NEWS
Boring water tower? Wait for it ...
Seward’s new 500-gallon steel water tower is in place, and workers will soon give it a good coat of protective “technical” paint inside and out. It will likely look lighter than it does now, but boring and bland? Don’t get used to it. Find out what the water tower will look like in the Sept. 25 Independent.
Handle food safely
Everyone has a role to play in keeping food safe. September is National Food Safety Month, time to highlight safe food handling practices. Read more in the Sept. 25 SCI.
SPORTS
Weekend scoreboard
Football
Seward 28, Scottsbluff 27: Knott scored twice and blocked a PAT for the Jays
Milford 49, Fairbury 0
Centennial 24, Mead 18
Oakland-Craig 27, Malcolm 9
Volleyball
Centennial def. Aquinas Catholic, 25-12, 25-21 (2-0)
Nebraska Christian def. Centennial, 26-24, 25-17 (2-0)
Boone Central def. Centennial, 25-19, 25-21 (2-0)
Milford def. Ashland-Greenwood, 25-21, 20-25, 25-19 (2-1)
Milford def. Omaha Duchesne Academy, 25-19, 25-6 (2-0)
Palmyra def. Milford, 25-18, 12-25, 25-21 (2-1)
Seward def. Elkhorn, 25-14, 25-19 (2-0)
Seward def. Oakland-Craig, 25-18, 25-27, 25-9 (2-1)
Seward def. Omaha Mercy, 25-12, 25-10 (2-0)
Lincoln Lutheran def. Seward, 25-16, 25-20 (2-0)
Softball
Cass County 11, Centennial 3
Wayne 12, Centennial 6
Milford 9, Blue River 1
Milford 4, Polk County 2
Yutan-Mead 12, Milford 11
Seward 8, Cozad 0
Seward 11, Gering 2
Seward 4, Ralston 3
Concordia
Football: Concordia 63, Briar Cliff 13
Volleyball: Concordia def. Hastings 25-13, 26-24, 26-24 (3-0)
EVENTS
TODAY - Online grief support group
Tabitha offers a grief support group online, helpful for many people processing a loss. Unique Dynamics of Grief is a new monthly online support group for those facing the unique challenges of being a younger griever. Members of this group will meet every fourth Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. To enroll in a grief group, contact a bereavement coordinator. Register online at Tabitha.org/Hospice/Bereavement or call (402) 486-8506. Participation is free.
TOMORROW - Tai chi Tuesday
Join Tai Chi classes on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at the Milford Senior Center. Enhance your muscle strength, flexibility, balance and aerobic conditioning.
FUNERAL SERVICES
LENZ, Patricia "Trish"
The funeral service for Trish Lenz will be Monday, Sept. 23, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Staplehurst. Committal will follow in the church cemetery.
ARNESON, James
Mass of Christian Burial for James Arneson will be Monday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Seward. Graveside service and interment will be at 11 a.m. at the Seward Cemetery.
