Aug. 16 Fun Run to Benefit DHS Volleyball: The Longhorn Stampede Color Run is set for Aug. 16. Runners and walkers are welcome. Come out and support the girl's volleyball team. Corporate sponsorships opportunities are available, too. For questions contact Kelli Kohout or Bethany Theis. Register online now. A free-will donation breakfast will be held at the community building that morning by the Dorchester Community Foundation Fund.
Rib Cook-Off Competition, Aug. 16: The Dorchester Community Foundation Fund and Dorchester American Legion Post 264 will host Dorchester's second-annual Rib Cook-Off Competition. In addition to a free-will donation breakfast buffet in the morning, the rib cook-off competition will be followed by a street dance featuring Hardwood Dash and DJ Chum in the evening. See more information at the Foundation Fund's Facebook page.
Husker Volleyball Players Coach Lady Longhorns: Husker volleyball players Andi Jackson and Olivia Mauch hosted a one-day camp with Dorchester Lady Longhorns earlier this month. Local photographer Sharon Axline caught all the action and posted photos online.
Cheer Finally Coming Back to DHS?: Dorchester High School has not had a cheerleading program since the early to mid-1990s. That's a shame. Now, the Times has received word that meetings have been held to gauge interest in resurrecting the cheer program at DHS. Stay tuned.
Robert Moser Passes at Age 89: Dorchester native and DHS alumnus Robert L. Moser, 89, passed on July 4 in Lincoln. Bob was born in Dorchester, Aug. 3, 1935, to Earl and Louise (Dainton) Moser and grew up on a farm near there. He attended White Cloud Country School and Dorchester High School and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in agricultural engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years, retiring as a commander. After retirement, he worked at TRW in the Washington, D.C., area. Bob and his wife, Alice, returned to Lincoln in 2018 after two decades in Pennsylvania. Read the full obituary.