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While it is a relatively drought-tolerant forage, alfalfa does not have specific growth stages when it is less sensitive to water stress. If water is not available, the plant will slow or stop growing and go dormant. Then, when water becomes available, growth resumes. Dormant plants can be harvested or grazed with relative safety, but many not be worth the time or cost.

CREIGHTON - Despite owning an automatic berth to this weekend’s Nebraska Class C Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament as the host, the Hartington Post 4 American Legion Juniors are making a bid to get there with the Class C Area 1 championship trophy in tow.

NELIGH - The Hartington Pony League 14U baseball team completed an undefeated march through the regular season and tournament of the Quad County League here with a come-from-behind walk-off thriller in the finals over Neligh 4-3.

The wind up

BLAIR – The Hartington Dolphins continued a very successful summer with its biggest win of the season , scoring 513.5 team points in the Blair Invitational to out distance the North Bend Sharks by nearly 200 points.

The Hartington Pony team won the conference tournament to finish out the season in style. Team members include: (back) Coach Cale Haberer, Grady Haberer, Hudson Dendinger, Micah Cattau, Teyton Dendinger, Marek Heimes, Hudson Whitmire, Asst. Coach Trent Jansen. (front) Cody Edwards, Cooper Hochstein, Dawson Dresden, Rylan Fischer, Abram Steffen, Blake Bensen and Keaton Keiser.

ACTIVITIES Wednesday, July 17: Catholic Communal Services, Garden Club, Current Events, Open Centers, Puzzle Time.

TABOR, S.D. – The Wynot Expos hit the road for three games in South Central South Dakota Amateur Baseball Action over the past week.

Class of 1974

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.

RANDOLPH – The public will be able to hear more about proposed school improvements that will most likely be put forth in a bond issue.

‘Deserving’ recognition given to award winners

HARTINGTON – A Norfolk lawyer has been appointed as the new Cedar County attorney.

75 Years Ago - July 21, 1949 RANDOLPH – M.M. Bowles, owner and manager of the Bowles Drug store here for the past 28 yeas, has sold the business to Vincent D. Hartz, young pharmacist, who comes here from Coda. Mr. Hartz took possession of his new business this week, and inventory was counted Tuesday, and the doors were opened for business on Wednesday. The new owner is a graduate of the college of pharmacy of the University of Nebraska. He served 45 months in the army in World War II with overseas duty in the European theater. He was pharmacist for a Revenant (Nebr.) firm for one year, and the past two years has been associated with Ford’s Pharmacy at Coda. Mr. Hartz is married and has two children, Kay and Joe.