Festival Needs

There are many ways to help make the Stromsburg Swedish Midsommar Festival a success as well as fun. There are jobs needing to be done before, during, and after the festival. Please be willing to volunteer if you are not actually called.

Booster Club Golf Tourney

The 18th annual golf tournament and fund raiser will be Saturday, July 22nd at Ryan Hill Country Club in Osceola. Registration begins at 8:30 AM with shotgun start at 9 AM. It’s a two-person scramble with flag and game prizes.

Donelson Picnic

There will be a Donelson Picnic in Benedict on Sunday, June 4th, at 5:30 pm.

Community Choir

Calling all singers. It is not too late to join the community choir. The choir will share a variety of songs during festival on Friday, June 17, starting at 8:30 P.M. Practice for this will be every Wednesday evening between now and festival at Salem Lutheran Church beginning at 7 P.M.

Pastor Neil Retires

The Polk UMC invites everyone in the communities to come to a combined worship service on Sunday, June 4, at 9:30 a.m. to celebrate Pastor Neil’s retirement The worship service will be followed by a brunch, everyone is invited to enjoy together as a Parish. From 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Groundwater Level Declines Significantly, Yet Remains Above Allocation Trigger

During March and April 2023, staff of the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District measured roughly 500 observation wells throughout the district to determine an average water level change, based on a weighted change from each well.

Covenant Home Clips

Residents had so much fun Thursday morning out on the patio for our first “Puppies and Popcorn.” It was a beautiful morning to be outside in the fresh air enjoying the singing birds, eating freshly popped popcorn, and petting the “Puppies” who came to visit.

Nebraska Legislature’s Internal Research Suggests Canal Won’t Deliver What Consultant Projected

By Sara Gentzler Flatwater Free Press The Nebraska Legislature’s own research office is casting doubt on the amount of water that state officials expect a proposed canal will deliver to the state.

Lawmakers Pass BudgetThat Includes a Costly Ditch and a New Prison

CAPITOL VIEW Amid nasty debate about social issues, filibustering and theater playing out in the legislative chamber, lawmakers did manage to meet their constitutional obligation and pass a balanced budget on day 80 of the 90-day session. The two-year budget calls for about $5.

Anniversary Card Shower