 The Boone County Friends of NRA is holding a dinner and auction on Sunday, November 3.
The social will start at 5:30 p.m., with the prime rib dinner starting at 7 p.m at the Event Center on the Boone County Fairgrounds in Albion, NE. The event is $30.00 per ticket. Kids under 15 are eligible to win a Lifetime Hunting Permit donated by Boone County Friends of NRA, but they must be present to win. Those who already have a lifetime hunting permit are not eligible, and the permit is non-transferable. The Boone County Friends of NRA are also doing a loaded gun safe raffle. The first ticket winner will receive a Sentinel 28 gun safe, StagArms AR 15, Benelli Nova RealTree Camo 12 gauge shotgun, Remington 783 30-06 package scope and a Ruger Mark 4 22 takedown. The second ticket winner will receive a Kimber Ultra Carry 45 and a Chiappa Lever action 22 takedown. Tickets for the raffle are one ticket for $20 or six tickets for $100. For more information, contact one of the following: Chad Martinsen: 402-843-0218, Dane Nielsen: 402-750-3747, Dr. Jeremy Young: 402-843-2227, Chad Shabram: 402-929-0016, Roy Ketteler: 402-843-6487, Marv Haas: 402-678-3448, Shawn Olnes: 402-608-0225, Travis Landauer: 402-741-9433, Nick Krohn: 402-841-8889, Tammy Starman: 402-843-8833, Chris Levander: 402-741-1075, Larry Starman: 402-843-8394 or Jennifer Blackburn-Nielsen: 402-750-9931.  The Boone County Sheriff's Office has been awarded a $2,500.00 grant.
The grant was awarded from the NDOT Highway Safety Office as part of the statewide "Click It or Ticket" campaign focusing on Nebraska's seatbelt and child safety-seat laws with the hope to reduce the number of injuries that occur in traffic accidents. Extra deputies will be working selected areas in the county May 21 through June 3 looking for all types of traffic violations. Nebraska's occupant protection laws state that any child under the age of 5 must be in an approved child safety-seat. Any child between the ages of 6-17 must wear a seatbelt whether they are in the front seat or the back seat, and any person 18 and above riding in the front seat of a vehicle must be wearing a seatbelt. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Office of Highway Safety for giving them this opportunity to make Boone County roadways safer for all those who travel on them.  This year’s Boone County Relay for Life theme is “Beating Cancer One Piece at a Time.”
Large puzzle pieces will honor cancer survivors and victims around the Boone Central Track. The event will be held on the morning of June 23, 2018. A 5K run/walk will be held, with registered participants receiving a custom T-Shirt for their entry fee. Relay for Life team members who raise $100 will earn a relay for life shirt. Concessions will feature breakfast items. Survivor Lap, caregiver lap, hero of hope presentation and other regular Relay for Life activities will be held. Hopefully the cool of the morning will help encourage participation and avoid other weekend evening scheduling conflicts. All money raised goes directly to the American Cancer Society. Please sign up for a team or donate at relayforlife.org. The next organizational meeting will be held April 9, 6-7 p.m. at the J in Albion.   Boone County Fair is excited to announce two high energy artists for their fair July 7, 2018.
Chris Lane will take the stage with a special guest High Valley. Lane is known for his songs Fix, For Her, and Take Back Home Girl. High Valley is known for their songs She's With Me, Make You Mine, and Come On Down. Tickets are on sale now at www.boonecountyfairne.org  Two hundred fifty-three students completed their degree, diploma or certificate programs in Summer and Fall 2017 from Northeast Community College. One hundred and ninety-six completed during the fall term while another 57 completed in the summer.
The names of the students will be listed in the program in the College’s commencement ceremony in May 2018. The students eligible to participate in commencement ceremonies, as of the end of the Fall 2017 semester, are listed below by degree, diploma and/or certificate, state, hometown or country. Associate of Arts Degree Amanda Aldaba - Albion Joshua Buettner - Cedar Rapids Lindsey Christman, Karli Hellbusch - St. Edward Associate of Science Degree Sadie Wallin - Newman Grove Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agriculture - Agribusiness Kaylie Beierman - Cedar Rapids Certificate in Drafting Macy Olson - Albion Certificate in Information Technology - General Trevor Nissen - Albion  Northeast Community College in Norfolk has released the President’s Honor List and Deans’ Honor List for both full and part-time students for the Fall 2017 Semester.
To be named to the President’s Honor List, students must earn a perfect grade point average of 4.0 and be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours. Some 200 students made the President’s Full-time Honor List this fall semester. Students named to the Deans’ Honor List must have earned a grade point average of 3.75 or above and be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours. Two hundred twenty students were named to the Deans’ Honor List. Another 203 students named to the President’s Part-Time list attained a 4.0 grade point average while taking at least six credit hours, and 60 students named to the Deans’ Part-Time list earned a grade point average of 3.75 or above while taking at least six credit hours. PRESIDENT’S HONOR LIST - Full-Time, Fall 2017 The following is a list of students named to the President’s Honor List for full-time students for the Fall 2017 Semester at Northeast Community College. These students earned a 4.0 grade point for at least 12 hours. Albion - Austin Zoucha DEANS’ HONOR LIST-Full-time, Fall 2017 The following is a list of students named to the Deans’ Honor List for full-time students for the Fall 2017 semester at Northeast Community College. These students attained a grade point average of 3.75 for the semester while being enrolled for at least 12 credit hours. Albion - Terri Molt, Sierra Travis, Noah Weidner PRESIDENT’S HONOR LIST—Part-time, Fall 2017 The following is a list of students named to the President’s Honor List for part-time students for the Fall 2017 semester at Northeast Community College. These students attained a perfect grade point average of 4.0 for the semester while being enrolled for at least six credit hours. Albion - Mark Hooker DEAN’S HONOR LIST Part-Time, Fall 2017 The following is a list of students named to the Deans’ Honor List for part-time students for the Fall 2017 semester. These students attained a grade point average of 3.75 for the semester while being enrolled for at least 6 credit hours. Albion - Staci Sandman  The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced students who earned a place on the dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester.
