One’s calling in life comes easily for some and not so easily for others. The latter was the case for new Wood River United Methodist Church Pastor Bonnie McCord who came into ministry after having an unfortunate incident involving gravity and a roof.
Despite only trailing 6-17 at halftime, the Wood River-Shelton Silverbacks suffered a 12-52 defeat in the first game of the season to Kearney Catholic on Friday, August 27.
Shelton’s girls and boys cross country team had a successful season opening meet at the Fort Kearny Twilight Run on Friday, August 27, with a number of good finishes.
For the Shelton Lady Bulldog team the season began at a tournament held at Overton on Saturday, August 28, where the Shelton ladies got past Heartland 2-0, was defeated by Central Valley 2-1, and took two of three sets from Anselmo-Merna to finish in third place.
The Shelton Public Library has been selected to receive one of the limited hardcopy sets of posters, for exhibition, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed The World, courtesy of 9/11 Memorial and Museum. There will be an “Anniversary in the Schools” webinar at the library, and is supplemented by a live chat with the museum staff, who will be available to answer questions in real-time on Friday, September 10, and Saturday September 11, 2021. Hours of the library will be 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on these two days. Students in grades six through twelve and adults are encouraged to attend. The library will have lesson plans and a “Local Heroes” activity for students in third through fifth grades on Thursday, September 9, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
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