50 Years Ago – May 13, 1976

Miss Lisa Schultz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Schultz, of Pawnee City, has been chosen as the winner of a $150 Forgotten Children’s Scholarship from the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Nebraska.

100 Years Ago – May 13, 1926

Rev. A. R. Dowd and members of the church board at Steinauer opened bids on the splendid new church for the Catholic congregation there Friday evening. Many bids on different parts of the work were received and contacts were signed with several contractors.

From Our Files

The Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 is coming to a town near you. In this county, it will start about a mile east of Lewiston come across Highway 50 to one mile south of 50/4. Pawnee City will be one of the places where you will see it in its totality.

25 Years Ago – May 10, 2001

It was a proud moment as more than twenty-five people showed up to witness the breaking of ground on Monday, May 7, 2001 for renovations at the Pawnee County Hospital.

Southeast Nebraska Community Band to Perform Memorial Day Concert

PAWNEE CITY, NEBRASKA– The Southeast Nebraska Community Band will present a special Memorial Day Weekend concert on Monday, May 25, 2026, at the Amphitheater at VanHorne Park in Pawnee City, Nebraska.The evening will begin with an old-fashioned ice cream social at 6:30 p.m.

Reagan’s Reading Recommendation

Published 1948.The following summary is obtained from Goodreads.Twelve-year-old Kit Haverard is the only daughter of an absent-minded, scholarly Quaker father. Along with three older brothers who are currently away at school, dreamy, untidy Kit has been raised by their young energetic cousin Laura.

Pawnee City Poker Run

The Pawnee City Chamber of Commerce held a poker run on May 6 for Small Business Week.33 local businesses participated, some in their own storefronts. Several mobile businesses set up shop in The Little Brown Jug.

Community Calendar

Items MUST be submitted by 12:00 p.m. the Friday before publication to be included in this calendar. No exceptionsWednesday, May 139:00 a.m.-12 noon-Table Rock Library open.8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - SENCA Outreach Programs in Pawnee County at 418 11th St, Unit 131, Pawnee City, NE.

We All Need God

A number of years ago I saw a short video of a soccer match on Easter Sunday in Russia, I forget which city it was. The video showed the fans in a large stadium chanting from side to side. The translation was “Christ is risen Alleluia!