LAUREL — Six troops of Boy Scouts met in Laurel Tuesday at the city park for a Camporee and Court of Honor.

Troops were here from Hartington, Winside, Belden, Allen and two troops from Wayne.

A total of 80 boys were present for the big event. At 1:30 p.m. the program opened with the flag raising ceremony and at 1:40 the informal Camporee was held. This consisted of seven events, knot tying, signalling, scouts pace, string burning, first aid, water boiling and pyramid building.

May 27, 1936

LAUREL — One of the largest crowds ever to attend the annual party of the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, gathered at Harper’s hall Tuesday evening to participate in a night of entertainment and good will.

The hall was crowded to capacity by the crowd and many compliments have been received by the department for the fine entertainment this year.

The membership drive this year was one of outstanding success something like 275 memberships being sold in the drive.

Chuck Iler and his gang were the winners of the contest. The department takes this opportunity of extending thanks to the community for the hearty cooperation received this year.

The program was opened by music by the local orchestra which kept the large crowd in good humor until the program was opened by the president E. C. Chederquist. R. R. Allison as chief of the department welcomed the crowd and spoke briefly of the work of the department during the past year.

He was followed by the Hon. W. H. O’Gara who spoke on fire prevention and the part the department plays in the life of the community.

President Chederquist introduced the main feature of the evening, Lanters, The Magician, who for an hour kept the attention of the audience with his feats of magic.

May 27, 1936

LAUREL — The Laurel school boasts of three students who have come very near the perfect record so far as their grades are concerned. Two of them have the perfect record so far as they have gone and the other has completed the four years in high school with a mark that can be shot at for a long time. You know now days they do things different than when we went to school. Now they grade by “A’s”, “B’s”, “C’s” etc instead of the 75’s, 80’s etc that you and I used to get. “A” is the high mark now days and something that all students strive for.

Miss Beth Halladay has finished her first year in high school with 32 “A’s” on her report card. This is perfect so far as is possible to tell by present day grading, although it does not mean 100 necessarily.

Of course we are saying nothing of that General Conduct part of her card for she is just one of the wide awake, go-getters of the school.

Reuben Silver earns his right to the Hall of Fame by getting all “A’s” in both his Freshmen and Sophomore years. His record is all the more remarkable when it is taken into consideration that he was absent from school nine weeks this year, while he was in the hospital and receiving medical attention. But he kept his work up just the same and came through the year with his flock of “A’s”.

May 21, 1941

LAUREL- The Immanuel Lutheran Church celebrated its 10th anniversary of the erection of their fine new church.

Mrs. Fred Gienapp was also recognized as the organist for the church for the past 25 years.

May 21, 1941

LAUREL- Donna Wickett and Wesley Poe are members of the acapella choir which will assist the dramatics class at Wayne State Teachers College with the commencement play.

May 21, 1941

LAUREL- Carl Urwiler who lives north of this city, has been named one of three FFA students to represent Nebraska State Dairy Judging Team at the Nation High School judging contests in Kansas City.

May 21, 1941

LAUREL- Jake Vanderheiden marketed 39 hogs averaging 241 pounds at Sioux City and they scored today’s top of $9.00. Joe Nelson, the same day had two steers averaging 1,012 pounds that were also market toppers at $10.50 and four heifers averaging 856 pounds that sold at $9.50.

COLERIDGE — About a half-inch of rainfall was received here last week, however farmers were able to make gains in the fields and corn planting is generally in full swing. Much plowing was done at night the past week.

May 24, 1951

COLERIDGE — The Carroll-Coleridge baseball game at the local park Sunday was called at the end of 2-1/2 innings when power trouble caused part of the flood lights to dim. Coleridge was leading 2-0 at the time.

The runs came in the first inning on a series of Carroll errors. The game was held up for an hour-and-a-half, while fans and players waited, as an attempt was being made to locate the power trouble. The trouble was finally remedied about midnight.

President of the league, Gene Kessler of Humphrey, has ruled the game must be played over, starting at the point it was interrupted, with the score the same as it was and with both clubs using the same players in so far as is possible.

Fans attending the game Sunday are asked to keep their tickets, as they will be honored when the game is replayed.

May 24, 1951

COLERIDGE — Services for Etta Willms, 69, were held Saturday. She died at home Wednesday, May 16.

Death was due to a heart condition. Mrs. Willms had been ill for months.

May 25, 1961

COLERIDGE — Sharon Dahl, 16-year-old Coleridge Community School sophomore, freely admitted to Cedar County Attorney Max Goetz Friday evening in Lincoln that she had killed her parents with a 16-gauge shotgun while they slept in bed early that morning.

The confession brought to an end a day that had completely shocked neighbors and citizens in surrounding communities.

Word of a double murder was quick to spread Friday morning, as details of the two deaths became known from a farm two miles east and about three north of Coleridge.

May 25, 1961

COLERIDGE — Bud Fleener and Jerry are constructing new dugouts at the local ballpark for the coming season.

May 25, 1961

COLERIDGE — Bowling fever is already beginning to hit the area with the news of the new 6-lane alley to be built in Coleridge.

Many sponsors have reported that they will have several teams in the various leagues.

May 25, 1961

LAUREL- Announcement of the sale of the E.O. Waite Insurance and Income Tax Agency to Bill Norvell has been made this week. Norvell has been principal at Laurel High School the past few years.

May 25, 1961

LAUREL- Madonna Dickey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dickey, a two year teacher at Westmar College has signed a contract to teach the second grade at Orange City, Iowa.

May 25, 1961

LAUREL- The Honors Convocation was held May 9. Gary Oxley received the Sportsman Award for the year.

May 25, 1961

LAUREL- Dennis Van Fossen was honored at dinner at a Norfolk hotel in recognition of attainment he required as winner of the Norfolk Rotary Club’s most valuable player award in baseball.

May 25, 1961

LAUREL- Linda Haisch was named valedictorian at Commencement. Salutatorian was Judy Mohr.

May 25, 1961

LAUREL- The new manager of the Co-op Marketing Association is Bob Lyon, who has assumed his duties here.

He was recently assistant manager of the creamery at Lytton, Iowa.

May 25, 1961

LAUREL- Emrys F. Samuelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Samuelson, has joined a regional engineering firm as a materials engineer.

May 20, 1971

LAUREL- Seventy-three Laurel High School seniors will be presented their diplomas May 26. Patti Mason, salutatorian and Lori Chace, valedictorian, will present their speeches.

May 20, 1971

LAUREL- Rick Smith, son of Shirley Smith and the late Francis Smith, has been awarded a scholarship from the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben.

May 20, 1971

LAUREL- Jarl Carlson of Coleridge shot a hole-in-one at Cedar View Golf Course in Laurel.

LAUREL- W.H. O’Gara received a lot of fish Thursday from the state fish department which he will put in the Logan Creek. He received only two kinds at this time, channel cat and perch.

May 25, 1921

LAUREL- Felber’s Drug Store has on hand several gallons of Mound City paint which we are closing out at $2.50 per gallon, assorted colors.

May 25, 1921

LAUREL- The baseball boys have employed Jas. Castile of South Sioux City to pitch for them this season and Castile expects to move his family here. With Faye Hiatt behind the bat the boys believe they have an excellent battery.

May 26, 1926

LAUREL - One of the worst automobile accidents of the season happened on the highway northwest of this city near the Egger Bros. farm corner when Archie Burns, driving a big Buick, went into the ditch, completely wrecking the car and injuring himself severely. The accident happened just shortly after six o’clock while the young man was on his way to his home northeast of Laurel.

From eyewitnesses to the accident we learn that he was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time and had swung out to pass the Ford coupe driven by Harrison Coburn. He seemingly lost control of the car and it went into the ditch, turning over three different times before coming to a stop.

When Mr. and Mrs. Coburn reached the scene of the wreck they found Mr. Burns lying directly behind his car with his feet just underneath the rear end of the Buick. They at once carried him clear of the wreck and started to work upon him to bring some life into his body. In a few moments he came to and asked about the car. He was taken home at once and the doctor called. Upon examination it was found his injuries consisted of three broken ribs, a broken collar bone and one of the broken ribs had punctured one of his lungs. We are pleased to learn at the time of going to press that he is resting nicely and is getting along as well as can be expected under the circumstances.

May 26, 1926

LAUREL - Miss Bessie Erwin of Concord has accepted a position as clerk in the Harper store in this city. She will be in charge of the ladies’ ready-to-wear department of this popular store. Miss Erwin has had a great deal of experience in this line of work and will prove to be a splendid addition to the force of the Harper store. She is a young lady of pleasing personality who will make many friends in this city. Mr. Harper is to be congratulated upon securing her services.

May 26, 1926

LAUREL - Since painting up the old relic alleged to be a Ford, William A. Crossland has found himself much in demand as a public speaker. On Saturday he will deliver the Memorial Day address in Belden. Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. he will deliver the Memorial Day address in Orchard. On Monday he will speak at the noon day luncheon of the Kiwanis club in Wayne and goes from there to Lincoln where he will act as toastmaster at a class reunion of Nebraska Wesleyan college at the university club.

May 26, 1926

LAUREL - Annual Meeting will be Held at High School Auditorium Good Program The annual meeting of the Cedar county P. T. A. will be held in this city, June 2, at the high school auditorium. A splendid program has been arranged for the occasion and there will be a large attendance from all over the county. There is, perhaps, no organization in the county that means so much to the young people of the community.

The cooperation between the parents and the teachers of the county has meant much benefit in the past and as the organization increases and the work expands it will mean more in the future. Laurel has about the best local organization in the county both from a membership standpoint and also interest in the work. It is but fitting that this city should entertain the annual meeting.

The program committee has been hard at work getting together a worth while program. And they have succeeded.

May 26, 1926

LAUREL - There are a lot of unsuspecting fish out at Lo-Val lake who are going to adorn someone’s frying pan on the evening of Saturday, June 12.

