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Chicken Dinner Every Wednesday

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Blue Rivers Agency on Aging is serving the congregate chicken dinner at the Village Party Room every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., 60 and over only $5. Under 60 is $7. Call the Table Rock Senior Center at 402839-2060 to reserve your meal.
Lewiston Starts School August 9th with Some New Faces

Lewiston Starts School August 9th with Some New Faces

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Lewiston Starts School August 9th with Some New Faces

Keri Rasby
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
– Keri Rasby will be serving as the preschool teacher. Mrs. Rasby graduated from High School at Johnson Brock Public School and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education at Doane University. Mrs.

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To Be Fair

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
The Pawnee County Fair is one of the oldest institutions in Pawnee County. It is nearly as old as the state of Nebraska, and nearly as old as the Pawnee Republican which is one of the oldest businesses in the State of Nebraska. I took the helm of the Pawnee Republican Newspaper on Halloween in 2019.

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Letter to the Editor – Deb Klein

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
To whoever wrote the letter to the editor in last weeks paper July 20, 2023. Let me introduce myself. My name is Deb Klein, ex-counsel woman and ex-mayor. First of all, the pool is a business. However, in my time as council person and mayor the pool has never broke even or made a profit.
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Dear Editor, On behalf of last week’s anonymous letter, I would like to voice a reply of true facts. I go to the pool with my granddaughter an average of 5 days a week. We stay three hours. I personally don’t swim much, so I am aware of the surrounding during that time.
The Rock School, built by local men in 1873

The Rock School, built by local men in 1873

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ROCK SCHOOL TO CELEBRATE 150TH BIRTHDAY WITH A VOLKSMARCHc

Sharla Sitzman
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
The country school in old School District 32, was known as the Pleasant Valley Country School, and was also known as the Lionberger school. Today it is mostly known as the Rock School, for it is built of native limestone rock quarried from just over the hill. The school was closed in 1956.
Russel Workman graduated from Table Rock in 1959 and returned to teach there in 1983. Here he is with a basketball trophy won when he was a senior. Although a high school athlete, music was his passion. He says he tells his grandchildren, “Real men sing!”

Russel Workman graduated from Table Rock in 1959 and returned to teach there in 1983. Here he is with a basketball trophy won when he was a senior. Although a high school athlete, music was his passion. He says he tells his grandchildren, “Real men sing!”

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Former Music Teachers Russel Workman & Mark Irvin To Speak at Table Rock Museum

Sharla Sitzman
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 6 pm, Russel Workman and Mark Irvin will appear at a “Teacher Talk” at the Argus Newspaper Museum in Table Rock. There will be plenty of opportunity for former students to re-acquaint themselves with “Mr. Workman” and “Mr.

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4-H families model great habits

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
It’s county fair season, which means two things: 1) I’m crunched for time, and 2) I’ve been seeing and tasting a lot of foods prepared by our community’s youth these past couple days.
7-year-old Keegan Skuban, daughter of Amanda Buman Skuban and John Skuban of Lincoln, NE, has participated in the “Drive, Chip, & Putt” contest at Firethorn Golf Course in Lincoln. There were kids, boys, and girls from 4 States. In Keegan’s age group, she came in 3rd and qualified to go to Minnesota, August 5th to compete there. Keegan is the Granddaughter of Dale and Roxann Buman of Pawnee City.

7-year-old Keegan Skuban, daughter of Amanda Buman Skuban and John Skuban of Lincoln, NE, has participated in the “Drive, Chip, & Putt” contest at Firethorn Golf Course in Lincoln. There were kids, boys, and girls from 4 States. In Keegan’s age group, she came in 3rd and qualified to go to Minnesota, August 5th to compete there. Keegan is the Granddaughter of Dale and Roxann Buman of Pawnee City.

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7-year-old Keegan Skuban

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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