SPRING!!!!

These early purple crocuses were spotted before the official first day of spring. Unfortunately the end of the week won't be as warm but we had a beautiful weekend - Post some other locations of early flowers if you have seen some for the whole community to enjoy!

All- State Honorable Mentions for E-M Teams

The Lincoln Journal Star recognized several Exeter-Milligan students in a story released on Sunday.
Receiving honorable mentions were:

Junior Travis Yound
Senior Tina Kassik
Sophomore Heather Pribyl

The Omaha World Herald also recognized several Exeter-Milligan students in a recent story.

Receiving honorable mentions were:
Senior Josh Sluka
Junior Travis Yound
Senior Tina Kassik
Senior Amber Filipi
Sophomore Heather Pribyl
Go T-Wolves!

Exeter-Milligan State Speech Qualifiers

Good luck to Exeter-Milligan State Speech Qualifiers!!!

Jessica Ruhl qualified in Poetry and Kelsey Moore qualified in informative speaking.

Congratulations ladies and good luck at State!

Congratulations to Boys and Girls Basketball Teams

After an excellent season several Exeter-Milligan students were honored with First team Crossroads Conference All Conference Spots
They are Travis Yound, Heather Pribyl and Amber Filipi.

Tina Kassik was an honorable mention.

More rafters on the bathhouse

The rafters are nearly all on the bathhouse and sheeting has begun on Thursday
On Friday, the Houlden Remodeling crew has got the west side mostly sheeted and the other rafters on the east side along with quite a bit of sheeting. Lots of progress this week.

Bathhouse Rafters Going UP!

At 11:30 on Wednesday morning the bathhouse rafters were going up! By quitting time they were almost all on the roof awaiting sheeting.
From the north side of the pool you can see the pillars which will have an extension over them to provide a little shade.
The pile of rafters, along with the other end rafter is waiting to be put up with this boom truck.

Exeter Chamber of Commerce Hosts Pancake Feed Monday Night

At the end of the night Chamber of Commerce members clean up the Legion and the pancakes and sausages!

Tom Klemm gets some orange juice from Rhonda Maxson to go with his beautiful plate of piping hot panckaes.

Activity at the Pool Site Continues

Time to get the pump set in place in the pit. The weather on Monday was beautiful for this work to get done.
In this photo on the edge of the zero entry area you can see the small drains in place ready for the last section on concrete to get poured. The gutter company is scheduled to arrive on March 25th and the project is estimated to take a week.
The diving board platforms were poured on Monday morning.

Special Events in Exeter Coming Soon!!!

The next few weeks offer plenty of special opportunities to eat in Exeter - and help some great causes at the same time. Don't miss these special events!

MONDAY, MARCH 16 - The Exeter Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring their annual free Pancake feed for members of the community. The event will be March 16th from 5 - 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 - The St. Stephens Knights of Columbus will be having a fish fry on March 20th from 5 - 7 p.m. at the St. Stephens Social Hall in Exeter.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22 - The Exeter Ball Association will hold their annual Baked Potato and Ice Cream Sundae Bar on Sunday, March 22, 2009 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Exeter Legion. Everyone is invited to attend. This is a free will offering. There will also be a raffle during the feed. Raffle tickets can be purchased from any Exeter baseball or softball player.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 -The Exeter Feeders and Breeders Banquet will be held on March 28th at the Milligan Auditorium. The evening will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. with supper and entertainment to follow. The Hayseed Cowboys will be providing the entertainment. Tickets are $15.00 and are available from Joel Weber at 946-2441, Kevin Songster 402-239-6900 and Roger Johnson Jr. at 402-576-3366.

SUNDAY, MARCH 29 - The Exeter American Legion will host their Legion Birthday party on Sunday March 29th. Doors open at noon with a catered meal being served starting at 12:30 p.m. All Legion and Legion Auxiliary members are invited and should RSVP to Barb Jansen at 266-5571 by March 24th.

Bathhouse Progress

Work continues on the pump pit.


The bathhouse front entrance - the large opening is for a roll up door for the main entrance with a small door on the side. All of the interior bathhouse wall forms have been removed.
Plumbing contractor Kelch Plumbing and Heating has arrived to start the rough plumbing on the bathhouse.