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The Sisters Grimm is proud to be one of 2,300 bookstores and libraries across America supporting World Book Night 2014. On April 23 – Shakespeare’s birthday–25,000 volunteers from Kodiak to Key West will give away half a million free books in more than 6,000 towns and cities across America. The Sisters Grimm serves as a community base for local givers, receiving the books that they will be giving out and providing useful resources. Sisters Grimm will also be hosting a reception for local givers on Wednesday, April 16 at 6 p.m. At that time,...
April 3, Brown Enterprises loaded a semi truck full of certified potato seeds. The potatoes will be shipped to California, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Washington. Ruben Ramirez stands on top of the truck overseeing all the potatoes. Nora De La Cruz helps with the machinery....
During the regular town meeting on April 6, Nancy Sundin introduced an idea to the council. She explained the south side of the Day Care building has been growing a lot of weeds. Her idea is to pull the weeds and add a garden. Sundin said she has noticed a lot of spring weeds growing on the side of the day care. She said she is going to talk to the director of the day care and ask to add a garden for the kids. There is no landscape, only rocks and weeds Sundin said. She said vinegar is a good spray to use to kill the weeds. “It actually k...
Burns schools will have an early release April 17 to start their Spring Break that goes through April 21. Old School Café will be closed April 18 in honor of Good Friday. The café will also be closed on April 25 so Charlene can watch Derik swim at the regional games for the Special Olympics. These will be held in Cheyenne and many are going to cheer Derik on! Go, Derik! We are rooting for you! Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language was printed April 14, 1818. The introduction of a standard American dictionary helped sta...
Things on the streets of Albin are pretty quiet. It was warm enough this weekend, however, to tempt some young folks on to the basketball court. The sounds of summer are slowly getting easier to hear. Spring Soccer has begun and Jillian McLaughlin is still in need of refs. Come out and cheer on the Wildcats as they kick in a few goals. The Albin Baptist Church has a weekly bible study group on Wednesdays. 5 p.m. is the Spanish version and 7 p.m. is English. On Thursday mornings at 6:30 a.m....
Good morning Banner County and surrounding friends near and far. I do believe that spring has sprung, although as surely as I say that it will snow. I have had tumble weed duty as often as I possibly can get out there, and let me tell you, I still have a month of work ahead of me. I am not alone on this job either. Rod and the kids have also enjoyed the task. Might not have a good choice of wording when I say ‘enjoyed,’ but I will let you fill in the blank! Happenings in the Burg this week inclu...
The village board met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The community center board meets Monday, April 14. The Sisters Grimm will host a reception for World Book Night givers at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Feel free to stop by if you’d like to learn more about the program or find out how to participate next year. The actual World Book Night book giveaway event is Wednesday, April 23 - givers will be handing out free books to light or reluctant readers and encouraging them to read more. The bookstore will be c...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Carolyn Ragsdale read “Why Did Jesus Fold The Napkin?” It was Communion Sunday and the congregation began the service by burning their burdens.Pastor Opdycke read Psalm 118. Then Holy Communion was served. The sermon topic was “The Civil Trials.” After the Jewish leaders had condemned Jesus to death, they took him to the Roman authorities because they were not permitted to kill anyone. They went first to PIlate, but when Pilate found o...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Karel Smock read “Spring Makes All Things New” and “God Never Promised Rainbows.” Then Pastor Opdycke read an article from the Greeley Tribune about attending church. The sermon topic was “On Trial.” Between the hours of midnight and 9 a.m. Jesus went through five trials. The first trial was with high priest Annas. The second trial was with high priest Caiaphas. And the third trial was with the Jewish supreme court. John 18:12-14 an...
Hold onto your hat and put rocks into your pockets! My gosh was the wind ever trying to blow my house down. How about you? Do you dislike it as much as I do? Beautiful day except for that outrageous wind Monday morning. Hopefully the weather will just continue to improve as the week wears on. Our girls’ traveling basketball team finished up this past weekend in Chadron. One heartbreaker was a one point loss, but they learned a lot in the over all course of their time spent. Thank you very m...
The fire department’s chili and oyster soup feed this past weekend was fantastic, as usual. Sorry I got the date wrong in the news! The bookstore will be closed on Sunday, April 6 so that we can attend the Friends of the Library event in Kimball, a talk on the North Platte Canteen by Charlotte Endorf - everyone is welcome! The Granny Craft Club meets on Tuesday, April 8. The Calvary United Methodist Women meet on Wednesday, April 9. The village board meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9. If y...
Hopefully you weren’t fooled too much Tuesday. I think the biggest fool around is the weatherman. That old “lion” seemed to have eaten the “lamb.” The roads around home are drying up and the spring flowers are starting to find their way through the mud. Soon it will be time for the little guys to start running on the green green grass of the sports fields. Jillian McLaughlin tells us spring soccer season will start soon. If you want to sign up your little guy or possibly coach or ref, contact t...
Taco Bingo will be held on April 5th at Burns Elementary. Food service will begin 5 p.m. with bingo beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please help support the Carpenter and Burns schools in this great fundraiser. Stop by for breakfast, lunch or dinner at the Old School Café located in the Burns-Plex. They are open 7 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday – Friday. They offer fresh pies and pastries plus a different “special” everyday. I’ve heard the hamburgers, cheeseburgers and other entries are delicious, as well! The Burns men’s and women’s track teams participated...
