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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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A funeral service for Rita Jean Shabram, 73, of Orchard, will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 24, at the Orchard United Methodist Church. Pastor Janene Reynolds will officiate. Burial will follow in the Orchard Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday, April 23, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., at the Orchard United Methodist Church. Rita died on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh. Arrangements are entrusted to Ashburn Funeral Home. Rita Thelander was born on Dec. 24,...
Cycling along the Cowboy Trail in the 105-degree heat requires faith for safe travels. It also requires hope for a successful mission. It's definitely a labor of love and a means to do the Lord's work. For a group of Ohio cyclists, who spent Aug. 21 in Ewing, it's all in a day's pedaling. "Our group started in the late 1980s," said Dr. Ken Gifford, a retired pastor from Youngstown, Ohio. Originally known as the Pedaling Parsons, the group was comprised of Methodist church pastors "who shared a...
Growing up on a hill overlooking North Omaha during World War II, Mary Carpenter remembers the numerous vegetable plots, called victory gardens, that dotted her Florence neighborhood. “Everybody had one,” said Carpenter, the reporter’s mother-in-law. “We grew everything - asparagus, potatoes, tomatoes, black raspberries, pears, even grapes. That’s what fed us and supplemented our food.” Over the ensuing decades, many of those gardens disappeared as grocery stores started carrying seasonal produce year round. Yet 80 years later, everything...
Beginning Monday, April 11, the community is invited to Holy Week Services at the Ewing United Methodist-Presbyterian Church. Daily services will begin at noon, with lunch and fellowship to follow at 12:30. Pastor Mark Hoffman will speak on April 11; Jenelle Erb will speak April 12; Father John Norman, April 13; Wes Thompson, April 14 and Janene Reyolds, April 15. Hosts throughout the week include United Christian Women, Full Gospel Women, Church of Christ Women and Christian Mothers. For more information, contact lay minister, Janene...
Joyful fellowship. The two terms combine to set the ambiance for a longstanding Page tradition, the yearly women's salad supper. This year's supper, celebrated Dec. 1, at the Page United Methodist Church, featured candlelight and snowflakes, creating warmth and light, illuminating memories and creating new ones. Diane Heiss, a member of the supper's planning committee, said the tradition "starts the season off right." "I also liked it because daughters came with their moms and sometimes the...
Funeral services for Norma J. Napier, 92 of Ewing, will be Wednesday, May 5, at 10:30 a.m., at United Methodist-Presbyterian Church USA in Ewing, with Pastor John Petersen, officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 4, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Ewing City Cemetery in Ewing. Norma died Friday, April 30, 2021, at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh. Condolences may be directed to the family at...
The United Church Women will host a quilt show, Saturday, May 29, following the parade, at the Ewing United Methodist/Presbyterian Church. Individuals who would like to display a homemade quilt, or those seeking additional information, should contact Janell Hobbs at 402-626-7223 or Doris Ann Bollwitt at 402-626-7643. Organizers are seeking all quilts, with an emphasis on vintage and keepsake quilts. Prizes will be awarded....
