07/21/2013
Exeter 14 and Under team wins district softball tournament and
takes fourth place at State.
Exeter Fun Days was held.
Some of the highlights included:
The Kid and Pet Parade
was held at 5 p.m. downtown and the participants walked a block and then were
announced as they entered the street dance area. The Exeter Volunteer
Fire Department held their annual BBQ serving pork sandwiches, hot dogs and
chicken. Also available in the street dance area were a dunk tank and a
bounce house (sponsored by Perennial Public Power District). Check in for
the Bullhead tournament was held during the street dance.
Before the
entertainment began, Exeter Chamber of Commerce President John Graham presented
the Exeter Fun Days Citizen of the Year award. This was the first year
the award has been given. Members of the Chamber nominated citizens who
have made a difference in the community of Exeter and then voted on the
winner. The first winner of the Exeter Fun Days Citizen of the Year award
was Erma Adamson.
Adamson spends hours
each week picking up trash throughout the community. She has also donated
a number of very attractive trash receptacles in the downtown area. She
is always working hard to make sure the community looks great.
After the
presentation, Rusty Nichol performed at the street dance followed by Who’s Bill
Anyway.
Generations Bank in Exeter, Nebraska recently announced the addition of
Robert Elzinc to the bank’s lending staff. Elznic’s emphasis will be
working with agricultural production and agricultural real estate
loans. In addition, Elznic will also be working with commercial,
consumer, and residential real estate loans.
Four Webelos Scouts
from Exeter Pack 218 along with their parents stayed at Camp Cornhusker from
July 7 – 10 for Webelos Camp.
Despite the hot
weather, the scouts, Clint Oldehoeft, Blake Meyer, Braden Capek and Ben Bartu
enjoyed participating in a number of activities. They earned their
Readyman badge, worked on their Aquanaut badge, took rowboats out on the lake,
shot bb guns and did archery.
The scouts slept in
tents they helped put up, did a lot of hiking and performed two skits, one of
which was an original the boys helped create. The boys did two leather
craft projects and practiced their knife skills. They also worked on
learning the Boy Scout Law, Oath and Promise.
Perennial Public Power
District recently sponsored three area teens at the Nebraska Rural Electric
Association (NREA) Youth Energy Camp. The camp was held July 15-19 at the
Nebraska 4-H Camp near Halsey, NE.
The teens sponsored by
the utility were Jonathan Mounce, son of Vincent and Sherry Mounce; Spencer
Papik, son of Doug and Melanie Papik; and Elliot Erdkamp, son of Paul and Becky
Erdkamp, all of Exeter.
Recent graduate, Jackie Luzum, of
Exeter-Milligan along with Exeter-Milligan Volleyball Coach Darcy White
recently represented the RED team at the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star
game.
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