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Come ‘Home for the Holidays’ with Nov. 25 festival

Get your jingle bells ready, and deck your halls. The Christmas season in Seward officially kicks off Nov. 25 with Seward’s annual Christmas Festival. In its 13th year, the festival will …

FFA decks the Halls

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Seward's Emme Brauer, left, and Kennedy Limback return a serve against Elkhorn North in first round action at the state volleyball tournament in Lincoln Nov 1.

Bluejays bow out of tournament early

The 2023 season came to an end last week, but it wasn’t the ending the Seward volleyball team had hoped for, despite seeing its libero reach a milestone. The Bluejays opened the Class B …
Malcolm's Cole Tiedeman plants as the Fillmore Central ballcarrier cuts back Nov. 3.

Clipper football falls in C2 quarterfinals

Giving the ball away to good teams is no recipe for success. On the road against undefeated Fillmore Central in a Nov. 3 quarterfinal game, seven turnovers did in No. 5 Malcolm. The …

Wilkie finishes career at state meet

While every cross country meet is unique and each course has its own idiosyncrasies, the state championships in Kearney are a whole other animal. The crowds are big and loud. The course is hilly and …
Josie Butzke, Centennial

Broncos have tough day at state cross country

Oct. 20 was a rough day for the Centennial cross country team. The day started off well for the Broncos but took an unfortunate turn. “The girls’ race started off good,” Coach …
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Celebrations
Birthdays
Ruth Reiling of Seward will celebrate her 90th birthday early next month. She was born Dec. 5, 1933, in York. To help her celebrate, her daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren …
Roger Glawatz, former Seward mayor, of Lincoln, will celebrate his 80th birthday Friday, Dec. 1. To help him celebrate, cards may be sent to him C/O Matt Glawatz, 5900 S. 72nd St., Lincoln, NE …
Births
Elaine “Lainey” Margaret Lechtenberg was born Oct. 19, 2023, to Nathan Lechtenberg and Grace (Halder) Lechtenberg, of Fort Calhoun, at Methodist Fremont Health in Fremont. She …
Hudson Luke Ahrens was born June 8, 2023, to Lucas and Audrey (Miller) Ahrens of Seward. He weighed 8 lbs, 9.5 oz. And was 20.5 inches long and was born at Memorial Hospital in Seward. His …
Anniversaries
Ray and Jane Kenney of Seward will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this week. They were married Sept. 29, 1973, in Friend. Their family members include children, Chris (Amanda) …
Dave and Karen Martens of Seward will celebrate their 50th anniversary this week. They were married Sept. 22, 1973, at First Lutheran Church in Kingsley, lowa.  Their family members include …
Weddings
Amanda Pohlman of Omaha and Grant Biggs of Seward were married Aug. 26 at Christ The King Catholic Church in Omaha. The bride’s parents are Brent and Michele Pohlman of Omaha and the …
Marissa O’Grady and Joe Gremel, both of Lincoln, were married Dec. 10, 2022, at 1316 Jones St. in Omaha. The officiant was the Rev. Scott Bruick. O’Grady’s parents are Joe and …
Engagements
Heidi Weber and Josh Johnson, both of Seward, are to be married June 10 at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward. The bride’s parents are Jim and Connie Weber of Seward and parents of the …