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Church Calendar

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Monday, October 30, 2023

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Confessions, 10:30 a.m. Mass. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Adult and Children Sunday School classes - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship 11:00 a.m., 2nd Sunday - 12:00 Fellowship Dinner - open to the community. MULLEN METHODIST CHURCH 11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship.

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Looking Back

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Monday, October 30, 2023

1 YEAR AGO - 2022 Birth: Eleanor Dawn to Brad and Sidney Allard 5 YEARS AGO - 2018 The Corner Boutique opens Births: Doris Mariann to Cord and Michelle Boland, Josephine Renee to Will and Ariel Neumeyer 10 YEARS AGO - 2013 Obituary: Judy Russell 25 YEARS AGO - 1998 New Arrival: Lauren Lynn to...

The Hooker County Library Story Hour Halloween party was held last Wednesday, Oct. 25. Pictured l-r: Kyla Crisp, Addison Mundorf, Ryhme Pettit, Ryann Walz, Quinley Schmid, Johnny Phillips, Clay Cribelli, Sybi Cribelli. Heather Phillips

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Halloween celebrated at Story Hour

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Monday, October 30, 2023

Mobile food pantry to be Saturday

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Monday, October 30, 2023

A drive through mobile food pantry will be in Mullen on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9-11:00 a.m. at the Hooker County Fairgrounds. Everyone is welcome - no documentation needed. Call the Mullen Assembly of God at 308-546-2253 with any questions. This event is sponsored by Food Bank for the Heartland.

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‘Steel Magnolias’ to be in North Platte

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Monday, October 30, 2023

The North Platte Community College Theater Department will join forces with the North Platte Community Playhouse to present “Steel Magnolias” Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19. Showtimes will be 7:30 p.m. CT Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. CT Sundays.

The record-breaking attendance number at a women’s volleyball game illuminates the sky above Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Aug. 30. Fantasy Drone Shows didn’t know the final attendance number until an hour before launch, but “luckily, programming just a number is pretty easy,” said Scott Buss, the lead designer at the company. courtesy of Don Wisnieski

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The secret behind Memorial Stadium’s recent drone shows

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Monday, October 23, 2023

They knew the recordbreaking attendance number before the rest of the world. The iconic attendance Stadium on the night of Aug. 30 was the work of Fantasy Drone Shows, a Norfolk-based aerial entertainment company.

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‘The Queen’s Gambit’ to be discussed

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Monday, October 23, 2023

The Mullen Book Club is currently reading “The Queen’s Gambit” by Walter Tevis to discuss on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 6:00 p.m. at the Mullen Arts Center. Copies of the book are available at the Hooker County Library. Read it and come join the discussion!

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Notes from the Central Sandhills Area Extension Office

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Thedford – Here are a few updates from your Nebraska Extension office serving Blaine, Thomas, Hooker and Grant counties. 4-H Enrollment - Enrollment is open! Starting in the 2023-2024 program year, project selection is now optional.

Della Haesler in 2008. courtesy photo

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Haesler a Mullen resident for 4 years

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Monday, October 23, 2023

sophomore Della Haesler is a single mother of four children. She grew up in Lomira, Wisconsin, with her half brother, Gene Johnson, and her sister, Dawn Mallory. She graduated high school at Lomira High School. After high school, Della did not go straight into college.

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Sandhills Calendar

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Monday, October 23, 2023

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 7:00 Hooker County Historical Society, Old Hotel WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 7:00 Fair Board, Village meeting room MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 6:00 American Legion Marcy Upton Post, #109, Red’s Cafe TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 8:30-12 12:45-4:30 Drivers Examiner, Hooker County Courthouse 7:00...

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