The Gibbon Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, April 16, and covered agenda items such as the district’s COVID- 19 efforts, the 2020-21 school calendar, future board meetings and the resignation of an administrator.
Long-time Gibbon businessman Duncan McGregor, passed away April 16, at Brookestone Gardens in Kearney. A private family graveside will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Gibbon. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Beginning with this edition, The Clipper will begin a twopart feature highlighting local candidate races. This week’s spotlight is on candidates for Gibbon mayor. Kenneth Mayfield, Johnathan Pearson, Ron Robinson, and Deb VanMatre are all on the May 12 primary ballot. All candidates were mailed the same questionnaire with identical questions with the answers to be published in this week’s issue. Clipper staff members reached out to candidates by mail, telephone and email as needed in order to get responses from the candidates to present their opinions and views in this week’s feature.
Katie is the Infection Control Coordinator at the Masonic Care Community in Utica, New York, and has been working 16-18 hour days since the virus started in her area. So far, none of the over 500 residents of the facility have tested positive for the virus. Although Katie is sleep deprived, she is determined to keep the residents safe and healthy. “Katie and others like her are so deserving of the prayers being said for them and are able to keep up their hectic schedules because of them. Everyone keep praying,” wrote Cathi.
Shelton alumni and their families had planned to gather with other alumni on April 24, 25 and 26, at the Leadership Retreat Center in Aurora for the Platte Valley Academy’s 100 year homecoming celebration. Unfortunately, COVID-19 concerns forced the cancellation of that event. Regardless, the Adventist school which stood just east of Shelton for 90 years turned 100 years old recently.
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