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fi3 Days {til tIle 2002 Chickol1 H.' 0." 0 .. YH -ri2~03*u. lttI.~ SJ10\V .... ,., , .. -...*iIOWII , / / ./-<', I1.' ',.., '.' ' . ....• I. Single Copy 75¢ / - Sectio.ns • 3 ( . Pages· 22 I ' ->~ A Quick Look " ~;J " As with' other schools in Nebraska, pen, though, $149,oriJw~, again taken tric\ to levy property taxes" if needed, ",hool, comp""abl~ i\l size. Employe~ We use newsprint with recycled fiber. cuts in state aid are forcing school from the cash resef'{e. However. the up to a levy of 30 cents above the state benefits and wages take more than 75 Pl~ase noCycJe after use. board members and administration to legislature has cut $.22 million from mandate of$l for the 2002-03, 2003-04, percent ofthe budget. look at reduction in staffand programs. state aid which will Jean an approxi- . and 2004-05 school fisc~l years. The average tax levy for, Winside Chamber Coffee The Winside School Board has also mate three percent cui.' According to recent town hall meet- School District residents for the past 16 WAYNE':- This, been looking into what they can do to 'TrYing to keep CqS~ down and not ings, there will be deeper cuts in educa- years is $l,076.'A 10-year history or'the .•. week's Chamber alleviate their problems. \ hurt educ~.tion; thei board recently tional programs and services if the dis- levy follows: : .Coffee will be te.~c.yrs . '~ ; '!\vo years ago the Winside School v.. ote.d to.I.et 2.25 and 1.5 aides ttict cannot get extra funds. Also, there 1992-93' $1.07 ;,' ; held Friday, District lost $318.000 in state aid as a go., There are about 2 teachers and 2.5 has btleJ1, disc\lssion on the possibility of 1993-94 $1.11 April 26 at result of declining student population aides on staff. ..... schools: merging together if state aid 1994-95 $1.10 Wayne High. and increased costs. Cash reserve was Registtlred voters in the Winside continuesto becut. 1995~96 $1.06 School, honorhlg the graduat. lowered by $100.000 to help meet the School District" wilt be voting on' Across the board cuts can't happen. 1996-97 $1.03 ing seniors 'at 10 a.m, with budget. Last year the tax asking Tuesday, May 14, 200.? to determin,e if because state law requires school dis- 1997-98 $1.09 announcements at 10:15. dropped from $1.10 per $100 of valua-. the school can exceed the $11evy limit. triets to pay teache.rs a comparable Volunteers needed tion to $1.00. In order for that to hap- Vote~s are bei~g askei to allo~" the dis- . wage package as offered by other ~ee FUfURE, Pa~e 44 AREA -,- Volunteers are needed at the Wayne County fairgrounds to put up fencing Community art for the Rainbow Riders , Therapeutic Horseback Riding to be celebrated Program on, Saturday, April 27. Work will begin at 8 a.m. In August of 2001, a $10,000 grant and worl(until the project is was awarded to Wayne State College by cqniple,ted. Those attending the National Endowment for the Arts, are asked to bring gloves, pos~ Challenge America: Community Arts drivers, pliers and other fenc- Development program. The grant was applied for in partner i ing tools. , ship with the Wayne Public Schools and Music program the WayneArell Chamber of Commerce WAYNE . --'- The Wayne to create a clay mur<:).l anq sculptures. j Elementary School will hold a The project, "Embracing Our Past, ; "100 Years of Magic" spring' Present and Future. by Connecting to Thur$p.~y" music program on', Each Other," has started acommunity , May 2 at the high schopl. The wide movemen't'" of collaboration, art . corteert. is. freEr ~nd .. 9P~pJh~ " appreciation and the pres~.rvatioii ,of ; the public. ~tudeht8',are u!1<;ler ,theco.Qlwunity's cultural heritage,' .;. the direction of' Cheryl ":'.["b'hFrldil'y, May 3, the partners will ' Kopperud. be debuting the art projectS' during a', \ Bloodmobile visit community wide celebration. The activo' \; WAYNE -'- The Siouxland ities will be held on Third Street, ;" COIl).munity Blood Bank will between Pearl and Main Streets, and t be at Grace Lutheran Church will include live entertainment, food, i on Thursday, May 2 from 2 to 6 and a street dance. p.m. One pint qfblood can save There will also be a presentation on three lives and volunteers are the development ofthese projects inthe encouraged to Give the Gift of Chamber bui1din~ and a se1f-guided Life. '. walking tour to the book sculpture loca- tions. Furniture disposal group~d WAYNE --,. The City of These.sculptures are in fiye_ Wayne will offer free disposal different l()cations including the State of furniture only for' off-cam , National Bank Park, Main Street Park, pus students for a three day City Hall, the Library/Senior Center. Capturing their attention ... .. period: The days will be and the Wayne County Courthouse. Stearlls~ p~esident, youngste~~ o~ ('These locations were chosen because Dr. Sheila Wayne State College reads t,o at IQddie College the WSC Th~rsday-Satu:r:daYj May 2-4 can1pus~ Her visit was part of ,the"W'eek of the Young Child," Apd17·1~. 