In other words, the lid will be off on that day to all stockholders who like to get a line wet. Ten pounds per member is the limit and they must be caught on barbless hooks. That’s the general arrangement of the angling committee and it is meeting with a lot of approval from the dyed-in-the-wool fishermen of the club. There will be no bass caught this year.

So you anglers who are fortunate enough to hold membership in the club better get out the old tackle box, see that the rod and reel are properly greased and oiled and get ready for the big day.

The fish will be unsuspecting and will bite at most anything that comes their way so that most everyone can get the limit in a short time. This will be the first fishing allowed in the lake since the stocking of it with fish and there will no doubt be a crowd of spectators to see the fun. Lo-Val lake is going to be a mighty popular place June 12.

The Fourth of July passed quietly in Laurel but there was plenty of fireworks the next day.

On Saturday, July 5, 1947, the Laurel vicinity was hit by another bad storm, this one accompanied by high winds, heavy rain, and large hail.

The storm cut a swath three miles wide northeast of town. Many farmers reported a total loss of corn and small grain. The heavy rain also caused topsoil to wash over low-lying fields, highways and roads. A maintainer was used to scrape the mud and debris off of Highway 20.

Laurel‘s first and only soapbox derby was held on Saturday, July 12. The race was sponsored by Lamson Chevrolet and the Laurel Advocate.

Contestants reported to Lamson‘s garage (now the Hometown Market) at 10:30 that morning where the cars and drivers were weighed in. At 2 o’clock the cars were taken to the West Hill where the race was to start at 2:30. Six boys were scheduled to compete but two were disqualified because their cars did not have approved wheels.

The four boys allowed to race were Jerry August, Wally Loeb, and Bob Schuler – all of Laurel – and Gary Cleveland of Concord. In the Class B contest August defeated Loeb in the first race and Cleveland in the second. Schuler won the Class A race by default as there were no other contestants in that class.

August and Schuler were taken to Omaha to compete in the state contest. August took eighth in his class.

Schuler did not place.

Plans were made to hold a second Derby in 1948 but the national organization decided to ban races in small towns like Laurel. Girls, incidentally, were not allowed to compete until 1971.

Two more Laurel landmarks were torn down. Isadore Sudbeck, owner of the Laurel Gambles store, cleared the two lots east of his present location (205 E. Second) and announced plans to put up a larger building on what is now the post office parking lot. The buildings demolished were Lillian Trow’s Millinery (1894) and Brown’s Barber Shop (1893). Later that year Sudbeck’s former building would be replaced by the present Post Office. The other building taken down was at 107 East Second where Louie Jurgensen planned to erect a new building to house his dry cleaning business.

The Advocate noted three other firsts in Laurel construction. The first glass blocks were used above the windows in Harold Macklem’s new building at 214 E. Second (now Trends Salon). Laurel‘s first pre-fabricated house was being erected on the West Hill by Bill Fahnestock. Laurel’s first basement house was built by Hubert Fleer near the rectory of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church. Fleer said he would later build up from the basement.

In June Editor Hill reminded readers that when Elm Street was paved in 1946, a half block of the pavement east of the auditorium was given an extra smooth finish so it could be used for dancing or roller skating. In July the Commercial Club asked the Village Board for permission to rope off the street on Wednesday and Saturday nights for skating.

That did not go over well with merchants. “It was decided that skating on Wednesday and Saturday nights will come to a screeching halt,” said Editor Hill after one session. “Skating would continue on nights when the stores were closed,” he said.

A 39-year-old Winnebago woman drove her 1929 Chevrolet into the path of an oncoming car. Although the damage was not serious, the woman fled the scene. Further down the road she stopped to investigate a funny noise coming from the front of her car. Finding the left front fender and bumper torn loose and slapping against the front wheel, she removed her bra and used it to tie the flapping parts to the radiator cap. Whether this resulted in other flapping parts was not reported. The lady was later arrested and fined $50 for driving while intoxicated.

Another accident north of Laurel resulted in the death of 19-year-old Paul Powers of Wayne. Powers was operating a tractor pulling a heavy road roller east of the junction of Highways 20 and 15 north of town.

He was going west on Highway 20 when a truck driven by Francis Yantsie of O’Neill rear ended the roller. The impact threw Powers off the tractor and into the path of the roller. The heavy machine rolled over him, crushing his body and pinning him beneath it. Another trucker who came upon the scene, rushed to Buck’s station south of the intersection to call for help. It took about a half hour to jack the roller up and get him out. After receiving first aid from Dr. Carroll, he was taken to a Sioux City hospital where he died a few days later.

After being inspected by a Civil Aviation Authority inspector, the Laurel Airport was approved for G.I. flight training. Luther Einung said training should begin by the end of the week.

Congressman Karl Stefan reported the U.S. was continuing atomic research in the hopes of finding peaceful uses such as a cure for cancer. He said the first large quantity of pure uranium was produced at Iowa State College. Uranium produced in the Ames laboratory was used in the bombs dropped on Japan in 1945.

Stefan also noted members of Congress were informed the U.S. had only a 12 year supply of crude oil left. The world‘s largest oil reserves were in Iran and Arabia, he said.

Laurel Water Commisioner R.B. Michels said water from a new well on the West Hill had been sent to the state for testing. Provided the water tested OK, it would be pumped into the mains, he said.

The State Department of Health’s mobile x-ray truck was in Laurel. The plan was to x-ray the chest of every adult to screen for tuberculosis, cancer, heart disease, and other abnormalities. If any were found the person would be referred to a physician for further treatment.

Only the top three teams and top 10 individuals qualified to move on to this week’s state meet in Grand Island.

The Bear ended up two spots out of qualifying as a team, placing fifth and the top individuals tied at 21st ending the season.

Norfolk Catholic won the team title after reaching the clubhouse at 313, Cedar Catholic was second at 324 and Battle Creek grabbed the last team spot with a 333. The Bear posted a 355.

Tanner Thompson and Luke Erwin came in with the low rounds for LCC, each shooting an 86.

Talon Carson shot an 88, Parker Hoeppner a 95 and Paxtin Hoeppner covered 18 holes in 98 shots.

Norfolk Catholic and Cedar Catholic split the top four individual places with the Knights’ William Brockhaus taking first with a 74, Cedar’s Memphis Ulrich shot a 78, Levi Hiesing from Norfolk Catholic fired a 79 as did Mav Heine from Cedar Catholic.

Actually, four golfers carded 79’s and were placed by a scorecard playoff.

C-3 DISTRICT GOLF TOURNAMENT 

Team Results 

1. Norfolk Catholic 313; 2. Cedar Catholic 324; 3. Battle Creek 333; 4. Elkhorn Valley 347; 5. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 355; 6. Pierce 363; 7. Ponca 371; 8. Crofton 373; 9. Summerland 377; 10. Hartington-Newcastle 379; 11. West Holt 380; 12. Pender 398; 13. Homer 417; 14. Tri County Northeast 452; 13. Wakefield NTS; 13. Winnebago NTS.

Individual Results (State Qualifiers and LCC)

1. William Brockhaus (NC) 74; 2. Memphis Ulrich (CC) 78; 3. Levi Hoesing (NC) 79; 4. Mav Heine (CC) 79; 5. Gavin Lindgren (BC) 79; 6. Callen Marshal (NC) 79; 7. Maximus Schaffer (EV) 80; 8. Kayne Gratzfeld (H-N) 81; 9. Landon Uthof (PON) 81; 10. Brayden Kosch (NC); 21. Luke Erwin (LCC) 86; 21. Tanner Thompson (LCC) 86; 24. Talon Carson (LCC) 88; 41. Parker Hoeppner (LCC) 95; 52. Paxton Hoeppner (LCC) 98.

Puppe qualified for the finals in second place after running his preliminary heat in 14.14 seconds, but he was saving his best for last.

He edged out Bishop Neumann’s Beau Fujan by .07-seconds in the finals while setting a new meet record with a time of 14-seconds flat to take the gold.

Puppe had a busy weekend, also competing in the 300 hurdles and the high jump.

He placed 10th in the high jump after clearing the bar at 6-feet and placed 12th in the 300 hurdles with a time of 41.79 seconds.

Puppe was the lone Bear competing in Omaha but the Lady Bears sent girls south to compete in six events.

The Lady Bear 4X400-meter relay team of Boston Brown, Kate Tasler, Carlie Kvols and Tae Settje carried the baton the distance in 4:14.85 which put them in 15th place.

Brown also competed in the triple jump and ran the 100-meter hurdles.

Brown used a best of 35-feet even in the triple jump to place 13th and ran the hurdles in 16.18 which put her 19th in that race.

Settje had a busy weekend as well as she qualified for state in the 200 and 400 to go along with the relay.

She placed 21st in the 400 with a time of 1:01.51 and 22nd in the 200 hitting the finish in 26.97.

Kvols qualified individually in the 800-meter run and placed 21st with a time of 2:27.51.

Chase County won the boys’ team title with 55.33 points with Battle Creek coming in second with 37.33 points. Puppe and the Bears were 24th with the 10 points from Puppe’s hurdle win.

Kearney Catholic won the girls’ team championship with 79 points over Bishop Neumann with 57.

Fellow GNAC member West Holt was third with 45 and Cedar Catholic was fourth with 34.

Class C State Track LCC Results (Girls) 

100-Meter Hurdles: 19. Boston Brown 16.18.

200-Meter Dash: 22. Taelynn Settje 26.97.

400-Meter Dash: 21. Taelynn Settje 1:01.51.

800-Meter Run: 21. Carlie Kvols 2:27.51.

Triple Jump: 13. Boston Brown 35-00.

4X400 Relay: 15. Boston Brown, Kate Tasler, Carlie Kvols, Taelynn Settje 4:14.85.

LCC Results (Boys) 110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Drey Puppe 14.00.

