Friday, May 30, 2008

News Briefs: School Clean-Up Complete

  • Clean-Up From Old School Complete: Now that the debris from the 1927 school building has been cleared from the site, construction on the elementary classrooms can begin. The 2008-09 school year is expected to start around Sept. 10 in the new 33,500 square foot addition, which will feature both elementary and high school classrooms, a multi-purpose room with stage, library and administrative offices. Photos of Ayars & Ayars' work on the renovation can be found on the company's site by clicking here. However, no new photos have been added in recent weeks.

  • KETV Features Farmers Co-op: Omaha news crews were in town earlier this week, as KETV in Omaha reported on the rising cost of agricultural inputs, such as fuel and fertilizer. In one year, seed prices have doubled, diesel prices have jumped by $2 and fertilizer prices have tripled, according to KETV's report. Featured in KETV's story was an interview with Dorchester's Farmers Cooperative manager Ron Velder. Velder said the co-op's diesel fuel expenses are $600,000 higher compared to last year. Video of the segment can be viewed on KETV's Web site.

  • Two DHS Hoopsters On All-Nebraska Teams: Two Lady Longhorns are playing summer basketball for statewide elite teams this summer. DHS' Molly Pracheil is a member of the Cornhusker Shooting Stars Regional 17 & under team, while Karmen Lawver is on the roster of the CSS Regional 15 & under team. Many of the summer teams already have begun their seasons. We wish both Molly and Karmen successful summer seasons.

  • Storm Packs Punch, Little Rain: Despite the howling -- and, in some cases, damaging -- winds of Thursday's storms, the Dorchester area received little precipitation. Totals from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment & Information Network (RAIN), Dorchester area total ranged from 0.35" to 0.28".

7 comments:

  1. Ron Velder gives good "sound bite." I went to school with Steve Wiese who is interviewed in the story. Too bad Channel 7 kept mispronouncing his name.

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  2. Nice job, Molly and Karmen. You guys rock!!!!!!!!!

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  3. I see Ford motors is sending another 4,500 jobs to Mexico. Can we send Farmland there too?

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  4. Anonymous:

    Please keep your comments germane to the story topics.

    Thank you.

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  5. I think Meredith Behrens also made the Shooting Stars team in Lincoln, so congratulations to her too!

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  6. If we failed to mention any other DHS athletes, we apologize.

    Our information came from a report last week in the Omaha World Herald.

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  7. Meredith Behrens did make the Cornhusker Shooting Stars 7/8th Regional Team. I can't wait to watch the Dorchester girls basketball team this school year. I believe that the fans will be in for quite a treat. Go Lady Longhorns!

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