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Tribune to close Memorial Day
There is an early deadline of Friday, May 24 for ads, legals and news.
The Tribune will be closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day.
Elsie community garage sales set
Set aside Saturday, May 18 to attend the Elsie community garage sales from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bible School set at UMC in Grant
Plan now for children to attend “Kingdom Rock” Vacation Bible School on May 20-23 at the Grant United Methodist Church 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Register now for swim team
May 21 is the deadline and last chance to register for swim team. Contact Dawnya Dreiling 308-882-1574 or grantswimteam@yahoo.com
E-M-W alumni set for May 25
Elsie-Madrid-Wheatland alumni banquet is May 25 in Madrid. Pictures 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30.
Book signing to be Saturday
Hatch’s Super Foods will host a book signing by BJ Wolfe (Barbara Kirkpatrick) from 10-noon on May 18. Her new novel is End of the Rope.
City-wide garage sale date set
Grant’s city-wide garage sales are Saturday, June 1. To get location on map call Dawnya 352-4390 by May 24.
Zion to host Bible School
Zion Lutheran Church in Grant will hold Bible School June 10-13. Details coming.
Yellow Pages
Local News
Our Community's History
Fire causes $150,000 in damages One Year Ago May 17, 2012 Third and fourth grade students from Grant Elementary School assisted tree board president Jon Forney and other tree board and community members...
Book signing for new novel at Hatch’s Saturday
Local author BJ Wolfe (Barbara Kirkpatrick) will be at Hatch’s Super Foods on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to noon to autograph copies of her latest western novel, End of the Rope. First...
Elsie/Madrid blood drive meets goal
The May 10th Elsie/Madrid Blood drive once again reached its goal that was set by the American Red Cross according to coordinators Michele Cutler and Rosalie Curtis. Lunch was provided by the Hi-Line...
Grant Fire Department receives memorial to honor Doug Lee
A memorial in the name of Doug Lee was presented to the Grant Volunteer Fire Department and Perkins County Ambulance at the May 6 business meeting by the Lee family. This memorial will be used to purchase...
Park gets new tree
The Grant City Park has a new tree, planted by tree board president Jon Forney (pictured), compliments of Dave Twomey of Twomey Tree Service in Ogallala. The tree, a bur oak, was a gift from...
Sports
Pitching with Pritch
Remember to thank a doc By Larry Pritchett Past PCHS activities director Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls has not played in a game this year. He had a torn ACL injury last year and that is a long...
Eleven Plainsmen earn trip to State Track Meet
By Jan Rahn Managing Editor Eleven Plainsmen athletes will be making their way to the Nebraska State Track and Field Meet in Omaha this coming weekend. As hosts of the 2013 C-11 District meet held last...
Plainsmen end season with one golfer qualifying for state tournament
By Shari Friedel Tribune Staff Austin Thelander, 2013 graduating senior, is headed to State Golf as a result of the skill he displayed during the C-5 District meet held at Kearney Catholic’s...
PC athletes attend season’s last regular meet
By Jan Rahn Managing Editor Perkins County took part in their final regular season meet at a twilight competition in Benkelman hosted by Dundy County-Stratton on May 3. Plainsmen athletes brought home...
Three Wildcat track athletes qualify for state meet
The Wallace Wildcats set 17 new personal best marks at the D-10 District Track Meet in Sutherland on Wednesday, May 8. The D-10 District included 10 schools: Sutherland, Maywood, Maxwell, Medicine Valley,...
School News
Graduating seniors receive memorial scholarships
Rick and Dawnya Dreiling (left) and Pam and Tim Rowley (far right) are shown with this year’s seniors who were chosen to receive the 2013 Michael Dreiling and Katie Rowley Memorial Scholarship...
Elementary students honored each month
Perkins County Elementary School has been honoring students each month as Student of the Month. Each classroom teacher selects a student they feel has met the following criteria. • meets homework and...
PCS activity schedule
May 16-22 All Times Mountain Thursday, May 16 End of 4th quarter 1:30 p.m. 9-12 dismiss Friday, May 17 Staff development State track at Omaha Burke Saturday, May 18 State track at Omaha Burke Tuesday,...
Ag/Business
2013 ACRE program signup deadline June 3
“The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program could prove to be a very viable option to Nebraska crop producers in 2013,” said Farm Service Agency Director Dan Steinkruger. The American Taxpayer...
Fewer grasshoppers likely to be seen in 2013
By Jeffrey Bradshaw Extension Entomologist The risk of grasshopper infestation in western Nebraska rangelands was low in 2012 and is expected to be low again in 2013, with some spotty exceptions. In fact,...
Conservation Corner
Wetlands reserve overview By Janet Lagler Natural Resources Conservation Service The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) provides technical and financial assistance to eligible landowners to address wetland,...
Politics interfere with world food supply
The 2001 World Food Prize Laureate said the world can produce enough food to feed its growing population, but global food policies and politics are major impediments. Pinstrup-Andersen of Cornell University...
Lifestyle
Pulpit Reflections
He keeps it all together By Father Mark Pfeiffer Mother of Sorrows/St. Mary’s Catholic Church Every couple has photos and videos of the big event, “Our wedding day.” It is a good thing we have...
What's Up
Scientists are seeing double By Vernon Whetstone Amateur Astronomer More about double stars. Astronomers have estimated that between one half to 80 percent of the stars in the Milky Way are double...
Mealtime Makeovers
Can’t beat a breakfast meal By Ashleigh Noyes Tribune columnist Who doesn’t love Brinner? You know what I am talking about–breakfast for dinner. If I had enough recipes my husband would have...
Cogitation
Accepting who we are By Jo McCormick Park Ridge resident Proverbs 11:28 A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump: a God shaped life is a flourishing tree. All the advertising that touts, “Live...
Tour de Nebraska bicycle tour is June 19–23
The 26th annual five-day Tour de Nebraska bicycle ride will head to beautiful central Nebraska on its 306-mile round trip journey, June 19-23. Approximately 300 cyclists will leave Doniphan on Wednesday,...