300-Meter Hurdles: 12. Drey Puppe 41.79.

High Jump: 10. Drey Puppe 6-00.

That spirit of remembrance will again take center stage Monday morning in Laurel as veterans organizations, local residents and area families gather to honor fallen service members during the community’s annual Memorial Day observance.

The program will begin at 10 a.m. at the Laurel- Concord-Coleridge High School before moving to the cemetery for additional ceremonies recognizing local veterans who never returned home.

Originally known as Decoration Day following the Civil War, Memorial Day became a national day of remembrance as communities across the country decorated the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers and flags. The tradition later expanded to honor Americans lost in all wars and military conflicts.

In Laurel, organizers say the annual observance continues to serve as an important reminder that the freedoms enjoyed today came at a tremendous cost.

Monday’s ceremony will begin with the placing of colors followed by the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Pastor Deb Hammer will deliver the invocation.

Patriotic music will be provided by the Marian Mallatt Singers under the direction of Claudia J. M. Dvorak, while Regg Ward will serve as master of ceremonies for the event.

The program will also feature the Voice of Democracy winning speeches, announcements and the singing of “God Bless America.”

Following the indoor service, participants will travel to the cemetery where some of the day’s most emotional moments traditionally take place.

Pastor Hammer will offer prayer before members of the American Legion and VFW auxiliaries place flowers for the Unknown Soldier.

Jim Lipp will conduct the roll call of deceased veterans, a longstanding tradition that quietly reminds attendees how many local families have been touched by military service and sacrifice through the generations.

The observance will conclude with a salute to fallen comrades and the playing of “Taps” by Olivia Hanson and Ariana Barnell.

Community members are also invited to attend the annual Memorial Day dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Vet’s Club.

The meal will be presented by American Legion Post No. 54 and Auxiliary along with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4504 and Auxiliary.

COLERIDGE — Two Coleridge 4-H Club members were awarded 4-H Club Week Award Trips this past week.

Gary Lentz received his award from the Sioux City Stockyards for County Swine Champion. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lentz.

Janice Anderson received hers from the Omaha World-Herald for news reporter champion. This award was given to only twelve in the state. Janice is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Anderson.

Lentz and Miss Anderson are both members of the Coleridge 4-H Livestock Club, and Miss Anderson is also a member of the Junior Homemakers 4-H Club.

May 18, 1961

COLERIDGE — The American Lutheran Church Women held their annual Mother-Daughter Luncheon Friday evening at the church with over 200 present. The Naomi Circle was in charge of the program and the serving of the luncheon.

Mrs. Martin Nierman, Secretary of Education, was program chairman. The Ladies Chorus opened the program with “Watch and Pray.” A film, “Introducing The New American Lutheran Church,” was shown. The offering meditation was given by Mrs. Marvin Ropte, Secretary of Stewardship.

Group singing was led by Mrs. Ropte and the Junior Miss Chorus sang, “We Thank Thee for Our Mothers.” “Tribute of Mother” was given by Mrs. Don Brockman, and the response “Toast to My Daughter” was given by Mrs. Gilbert Krie.

Corsages were presented to the following ladies: Mrs. Henry Meyer, the oldest mother present; Mrs. Franklin Hefner, the mother with the youngest daughter present; Mrs. Myron Dirks, the mother with the most daughters present and Mrs. Fred Welmers, the grandmother with the most descendants present.

Pastor Ludwig Scholl read his version on “How to Bake a Cake with the Help of Little Johnnie”. The business meeting was conducted by Mrs. Willie Hansen.

May 18, 1961

COLERIDGE — Plans for a Spring Festival were being made this week by the Coleridge Commercial Club for Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4.

According to preliminary plans the Silver Star Show will hold a street carnival on Saturday and Sunday along with a free stage show on Saturday night beginning at 8 p.m. From 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. a dance will be held at Legion Hall with Herti Mahoney and Orchestra providing music.

On Sunday, June 4, a Kiddies Parade will be held at 2 p.m. followed by a Junior Legion baseball game.

May 19, 1966 COLERIDGE — The Methodist Church will hold Confirmation services at the regular morning worship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Rev. Herbert Jackman of O’Neill district superintendent, will be present to conduct the services. Confirmands include LeRoy Dempsey, Randy Rohde and Deborah and Patti Dennis. Mrs. Ralph Dempsey will be received by letter of transfer.

A basket dinner for the congregation and friends will be served in the church basement.

May 19, 1966

COLERIDGE — The Coleridge Board of Education was one of 21 Boards of Education across the nation to receive recognition in the National School Board Awards Program of the NEA Department of Classroom Teachers.

Elizabeth D. Koentz, President of the Department of Classroom Teachers said in a letter of commendation to the board, “We commend you for the fine work you are doing and wish you continued success in your endeavors to provide quality education to the youth of your community.”

May 19, 1966

COLERIDGE — Doug Hofeldt of Coleridge became a first semester treasurer of the Alpha Delta Chapter of the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi at the University of Nebraska recently.

The election was for the fall term of the 1966-67 school year. He is a 1963 graduate of Coleridge High School.

May 19, 1966

COLERIDGE — Resignations have been granted by the Coleridge Board of Education to two teachers.

Resignations have been submitted by Mr. Keith Bough Sr., high school principal, and Mrs. Marty Ritter, second grade teacher.

May 19, 1966

COLERIDGE — Joyce Peck an-John Nierman have been named valedictorian and salutatorian seniors.

Joyce Peck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peck, has been announced as valedictorian of the 1966 Senior Class of Coleridge Community Schools. She is the top student of the senior class scholastically.

American Legion Auxiliary essay contest winner and winner of a $500 Wayne State Scholarship, she plans to attend Wayne State College next fall and major in mathematics to become a teacher.

She has a perfect attendance record in school having never been tardy or absent throughout Kindergarten through the twelfth grade.

She is a member of the girls glee, mixed chorus, pep club, National Honor Society (“A” club member of National Honor Society), junior class play, senior class play, one act plays, drama club, student council, magazine sales general manager and class historian. Her mother was an annual yearbook youth group and yearbook staff.

John Nierman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nierman Sr., is the salutatorian and is the University of Nebraska Regents scholarship winner. He will attend the University of Nebraska this fall. John was a Boys Stater and Senior Honor Athlete.

He was also best supporting actor, best actor, football co-captain of superior vocal soloist in the district music contest, member of the royalty, pep club attendant, local math contest winner, local National Merit Scholarship semi-finals winner, junior class president, senior class secretary, “C” club president, National Honor Society president, yearbook editor, and president of Luther League.

He was a member of the mixed chorus, boys glee, octet, mixed octet, mixed double octet, boys quartet, solo and band (treasurer and vice president in band).

His other activities included football, basketball, track, drama club vice president, student council, speech and debate, National Honor Society (vice-president and president), junior class and senior class plays, one act plays, science fair and “A” Club member of National Honor Society.

OMAHA — The Laurel-Concord track team sent 12 young athletes to Omaha for the Class C state track meet.

Traveling to the Burke High School track were Tracy Ankeny, Dena Stapelman, Elly Harder, Gina Monson, Katie Monson, Michelle Wiltse, Mindy Eaton, Jeff Wattier, Josh Anderson, Todd Arens, Vince Ward and David Pinkerton.

These dozen thinclads represented Laurel-Concord very well, attaining some very impressive records.

The 4x400 boys relay team of Ward, Arens, Wattier and Anderson crossed the line with an eighth place finish. They were able to break their own school record, setting the time at 3:33.4.

The 4x100 relay team of Katie Monson, Stapelman, Ankeny and Gina Monson ran their season best with 52.5.

Wiltse tied her season best effort with a five foot leap in the high jump.

Stapelman, Eaton, Harder and Ankeny brought state-wide recognition to Laurel-Concord with their showing at the state track meet. The girls earned third place medals and set a new school record in the 4x800 relay, running the event in 10:11.4.

May 16, 2001

LAUREL - Laurel-Concord High School commencement ceremonies were held May 13 in the high school auditorium.

There were 40 students in the class of 2001. The salutatorian was Kylie Bearnes and valedictorian was Kate Harder. The top four students in the class, Kylie Bearnes, Brad Hoesing, Brittany Burns and Kate Harder.

May 16, 2001

LAUREL — Now Laurel residents can shop in their own town when looking for a ‘new’ used vehicle.

Sage Auto, located at 101 North Highway 20 in the Taylor’s Great Outdoors building, opened around the first of the year.

Sage Gray, a 1993 Laurel-Concord High School graduate, is the owner of the new dealership. He specializes in newer, late model vehicles, which mostly come from trade-ins and auctions. He will take orders for anything that is not on the lot.

Currently, Gray has one employee, a salesman, Scott Taylor, owner of Taylor’s Great Outdoors.

The advantage for customers to deal with Sage Auto versus bigger dealerships, is Gray can provide customers with better quality vehicles at more reasonable prices.

Sage, an electrician, decided to start this business to “be part of the Laurel business community and bring business into the community.”

Sage Auto is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LCC was especially well represented in the trumpet and percussion sections.

Christian Staples was selected at trumpet for the Bears, joining students from Plainview, Hartington-Newcastle and Neligh-Oakdale on the all-conference squad. Paul Allison also represented LCC in the trombone section.

The Bears placed three students in percussion as Craig Karnes, Alyza Leonard and Derek Nelson all earned conference honors.

The Northeast Activities Conference Honor Band recognizes outstanding instrumental musicians from schools across northeast Nebraska. Students are selected based on musical ability and recommendations from their school music programs.

Other schools represented on the honor band included Hartington-Newcastle, Neligh-Oakdale, Elgin Valley View, Plainview, Summerland and Lutheran High Northeast.

The Laurel Vets Post will provide the color guard. Bring your lawn chairs.

Carson carded an 83 to finish 15th individually as the Bears posted a team score of 349 to place eighth in a strong 12-team field.

