Not to be confused with Gibbon’s Little Free Pantry, which is located in the parking lot of the Gibbon Baptist Church, the Gibbon Free Pantry is set to begin a new chapter in its mission to the community with its move to the former Gibbon City Hall building on Front Street.
Jayde Forey and Michael Lowe have joined the Shelton Public School staff for the new school year as middle level special education teacher and high school special education teacher, respectively. Mrs. Forey related, “My roots are in Ravenna, where I graduated in 2017. I graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) in December 2023 with a degree in psychology and a kindergarten through twelfth grade special education degree.”
Homecoming Week began on Monday at Wood River Rural High School and continues this week with numerous activities, culminating on Friday night. Remaining Dress Up Days include Cops and Robbers Day today (Thursday) and Purple Pride Day on Friday. A homecoming pep rally begins at 2:20 p.m. on Friday in downtown Wood River. The varsity football team will kick off its season against Centura later that day at 7:00 p.m., the Post Prom Committee will host a hamburger feed, and the junior cheer and dance team will be performing at halftime. Coronation of the Homecoming King and Queen will be held following the football game on the field and the Homecoming Dance will be held afterward. Homecoming Court Queen candidates pictured are, front row, left to right, Sarah Frear, Cherish Faircloth, Sidney Frear, Emily Segura Rochin, and Ramzi Conklin; and in the back row are king candidates Jhonny Matias Trejo, Ikaiah Edgren, Reagan Zessin, Beau Rohrich, and Anthony Rindone. (–courtesy photo)
Gibbon’s Andrew Rayburn recognized as Farmworker of the Year at Proteus, Inc. recognition luncheon
Union Pacific Railroad recently announced its famed Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will stop in more than three dozen communities during its fall tour across 10 states. The east bound leg of the tour takes the locomotive through the communities of Gibbon, Shelton, Wood River, and Alda on its way to a stop in Grand Island.
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