March 2022

Lourdes Track and Field

Front row, from left, are Coach Jim Thurman, Coach Michael Parde, Elizabeth Heng, Bayley Allgood, Xavier Gomez, Beau Lee, Xander Monson; second row: Citlali Rodriguez, Evie Madison, Joey Poon, Sofia Fulton, Kassidy Olson, Aspen Meyer, Rylan Esser, Andrew Bakula; third row: Izzy Fulton, Kadence White, Cora Krog, Jenna Box, Jagar Haag, Ben Chance, Sage McLaren, Robert Honeysuckle; fourth row: Lucy Bruggeman, Eloise Gay, Lauren Benedict, Lupita Martinez, Sarah Gygi, Addy Griepenstroh, Gabe Baxa and Blue Oggs. Not pictured are Coach John Lenhart, Coach Tommie Lenhart, Ella Welsh, Ava Buggi, Zoe Geneski and Levi Anthens. Photo by Tonya Ottemann

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Pioneers blank Elkhorn, look for more offense

Nebraska City picked up another shut-out win on the pitch on Thursday, March 24, as the Pioneer boys’ soccer squad blanked Elkhorn, 2-0. Vance Weninger scored the first goal halfway through the first half and Octavio Lopez scored late in the second half on what Nebraska CIty Coach Jessica Rice described as a “beautiful shot from 25 yards out.” Mikah Ruiz picked up four saves in goal for the Pioneers.

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Eldora Lena (Damme) Wellensiek

Eldora Lena (Damme) Wellensiek, 100, of Adams, Nebraska, formerly of Tecumseh, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Gold Crest Nursing Home in Adams. Eldora was born on July 17, 1921 and raised on a farm south of Cook, Nebraska. She was the fourth child of Julius and Emma (Niebrugge) Damme. Eldora was baptized August 31, 1921 and later confirmed at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (Osage). She attended District #21 Stony Point School through the 8th grade. Eldora then helped on the farm and worked in Cook for Elvo Pratt’s Grocery Store and Produce. She married Harold Wellensiek on September 20, 1946 at the Osage Church. The couple made their home in Tecumseh where they lived their entire life.

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The buzz about bees

Warm weather and extra hours of sunlight spark flowering trees and plants to bloom anew. This is the time of year when the air is sweet with the aroma of blossoms and the familiar hum of insects can be heard all around.

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