The Peace United Church of Christ will be hosting the annual Christmas Cantata to help raise money for Monica Hansen.
The Cantata will be on December 11 at 5 p.m. followed by a soup dinner in the fellowship hall. A free will offering will be taken to help Monica Hansen with medical costs. People from all over the area are participating in the cantata including three current Neligh-Oakdale students with band director Nate Metchke and two chior alumni will be coming to join the Peace Chior for the cantata. John Ross is now a professional church musician in Lincoln. He will be accompanying the chior and singing a solo. Rev. Katie Miller, Associate Paster at First Central UCC in Omaha will be joinin and singing a solo as well. Both sang regualarly with the chior through their high school years and beyond and will now return to join their parents inthis year's presentation. The chior will be performing "Bethlehem's Light" by David Danner and Janet McMahan-Wilson. The public is asked to join in the celebration of Christ and also help support Monica in her fight against breast cancer. The season couldn't have started much better for the Elkhorn Valley wrestling squad.
The Falcons traveled to the High Plains Community Quadrangular to start the year and returned home with first place in the team standings. They started off the day with a win over Meridian, 66-6. They then took on Clarkson/Leigh and won in dominating fashion, 74-0. In their final dual of the day, the Falcons took down the host school in a tight showdown, winning 40-33. The team now takes time to rest before hitting the mat again Saturday when they travel to the Creighton invite. 2015-16 In Review
Record: 11-12 Top returning scorer: Hannah Ollendick Top returning rebounder: Hannah Ollendick Top returning assists: Hannah Ollendick 2016-17 season preview: Coach Brendan Dittmer returns a great deal of experience in 2016-17 after losing just one senior from last season. Sophomore Hannah Ollendick returns as the leader in nearly every major category for the Falcons. She averaged 11.9 points per game, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 3.8 steals per game in 2015-16. Fellow sophomores Amber Miller and Sierra Rystrom also return after posting 7.0 and 7.3 points per game last season, respectively. Elkhorn Valley hopes its vast experience equates to a strong season in 2016-17. Its first test will be December 2 when they take on Neligh-Oakdale. Coach: Brendan Dittmer Roster: 3. Bri Werner, Jr. 11. Kaylee Bacon, Fr. 13. Sadie Smutny, Fr. 13. Olivia Nall, Fr. 15. Haley Fleetwood, Fr. 15. Sierra Rystrom, So. 21. Amber Miller, So. 23. Jasmine Wiese, Jr. 25. Hannah Ollendick, So. 25. Alyssa Maughan, Fr. 31. Alyssa Rood, Sr. 35. Kirstyn Evans, Jr. 35. Elizabeth Osborn, Sr.. 41. Lexi King, Sr. 43. Shelby Cakebread, Sr. 45. Delilah Sierra, Jr. 55. Matty Boldt, Jr. Schedule 12/02/16 Neligh-Oakdale 12/06/16 Madison 12/09/16 Santee 12/10/16 CWC 12/13/16 @ EPPJ 12/16/16 @ Stuart 12/17/16 Plainview 12/28-29 Clearwater/Orchard Holiday Tournament 01/03/17 Wausa 01/07/17 @ West Holt 01/10/17 Ewing 01/13/17 @ Niobrara/Verdigre 01/14/17 @ Bloomfield 01/20/17 Creighton 01/21/17 @ Boyd County 01/24/17 Clearwater/Orchard 01/26/17 @ St. Edward 01/28-02/04 NVC Tournament 02/07/17 @ Central Valley 02/10/17 Humphrey St. Francis By Jaimie Schmitz
[email protected] Tilden will have a new downtown business soon — a business where no one gets paid. Some residents have been working hard to open a community run thrift shop. Theta Dame is a local pastor and started this idea. “Through visiting with people, I really believed this town needed a thrift store,” Dame explained. Dame then found the perfect building for the store. But knowing nothing about business, she reached out to Susan Fields, a member of Dame’s church. “I called her up and said, ‘So how do we do this’? And she kind of looked like, ‘What are you talking about?’ ” Dame remembered. “And I said, ‘The store. It’s for rent.’ And then she got excited.” The Tilden community has held a few meetings to discuss what is happening, what will happen, and what needs to happen. Slowly but surely, the New 2 U Community Thrift Store is starting to come together. “People just can’t wait for it to happen,” Fields said. “They just keep saying ‘Are you open yet? Are you open yet?’” Although board members are unsure how exactly this will come together, they trust that it will come together in the end. “I have no idea how this is going to work. I am not worried about it,” Dame said confidently. Dame’s faith in the project is reminiscent of Linda Kerkman’s when she began the process of opening the Bargain Box in Elgin. “You know it’s just wonderful to be able to do that and to know that this is a possibility in any little town,” Kerkman said. The Bargain Box opened in August of 2014. The store made thousands of dollars during the opening weekend alone, and the success has continued since then. “Since that time we have continued to be one of the hot spots in Elgin,” Kerkman said laughing. “We are right across from the grocery store and next to the bank, what more could you ask for.” Kerkman credits the success to the team of volunteers who help keep the store running smoothly. “In this establishment no one is paid,” Kerkman said. “All of the money goes back out to the charitable, good things.” Kerman said that the Bargain box is a win-win situation for the community. People have a place to bring their unwanted items, there is shopping at reasonable prices, and money goes back into the community and to those who need it. “You know they are putting funds here and there and really hope it works,” Kerkman said. “I just cant wait to talk to them in six months . . . I mean it just happens, and it just grows.” 2015-16 In Review
Record: 1-21 Top returning scorer: Tucker Hecht Top returning rebounder: Brayden Effle Top returning assists: Tucker Hecht 2016-17 season preview: The Falcons will hit the court in 2016-17 hoping for a marked improvement over last season. Coach Derric Werner fortunately returns a great deal of experience in 2016-17 after losing just one senior off of last season’s squad. Senior Tucker Hecht returns as the leading scorer and assist man for the Falcons after averaging 7.4 points per game and 2.5 assists per game in 2015-16. Fellow senior Koby Smith averaged 6.1 points per game while juniors Kalen Dittrich and Brayden Effle averaged 5.2 and 5.0 points per game, respectively. Effle was also a strong rebounder last season, averaging 5.5 per game. Hecht also was the top on-ball defender, averaging 2.2 steals a game in 2015-16. Elkhorn Valley look to get the season started strong when they take on Neligh-Oakdale on Friday, December 2. Coach: Derric Werner Roster: 1. Isaiah Greenhalgh, Jr. 2. Kalen Dittrich, Jr. 3. Brayden Effle, Jr. 4. Julio Sierra, So. 5. Tucker Hecht, Sr. 10. Austin Miller, Sr. 11. Travis Fleetwood, Sr. 12. Koby Smith, Sr. 13. PJ Miguelino, Jr. 14. Dalton Smutny, Jr. 15. Brandon Evans, Fr. 20. Josiah Wriedt, Fr. Schedule 12/02/16 Neligh-Oakdale 12/06/16 Madison 12/09/16 Santee 12/10/16 CWC 12/13/16 @ EPPJ 12/16/16 @ Stuart 12/17/16 Plainview 12/28-29 Clearwater/Orchard Holiday Tournament 01/03/17 Wausa 01/07/17 @ West Holt 01/10/17 Ewing 01/13/17 @ Niobrara/Verdigre 01/14/17 @ Bloomfield 01/20/17 Creighton 01/21/17 @ Boyd County 01/24/17 Clearwater/Orchard 01/28-02/04 NVC Tournament 02/07/17 @ Central Valley 02/11/17 St. Edward 02/17/17 @ Osmond 2015-16 In Review
State qualifiers: Dillon Stewart, Alex Martinez, Darren Stewart, Josh McFarland, Quin Smith, Noah Rutjens, Chris Peterson 2016-17 season preview: The Falcons enter 2016-17 as one of the most experienced wrestling squads in the area, returning four state qualifiers from the third-place Class D squad in the 2015-16 season. Dillon Stewart, Darren Stewart, Alex Martinez and Josh McFarland all made the trip to Omaha last season and hope to lead the team to another top-three finish at the state meet. To do so, they will need to fill in the gaps left by graduation, especially in the middle to heavy weight classes. All four returning qualifiers wrestled at 138 or lighter last season. Elkhorn Valley takes to the mat for the first time in 2016-17 when it travels to the Meridian Quadrangular on Thursday, December 1. Coach: Joey Tegler Roster: Xavier Antuna Chay Faulkner Shawn Klinetobe Alex Martinez Josh McFarland Tyler Miller Eric Mucker Riley Nall Ezequiel Pena Mitchell Peterson Brock Schaecher Darren Stewart Dillon Stewart Prestin Vondra Christian Yaw Schedule 12/01/16 Meridian Quad 12/01/16 High Plains Community Quad 12/01/16 Clarkson-Leigh Quad 12/03/16 Creighton Invite 12/10/16 Osceola Invite 12/16/16 Platteview Invite 01/05/17 Osmond Triangular 01/05/17 Clearwater-Orchard Triangular 01/07/17 Central City Wrestling Invite 01/14/17 Battle Creek Invite 01/19/17 Central Valley Quad 01/19/17 Wood River 01/19/17 Burwell Quad 01/21/17 Neligh-Oakdale 01/28/17 Boone Central Invite 02/02/17 NVC 02/03/17 Clearwater-Orchard Invitational Elkhorn Valley's one-act season came to an end Tuesday during the Class C2-3 district.
