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Resilient relationship Senior prom first date for couple who plan to marry in June Kristen Yilk and Joey Rubenthaler were members of the last class to stroll the halls of the old Gothenburg High School. Shortly after they graduated with the Class of 2003, the building was demolished because a new one had been built. Kristen and Joey shared many classes. They both played sports for the Swedes.  
More people counted means more money Census office manager urges residents to participate in census. Money and power leave the state when people don’t stand up to be counted. That’s why it’s important Nebraska citizens answer the 10-question form to be distributed in March, said Victor Gentry, manager for the Census office in North Platte.  
Mentor night Speech students learn from peers and vice versa. Nice job, Zac Franzen told Cale Moore after the Gothenburg High School sophomore presented an informative speech about people at different levels of technological understanding. Franzen, a senior, then suggested ways for the first-year speech student to improve “Techno Teen.”  
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Local News

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Filing deadline is Feb. 16. Incumbents seeking re-election have an extra day to file. Because federal, state and county offices will be closed Presidents’ Day on Feb. 15, the deadline has been extended...

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Science fair winners

RECOGNITION: Students with winning science fair projects were announced during a display of their experiments and research in the Dudley Elementary gymnasium on Jan. 27. Winning projects and others will...

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Lions Club donations

HELPING OUT: The Gothenburg Lions Club made three donations of $250 each last week to three local charitable organizations. The Gothenburg Ministerial Association, the Senior Center and the Helping Hands...

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Area News Digest

Taken from news columns of area newspapers. Gov. Heineman awards Cozad Public Schools COZAD—Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman recently toured Cozad school facilities and presented Superintendent John...

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Opinions

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Getting ridof ‘The Worries’

“Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you shall receive, and it shall come to you.”—Mark 11:23-24 Lighting a candle and confessing to family and friends a wish for 2010 was much more symbolic...

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The stuff under the couch cushion

There’s a treasure trove hidden in my living room. Evidently, it’s been there awhile just waiting for me to find it. When I pack away the Christmas tree and other holiday decorations each January,...

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Stolen dimes can give you the niggles

“I always tell my grandson honest people is just like having money in the bank. Anybody can help you. Anybody can trust you. That’s it. There’s no other way around. That’s how the Indians were.”—...

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Sports

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Six wrestlers unbeaten at Hastings duals

Swedes keeping eyes on state. HASTINGS—The four-team round-robin dual meet in Hastings on Saturday was not what Gothenburg wrestling coach Eric Manstedt thought he was getting into. Still, a team championship...

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GHS coronation activities this week

Crowning after Friday basketball game. Students at Gothenburg High School will be getting ready to send the Valentine Badgers back to their wildlife sanctuary. A week of special activities with that...

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Gothenburg girls finish third

Swedes use SWC tourney as opportunity for growth. Every time high school players step on the court throughout the basketball season, there is an opportunity for improvement and growth. Gothenburg’s...

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BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL Dec. 4—at Hershey, W 52-46 Dec. 5—LEXINGTON, L 40-38 OT Dec. 10—at Southern Valley, W 53-40 Dec. 12—PERKINS COUNTY, L 49-36 Dec. 17—N.P. ST. PATRICK, L 58-50 Dec....

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Brady Happenings

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Guaranteed hours in village will end March 31. Lincoln County sheriff’s cruisers will no longer have a guaranteed presence in Brady. County commissioners were hesitant Monday but agreed to end the...

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GRAND ISLAND—Two varsity members of the Brady speech team and two competing in the novice section brought home honors from the Central Nebraska Forensic League Invite in Grand Island on Saturday. The...

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Dodging several bullets

TNT: Eric Roe looks for a target during the round robin portion of the Brady FCCLA chapter’s charity dodgeball tournament on Saturday. The event raised about $300 that will be donated to the University...

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Agribusiness

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Social media may be taking agriculture by storm and along with it Nebraska farmers and University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Agriculture and Natural Resources alumni. Often out in the tractor working...

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The annual Dawson County Cattlemen’s Banquet will be Monday, Feb. 15, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building in Lexington. Cowboy poet Jack Ostergard will be the featured speaker. Also,...

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Participants at the Central Plains Irrigation Conference and Exposition will learn the latest information on irrigation equipment and water management practices Feb. 23-24 at the Kearney Holiday Inn. The...

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