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Church Calendar

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Confessions, 10:30 a.m. Mass.ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCHAdult 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 CHURCH11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship.Jr. High...

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Sandhills Calendar

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 216:00 Mullen Volunteer Firemen training, Firehall7:00 EMT business meeting, Ambulance garage THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 7:00 Hooker County Historical Society, Old Hotel MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 7:00 EMT training meeting, Ambulance garage MONDAY, OCTOBER 57:00 American Legion Marcy Upton...

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Looking Back

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
1 YEAR AGO - 2025Sarah Hardin is 2026 Nebraska Teacher of the Year Lady Broncos place 2nd at Seven Valleys Volleyball Tournament 5 YEARS AGO - 2021Morgan Hassett named Sandhills Sharptail Shootout Volunteer of the Year Obituaries: Albert Hardy, Virginia French 10 YEARS AGO - 2016Morten Olsen from...
At the Mullen vs. Sutherland football game last Friday evening, Sept. 11, Mullen’s American Legion Post #109 color guard presented the colors for the national anthem, with a moment of silence remembering 9/11 as they marched off the field. Pictured l-r: Todd Peters, Don Younkin, John Simonson, Ted Bonesteel and Daryl Starr. More photos can be found on the Hooker County Tribune’s Facebook page. Gerri Peterson

At the Mullen vs. Sutherland football game last Friday evening, Sept. 11, Mullen’s American Legion Post #109 color guard presented the colors for the national anthem, with a moment of silence remembering 9/11 as they marched off the field. Pictured l-r: Todd Peters, Don Younkin, John Simonson, Ted Bonesteel and Daryl Starr. More photos can be found on the Hooker County Tribune’s Facebook page. Gerri Peterson

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25th anniversary of 9/11 remembered in Mullen

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
At the Mullen vs. Sutherland football game last Friday evening, Sept. 11, Mullen’s American Legion Post #109 color guard presented the colors for the national anthem, with a moment of silence remembering 9/11 as they marched off the field.
Ava Walz won Best in County Photography at the 2025 Hooker County Fair. Her photo then competed at this year’s Nebraska State Fair, under Youth Living Plants/Flowers, placing 1st! Ava is an eighth grader this year at Mullen Public Schools. Kelli Walz

Ava Walz won Best in County Photography at the 2025 Hooker County Fair. Her photo then competed at this year’s Nebraska State Fair, under Youth Living Plants/Flowers, placing 1st! Ava is an eighth grader this year at Mullen Public Schools. Kelli Walz

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Walz places 1st at Nebraska State Fair

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Ava Walz won Best in County Photography at the 2025 Hooker County Fair. Her photo then competed at this year’s Nebraska State Fair, under Youth Living Plants/Flowers, placing 1st! Ava is an eighth grader this year at Mullen Public Schools.
Dan Daly (left) and Ron Taylor were among the donors at last week’s blood drive. Gerri Peterson

Dan Daly (left) and Ron Taylor were among the donors at last week’s blood drive. Gerri Peterson

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Goal surpassed at Mullen blood drive last week

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Thirty-seven units of blood were donated at the Mullen blood drive last Wednesday, Sept. 9, which was five units over our goal!

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Devotions with Geneva

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Editor’s note: Geneva Connell of Tryon has been writing devotions for the past several years. She has published a book called, “From My Pen to Your Heart.”Sometimes I Feel Like a Bug by Geneva Connell A bug is an insignificant little creature.
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