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The Wayne -Single Copy 75¢ Bectlcns - 3, Pages ., 24' ' ~, Two Wayne area men.injured in orie-vehicle roll-over accident 'A one-vehicle roll-over sent two Wayne senger, Nathan Nelson was not ejected. area mento the hospital on March 29. At Both parties were taken by ambulance to about 8 a.m, David Peterson was driving a Providence Medical Center to be treated .; 1 westbound vehicle on Wayne County Road for their injuries. 858 about two miles north and 2.5 miles The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is cur east of Wayne when he lost control in the rently ulvestigating the vehicle wish and loose gravel and rolled into the south ditch. wereassisted at the scene by the Wayne The vehicle then came to rest back on the Fire andR.escueSquad and the Providence traveled portion of the road. Medical Center Ambulance crew. It is The driver was ejected from the vehicle unknown at this time if both parties were as it rolled. the first time. The other wearing their seat belts at the time. person in the vehicle, and the only J?a~~, Fifth annual Elderfest set for April 16 at Wayne Auditorium The fifth annual Elderfest is sched Candlelight dance and buffet of hot and uled for Thursday, April 16 at the Wayne cold hors d'oeuvres provided by Taco's & Auditorium. Doors will open at 9 a.m, More of Wayne. There will also be live Fresh coffee and pastries will be served music by Artie & Gwen Schmidt Duo. in the morning, as long as supplies last. Master of Ceremonies throughout the day All attendees, 55 years and older, are will be Mark Ahmann of Wayne. eligible to' register for the $1,000, $500 The morning pastries are being donated and $250 travel certificates. The winners by Heritage of Emerson and Vel's Bakery, will be announced at the Elderfest dance. Sinclair/Daylight, Pac N Save and Prime Attendees will also register for door prizes Stop, all of Wayne. For the ice cream social and vendor gifts. There will be 38 exhibi in the afternoon, nearly 70 pies have been tors at this year's Elderfest and many donated and homemade ice cream will be activities are planned. supplied by Pastor John Pasche, pastor at The entertainment and activity schedule Grace Lutheran Church in Wayne. Structure fire is as follows; Noon: Second annual PM,G Performers include: •The Shim Sham WelIness Team 'wellness walk;' 1 . 1:30 Dancers from Lincoln, a group of women The Wayne Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at the Erwin Henschke farm south p.m: Garrett Bowder; 1:30 . 1:40 p.m: between the ages of 50 and 80; •Ray eastofWayne on Friday morning at approximately 6:30 a.m, Mutual aid was provided by Winside Set Up; 1:40 - 2:20: Edgar T. Clemens; Petersen of Wayne will entertain with and Wakefield Volunteer Fire Departments. The house and its contents were ~{tQtal loss. Also ,2:20 - 3:15 p.m: Ray Petersen; 2:30 p.m: his accordion music during the ice cream responding were the Northeast Nebraska Chapter of the Red Cross,Wayne County Emergency Ice CreamlPie Social; 3:15 - 4 p.m: The social. Management, The Wayne County Sheriff and the Wayne County Roads Department; " Shim Shams; 4 - 4:15 p.m: Set Up; 4:15 ," ,,' ,....:. ".-,' ~ • " .. "' • , '-, , Fplloto by: Julie Lamoureux . 5 p.m: Our Savior, QUjUtet; 1 - 1Q p.m: See ELDER],i'ES'l't Page 4A j.: New Wayne Community Schools superintendent to begin duties July 1 MarkLenihan, currently7-12principalat Battle Creek High School in Battle Creek, will begin his superintendent duties in the Wayne Community Schools system on July 1. Lenihan will replace Superintendent Joseph Reinert, who resigned in December, following nearly 10 years with the dis trict. Prior to hiscurrent position, Lenihan was with St. Bernard's Schools in Minnesota where he held the positions of K·12 prin cipal.-dean of students, physical education teacher and athletic director. Lenihan has aBachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from the University of St. Thomas and a Master of Science degree in Educational Leadership from Minnesota State University. He fin ished his Education Specialist degree at Wayn~ State College in June, 2008. He and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Joey, age 15 and Maria age 10. They also have adog "Tucker." He is originally from St. Paul, Minn. and moved to Nebraska in 2005 to becloser to his wife's sister and her family who live in Clearwater. "We have grown to enjoy living in Wayne State students work with first graders to measure their arms during last week's service learning project. Math is fun at Wayne Elemerrtary School .First grade students at Wayne the first grade students," said Courtney rotated between the classes. They did Elementary School had special visitors last Maas, one of Wayne