Creighton captured the team title with a 319, finishing ahead of Wausa at 332 and Pierce with 333. Elkhorn Valley shot a 338 to place fourth while Crofton rounded out the top five with a 340. Randolph finished seventh with a 348, just one shot ahead of LCC.

Luke Erwin added an 88 for the Bears while Parker Hoeppner and Paxton Hoeppner each fired rounds of 89. Tanner Thompson rounded out the LCC scoring with a 91.

Osmond’s Kooper Gubbels earned medalist honors with a 75. Creighton’s Calvin Wilmes was second with a 76 and Wausa’s Mason Nipp finished third after carding a 77.

The Bears were scheduled to compete in the Class C-3 District Golf Tournament May 19 at Fairplay Golf Course near Norfolk.

The top three teams and top 10 individuals at districts advance to the Class C Nebraska State Golf Championships May 27-28 at Indianhead Golf Club in Grand Island.

RANDOLPH INVITATIONAL MEET 

Team Results: 1. Creighton 319; 2.

Wausa 332; 3. Pierce 333; 4. Elkhorn Valley 338; 5. Crofton 340; 6. Bloomfield 342; 7. Randolph 348; 8. LCC 349; 9.

Hartington-Newcastle 352; 9. Wayne 352; 11. Osmond 443; 12. Santee NTS.

Individual Results (TOP 15 and LCC performances) 1. Kooper Gubbels (OSM) 75; 2. Calvin Wilmes (CRE) 76; 3. Mason Nipp (WAU) 77; 4. Keldon Loecker (BLF) 77; 5. Ethan Kuhlman (CRE) 78; 6. Haiden Horstmann (CRE) 79; 7. Jacson Chase (WAY) 79; 8. Tyler Schulz (PIE) 80; 9. Brody Scholting (PIE) 81; 10. Cameron Kuehler (PIE) 81; 11. Devin Brummer (CRO) 81; 12. Kaden McAllister (EV) 13. Layne Schieffer (CRO) 83; 14. Lincoln Thorell (WAU) 83; 15. Talon Carson (LCC) 83; Luke Erwin 88; Parker Hoeppner 89; Paxton Hoeppner 89; Tanner Thompson 91.

Powered by a balanced lineup that scored points across the track and field events, the Lady Bears captured the district team championship with 117 points, comfortably ahead of runner-up Pender at 96. Ponca and Cedar Catholic tied for third with 86 points.

LCC will send four girls and one boy to the Nebraska State Track and Field Championships this week at Burke Stadium in Omaha after athletes qualified in a combined nine events.

Taelynn Settje led the way for the Lady Bears, winning the 200-meter dash in 26.43 seconds while also qualifying for state in the 400-meter dash with a runner-up finish in 1:01.65. She added a third-place finish in the 100-meter dash to help pile up team points for LCC.

Boston Brown also had a huge day for the Bears. Brown captured a district title in the triple jump with a leap of 36-03 and qualified for Omaha in the 100-meter hurdles after placing second in 15.99. She also added a third-place finish in the 300 hurdles.

Carlie Kvols punched her ticket to state with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run, while Kate Tasler joins Brown, Kvols and Settje on the Lady Bear 4X400 relay team that claimed a district championship in 4:11.69.

Depth proved to be the difference for LCC throughout the meet.

Faith Galvin turned in a strong distance double by placing third in both the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. Justice Olson added a fifth-place finish in the 1,600 while Ava Christiansen was sixth in the 3,200.

Grace Galvin placed third in the long jump with a leap of 16-2 and Willa Roberts added a third-place finish in the pole vault.

Kloie Ferris scored valuable points in both hurdle races, placing fourth in the 100 hurdles and sixth in the 300 hurdles, while Jolynn Kinkaid added a fifth-place finish in the 400.

The Lady Bears also received key relay points from the 4X800 team of Tasler, Olson, Faith Galvin and Kvols, which placed third, while the 4X100 squad of Grace Galvin, Ferris, Roberts and Kinkaid finished fourth.

On the boys side, LCC finished sixth in the team standings with 33 points, led by standout hurdler and jumper Drey Puppe.

Puppe qualified for the state meet in three events. He captured a district championship in the 110-meter high hurdles with a winning time of 14.10 seconds, earned a state berth in the 300 hurdles with a third-place finish and also qualified in the high jump after clearing 6-feet to place second.

Shane Langford added a sixthplace finish in the 3,200-meter run and the LCC 4X800 relay team of Owen Johnson, Sebastian Van Drongelen, Hunter Benson and Langford placed fourth.

The Nebraska State Track and Field Championships are scheduled for May 20-24 in Omaha, with Classes C and D competing May 22-23.

2026 C-4 DISTRICT TRACK AND FIELD MEET 

Girls Team Results 1. LCC 117; 2. Pender 96; 3. Ponca 86; 3.

Cedar Catholic 86; 5. Tri County Northeast 50; 6. Hartington-Newcastle 36; 7. Homer 35; 8. Winnebago 11; 9. Wakefield 9.

Girls Individual Results (1st Place and LCC performances) 100-Meter Dash: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 12.06; 3. Taelynn Settje (LCC) 12.77; 7. Grace Galvin (LCC) 13.75.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Taelynn Settje (LCC) 26.43; 17. Willa Roberts (LCC) 30.59; 18.

Ruby Jonas (LCC) 30.90.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 59.13; 2. Taelynn Settje (LCC) 1:01.65; 5. Jolynn Kinkaid (LCC) 1:07.13; 12. Tyler Recob (LCC) 1:10.04.

800-Meter Run: 1. Vayda Lippert (H-N) 2:22.10; 2.

Carlie Kvols (LCC) 2:58.59; 15. Abbie Brummels (LCC) 2:59.82.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Ava Brennan (PON) 5:35.24; 3.

Faith Galvin (LCC) 5:50.51; 5. Justice Olson (LCC) 5:58.53; 9. Addy Hoeppner (LCC) 6:24.26.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Ava Brennan (PON) 12:26.57; 3.

Faith Galvin (LCC) 12:53.88; 6. Ava Christiansen (LCC) 13:21.47; 8. Leah Gould (LCC) 13:29.20.

100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 14.23; 2. Boston Brown (LCC) 15.99; 4. Kloie Ferris (LCC) 17.57.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 44.60; 3. Boston Brown (LCC) 48.97; 6. Kloie Ferris (LCC) 51.61.

4X100 Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic 51.40; 4. Laurel-Concord- Coleridge (Grace Galvin, Kloie Ferris, Willa Roberts, Jolynn Kinkaid) 54.58.

4X400 Relay: 1. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Boston Brown, Kate Tasler, Carlie Kvols, Taelynn Settje) 4:11.69.

4X800 Relay: 1. Ponca 10:06.76; 3.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Kate Tasler, Justice Olson, Faith Galvin, Carlie Kvols) 10:39.25.

Shot Put: 1. Ryann Volk (PEN) 34-03; 4. Aubri Kleinschmit (LCC) 32-11.50; 22.

Madyson Campbell (LCC) 24.05.

Discus: 1. Elsie Keller (PON) 139-03; 4. Madyson Campbell (LCC) 104-09; 8.

Justice Olson (LCC) 83-11; 12. Aubri Kleinschmit (LCC) 76-04.

High Jump: 1. Gianna Grant (BAGO) 5-03; 8. Tyler Recob (LCC) 4-07.

Long Jump: 1. Allie Rutar (PEN) 16-06.75;

3. Grace Galvin (LCC) 16-02; 7. Laney Folkers (LCC) 14-11.75.

Triple Jump: 1. Boston Brown (LCC) 3603; 11. Laney Folkers (LCC) 28-08.

Pole Vault: 1. Kinleigh Kramer (CC) 8-02; 3. Willa Roberts (LCC) 7-02.

2026 C-4 DISTRICT TRACK AND FIELD MEET Boys Team Results 1. Cedar Catholic 152; 2. Wakefield 83; 3. Hartington-Newcastle 72; 4. Ponca 62; 5. Pender 52; 6. LCC 33; 7. Homer 31; 8.

Winnebago 26; 9. Tri County NE 16.

Boys Individual Results (1st Place and LCC) 100-Meter Dash: 1. Adarius Flemister (BAGO) 11.01; 12. Weston Patefield (LCC) 12.06; 16. Nathan Boysen (LCC) 12.34.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Adarius Flemister (BAGO) 22.49; 21. Luke Jackson (LCC) 26.37; 22. Nolan Nordby (LCC) 26.79.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Cael Johnson (WAK) 50.35; 11. Nathan Boysen (LCC) 59.59; 16. Josiah Tasler (LCC) 1:02.67.

800-Meter Run: 1. Kighter Wortmann (CC) 2:01.04; 12. Sebastian Van Drongelen (LCC) 2:26.05.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Gannon Pfister (PON) 4:41.51; 11. Owen Johnson (LCC) 5:10.47; 14. Luke Jackson (LCC) 5:45.90; 18. Dillion Sanderson (LCC) 5:58.45.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Gannon Pfister (PON) 10:35.60; 6. Shane Langford (LCC) 11:48.38.

110-Meter High Hurdles: 1. Drey Puppe (LCC) 14.10.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Cael Johnson (WAK) 39.04; 3. Drey Puppe (LCC) 41.54.

4X100 Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic 43.54.

4X400 Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic 3:27.22; 7. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Hunter Benson, Nolan Nordby, Josiah Tasler, Nathan Boysen) 3:59.19.

4X800 Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic 8:22.77; 4. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Owen Johnson, Sebastian Van Drongelen, Hunter Benson, Shane Langford) 9:21.12.

Shot Put: 1. Jared Rutar (CC) 51-11; 9.

Cade Johnson (LCC) 40-00; 11. Jaylen Carpenter (LCC) 39-05.50; 13. Turner Thompson (LCC) 38-08.

