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Qualifying for the Nebraska State Track & Field meet from Humphrey St. Francis are, front row, left to right, Lillie Beltz, Alexis Kuchar and Jayda Krings. Back row, Emerson Krings, Isabel Preister, Whitney Wegener and Kali Jarosz. Democrat photo

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The America Red Cross held a blood drive May 8 for the Espiritu and Coble families. Deco Espiritu and Riggs Coble, preschoolers at Platte Center Elementary School, have acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pictured are Carlos Espiritu, Karla Espiritu, Karina Espiritu, JenCarlos Espiritu, Joaquin Espiritu and Jessica Coble. In the front are Deco and Riggs. Democrat photos

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The demolition of the Humphrey swimming pool was completed last week by Bygland Dirt Contracting Inc., of Albion. Democrat photos

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The bathhouse was knocked down June 1, followed by the rest of the pool.

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Removing the metal and rebar was the biggest challenge of removing the pool.

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The pool, once one of the most popular places in Humphrey, deteriorated over the years, and there are plans for a new pool.

And the walls came crumblin’ down

Humphrey's pool was demolished last week to make room for fire station

In a few minutes the building started to crumble.

In a few hours it was almost completely gone.

In a few days there was nothing left but piles of concrete, rebar, metal and dirt.

The Humphrey swimming pool, a local landmark, is gone.

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