Elementary's first measurement activities via food (m&m's, week and were able to learn while having grade teachers. small candy, licorice, chocolate milk). They fun. On the first day the WSC student had did money activities via a store, with the Tami Worner's classes from Wayne three main focuses: money, time and students earning money throughout the State College visited classrooms as part of measurement The WSC students rotated days and spending it on some prizes. The a Service learning project and presented between the classrooms every 50 minutes WSC students also took the first grade hands-on learning math concepts with the or so. The "money people" had games to students to the school's computer lab and students. help student work with recognizing coins, worked on all three math areas online. Earlier this year, Worner wrote a grant counting like and unlike coins and some State National Bank in Wayne donated for the school that enabled the district to problem solving. The "time people" had piggy banks as prizes. receive $500 that was used to order Math books to read to deal with time, some work Service- Learning grants at Wayne State manipulatives for the classrooms. Some of with the Judy clocks, a time game and time College are a part of a grant from the Six generations the manipulatives that were ordered the bingo. The "measurement people" have a Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning Making up this six generations of Pearl Wright's family are, front row, college students used in their hands-on number of measuring activities and games. in Higher Education made possible through left to right, Pearl, holding great-great-grandson Ethen Parrault and lessons. They also made a Gallon Guy to help stu the Corporation for National Service under Pearl's daughter, Dee Bowman. Back row, great-granddaughter Kellie "Tami's class is teaching college students dents with understanding liquid measure the Learn and Serve America: Higher how to teach math to elementary-age stu ments. Education grant program. Crouse, great-great granddaughter Krystyna Parrault and grand dents. This is a great hands-on opportu The second of the project involved more daughter Arlene Fast. See story on page 4A. nity for them and a great experience for of a 'Fun Day." Again the WSC students 2A Thursday, April 2, 2009 O~Kt~.ar~es:-7/"-.:---'-~--""T---------; -;---+-------:"---2:"'-_-~-:';'~~~----_:"'-- ~ were named Peaches and Pearl. wttzis' 'Bill' Nelson Survivors ',iD.ciude his;~on, Scott (Roxanne) Thompson of Wakefield' LynneA. Wacker . .' Wijlis ~Bill" Nel~'on!. 83, of rural Wakefield"died Wednesday, March 25, Lynne A. Wacker. 57, of Omaha, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009' at her step-daughter, Linda Ro}nan of Houston; Texas; daughter-in-law, Connie ~~. 2009 at the Nebraska Veteran's. Home in Norfolk. T~ompson ~ix' I • L~theran 01 Laurel; grahdchildren: many great-grandchildren; Services were held Saturda March 28 at Grace Church nieces and nephews. J Services will be held Saturday, April 4 at 11 a.m. at Beautiful Savior Wayne. The Rev. Cad Lilienkamp He was preceded in'~~'ath by his parents: wife, LaVonne in 2008; son, Lutheran Church, 7706 S. 96th Street in LaVista. Visitation will be officiated. ' Chuck; two brothers; and three sisters.. Friday, April 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Heafey, Heafey, Hoffmann, Dworak Willis Eugene "Bill" Nelson was .Honorary pallb~arers will be Wilfred Gehner, Lefty Lamb, Glen Nichols, and Cutler Funeral Home, 7805 West Center Road in Omaha with family born Sept. 28, 1925 on a farm near D1Ck Brown, Merlin Wright, Wayne Police Department and Wayne Sheriff present from 6 to 8 p.m, Wakefield to Henry and Amanda Department. Lynne A. Wacker was born April 19, 1951, in Norfolk to the late Carl J. (Larson)' Nelson. He' was baptized ,Active pallbearers will be Brian Young, Jess Thompson, Marty Troutman and Dorothea (Dorothy) M. Troutman of Winside. She attended and confirmed at Salem Lutheran o Connor) Dave Headley, Duane Lutt and Rick Reed. Winside Public School where she graduated in 1969. She was united in Church at Wakefield. He attended Burial with filitary rites will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Wayne. marriage to the late Robert Donn Wacker on July 25, 1970 at St. Paul's rural school at District #47 in Wayne Hasemann Funeral H0Il/-e in Wayne is in charge of arrangements. Lutheran Church in Winside. She earned her bachelor's degree and County andWayne High School. Bill teaching certification from Wayne State College. She was an elementary served in The United States Artily in teacher at the same school she attended as a girl, Winside Public until the Philippines from Aug. 24, 1944 Hilda Bargstadt ' her retirement in 2007.