Discus: 1. Jared Rutar (CC) 164-02; 12.

Kolten Settje (LCC) 111-11; 13. Turner Thompson (LCC) 111-09; 19. Cade Johnson (LCC) 104-03.

High Jump: 1. Brayden Lammers (H-N) 6-02; 2. Drey Puppe (LCC) 6-00.

Long Jump: 1. Mason Lamprecht (WAK) 21-03.25; 17. Weston Patefield (LCC) 17-03; 19. Noln Nordby (LCC) 16-11; 21.

Josiah Tasler (LCC) 16-02.

Triple Jump: 1. Nash Morgan (PEN) 4305; 9. Josiah Tasler (LCC) 36-09.25; 10.

Nolan Nordby (LCC) 36-01.50.

Pole Vault: 1. Ty Opfer (H-N) 12-02; 4.

Weston Patefield (LCC) 11-02.

HARTINGTON – The Cedar County Tourism Board (CCTB) met in April at the Cedar County Courthouse to review grant applications received for the Spring 2026 funding cycle.

The grants are all funded through the occupation tax charged by motels, and bed and breakfasts in Cedar County.

County Tourism Board Chairman Josh Rayford said four grants were awarded at the meeting.

Logan Creek Vintage & Thrift, 107 E. 2nd St., in Laurel was awarded a Brick-and-Mortar grant in the amount of $2,204.55 for a new sign to be placed at their location.

Hartington Chamber of Commerce (Tour de Nebraska), Bow Valley Scheutzenfest Committee, and Whispering Prairie Pine Cabins LLC were all awarded $1,000 advertising grants.

The next deadline for submitting funding requests to publicize events, or to create or improve physical structures that draw visitors to Cedar County is Aug. 31, Rayford said.

Grant applications and guidelines can be found online at the Cedar County Nebraska website, https://cedarcountyne.gov/, under Lodging Tax Grant Application.

Entities can apply once each calendar year for up to $2500 in Bricks and Mortar/ Improvement and $1000 in Advertising/Promotion/ Publicity support. Grant requests must include estimates/ bids related to the project or event, to support the funds being requested.

If funded, applicants must submit a project report to the CCTB, including documentation of expenses, and reports must be postmarked no later than 60 days after the date of the event that was supported or the date by which the bricks and mortar project was completed. Funded organizations that do not submit timely reports are not eligible for future funding.

Applications and reports should be mailed to CCTB Chairperson, PO Box 322, Randolph, NE 68771, or emailed to cedarcotb@gmail. com. Email is preferred. For more information, go to https:// cedarcountyne.gov/ and click the links under “Lodging Tax Grant Application.” Send all questions to cedarcotb@gmail.com.

The Laurel Advocate E Edition also has the complete results. Links to the E Edition can be found at www.laureladvocate.news and on the Laurel Advocate Facebook page.

This year’s primary election only has one contested local election. Three men are vying to replace retiring Cedar County Commissioner Dave McGregor.

All three — Kelly Hammer, Justin Heikes and Tim Burbach are running on the Republican ticket.

OMAHA — The 2026 elections for 25 Nebraska legislative seats could end up among the most expensive legislative races in state history, with Omaha-area races appearing likely to decide the partisan split in the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Unicameral.

Between Jan. 1, 2025, and April 27, across 61 legislative candidates, campaigns had already directly raised more than $4.1 million and spent $2.25 million.

There is one more reporting period for the primary season: April 28 through June 16.

Fundraising patterns usually show a large influx of funds raised and spent in that period. These reported totals do not include outside spending, such as from political action committees.

In 17 of the 25 races this year, candidates combined have already exceeded six figures in funds raised for a part-time position that pays $12,000 a year, and nine of those have already combined to spend at least six figures.

The most expensive race so far is in west Omaha and the Elkhorn area, a Legislative District 4 rematch between incumbent State Sen. Brad von Gillern of Elkhorn, a Republican, and Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek of Omaha, a nonpartisan progressive. The duo reported raising nearly $386,000 and spending almost $310,000 by the end of April.

The next most expensive races are in Legislative District 14, in Papillion and La Vista, with almost $290,000 raised and $207,000 spent, and Legislative District 18, in northwest Omaha, with $148,000 raised and almost $175,000 spent. Thousands more have come in via PACs, including pitting Republicans against one another in currently Republican-held districts.

Two Republicans and one Democrat face off in each of those districts.

In Nebraska, legislative races are officially nonpartisan, meaning a candidate’s political party affiliation doesn’t appear on the ballot. The top two finishers advance from the primary.

The least expensive races so far come in Legislative District 22 in northeast Nebraska, an uncontested race to succeed term-limited State Sen. Mike Moser of Columbus, and in Legislative District 41 in central Nebraska, a special election for a two-year term to succeed appointee State Sen. Fred Meyer of St. Paul and former State Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst, who resigned in January.

So far, 2026 is keeping pace with a record year for legislative campaign finance in 2024, and candidate fundraising has already outpaced 2022, when the same seats were up: By the end of April in 2024, with 73 total legislative candidates across 25 races, campaigns had directly raised $4.06 million and spent $2.6 million.

By the end of April in 2022, with 65 total candidates across 24 races, campaigns had directly raised $2.67 million and spent $1.42 million.

Races to watch

The 49-member Legislature currently has 33 Republicans, 15 Democrats and one nonpartisan progressive who often sides with Democrats. Fifteen Republicans and nine Democrats are not up for election this cycle — three more Republicans are running unopposed, as is one Democrat.

Beyond the Legislative District 4 rematch and costly Legislative District 14 and Legislative District 18 races in northwest Omaha and the Papillion-La Vista area, respectively, other Omaha-area and Sarpy County races to watch include Legislative District 12 in south-central Omaha and Ralston, Legislative District 10 in central Douglas County, Legislative District 20 in central Omaha and Legislative District 36 in western and southern Sarpy County.

Legislative District 12 is the lone race this cycle where a Republican incumbent holds a district not won by President Donald Trump in 2024: State Sen. Merv Riepe of Ralston.

Riepe is seeking reelection against two Democrats and one Democratic write-in candidate. Riepe has taken a more moderate lean since his first four years in office, 2015-2019. He lost his 2018 reelection bid to former State Sen. Steve Lathrop of Omaha, a Democrat who returned to the Legislature after term limits. Riepe won his 2022 race over Robin Richards of Ralston, a Democrat, by 524 votes.

This time, Richards is running a write-in campaign after a bounced check led her to be removed from the ballot. She has surpassed Riepe in fundraising, raising $84,000 to his $68,000.

Fellow Omaha Democrats Thomas Kastrup, a Hartington native, and Christy Knorr followed with about $66,000 raised and $10,400 raised.

In 2022, the three most expensive races were in Legislative District 6, held by Democratic State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha; Legislative District 10, held by Democratic State Sen. Wendy DeBoer of Omaha; and Legislative District 20, where newcomer State Sen. John Fredrickson of Omaha, a Democrat, flipped a moderate Republican’s seat blue.

Cavanaugh and DeBoer are term-limited, and no Republican filed for Cavanaugh’s seat this time. The race to succeed DeBoer includes Democrat Cindy Johnson and Republican Rebecca Rens, where outside spending via a PAC connected to Gov. Jim Pillen’s daughter, Sarah, is backing Rens.

Fredrickson faces two Republican opponents. He was narrowly outspent in 2022 and raised more than $341,000 and spent almost $148,000 since his previous election. Republican opponent Chris Anderson has raised almost $40,000 and spent all but $600 of that. Republican opponent Dan Witt raised $14,100 and spent nearly $5,000 of that.

Republican State Sen. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue is also facing another costly election in Legislative District 36 against Democrat Darin Tompkins, with $250,000 raised and more than $152,000 spent between the two. Holdcroft’s race was the fifth most expensive in 2022.

Outside of Omaha, State Sen. George Dungan of Lincoln, a Democrat who won his Legislative District 26 race by 224 votes in 2022, mirrored Fredrickson in fundraising and spending heading into 2026. Since 2022, Dungan has raised $319,000 and spent $146,000. His opponent, Republican Tobias Howard of Lincoln, has not yet reported any funds raised or spent.

The threshold before needing to form a campaign finance committee with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission is $5,000 raised, received or spent in a given year.

Von Gillern said he is getting a “good response” while meeting with constituents and has been out six days a week since the legislative session ended in mid-April. He said, “Obviously” property taxes are coming up more than anything and that voters are interested in how lawmakers worked to balance the state budget.

On Sunday, May 25, 1947, more than 500 people attended the grand opening of the new Laurel airport east of town. Managed by Luther Einung, the airport operated under the name “Laurel Flying Service.”

Five new planes brought in to take people for rides was the featured attraction. They included two Piper Super Cruisers, one Stinson Voyager, and two Piper Cub Specials. The two Cub Specials were piloted by brothers Ivan and Francis Smith of Laurel.

Einung reported that 148 people went up in the five planes. All were high wing planes with two nonretractable wheels in front and one small wheel in back. Planes like that were sometimes called tail draggers. A new J3 Piper Cub was priced at a little over $2,000 in 1947 – about the same price as a new car. Today a 1947 Cub might cost $50,000 or more depending on its condition.

In addition to the five planes brought into give rides, there were nine other visiting planes, including two Cessnas, a couple of Cubs, a Luscombe, a Taylor, a Fairchild, an Aeronca Chief, and a Stinson. The two Cessnas were flown by Bud Gengler and Bud Becker, both of Hartington.

The day after the grand opening, Ivan Smith flew Einung to Lincoln where he purchased a new Piper Super Cruiser. Einung flew the Cruiser back from Lincoln in one hour flat.

Once Einung received federal approval, he began offering flying lessons to veterans under the new G.I. Bill. “Any veteran with at least 90 days of service is entitled to enough flying time to qualify for a private pilots license,“ he advertised. And many did. Presumably civilians could take non-subsidized flying lessons as well.

