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In a touching and spirited evening last Friday, the Central City FFA chapter gathered in the Merrick County 4-H Building for their annual banquet, a celebration packed with emotion, pride, and community support. The event, marked by moments of joy and poignant goodbyes, saw a very large crowd cheering for the achievements of these young leaders, particularly the senior members who retired their iconic FFA jackets in a ceremony filled with gratitude and reflections.

On April 12, 2024, Cornerstone Bank in Central City marked a significant chapter as Kathy Fuehrer, a dedicated member of their team, retired after 34 years. The bank community gathered last Friday to honor her service and contributions.

Jane Goodall once said, “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Living up to these words, Central City native Addie Graham-Kramer is making significant strides with her Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based company. As the CEO and co-founder of The Event Company, an internationally recognized, award-winning event design and production company, she specializes in corporate, social, and non-profit events. Over the past decade, her all-female team has planned and designed over 450 events across 22 states, showing no signs of slowing down.

Last Friday at The Collective in Central City, Norm Krug introduced Senator Pete Ricketts to an eager audience. Krug praised Ricketts for his commitment to rural Nebraskan values and his proactive stance in protecting these interests in Washington, D.C.

ELEMENTARY Thur., Apr. 18: Breakfast: Waffle, peaches.

Activity Report 04/08/24-04/14/24 Monday, April 8 Officer responded to a citizen assist in the 1200 block of 16th Street, Situation resolved. Officer responded to a criminal mischief complaint in the 900 block of 17th Avenue, disposition unknown.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Central City will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary as a congregation on Sunday, April 21 at the 10:30 a.m.

Middle School Third Quarter Honor Roll (3.68+ GPA) Kali Birnie, Gabrielle Bonnes, Brielle Edson, Noah Faeh, Baron Falk, Adeline Hunnicutt, Annalise Kitt, Kaley Krug, Ava Merchant, Grace Nokelby, Piper Norris, Emily Perry, Elise Rathjen, Kyla Rexilius, Katie Sidak, Kaity Berck, Ella Birnie, Chaz Boeder, Jonathan Garcia, Kinley Macken, McKinley Mankin,Adelain Mankin, Bethany Needham, Selah Perdew, Caleb Peters, Taylor Rexilius, Cora Sanborn, Sophia Vasquez Third Quarter Honorable Mention (3.33-3.67 GPA) Wudi Chen, Silas Johansen, Anisha McCray-Luce, Trev McHargue, Addie Paschke, Tucker Schreiber, Mack Seip, Samuel Swanson, Eleanor Hixson, Alivia Morris, Caleb Paul, Ali Williams, Emma Zanger High School Third Quarter Honor Roll (3.68+ GPA) Drew Bailey, Graci Boersen, Ali Bruning, Adam Carlson, Caitlin Chiles, Ngoc (Sam) Duong, Gavin Falk, Rachel Hale, Presilia Mbutshitshi, Kylie Merchant, Richie Musgrave, Gracie Musgrave, Amanda Needham, Minh (Ryan) Nguyen, Mallory Paul, Micah Perdew, Hope Seip, Julie Sidak, Grace Strong, Hannah Swanson, Kailai (Max) Ye, CanRan (Mabel) Yin, Isabelle Brumbaugh, Noah Fischer, Joshua Green, Oliver Herman, Ah-Rim Lee, Liliana Macken, Zander Merchant, Sidonie (Amanda) Mulumba, Volynn Wall, Eric Wu, Abby Young, Ava Brumbaugh, Sheridan Falk, Everett Hunnicutt, Julia Merchant, Reagan Norris, Alyssa Paul, Taytum Perdew, Hananiah Peters, Emma Rathjen, Cal Seip, Cara Sidak, Jacob Swanson, Lan Vo, Devin Wall,Abby Berck, David Chiles, Ben Garcia, Quentin Herman, Leslie Hickey, Matthew Needham, Alexis Perry, Haddie Rankin, Kadeya Sanborn, Yihan (Hannah) Wang, Micaiah Wheeler Third Quarter Honorable Mention (3.33-3.67 GPA ) Josh Brock, Yuhan (Cyan) Deng, Justin Maberry, Christian Strobel, Bryan Afata, Hoyeung (Iven) Chen, Jonah Green, Gracie Hackel, Carly Halbgewachs, Yueer (Joel) Huang, Eden Selden-Berger, Yunpeng (Frank) Zhang, Rebeca Htoo, Lydia McKinney, Will Poland, Titus Birnie, Orinda Cortese, Luke Powell.