The 13th Annual Go Big GIVE is being held today (Thursday) with 165 local nonprofits in Hall, Hamilton, Howard, and Merrick counties for a 24 hour period. New this year was the ability to create a fundraiser for your favorite cause at GoBigGIVE.org.
“We had a successful trip to state journalism,” said Wood River Rural High School journalism advisor Grant Johnson of the state meet held a Northeast Community College in Norfolk on Monday, April 27. “Lila Morse brought home fifth place in Class C Advertisement and Rose Bredthauer competed in Unified Action Photography and was awarded a gold medal (every unified participant received a medal and feedback). Rose and Shaylee Meister co-competed in Unified Sports Feature Writing and were awarded a gold medal. Pictured are, left to right, advisor Grant Johnson, Rose Bredthauer, and Lila Morse. Not pictured is Shaylee Meister. (–courtesy photo)
Emily Wiehn, of Shelton High School, signed a letter of intent to dance at Hastings College at a ceremony held Sunday, April 26, at the school prior to the Shelton Just For Kix Spring Recital. Miss Wiehn has been dancing with the Shelton Just for Kix program for 15 years. Pictured are, front row, left to right, Shelton Just for Kix assistant coach Lindsay Foster, Shelton Just For Kix dance instructor Nickole Michalski, Emily Wiehn, Hastings College Crimson Tide dance team assistant coach Emily Struss, and Hastings College Crimson Tide head coach Madison Jagels; and back row, step-brother Kyson Gilliland, dad Jason Wiehn, step-mom Patty Wiehn, brother Joshua Wiehn, mom Melissa Wiehn, and brothers Justin Wiehn and Kyle Wiehn. Emily will be majoring in wildlife biology at Hastings College. (—courtesy photo)
The student led Wood River Lighthouse team has taken on the challenge raising funds for community pickleball courts in Wood River. With the guidance of their teachers, Elizabeth Troyer- Miller and the Wood River Vision 20/20 Board, the students have started their fundraising campaign with fun social media posts introducing their campaign, and rules of the pickleball sport.
Shelton senior Emily Wiehn is the recipient of the Hastings College TeamMates Osborne Legacy Scholarship for the upcoming school year in 2026-27. The scholarship covers full tuition for four years. Emily and her Shelton TeamMate Dee Dee Muhlbach (above, left) have been meeting together for eight years, beginning when Emily was in fifth grade. Emily and Dee Dee plan to continue meeting through the TeamMates post secondary program. Emily has also joined the dance team at Hastings College. (—Clipper photo by Steve Glenn)
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