Shortly after the grand opening, he announced he would be offering “shuttle fishing trips.“ Two men would be flown from Laurel to a lake in Minnesota where they would be left to fish for three or four days. Then two more men would be flown in and the first two would be flown back to Laurel.” The plane will leave in the morning and fishermen will have their lines wet by 10 or 11 o’clock,“ he said.

May also marked the end of the 1946-47 school year. End of the year festivities included the Junior-Senior banquet which for some reason was held in the Mayfair Hotel in Sioux City. One of the highlights of the evening was the crowning of Pat Mallatt as king and Joan Ericson as queen. The era of “No Kings” demonstrations was 79 years in the future.

The prom was held in the high school auditorium on May 12. During the dance the 1947 “Growlers“ were handed out. These were the first yearbooks published since 1940.

On May 16, 37 Laurel High seniors entered the real world. Members of the Class included Vivian Anderson, Arlene Benjamin, Maurice Chederquist, Mary Ellen Dempster, Lyle Duffy, Philip Eddy, Dale Edwards, Joan Ericson, Harold Flom, Bonnie Hirchert, Carol Hirchert, Harry Huddleston, Norma Huetig, Daryl Johnson, Eugene Kastrup, Ruth Kastrup, Viggo Kastrup, Donald Knudsen, Norman Jensen, Geraldine Korbacher, Gwendolyn Macklem, Patrick Mallatt, John Maloney, Evonne Miner, Carl Nielsen, Milo Patefield, Virginia Paulson, Delores Reed, Martha Smith, John Solso, Carol Sutherland, Merlin Swanson, Dale Thompson, James Tolles, LaVera Urwiler, Marguerite Urwiler, Alice Van Every, Erna Vollersen and Alice Wickett.

Belden graduates included Virgene Arntzen, Waldron Bull, Jeanette Fox, Mildred Griesel, Harlan Herfel, Donald Hoskinson, Helen Lyndon, Lois Lydon and Myrna Rethwisch. The names of graduates from Concord and Dixon were not reported.

In other news of May 1947: Lamson Chevrolet and the Laurel Advocate announced plans to sponsor Laurel’s first Soapbox Derby.

Sugar was one of the few commodities still being rationed. The Advocate said ration stamp 12 would be valid for the purchase of 10 pounds of sugar beginning June 1. That would have to last until Oct. 31 when ration controls were set to expire.

Charles Davis was hired to replace John Taylor who had resigned as night marshal.

Mrs. Loyal Schuler was badly burned when the fuel oil she was using to start a fire in her kitchen stove flared up severely burning her about the face and upper body.

Howard, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evers, suffered a fractured skull after being thrown from a horse. He was rushed by ambulance to the Benthack Hospital in Wayne where he died four days later without regaining consciousness.

The fire department was called to the Paul Lorang farm north of Laurel to extinguish a chimney fire. The heat cracked the chimney in several places but no damage was done to the house. Ordinarily a box or two of baking soda would extinguish a chimney fire.

Paul Booth, who had barbered in Laurel from 1935 to 1941, returned from California and opened a new barber shop in the hotel building on the corner of Oak and Main.

Mac McDonald sold his cafe to Marie Frigge of Hartington.

“Something new has been added – snow on May 28,” said the Advocate. About 0.4 of an inch of rain which fell during the night turned to snow by the next morning. “As we go to press there is a heavy blanket of snow covering the ground,” said Editor Hill.

Congressman Karl Stefan noted the Senate had approved the Truman Doctrine by a vote of 67 to 23. President Truman asked Congress for $400 million in aid to prevent a communist takeover of Greece and Turkey. “If we give money to Greece and Turkey, how many other nations will ask for loans and gifts to stop communism? If we don’t stop this policy of spend, spend and spend more, we’ll go broke,“ Stefan said.

As Johnny Cash might have sung if he were still living in 2026, “How High is the National Debt, Mama? … $38.9 trillion and rising.” And the government is still spending, and spending and spending more.

LAUREL — Firemen were summoned to the school Wednesday morning to exinguish a blaze in the front seat of Susan Weddingfeld’s car. Damage was minor.

May 19, 1966

LAUREL — Ever have a letter or parcel lost in the mail? Irritated, isn’t it?

Then consider the case of the Village Board and utilities superintendent “Ole” Mallatt.

An engine for the light plant arrived in Laurel 3½ weeks late when it was lost in shipment.

Now this wasn’t a small article that got shoved in the corner — in fact, it took up an entire railroad car!

It finally arrived here Tuesday and will be put into service as soon as possible . . . but the “lost shipment” has put a crimp in the timetable.

May 19, 1966

LAUREL — Saturday about noon the Dixon and Laurel Fire Departments were summoned to the Carlyle Garvin farm north of Dixon to extinguish a fire in a pile of cobs.

The blaze was discovered by Lloyd Matson, who occupies the buildings.

It was believed that the fire started from live coals left in the debris from last Friday’s fire and were fanned into flame by the strong south wind.

The departments kept the blaze confined to the cob pile and no buildings were damaged.

May 19, 1966

Laurel won its first district track title in the history of the school at the Wayne State oval May 12. The track was wet and soft and the temperature was just 40 degrees.

Laurel won six of fourteen events while scoring 53 points. Wakefield scored 30; Battle Creek, 28; Stanton, 23; Stanton, 21; Winside, 20; Decatur, 14; Winnebago, 11; Allen, 6 and Homer, 6.

Although the conditions were poor, two new school records were broken. Curt Boatman raised the pole vault record 1” when he vaulted 11’ 8” to win that event. Denny Blatchford jumped 19’ 9” on his last try to win the broad jump and break the school record of 19’ 6½”.

Cam Sutton was a double winner for the Bears, winning the 440 in 53.2 and the 220 in 23.4. Both were good times considering the condition of the track. The other two firsts were scored by the 880 and mile relay teams. John Deyloff, Dave Dietrich, John Schroeder and Len Jones won the 880 relay in 1:39.4. Denny Blatchford, Dave Bingham, Denny Stark and Cam Sutton won the mile relay in 3:47.4.

Others scoring were Len Jones, 3rd in the 100 and 4th in the 220; John Schroeder, 5th in the 100; John Deyloff, 4th in the 440; Tim Peterson, 5th in the high hurdles; Curt Boatman, 4th in the low hurdles; Denny Blatchford, 3rd in the 880 and 5th in the high jump; John Deyloff, 5th in the 220.

Nine boys will make the trip to Kearney for the State Track Meet May 20 and 21. They are Cam Sutton, Dave Bingham, John Schroeder, Len Jones, Denny Blatchford, Denny Stark, Curt Boatman and Dave Dietrich.

In last week’s article it was not mentioned that Cam Sutton had broken the school record in the 220 yd. dash in the prelims at the Husker conference track meet. His time was 23.1. So far this year four school records have been broken.

May 19, 1966

LAUREL — There are only 17 dogs in Laurel.

At least, that is what the records at the Municipal Office say, as that is the number of dog licenses sold up to Wednesday morning.

As advertised in the April 21 edition of the Advocate, dog owners had until May 15 (the 16th, as the 15th fell on Sunday) to purchase licenses for their pets.

And the 15th was an extension of Ordinance 2-106 which states a dog license must be purchased within 10 days after the dog has been brought into the corporate limits of Laurel.

May 13, 1971

LAUREL — The monthly meeting of the Laurel Fire Department was held Tuesday, May 11.

Election of officers was held with the following results: Armin Urwiler, chief; Mel Olsen, assistant chief; Verneal Gade, president; Dan Morgan, vice president; and Don Sherry, secretary-treasurer. Mike Loofe was appointed news reporter.

May 13, 1971

LAUREL - Steve Erwin, a basketball all-stater, will participate in the third annual Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game at 8 p.m., August 20, in Lincoln. Erwin will be on the roster of the North Squad as the North goes for its first win.

Erwin, who averaged 21 points per game, can also clear the ball out quickly to start the fast break. At 6’5”, he will add to the North’s height.

Joining Erwin on the North Squad will be Tom Anderson, Arlington; Dick Hansen, Columbus; Mike Higgins, Omaha Cathedral; Hilary Howard, Omaha Cathedral; Neil Kutman, Columbus; Ken Maresh, Lincoln Northeast; Tom O’Connell, Sidney; Dave Peterson, North Platte; Richard Rethwisch, Tilden; Terry Roost, South Sioux City; and Jack Wesolowski, Elkhorn.

Head coach for the North will be Roger Higgins of Omaha Cathedral and assistant coach will be Fred Letheby of Madison.

May 13, 1971

LAUREL - Although postage for a first-class letter will increase to eight cents May 16, the postmasters of Belden, Concord, Dixon and Laurel reminded local citizens that the new rate will still be cheaper than postage rates were almost 125 years ago.

According to the postmasters, the first general issuance of postage stamps by the Post Office Department was authorized by Congress in March of 1847.

They described the step as “one of the most important single improvements in the history of the American postal system.”

The series consisted of a five-cent and a ten-cent denomination. At that time, the regular non-local postage rate was five cents a half ounce for mail traveling a distance under 300 miles and 10 cents a half ounce if over 300 miles.

During this period, an average letter weighing one-half an ounce cost 10 cents to be sent from New York to San Francisco. In comparison, the firstclass postage increase from six to eight cents will still be 20 percent cheaper than before the Civil War.

“The comparison has more significance when consideration is given to the cost of living patterns, transportation modes, communication systems, and other factors which have changed during this 125-year period,” the postmasters said.

“Nevertheless,” they added, “when one turns to more recent history, first-class letter in 1932 was only three cents.”

LAUREL —Honors and postseason letters were distributed among numerous athletes of Laurel-Concord High School at the annual All-Sport Banquet.

