Laurel Advocate

LAUREL – Final preparations are underway for Laurel’s big holiday celebration.

BELDEN – Candi Stines looks around her new business and all she sees is eye candy from her handwelded custom creations to the shine of jewelry that catches the light.

HARTINGTON – Laurel native Jamy McCoy will take over as the grounds superintendent at the Hartington Golf Club effective the first day of 2024.

LAUREL – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge head coach Marcus Messersmith welcomed three returning starters to practice when he rolled out the first ball a couple of weeks ago for the Lady Bears.

LAUREL – Seven seniors hit the court for Todd Erwin’s first practice for the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge boys basketball team this season, along with eight returning letter winners.

Members of the LCC boys basketball team

LAUREL – The City of Laurel is pursuing a well project as it continues to look into potential options to improve the community’s drinking water supply.    false

LAUREL – Abby Tasler hopes last week’s first place showing at conference one-act play production sets the stage for more accolades to come.

LAUREL – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School is one of eight schools considering a conference realignment for athletics and activities.

HARTINGTON – Work at Cedar County’s new emergency communications tower site will not be completely finished this year.

LINCOLN – Backers of a novel state “consumption” tax predicted Monday that a ballot initiative to adopt it would pass if it gathers enough signatures to qualify for the 2024 ballot.   false

ACTIVITIES: Wednesday, Nov. 8: Catholic Communion, Beach Ball Fun, Linen Helpers, Open Centers, Card Club, Social Time.

LAUREL – Area residents are invited to attend a community Veterans Day program Friday at 9 a.m. at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School.   false

LAUREL – The beginning of this school year brought much excitement as the new Laurel-Concord- Coleridge School became operational and functional for students and staff.   false

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CONCORD – The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Haskell Ag Lab will be hosting Winter Fest, a fun and educational winter workshop for adults and youth on Saturday, Dec. 2.

MARTINSBURG – The LWML Wayne Zone Fall Rally was held on Oct. 24 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Martinsburg.

Nov. 13, 1958

Oct. 30, 1908

LAUREL – To go the distance on or off the court, field, mat or track, you need someone to run interference – to clear the way.

Joel (Joey) Johnson got some help to bring in the harvest from friends, family and a national farm group last week. Johnson was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on his spine approximately four months ago. He underwent surgery and spent two months in an Omaha hospital. After spending some time at home, he and his wife, Angela, are now in Boston where Joey will receive radiation treatments for the next two months. Farm Rescue volunteer Dave Parker, Jayden Pick, Jerry Johnson and Farm Rescue volunteer Lance Wach (left) stand beside the Farm Rescue semi brought in to help with the Johnson harvest.