DATES TO REMEMBER

7-12   Fire Meeting

7-14   Village Board Meeting

7-15   Planning Commission Meeting

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LOCAL NEWS

If you want to run for the Village Board, your application must be

in the County Clerk's office by 8-1-10

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Continued well wishes to

Don Lewis

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Congratulations to Bev Wilhelm & Chuck Bjork

who were married Saturday, July 3

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Thanks to Dan Martacho

for the "treasures"

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Norman & Rose Ann Duncan are grandparents again.

Charles Maxwell Duncan arrived on 6-25, weighing in at 6 lbs.

and 18 1/4" long. Grandpa says he has lots of blond hair.

Charles is the son of Brian & Carrie Duncan of North Dakota,

and has two older brothers, Jaden and Sammy.

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John & Gera Stilwell travelled with 40 other Nebraskans on the

Channel 10/11 Canadian Rockies & British Columbia Holiday

Vacation's tour, hosted by Kevin & Michelle Sjuts. Two of the 9

days were aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train. Points of interest

were Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Whistler, and

Vancouver. Travel was by bus, plane, boat, train, glacier explorer,

gondola, and horse & wagon.

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Thanks again to April Isaacs for sharing her beautiful photos

of Steve Kroese's lillies (and Summer!)

Steve and Summer

Peach lily

Golden lily

Purple lily

Summer and red lily

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Sunday, July 4th, between 2 and 3 inches of rain were reported.

As I write this on Monday morning, we are in the middle of the

second downpour so far.

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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

7-8   Peggy Luff, Jeff Huber

7-9 Dan & Babette McWilliams (34)

7-12   Viola Gartner

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NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO

Friday, 7-8-1910, The Otoe Union:

A son was born to O.M. Sasseen and to William Halbasch.

School Board consisted of H.A. Butt, J.W. Bassett, and William Hall.

E.S. Carper returned from Salt Lake City where he went to see

his sister who was shot by her husband. J.L. Carper purchased

the Frank Coddinton farm for $18,600.  Pastures were very dry.

Frances Goering and William Dreeszen were married and would

live on the Miller farm l mile north and 1 mile west of Hopewll Church.

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