Congrats to Kendra Gonzalez, Nathan Gottier, Amber Hallberg, Calvin Koziol, Michael Kratochvil, Karley Zoucha, and Jared Zwiener of Albion; Olivia Slizoski and Cassandra Wojcik of Newman Grove; Riley Boyd of Primrose and Miranda Ketteler and Scott Ketteler of Petersburg for making the 2017 UNK Dean's list. Students who are on the dean’s list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade point average or better on a 4.0 scale. Students earn a 4.0 for an “A,” 3.0 for a “B” and a 2.0 for a “C.” Courses taken on a credit/no credit basis aren’t included among the necessary 12 credits. Students who earned a place on the dean’s list are listed by hometown, with students from Nebraska listed first.  Four Boone County natives are among those set to graduate this week with a degree from Wayne State.
Wayne State College President Marysz Rames will welcome audience members as Wayne State College hosts commencement for graduate and undergraduate students in Rice Auditorium on Dec. 15. Among those set to walk across the stage are St. Edward native Amber Nicole Olson and Albion natives Bailey Jean Wagner, Alec J. Wynn and Theresa Sharon Burns Wilke. Summa cum Laude Based on the student’s cumulative GPA at the end of the semester prior to their semester of graduation. Cumulative grade point average between 3.90 to 4.00 Saint Edward: Amber Nicole Olson cum Laude Based on the student’s cumulative GPA at the end of the semester prior to their semester of graduation. Cumulative grade point average between 3.70 to 3.79 Albion: Bailey Jean Wagner CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE Bachelor of Science Albion: Bailey Jean Wagner Elementary Education, Special Education K-6 Albion: Alec J. Wynn; Industrial Technology Education Saint Edward: Amber Nicole Olson; Special Education K-12 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Albion: Theresa Sharon Burns Wilke; Curriculum & Instruction-Instructional Leadership/ B.S., South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., 1985 Early Childhood Education  Every Nebraskan uses a nonprofit every day. In Nebraska, one in 11 people – your friends, family and neighbors – work for a nonprofit organization, and their volunteers provide services and programs to everyone, from the most vulnerable to the most resource-secure.
On Monday, November 27, the Boone County community will kick off its week-long Boone County Big Give as a way to give back to nonprofits. Several Nebraska communities have Giving Days this fall like Boone County Big Give, which is hosted by Boone County Philanthropy Council. In the past year, more than $15 million was donated during Giving Days across the state of Nebraska, and nearly $168,000 was raised in Boone County. The Corporation for National and Community Service ranks Nebraska sixth in the nation when it comes to volunteerism. “Whatever cause is important to you – you can give from $10 dollars to $100 – whatever you can give will really make a difference,” said Kelly Koepsell, Member Services Director for Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM). “We invite citizens to join us and the Boone County Philanthropy Council from November 27 to December 1 to support the nonprofits that make your area great.”  An event is being planned for December 7 from 4 - 9 p.m. at the Cardinal Inn in Albion. It is the first Reason for the Season Vendor/Craft show & Christmas Tree Lane with a silent auction.The purpose of this event is to promote good will in Boone county and our surrounding area.
Within this event there is an opportunity for giving. The focus of the giving is to give to those in our local area who have had a rough year. It could be their struggle could be physical, financial or because of some event that has been hard to walk through this year. It is meant to encourage and uplift those who have just had a bad year. Forms are available throughout the communities from clergy, churches, law enforcement and schools. Those who are nominated will be compiled into a strictly confidential list. Each person requested for will be given a number. The suggested gifts listed on the forms will be placed on a card with a number and general information for each individual. (Example: Boy, age 8 and their list). Their card will be placed on the trees in our Christmas Tree Lane. There is no age limit nor financial status required. Folks visiting the Christmas Tree Lane will have an opportunity to select a card and then shop for those items on the card. The gifts will need to be returned to the Cardinal Inn by Dec 15. At that time the gifts will be delivered by our area law enforcement. The silent auction will consist of items donated by area businesses and individuals. These items will need to be delivered to the Cardinal Inn by noon Dec 7. Proceeds from the silent auction will go to help purchase items for the nominated individuals with any remaining proceeds being donated to the Toys for Tots program and the food pantry. Several crafters and vendors will be on hand at the show with a wide variety of goods. Those registered to date includes Stitches by Deb Dannelly, Usborne Books, Perfectly Posh, Do Terra Oils, Designs N Signs, Wildtree, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Scentsy, Paparazzi, Norwex, Barnwood Signs & Burlap Crosses by Deb Howell, Lilla Rose, Senegence, LulaRoe, Wire Jewelry & Leather Product by Bill Loeffler, with registrations coming in daily Trees are being decorated and sponsored by area businesses for the Christmas Tree Lane. Tree sponsors to date are Albion Floral & More LLC, Boone County Health Center, Timeless Floral & Gifts, Sentinel Buildings, Valero, Cardinal Inn & Healthy Back, with almost all of our spots filled. |
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