From Our Files

The state speech contest was a major success for HTRS and Pawnee City High School last week at Kearney. HTRS finished second in the team class C2 scoring and Pawnee City won the state speech titles for Oral Interpretation of Drama and Duet, also in C2.

The Table Rock Civil War Monument

It stands in the northeast corner of the Table Rock Cemetery. Few people know anything about it. It is just there. It has always been there, at least in the lifetime of anyone now living.The monument was dedicated 123years ago, on December 3, 1903, by the John N.

Notes From A Domestic Goddess

Happy Easter! After what perhaps may be a challenging Lenten season, the joy of Easter shines all the brighter.I remember dreading Holy Week as a child because that is when my mom did her spring cleaning.

Lewiston School Spirit Crochet Along

Welcome to Section 17 of the Lewiston School Spirit Crochet Along!Let’s grab our hooks and begin!Row 1-2: Dc in each stitch across. Ch 2 and turn. (204) Row 3: Dc in the first 108 stitches. Change to white and dc in the next 40 stitches. Change to maroon and dc in each remaining stitch.

Community Calendar

Items MUST be submitted by 12:00 p.m. the Friday before publication to be included in this calendar. No exceptionsFriday, April 3 - Good Friday 9:00 a.m.-12 noon-Table Rock Library open.10:30 a.m. - Tia chi/chair exercise at Table Rock Senior Center.

Do You Remember...

How many of us would have doubted? Promises! Promises! Promises! We’ve heard it thousands of times – words too good to be true; get rich quick schemes, political promises, and snake-oil salesman. Too often the words of humanity fall short, way short.

Close Encounters of the Zoning Kind

The Nebraska Legislature began talking about “exterrestrials” the other day, and well, who could pass up writing about that?I have a buddy who insists that an alien craft hovered over his acreage outside of Ashland.

Valvular Disease

The last week of Heart Health month doesn’t mean that we need to stop thinking about heart health for the other months of the year, but it is a fitting time to discuss one more important topic when it comes to diseases that affect the heart.

Instructional Vision

Recently, I had the opportunity to observe math lessons across multiple classrooms and grade levels — I walked away feeling very positive about the instruction taking place in our district.