World Atlas named Seward and Milford in its list of eight top-ranked Nebraska towns for retirees on April 5. Kearney, Gretna, David City, McCook, Holdredge and Papillon also made the list. World Atlas described Milford as sweet, small, calm and conveniently located near Interstate 80.
The Pleasant Dale American Legion will host a breakfast at the Legion hall on Sunday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to noon. Sausage, french toast, pancakes, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, coffee and juice will be served for a free-will donation. The auxiliary will also have a bake sale.
Over 1,000 Nebraska Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) student members, adult advisers and guests recently gathered April 7-9, in the Lincoln Haymarket area for the annual State Leadership Conference. Attendees came from 90 Nebraska schools to grow their leadership skills, celebrate their accomplishments from the past year, and prepare for their future careers.
Students from Milford who placed include:
National Qualifier-Sadie Frazier, Digital Stories for Change, Top 15 National Finalist
National Qualifier-Stephen Vance, Teach or Train, State Champion
National Qualifier-Zephyr Mowinkel, Sports Nutrition, State Champion
National Qualifier-Annika Hendl, Interpersonal Communications, State Champion
National Qualifier-Maizie Kolb, Baking and Pastry, State Runner-Up
National Qualifiers-Tasha Anderson and Aubrey Burton, Event Management, State Runner-Up
National Qualifier-Emma Hershberger, Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation, State Runner-Up
Addisen Delong, Janessa Stauffer, and Kyla Troyer, Chapter Service Project Portfolio Level 1, fourth place
Electa Restau and Nevaeh Spurling, Chapter Service Project Portfolio Level 2, third place
Karlee Kuklis and Addisyn Mowinkel, Chapter Service Project Portfolio Level 3, fourth place
Hattie Michaelis and Karissa Schweitzer, Entrepreneurship, fourth place
Jonny Kohout, Interior Design, fourth place
Jaycie Stutzman and Kayla Wilken, Professional Presentation, fifth place
Abigail Gropp, Repurpose and Redesign, fourth place
Holly Hostetler, Sustainability Challenge, fourth place
A back-and-forth game yesterday ended with a 14-13 win for the Malcolm baseball team over Beatrice. Beatrice had upset Malcolm in the Trailblazer Conference semfinals last week. Yesterday, Maddox Meyer went 4-5 with two home runs, four RBIs and four runs scored to lead the Clippers. Beatrice had the tying run at third base in the top of the seventh before Carson Frank struck out the final batter. Malcolm is slated to host Arlington Friday, April 19, at 4:30 p.m.
