Laurel Advocate

LAUREL – The Laurel-Concord- Coleridge School board would like to be more engaged with the communities it serves.

ATLANTA – Four Laurel-Concord-Coleridge students recently attended the SkillsUSA Championship.

HOMER – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge sent 18 cross country runners to the Tri State District Camp.

LAUREL – Building Blocks Early Childhood and Family Development Center held its groundbreaking ceremony July 16 at the facility’s 308 Lonsdale Street construction site.

HASTINGS – The Laurel 14-andunder girls softball team had to do it the hard way, but they worked their way through the loser’s bracket to claim the Class D State title here Sunday.

The month of July began with an Allied offensive in the South Pacific. At the same time, the Soviets and the Germans were engaged in what was said to be the world’s largest tank battle. More than 1000 Soviet tanks engaged 1000 German tanks near the Russian city of Kursk. The result was a stunning German defeat and a major turning point in the war.

Area 4H groups have been chipping in to help get the buildings and grounds at the Cedar County Fairgrounds ready for this week’s fair. The Laurel Bit and Bridle Club was in charge of the horse barn. Lots of elbow grease and hard work went into to all areasofthebarntomakeitready for the horses. (above) Stella Graham and Elle White clean up oneofthestallsinthehorsebarn. (far left) Weston White pushes the wheelbarrow back for more clean up in the horse barn. (left) Brock Pinkelman helps get the facility ready.

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July 3, 1904

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s Poultry Photo Contest is currently accepting entries from poultry-raising 4-H and FFA members.

July 9, 2009

YANKTON, S.D. – A support group for people with restless legs syndrome will meet in Yankton.

July 9, 2014

HARTINGTON – Candidates are still needed for several area village board positions.

July 10, 1969

Area residents flocked to the Dixon County Fairovertheweekend.TheFairstartedFriday and wraps up Wednesday night. (right) Alex Uthof of Ponca, Brooke Hansen of Laurel, and Maya Brummels of Coleridge, wait with their cattle for the showmanship portion of theopencattleshowtobegin Sunday.(below) Onedrivergetsalittlehelpfromatrackofficial during the Power Wheels demolition derby Saturday. (middle, right) Naomi Badley, 8, Laurel, snuggles with a baby pig in the petting zoo Saturday. (bottom, left) Brooke Hansen, Laurel, leads her animal at Sunday’s Dixon County Fair open class show.

LINCOLN – The former city clerk in Ponca now stands charged with three criminal offenses for allegedly destroying several years worth of the city’s financial records just prior to her dismissal 16 months ago.

July 11, 1984

Shortage of men causes problems for farmers, and area women