111 addition to her visit on ftom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students of their significance in the community and their proximity to each other. We April 11, the young~ters also dressed for a beach party day including playing the Li~bo an~ the D,lust have a valid WSC t~ Identification Card and may hope touris'ts and visitors will tak;e the' Congfl Line. The purpose of ''Week Qf the Young Child" is focus public attentiqd on the needs of young children and their families and to recog'niz.e early childhood programs and services like those call 375-1300 for more infor _S~bade; matioiI. The Transfer Station See ART, Page 4A . at WSC witJ:1 MaJ:.y instructor within the Technolo"gy & Applied Science Department'. ' .' is. located a,t" 110 South Windo~ St~et. h'~lRs prOject'. " .. ". Interest'• 1 .1 ' I." toI complete' 1 By Lynn Sievers 2,000 or more buried there. Of the Herald Her present' endeavor started around Acting on the advice of her goctot after 1986 through rl1orti~ian, John Sol~o, who being diagn<;>sed. with cancer, Shirley along with his father andgra~dfather,had Keifer of Laurel looked for something to worked in Laurel from 1906-65. Solso OCJ;Upy her spare. time. .' i moved away from Laurel and wanted to Aridrew, Waype Elenie~tarY \ . ,I,,."., ",', ", She used her love of research and Laurel ke~p the records his family had acquired . FORECAST SUMMARY: Cooler con" history to work qn ~~y~ral projects: '. but h~ was willing tosbare, so Keifer took ditions continue with a: good round of rain for Friday a~d Saturday. First she decided to find all of tM teach on the project ofrecording his information. ers and employees and' what they' did' Working at the school library in Laurel, Day: Weather: Wind 'Range while employed at the Laurel School froIl) Keifer was also able tospend time looking Thurs. S~nny . NW20 30/60 Fri. Rain,pri1. SE 30 37/52 the time the school opened. She 'completed, through Pllst issues of The Laurel - Sat. Rai'l E 30 38/45 that project and it's recorded'iQ/a book ,A.dvocate that's on microfilm. The issues. Sun. Ptly cloudy 33/58 about the School, "Celebrllt~ tli\~·Century. asweil as receiving information and obitu Mon. Ptly cloudy 37/91 1900:2000," written' Roger :l'ry6n "of arys from people have helped her work , " '.;oy ..: •.. 't,\. '.'" , Wayn~ weather Th~ forecast ill South Sioux City. book is/at. the towards her goal. When her project is fin pi-o~ided by library in Laurel. Tryba iifa ~~~r.~l~~tive ished. she wants a copy to be kept in H~'also , and a historian of the 'towIi.' writes Laurel at the mortuary and one at the Date' ..High Low' Precip' Snow . Apr: 18 71 39 r aweekiy cQluqm,fot thet~urel Advocate. library. She also ~ants. to' put the infor Apt.1~ 80 36 She then"s£~'d~dt'u'pdating addresses of mation.on a website on the Internet. Apr. 20 52 36 Apr. 21 56 33 .38 Laurel-Concord allimni. - "fwant people to know about the life of . Apr. 22, 41 28 . Now she has been gath~~ing information e;lch perso!). .buried in the cemetery i.n Apt. 23. 65. 28 .26 t~ll$ .,Apr.24 81 45 for a project which about e'ach persOrl A' gazebo w~s' built recently in th~ Lauiel Cemetery Laurel." Keifer said, "I'm not doing this. to buried in the cemetery at Laurel. The w4ere a directory of names and locatio'ns of loved ones' make' money' on the project but to ;:;ave all Recorded7·•.m, r9r'previous 24. hour period cemetery was started in 1'893 ~rld there's th~re , PrecipJino• ...: 1.66" w;ho,are are buried c'an befound. See PROJECT, Page 4A Y'ear(Date -:' 2:82'~ , ,I t \ \ .\ i 2A Thursday, April 25, 2002 The Wayne Herald Obituaries ~ ~ --.-- .........:"__' __ Columbus. On ,June 10, 1962 she marr'ied David 1. Schmidt at the Laurel O.J. Jones United Methodist Church. As a member of the First United Methodist O.J.Jones, 78, of Wayne died Fri~ay" April 12, 2002 at Premie'r Church in Columbus, she taught Sunday School and was an active memo Estates Senior Living Commlmity in Wayne.