All 11 of Seward County’s volunteer fire departments recently secured new safety equipment, and the Rural Fire Board plans to use its bonding authority to continue making much-needed upgrades to the county's departments and replace its trucks in the coming years. Learn more in our May 22 edition of the Seward County Independent.
The Seward High SkillsUSA Chapter competed at the State Leadership and Skills Conference in Grand Island at the Heartland Event Center and Fairgrounds April 11-13.
Seward was the Top Performing Chapter for the 19th straight year and earned 56 medals, eight team trophies and had 23 national qualifiers.
Read more in the May 15 SCI.
Though he’s retiring, the impact Milford Band Director Phil Goddard has had on students will continue.
The senior class of 2024 and the Fine Arts department at Milford High School have begun an endowed scholarship in Goddard’s name that will benefit students who plan to teach.
Read more in this week's Milford Times.
The Seward County garage sales are this weekend! It is a sign of the end of the school year and beginning of summer when all of the odds and ends are purged from closets.
As a mom it is completely satisfying to look in at a freshly organized closet and know that any article of clothing an exuberant seven year old selects to leave the house in actually fits (I literally let out the loudest sigh at just the thought of it).
Besides the glorious purge, there is also the joy of the haul. You know what I mean. The bargain that deserves a full on rant to the unsuspecting man in your life. That’s the one.
My little first grader will celebrate the last day of school today so Friday we are heading to Seward together to go on an adventure! She will get $10 to spend however she likes but in addition to that she is going to do the following scavenger hunt:
Something you already have at home
Something priced at $10
A sports ball
Something in its original packaging
A piece of outdoor furniture
Something that could be a Halloween costume
A garden or yard tool
A pink dress
A Christmas item
Fishing gear
Something that could be used for writing
When Charlotte finds one of the above items, we will take a selfie and post it to our social media with the address we are visiting.
I am hoping to find a hand held vacuum cleaner for the car and the stairs. I also am hoping to snag an old typewriter to make into a pinterest project to decorate my office. I never know if it is better to have a plan or wing it but the heart wants what the heart wants.
We are planning to stop by the following Seward addresses, which you can find on our google map linked here.
1345 Eastridge Ave.
1450 Bluestem Trail Ridge Run
706 N 7th St.
325 S. 2nd St.
1945 North Columbia
938 Cherry Ln
1036 N 7th St.
If you want Charlotte and I to come see you too, email me today and we will add you to the list!
Happy thrifting all! Share your treasures with me!
The Chick-Fil-A truck will be at the Milford Mennonite Church parking lot, Third and F streets, on Thursday, May 16, serving starting at 5 p.m.
The launch party for the Seward County Dolly Parton Imagination Library sponsored by the Seward Rotary Club and the Seward Kiwanis Club will be held on Thursday, May 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the Seward Memorial Library.
The Malcolm Clippers beat Central City/Centura 4-2 May 15 to advance to the Class C state baseball championship. It was the second meeting between the teams during the tournament. Mason Wisnieski pitched six innings and struck out nine. Logan McGreer and Carson Frank had two hits each. Malcolm will play Mount Michael at noon Friday, May 17, for the Class C title.
In attempting to fend off elimination, the 18th-ranked Concordia University baseball team met up with fourth-ranked LSU Shreveport May 15. A home run apiece from Joey Grabanski and Jay Adams helped the Bulldogs play even with the Shreveport Bracket’s top seed through six innings (3-3) before the host Pilots jetted away with five runs over the final three frames. Concordia saw its season end by an 8-3 final score as the program made its fifth-straight appearance in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.
Milford's Isaac Roth and Karlee Kuklis competed in events at the state track meet May 15. Kuklis was 15th in the Class B discus with a throw of 111-0. Roth advanced to May 16's final in the 110-meter hurdles, running a 15.22 in the prelim. He finished the 400-meter dash in 51.75 seconds. Competition continues tomorrow, with Sarah Spahr in the high jump, Avery Carter in the 800 and Roth in the 110s and 300 hurdles.
Grace Brees and Kelsey MIller of Seward advanced to the finals in the 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles, respectively on the first day of state track. Brees ran her 100-meter dash prelim in 12.49 seconds, and Miller finished the hurdle prelim in 14.57 seconds. Tessa Greisen finished eighth in the 3,200-meter run in 11:25.78, and the boys' 4x800-meter relay team finished seventh in 8:09.15. Competition continues tomorrow.
The funeral service for Robert Tonniges will be today at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Gresham, with committal at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Gresham. Arrangements by Volzke Funeral Home.
The funeral service for Lyle Dunker will be Thursday, May 16, at 2 p.m. at Zabke-Perdue Funeral Home in Seward. Graveside service and interment will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Seward Cemetery with military honors by the U.S. Army, VFW Post 4755 and American Legion Post 33. Arrangements by Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home.
