Retirement, auction at Columbus Planing Mill signals end
Bob Lund announces retirement and closeout auction at the Columbus Planing Mill. A longtime leader since 1928, Lund says no buyer emerged to keep the business going as a going concern. Auction features lumber molding doors windows and frames.
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Bob Lund
Columbus
Lund
A. Lutz Company
Reece Wooden Sole Shoe Company
Big Mills
Mrs. Lund
Rich Gaver
Senate would expand tax breaks for housing
The Senate votes to extend the $2,000 tax credit for new homes under construction before Thursday. The plan would allow buyers of such homes to claim 3 percent of cost, up to $2,000, for homes built between March 26 and June 19.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Ford
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
Sedlak’s barbecue craft feeds thousands at St Isidore feast
Joe Sedlak, a Nebraska pit master with 30 years in the business, plans a St. Isidore Church barbecue to feed about 3000. He builds 12 by 8 by 4 foot pits, uses 25 gallons of sauce, and covers meat with dirt to pressure cook for days. He also roasts turkey with the beef, works by phone when traveling, and has organized large feeds across Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota.
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Joe Sedlak
On St. Isidore Church
Sedlak
Shelby
Joe Sedak
St. Isidore
Harvest Under Way in Kansas Amid Weather Relief
Good weather allowed full scale wheat harvesting in southern Kansas and limited cutting as far north as Barton County. Yields vary with 20 to 25 bushels per acre in rain impacted areas while other fields reach 30 to 35 bushels. Officials note southeast Kansas faces standing water delaying start until next week.
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Great Bend
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Barton County
State Harvest Control Office
Cowley County
Grant County
Oklahoma
Jim Jay
Jay
Local readings and sunrises for weekend and week
Local readings show 79 at midnight 88 high Friday 98 high year ago 72 low year ago. Sunrise Sunday 5 54 AM sunset Sunday 5 55 PM Sunrise Monday 9 09 AM sunset Monday.
Teeners Plan Lake North Cleanup Campaign
Four youths led by 14 year old Kris Brestel organize a Lake North cleanup in Manicouagan Quebec with police support and public posters. The effort aims to reduce park debris and keep the Loup area open. Dwayne Smith endorses the twofold plan and provides disposal trucks for the effort.
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Lake North
Kris Brestel
Kris
Nancy Greenfield
Kelli Harris
Karla Swartz
Nancy
Karla
Kelli
Dwayne Smith
Loup
Chris
Weather outlook for Nebraska midweek storms and warm highs
The extended Nebraska outlook through Monday to Wednesday calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms. Lows range from the mid to upper 50s in the west to the upper 60s in the east, with highs from the mid 80s to mid 90s.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Scheidegger Family Keeps Busy With Three Little League Sons
The Sam Scheidegger family stars in Columbus Little League with three of four boys playing across three leagues. Dad coach Craig and Mike 14 and Brad 9 juggle early meals around 4:30 and 6 p.m. games from May to July while Steve 5 and mom attend all games.
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Deb Gondringer
Sam _ Scheidegger
Scheidegger
Columbus
Mike
Rams
Craig
Cardinals
Brad
Falcons
Son Craig
Steve
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Isidore
Ron Miksch
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Brushland
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Banque Canadienne Nationale
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