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There will be plenty of memories stored from a great graduation weekend as all three local schools held their graduation festivities. For some like Amanda Carlson (top left) the day was an opportunity to address her fellow Nebraska Christian classmates. It was the same for Hailey Lindburg (top right) as she was able to deliver her valedictorian address to the Class of 2023 at High Plains. For other students the day didn’t mean walking to the stage to deliver a speech, but it did present an opportunity to walk across the stage to accept their diploma in front of family and friends. For Cole Brandes (bottom photo) there was plenty of family cheering him on including his grandparents Sharon and Roger Brandes.

If you need some tips on how to invest perhaps look no further than Central City Middles School where (left to right) Elise Bearnes, Braiden Williams-Varley and Dominic Howells were recently honored as champions of the Stock Market Game defeating 64 other middle school teams. The trio earned the victory by earning $8,569 on their hypothetical $100,000 investment in just one semester.

A Spirea for Every Landscape For 2023, the National Garden Bureau’s shrub of the year is Spirea, which unfortunately often gets overlooked during the spring buying-rush as old-fashioned and uninteresting. In reality, spireas are tough, easy-to-grow shrubs and a workhorse in modern landscapes.

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High school graduation is a momentous event in the life of a teenager. It signifies the end of one chapter and the beginning of another, often filled with a mixture of anticipation, excitement, and even a touch of anxiety. This past weekend Nebraska Christian kicked off the local graduation weekend and High Plains Community soon held their own commencement ceremony. Central City Public Schools held their festivities on Sunday and the graduation marked the first to be held in the Bison Activity Dome.

Hello Nebraska, I am sure you are very aware of the events that occurred on the first weekend of May. If, however, you did not turn on the news, King Charles the Third was crowned the King of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealths, on Saturday May 6th, 2023. A historical event that won’t be repeated until Prince William takes the throne.