Hosted by the Athletic Booster Club, the evening featured speaker Pete Retzlaff, former tight-end of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Among awards given by the coaches, the Athletic Booster Club honored Tyler Erwin and Gina Monson as the Senior Athletes of the Year, while the American Legion bestowed its awards to Jeff Wattier and Heather Cunningham.

May 15, 1996

LAUREL — Twelve Laurel-Concord thinclads qualified for the state track meet to be held in Omaha this weekend, after an excellent showing at the district level on May 9.

The athletes, Tracy Ankeny, Dena Stapelman, Elly Harder, Gina Monson, Katie Monson, Michelle Wiltse, Mindy Eaton, Jeff Wattier, Josh Anderson, Todd Arens, Vince Ward and David Pinkerton, will take their mark at the state competition both individually and by team.

The Lady Bears returned home from South Sioux City as Class C-4 District Champions, with eight girls finishing in the top six places at the competition.

Individual results are as follows: Ankeny — 1600 meter run, first; Harder — 3200 meter run, first; 1600 meter run, second; Stapelman — 800 meter run, second; Wiltse — high jump, first. The Lady Bears’ 4x100 and 4x400 relay team of Katie and Gina Monson, Stapelman and Ankeny took first place in both of their divisions, as did the 4x800 relay team of Harder, Eaton, Ankeny and Stapelman.

In the boys’ division, Wattier took second place honors in both the 100 and 200 dashes, while Pinkerton garnered a state placement by finishing second in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles.

The 4x400 relay team of Wattier, Anderson, Arens and Ward will take with them to the state a first place finish at the district level.

Thinclads placing during the day not qualifying for the state track meet include the following: Megan Adkins — 400 meter dash, fifth; Michelle Wiltse — triple jump, fifth;

In addition to commencement, Northeast Community College hosted its Nursing Pinning and Commencement Ceremony May 8, honoring graduates of the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and Practical Nursing (PN) programs. The pinning ceremony recognizes the transition of nursing students into the profession and the completion of rigorous academic and clinical training.

The Spring 2026 graduation candidates are listed below by degree and program followed by hometown and name.

Area students included in the list are tentative Spring 2026 candidates and the graduates who completed their studies in summer and fall 2025.

Associate of Arts Degree Bow Valley -- April Kauth Hartington -- Arianne Greiner, Bailey Hochstein Laurel -- Mallory Eriksen Randolph -- Kaylen Claussen Associate Degree in Nursing Hartington -- Kendra Loecker Associate of Science Degree Coleridge -- Kennedy Hall Hartington -- Tielor Kneifl Laurel -- Rachel Rasmussen Randolph -- Eva Bermel Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agriculture Wynot -- Brennen Heimes Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agriculture – Agribusiness Hartington -- Karli Bruning, Ty Thoene Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agriculture – Agronomy Laurel -- Kayton Hall

Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agriculture – Animal Science Hartington -- Zoey Gratzfeld Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agriculture – Precision Agriculture Hartington -- Ty Thoene

Associate of Applied Science Degree in Auto Body Repair Technology Fordyce -- Kody Kleinschmit Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business Albion -- Cameron Donscheski Wynot -- Kinslee Heimes

Associate of Applied Science Degree in Diesel Technology Belden -- Christian Sothan Fordyce -- Logan Eickhoff Hartington -- Karsan Albers Associate of Applied Science Degree in Early Childhood Education Fordyce -- Emma Wubben Randolph -- Jocilyn Greiner, Rylee Thelen Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electrical Construction and Control Hartington -- Coven Joachimsen Associate of Applied Science Degree in Utility Line Hartington -- Kale Korth

Diploma in Machining and Manufacturing Automation Coleridge -- Shawn Griffith, Jr.

Diploma in Plumbing Technology Wynot -- Ian Haberman

Diploma in Practical Nursing

Coleridge -- Alexys Hahne Hartington -- Grace Wortmann Certificate in Automotive Light Service Technician Randolph -- Dayton Winkelbauer

Certificate in Business– Entrepreneurship Wynot -- Kinslee Heimes Certificate in Information Technology – General Coleridge -- Dalton Rice Hartington -- Nicholas Coleman Certificate in Machining and Manufacturing Automation Coleridge -- Shawn Griffith, Jr. Lyons -- Harold Swanson IV Certificate in Media Production

Fordyce -- Benjamin Wiebelhaus Certificate in System Administration Randolph -- Ethan Olson

LifeServe Blood Center appreciates the help of Lisa Karnes and the Fire & Rescue Team of Laurel for hosting this drive and making it possible. Your generosity of space and time is a lesson in community leadership that doesn’t go unnoticed.

Security Bank recently welcomed students from its Holy Trinity, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, and Osmond Community Schools student branch programs for a day of hands-on financial literacy activities through the University of Nebraska– Lincoln Nebraska Council on Economic Education’s In-School Savings Program. The program was held at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School.

Students participated in interactive stations including “Banking in Your Community” and a “Banking Escape Room,” designed to teach saving, teamwork, and money management skills in a fun and engaging way.

Security Bank partners with local schools through the Nebraska Council on Economic Education’s In-School Savings Program, which helps students build lifelong saving habits and real-world financial literacy skills at an early age.

In addition to the team title, the Bears brought home three individual medals with all three finishing in the top 10 and the fourth coming in just outside of the top 20.

“I’m just really happy for the guys,” said Laurel-Concord-Coleridge coach Pat Harrington. “They have been battling and kind of taking turns having an off day, it was nice to see them all have a good day on the same day.

“It’s a young fun group and we talked going into the tournament that if we played well, we could put ourselves in a spot to make a run to the title and that’s exactly what we did.”

Tanner Thompson finished with an 81 which put him in third place, Luke Erwin was a shot behind at 82 for fourth, while Talon Carson used an 86 to place eighth and Paxton Hoeppner carded a 93 to finish 22nd. Parker Hoeppner was 28th with a 94.

Lutheran High’s Cole Lewis posted a 76 to take medalist honors, Hartington-Newcastle’s Kayne Gratzfeld was second after shooting a 79.

The Bears also had a couple of JV players playing in the tournament.

James Recob placed 29th after shooting a 95 and Bryson Urwiler placed 46th with a 101.

Later in the week the Bears traveled to Wayne for the Wayne High Mac Invitational on May 7.

LCC finished seventh in the team race after posting a 351 total at Wayne Country Club.

Columbus Lakeview took the team championship after carding a 312, O’Neill was second at 314 and Boone Central was third coming in with a 333. Lakeview’s Grayson Vogt shot the low round of the day with a 74, Logan Brabec of O’Neill was third at 75 and Riley Nelson from Boone Central was third with a 76.

Carson covered the 18-hole layout in 83 shots for the Bears which put him in 17th position.

Thompson was next with an 87, Erwin carded a 90, Parker Hoeppner a 91 and Paxton Hoeppner a 92.

“Always hope to be peaking at the right time of the year and doing that at conference is a nice shot of confidence going into these last two weeks of the season,” the coach said.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was set to travel to Randolph May 11 then back to Wayne Country Club on May 12 before heading to Norfolk for district golf at Fairplay Golf Club on May 18.

2026 GREATER NORTHEAST ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE GOLF TOURNAMENT

Team Results: 1. LC 342; 2. Lutheran High NE 343; 3.

Neligh-Oakdale 355; 4. Plainview 360; 5. Hartington-Newcastle 362; 6. West Holt 369; 7. Elkhorn Valley 371; 8.

Lutheran High NE JV 376; 9. Summerland 393; 10. Plainview JV 399; 11. Neligh-Oakdale JV 413; 12. Summerland JV 429; 13. West Holt JV 464; 14. Hartington-Newcastle JV NTS; 14. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge JV NTS.

Individual Results (Top 15 and LCC performances) 1. Cole Lawless (LHNE) 76; 2. Kayne Gratzfeld (H-N) 79; 3. Tanner Thompson (LCC) 81; 4. Luke Erwin (LCC) 82; 5. Jake Zuhlke (PLV) 83; 6. Logan Lichtenberg (N-O) 84; 7. Lane Uecker (LHNE) 86; 8. Talon Carson (LCC) 86; 9. Leighton Slaymaker (WH) 86; 10. Carter Kelly (H-N) 86; 11. Brody Lawless (LHNE) 87; 12. Conner Poldberg (EV) 87; 13. Emmett Blakeman (N-O) 87; 14. Max Schaffer (EV) 88; 15. Hayden Ruda (WH) 88; 22. Paxton Hoeppner (LCC) 93; 28. Parker Hoeppner (LCC) 94; 29. James Recob (LCCJV) 95; 46. Bryson Urwiler (LCCJV) 101.

WAYNE HIGH INVITATIONAL 

Team Results: 1. Columbus Lakevw 312, 2. O’Neill 314; 3. Boone Central 333; 4. S. Sioux City 342; 5. West Point-Beemer 343; 6. Wayne 348; 7. LCC 351; 8. West Holt 364; 9. Blair 369; 10. Wayne JV 371; 11. Oakland-Craig 409; 11. Tri County NE 409; 13. Wayne JV2 417.

Individual Results (Top 10 and LCC performances)

1. Grayson Vogt (CL) 74; 2. Logan Brabec (O’N) 75; 3. Riley Nelson (BC) 76; 4. Brady Daugherty (SSC) 78; 5. Mason Buller 78; 6. Turner Heiss (O’N) 79; 7.

Jackson Ceder (CL) 79; 8. Harris Bartos (CL) 79; 9.

Dylan Jensen 80; 10. Evan Ceder (CL) 80; 17. Talon Carson (LCC) 83; 22. Tanner Thompson (LCC) 87; 30. Luke Erwin (LCC) 90; 32. Parker Hoeppner (LCC) 91; 37. Paxton Hoeppner (LCC) 92.

The Lady Bears won eight events and scored in all but four on theirway to the team title 164-77 over the nearest team, Wausa.

The Bears posted 85 points for the day for the second-place hardware.

Wausa put up 108.

