These sheep showmen gave it their all Thursday morning.

As superintendent, Marcia Traudt has made a point to have a hand in many aspects of her animals. Here she stands next to the table tops she and her husband built to hold poultry and rabbit cages.

The Teal View Wetland Education Area has opened five miles north of Hampton and features a protected area for migrating waterfowl.

Peg Lackore (left) and Tyler Jensen have been reunited in physical therapy 22 years after she helped him on the road to recovery.

Recent Aurora graduate Journey Noyes has been involved in Girl Scouts since kindergarten. She’ll now be a lifetime member and plans to continue her advocacy.

Gage Griffith won two gold medals at the state track and field meet at Omaha Burke over the weekend, sweeping the discus and shot put events.

Hampton elementary teacher Margo LaBrie and one of her students, Bentley Hagan, visit via computer with NTV’s Kent Boughton during Friday’s Outstanding Teacher presentation as part of the end-of-the-year Hawk Honors assembly. Hagan nominated LaBrie for the award.

Rowe Morgan Bonifas stands amongst her passion, and FFA, projects. She has added a number of bedding flowers to her Morgan’s Mums business -- now dubbed Morgan’s Mums and More.

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.

The buildings and house in the background are 14th Street lots rezoned last week by the Aurora City Council. The Aurora Cooperative has announced preliminary plans to expand operations from across the street, where the service center is now located.