1988: Hefner is recognized with legislative award
Oct. 5, 1988
HARTINGTON — The Hartington Public eighth grade volleyball team beat Winside in two sets, 15-1 and 15-6 on Sept. 29.
Oct. 5, 1988
HARTINGTON — The Wynot football team scored five touchdowns in the second half to claim a 33-18 comefrom- behind victory over Hartington Public last Friday night.
Oct. 5, 1988
HARTINGTON — Passing problems helped the Battle Creek volleyball team beat Cedar Catholic in three sets. Battle Creek took the first set 15-10. Cedar Catholic then won a close second set, 15-13. But Battle Creek took the final set 15-12.
Oct. 5, 1988
LINCOLN — Senator Elroy Hefner of Coleridge and the 19th Legislative District was the recipient of the 1988 League Distinguished Service Award, presented by the League of Nebraska Municipalities. The award was announced Sept. 29, at the League’s Annual Conference in Lincoln.
As the third recipient of the award, Sen. Hefner was honored for his consistent support for the preservation of local control for cities and villages. He helped secure the local option on the issuance of liquor permits through his support of LB 911 in 1986. In 1987, he co-introduced LB 442 to limit the liability of EMT-As. In the 1988 Legislative Session, Sen. Hefner was the primary sponsor of LB 961, which amended the mutual aid laws to clarify the liability relationships and eliminate the coverage for municipalities. In addition, he has consistently introduced proposed constitutional amendments to require the legislature to fund state mandated programs.
The first League Distinguished Service Award was presented in 1986 to former Senator Ray Lundy of Kearney. The second award was presented to Senator Ron Withem of Papillion. It is the only award given by the League of Nebraska Municipalities.
The League is a nonprofit association of cities and villages organized in the early 1900’s to represent municipalities in the Legislature. The League also provides educational seminars and technical assistance to member municipalities.
Oct. 6, 1993
HARTINGTON — The Hartington Wildcats football team dropped a heartbreaker to Wausa last Friday night, 44-42.
The ‘Cats led 36-30 at the end of the third quarter, but Wausa earned two big fourth quarter scores to take the lead.
Oct. 6, 1993
HARTINGTON — The Hartington City Council decided to postpone the decision on where to locate a proposed garbage transfer site until more research can be done.
Oct. 6, 1993
HARTINGTON — Former Hartington resident Joan Walz experienced an unforgettable moment in her modeling career last Wednesday evening in New York City when she earned the Revlon Company’s top award, “Most Unforgettable Woman of the Year.”
Oct. 6, 1993
HARTINGTON — Five fumbles contributed to Hartington Public junior varsity football team’s 36-22 loss to Allen on Sept. 27.