Up here in Albin, the streets have declared a cease and decist (sp) on precipitation. Not only the gravel streets but the paved ones are buckling under all this water. What is it? Spring showed bring May flowers? We should have enough for the Rose Bowl Parade. The Farm and Home Show sounded like it went well. Jillian K., Jillian M. and Michelle served over 100 people the free lunch. Many speakers presented valuable information and a bunch of booths were in to browse through. The Sunday lunch... Full story
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Steve Hauer read “Is The Bible The Inspired Word of God?” The sermon topic was “A Friend’s Denial” referring to Peter. All four gospels tell about Peter when he denied knowing Jesus. But Jesus still loved Peter and gave him a second chance, just as Jesus gives each of us a second chance when we don’t do what we should. Peter repented and was forgiven. That is what we must do, too. When we make mistakes, we need to repent and ask forgive... Full story
There sure is a lot of nonsense going on. Leprechauns, pots of gold and such and on top of all of the that mother nature has been pretty wacky. Wind chills making the weather four degrees one day, school closures, and 50/60 degrees again. All in the same week. Somewhere in all of that is spring. Although we have been enjoying the girls’ traveling basketball team competitions I am unashamed to say that I am happy that they are about to come to an end for this year. Our girls will play in Chadron this weekend, so you know what I will be up to! T...
The Bushnell Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2. The bookstore will be closed on Sunday, April 6 so that we can attend the Friends of the Library event in Kimball, a talk on the North Platte Canteen by Charlotte Endorf - everyone is welcome! If you have news, announcements, meeting times/dates, information about events happening nearby, or anything else you’d like to share, please contact me at [email protected] or 308-230-0683.... Full story
March 30 is author Anna Sewell’s birthday. The daughter of a successful children’s book writer, she helped edit her mother’s manuscripts from an early age but was not published herself until she was 57. Black Beauty, the first significant children’s story in the English language to focus on animal characters, established the precedent for countless other works. Sewell wrote the book during the last seven years of her life, when she became an invalid confined to her home. The book was published shortly before her death in 1878 and became...
Top o’ the morning to all of you Irish folks out there! St. Paddy’s Day has come and gone and 2014 is almost 1/4 of the way over. Hard to believe. They say time flies when you are having fun, I personally am not having that much fun. Did anyone happen to see any leprechauns this past Monday? I did not, but I did see a lot of little short people. They were on the basketball courts in several school gyms in several counties, and several states. Most of the ones I am talking about were probably 6/7 years old. Our girls involved in the Banner Cou... Full story
The Burns Branch Library will have displays of James Patterson and Louis L’Amour’s books this week in celebration of their birthdays. James Patterson, one of the world’s top-selling novelists was born March 22, 1947. He is best known for his thrillers, the Alex Cross detective series and the Women’s Murder Club series. He has written books in a variety of genres, from historical fiction to young adult. His novels have sold an estimated 220 million copies around the world. www.history.com Born March 22, 1908, Louis L’Amour dropped out of high s... Full story
Many of us ventured out on the past cold Saturday to see the great buys at the community garage sale at the Albin Community Center. Everything from clothes to furniture was offered and bought. The Burns Football team hosted a lunch. A nice event for a Saturday. This week was also the farm and ranch show. No news of how well it went. I am sure we will get the news next week for you. If you haven’t checked out Bountiful Baskets yet, you might want to. The asparagus and fruits looked very nice and tasty. A big thank you to Jason and Jillian M... Full story
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Andrea Reifschneider played a medley of songs on the piano. Pastor Opdycke talked about St. Patrick who established over 300 churches in Ireland. The sermon topic was “A Friend’s Betrayal.” Judas Iscariot was one of the chosen 12 disciples of Jesus. He made an agreement with the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver to betray Jesus so they could arrest Jesus. Pastor Opdycke used the accounts of Jesus arrest recorded in John 18:1-11 and Matthew 26:47-96. Even when Judas came with the m... Full story
The village board meeting was held Wednesday, March 12. The health board is still working on the cleanup of the lumberyard property. The junk vehicles will be impounded and held in a designated spot on the south side of the lagoon for 30 days and will then be sold for salvage if not claimed. The board discussed increasing water and sewer rates. They decided to increase the sewer rate from $8.90 to $10 and the water base rate from $29 to $31. However, they will also put into place a change in the water usage rate - the first 2000 gallons will... Full story
The last few weeks have sure given us a lot of snow! All this moisture has me thinking about spring, warmer weather and blooming flowers. All the moisture should really help our growing season. I’m looking forward to the blooming flowers and fresh veggies from the garden. Gardening is a great hobby for any age and is a hobby that everyone can participate in, regardless of age or health. Get a little dirt under your fingernails and plant a flower to celebrate Plant a Flower Day on March 12. On M...
Don’t forget that Daylight Savings Time starts this Sunday. Turn your clocks forward! The community center board meets Monday. The Granny Craft Club meets Tuesday. The village board meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. Please note the change in time because of Daylight Savings Time. If you have news, announcements, meeting times/dates, information about events happening nearby, or anything else you’d like to share, please contact me at [email protected] or 308-230-0683....