The Falcons finished eighth in competition with Hartington claiming the championship and qualifying for state. Top acting awards for Elkhorn Valley went to Kaitlin Fleetwood, P.J. Miguelino and Parker Klein. Jaimie Schmitz [email protected] Tilden will have a new down town business soon. But it’s a business where no one gets paid. Some residents have been working hard to open a community run thrift shop. Theta Dame is a local pastor and started this idea. “Through visiting with people, I really believed this town needed a thrift store,” Dame said. Dame then found the perfect building for the store. But knowing nothing about business, she reached out to Susan Fields who attended her church. “So I called her up and said so how do we do this and she kinda looked like what are you talking about?” Dame remembered. “And I said the store, its for rent. And then she got excited.” The Tilden community has held a few meetings to discuss what is happening, what will happen, and what needs to happen. Slowly but surely, the New 2 U Community Thrift Store is starting to come together for the thrift shop. “People just cant wait for it to happen,” Fields said. “They just keep saying ‘Are you open yet? Are you open yet?’” Although they are unsure how exactly this will come together, they are just trusting that it will. “And I have no idea how this is going to work,” Dame said confidently. “I am not worried about it.” The trusting attitude is the exact same as Linda Kerkman when she began the process of opening the Bargain Box in Elgin. “You know it’s just wonderful to be able to do that and to know that this is a possibility in any little town,” Kerkman said. The Bargain Box opened in August of 2014. The store made thousands of dollars during the opening weekend alone, and the success has continued since then. “So since that time we have continued to be one of the hot spots in Elgin I think,” she said laughing. “We are right across from the grocery store and next to the bank, what more could you ask for.” Kerkman credits the success to the team of volunteers that help keep the store running smoothly. “In this establishment no one is paid,” Kerkman said. “All of the money goes back out to the charitable, good things.” Kerman said that the Bargain box is a win-win situation for the community. People have a place to bring their unwanted items, there is shopping at reasonable prices, and money goes back into the community and to those who need it. “You know they are putting funds here and there and really hope it works,” Kerkman said. “I just cant wait to talk to them in six months and they go ‘ya.” I mean it just happens, and it just grows.” The Elkhorn Valley art students did their part in adding some holiday cheer to downtown Tilden on November 22.
The students, grades eight through 12, painted windows at various downtown businesses with Christmas-themed scenes. Led by Rebecca Munson, the students take part in the painting each year, a high point for the students. Parker Klein and Audrey Chvala created their JOY painting at Dr. Crabb's Office. Kaylee Bacon and Alyssa Maughan painted Snoopy and Tweety at Thriftway. Billie Werner, Ben Wilcox and Trevin Hanson imagined a tropical Christmas with a Surfing Santa. Ruth Vigil and Jacob Cleveland spruced up JB Mart windows with some Grinch characters. Chay Faulkner and Kaylee Bacon created a sledding Sylvester helping with the delivery of Christmas Goodies. Tilden residents are encouraged to give the gift of life this holiday season by donating blood Monday, Nov. 28, at Elkhorn Valley.
The bloodmobile will be from 12:30-6:30 p.m. |
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