The Lady Bears dominated the distance races taking first, second and third in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs and first and fifth in the 800 to score 60 points in those three races alone.

Carlie Kvols won the 800 in 2-29.90 with Justice Olson coming in fifth.

Kate Tasler and Faith Galvin won the 1,600 and 3,200 respectively with Tasler in 5:50.05 and Galvin in second then Galvin took the 3,200 title in 12:35.07 with Leah Gould second. Olson was third in the 1,600 and Ava Christiansen was third in the 3,200.

Christiansen threw in a sixth-place finish in the 1,600 for good measure for the Lady Bears.

Boston Brown swept the hurdles with a win in the 100’s in 17.35 and a first in the 300 hurdles in 48.09. Kloie Ferris made it a 1-3 finish for LCC with a pair of third-place showings in the events.

Brown had already won the triple jump before she set foot on the track sailing into the sand for a best of 36-02. Laney Folkers was third.

Tae Settje took care of the sprints, placing second in the 400, third in the 100 and fourth in the 200. Grace Galvin was fourth in the 100 and placed third in the long jump earlier in the meet.

The Lady Bear relays added 26 points to the total with the 1,600-meter team of Brown, Tasler, Kvols and Settje circling the track four times in 4:13.86, nearly 20 seconds in front of the runner-up and the 3,200 squad of Tasler, Olson, Faith Galvin and Kvols doing eight laps in 10:14.64 for another gold.

The 400-meter foursome of Grace Galvin, Ferris, Folkers and Jolynn Kinkaid ran the distance in 53.99 for third.

Even the LCC 400-meter weight thrower’s relay team got into the hardware when Aubri Kleinschmit, Madyson Campbell, Ruby Jonas and Ava Christiansen carried the baton around the oval in 1:02.72 for third. The event did not count in the team scores, but it is always a hit in this meet.

The Bears also made a little hay in the distance races with Shane Langford doing the honors in both the 1,600 and 3,200. Freshman Owen Johnson was right behind him in third in both.

Langford won the shorter race in 5:46.39 and the 3,200 in 11:32.67.

Drey Puppe won the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 14.29 and was third in the 300 hurdles in 41.27. He also grabbed six points in the high jump with a third-place showing.

Langford and Johnson joined Hunter Benson and Sebastian Van Drongelen in the 3,200 relay where the team finished second.

The 1,600 squad of Benson, Alex Allison, Josiah Tasler and Puppe placed third and the 400 team of Benson, Allison, Nolan Nordby and Weston Patefield was fourth.

Patefield won the pole vault getting over the bar at 10-06 and the thrower’s team of Turner Thompson, Cade Johnson, Paul Allison and Kolten Settje was second. Jaylen Campbell was third in the shot and Thompson was fifth in the discus.

The Bears and Lady Bears will head north for the district track and field meet in Hartington on May 14.

JIM WINCH (WINSIDE) TRACK AND FIELD INVITATIONAL 

Boys Team Results: 1. Wausa 108; 2. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 85; 3. GACC 79; 4. Tri County NE 58; 5. Wynot 49; 6. Winnebago 45; 7. Winside 34; 8. Osmond 31; 9. Walthill.

Boys Individual Results (1st Place and LCC performances): 100-Meter Dash: 1. Adarius Flemister (BAGO) 11.04; 8. Alex Allison (LCC) 12.07.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Adarius Flemister (BAGO) 22.61; 8. Alex Allison (LCC) 25.92; 10. Nolan Nordby 26.71; 14. Luke Jackson (LCC) 27.84.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Samuel Hass (GACC) 53.14; 9. Hunter Benson (LCC) 58.48; 11. Josiah Tasler (LCC) 1:00.08.

800-Meter Run: 1. Samuel Hass (GACC) 2:09.12; 6. Sebastian Van Drongelen (LCC) 2:20.64; 8. Luke Jackson (LCC) 2:39.36; 9. Dillion Sanderson (LCC) 2:40.35.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Shane Langford (LCC) 5:03.56; 3. Owen Johnson (LCC) 5:17.26; 7. Sebastian Van Drongelen (LCC) 5:46.39; 10. Dillion Sanderson (LCC) 6:01.34; 11. Luke Jackson (LCC) 6:11.82.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Shane Langford (LCC) 11:01.56; 3. Owen Johnson (LCC) 11:32.27; 7. Luke Jackson (LCC) 13:06.11.

110-Meter High Hurdles: 1. Drey Puppe (LCC) 14.29.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Drey Puppe (LCC) 41.27.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Wausa 45.76; 4. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Hunter Benson, Alex Allison, Nolan Nordby, Weston Patefield) 49.03.

400-Meter Throwers Relay: 1. Tri County NE 58.27; 2. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Turner Thompson, Cade Johnson, Pauk Allison, Kolten Settje) 58.62. 1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Wynot (Braylon Hans, Wyatt Nelson, Kreyton Koch, Lane Heimes) 3:50.18; 3. LCC (Hunter Benson, Alex Allison, Josiah Tasler, Drey Puppe) 3:52.68.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. GACC 8:54.23; 2. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Owen Johnson, Sebastian Van Drongelen, Hunter Benson, Shane Langford) 9:03.56.

Shot Put: 1. Preston Schlote (WAU) 48-05.50; 3. Jaylen Carpenter (LCC) 43-05; 8. Turner Thompson (LCC) 38-09; 9. Cade Johnson (LCC) 37-02; 11. Kolten Settje (LCC) 36-01; 16. Paul Allison (LCC) 31-00.

Discus: 1. Preston Schlote (WAU) 142-01; 5. Turner Thompson (LCC) 106-08; 9. Kade Johnson (LCC) 96-01; 10. Kolten Settje (LCC) 95-00; 19. Devyn Staples (LCC) 77-05; 22. Paul Allison (LCC) 62-10.

High Jump: 1. Ryan Kleinschmit (WAU) 6-04; 2. Lane Heimes (WYN) 6-01; 3. Drey Puppe (LCC) 5-11.

Pole Vault: 1. Weston Patefield (LCC) 10-06.

Long Jump: 1. Braylon Hans (WYN) 19-08; 10. Weston Patefield (LCC) 16-10.50; 13. Josiah Tasler (LCC) 15-07.50.

Triple Jump: 1. Mac Carlson (OSM) 8. Weston Patefield (LCC) 35-09; 9. Nolan Nordby (LCC) 35-03.50; 10. Josiah Tasler (LCC) 34-11. Girls Team Results: 1. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 164; 2. Wausa 77; 3. Tri County Northeast 76.5; 4. Winside 64; 6. Wynot 24; 7. Winnebago 16; 8. Osmond 9.5.

Team Results

1. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 164; 2. Wausa 77; 3. Tri County Northeast 76.5; 4. Winside 64; 6. Wynot 24; 7. Winnebago 16; 8. Osmond 9.5.

Girls Individual Results (1st Place and LCC performances)

100-Meter Dash: 1. Kiya Tornez (TCNE) 12.89; 3. Taelynn Settje (LCC) 13.03; 4. Grace Galvin (LCC) 13.71; 13. Laney Folkers (LCC) 14.81.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Reagan Gillilan (WAU) 25.67; 4. Taelynn Settje (LCC) 27.05; 13. Ruby Jonas (LCC) 31.58.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Reagan Gillilan (WAU) 58.89; 2. Taelynn Settje (LCC) 1:01.86; 7. Jolynn Kinkaid (LCC) 1:05.42; 10. Tyler Recob (LCC) 1:07.41.

800-Meter Run: 1. Carlie Kvols (LCC) 2:29.90; 5. Justice Olson (LCC) 2:37.74; 10. Abbie Brummels (LCC) 2:55.17.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Kate Tasler (LCC) 5:50.05; 2. Faith Galvin (LCC) 5:54.68; Justice Olson (LCC) 6:02.74; 6. Addy Hoeppner (LCC) 6:23. 75.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Faith Galvin (LCC) 12:35.07; 2. Leah Gould (LCC) 13:02.47; 3. Ava Christiansen (LCC) 13:22.66.

100-Meter Hurdles 1. Boston Brown (LCC) 17.35; 3. Kloie Ferris (LCC) 18.08; 4. Grace Galvin (LCC) 18.86; 8. Ruby Jonas (LCC) 20.40.

300-Hurdles: 1. Boston Brown (LCC) 48.09; 3. Kloie Ferris (LCC) 50.60.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Wausa 50.55; 3. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Grace Galvin, Kloie Ferris, Laney Folkers, Jolynn Kinkaid) 53.99.

400-Meter Throwers Relay: 1. Guardian Angels Central Catholic 1:01.91; 3. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Aubri Kleinschmit, Madyson Campbell, Ruby Jonas, Ava Christiansen) 1:02.72.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Laurel-Concord- Coleridge (Boston Brown, Kate Tasler, Carlie Kvols, Taelynn Settje) 4:13.86.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Kate Tasler, Justice Olson, Faith Galvin, Carlie Kvols) 10:14.64.

Shot Put: 1. Bailey Gerths (GACC) 42-06; 9. Aubri Kleinschmit (LCC) 31-02; 13. Madyson Campbell (LCC) 27-07.25.

Discus: 1. Hadleigh Schutt (WIN) 119-07; 7. Madyson Campbell (LCC) 97-09; 12. Justice Olson (LCC) 78-02; 15. Aubri Kleinschmit (LCC) 64-01.

High Jump: 1. Mackenzie Suhr (WAU) 5-01; 10. Tyler Recob (LCC) 4-03.

Pole Vault: 1. Alaina Eames (GACC) 9-06.

Long Jump: 1. Kiya Tornez (TCNE) 15-06.50; 3. Grace Galvin (LCC) 14-06.50; 7. Laney Folkers (LCC) 14-00. Triple Jump: 1. Boston Brown (LCC) 36-02; 4. Laney Folkers (LCC) 29-07