John Leininger.

Aurora alumni find education to be a small world

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Many say that it’s a small world, even in America and for three Aurora alumni this saying rang true as they discovered that all of them took teaching positions in the same small town of Essex, Iowa.
Dylan Dubas (pitching) smacked his older brother Tyler in the back with this pitch during the Aurora Alumni baseball game Saturday.

Dylan Dubas (pitching) smacked his older brother Tyler in the back with this pitch during the Aurora Alumni baseball game Saturday.

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News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Throwback weekend * First-ever Aurora alumni baseball game draws a crowd An idea sparked between two friends in a duck blind turned into a blast from the past Saturday afternoon.