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Riggs Coble and Deco Espiritu, Platte Center preschoolers, are battling leukemia. A Red Cross blood drive will be held May 8 in their honor at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. Courtesy photo

Port buddies
Some friendships run a little deeper than others. Although Riggs Coble and Deco Espiritu don’t fully understand what they are going through, they know they are buddies — port buddies. The two preschoolers at Platte Center Elementary School have...
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Emerson Krings, a senior at Humphrey St. Francis, signed a letter of intent last week for track at Southeast Community College. The SCC track team and Coach Phillip Duncan welcomed Emerson to his signing. Pictured, front row, left to right, are his mother, Ashley Krings, and Emerson. Back row, Emerson’s father Steve Krings, and SCC coach Duncan. Courtesy photo

Emerson Krings heading to SCC for track
Emerson Krings is heading to Southeast Community College. He earned the Walter Scott Pathway Scholarship, and will be in the auto collision repair program at SCC Milford. He also will be a member of the track team, which is based out of the Lincoln...
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St. Francis made itself at home, winning the Flyers Invitational Thursday. Pictured, left to right, are Tyson Wietfeld, Carson Wessel, Matthew Brockhaus, Andrew Kosch, Jacob Keller, Wyatt Brandl and Jett Dunn. Courtesy photo

Flyers win home invite
The St. Francis golf team participated in its own invite Thursday held at Steepleview Golf Course. Under windy conditions the Flyers were able to shoot a team score of 371 to finish 3 strokes ahead of Howells-Dodge and finish 1st overall in the 10-...
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St. Francis students celebrated the start of Lent last week. Pictured, left to right, are Brantley Reigle, Blaise Braun and Hartley Werner. Courtesy photos

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Fourth-graders drew pictures to celebrate Lent.

St. Francis celebrates Lent

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 4:00am

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, which is a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in preparation for Easter.

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Lindsay Holy Family eighth-graders placed second Saturday in the Destination Imagination Challenges in the “Far Fetched Scientific.” Members are, left to right, Karly Korth, Hayden Beller, Katie Preister and Paisley Weeder. Not pictured is team manager Norma Preister. Courtesy photo

Holy Family 8th graders on to state Destination Imagination

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 4:00am

The Lindsay Holy Family eight-grade team placed second Saturday at the Challenge Experience at Alfonza W. Davis Middle School in Omaha in the category of “Far Fetched Scientific.”

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