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" lights of 2008 and will feature the first six Rainbow World Childcare began con months.of the year in today's edition of the struction on its new location in Wayne. Herald and the last six months in the Jan. March . 1 edition. Wayne High School's Heidi Garvin, Erin January Zink and Joe Whitt qualified for the State Ava Michelle Brown was the first child Speech Tournament. born at providence Medical Center in Nebraska State Patrol and W~yne Wayne in 2008 on Jan. 4 10:09 p.m. Police were on WSC campus March, 13 in . A Wayne County Project Extra Mile response to a terroristic threat made on a coalition meeting was held to discuss the lavatory door in Feb. naming that day as re-classification of flavored alcoholic bever the one when a shooting would occur. ages from beer to liquor in a effort to raise While the day was uneventful, the inves the tax on the products and prevent under tigation into the threat is still open. age drinking. Wayne High School and WSC Alumni The city of Wayne earned the Nebraska Randy Olson received tenth place in the Economic Development Certified decathlon and eleventh in the 110 meter Community designation and became one high hurdles while competing at the World of only 17 in the state to earn this desig Masters Championship in Italy on the USA nation, which recognizes commitment to Track & Field team. economic development excellence. Kenneth Boryca was arrested for driv February ing while intoxicated and willful reckless An open house and public hearing were driving when he lost control and crashed held to discuss a potential four-lane divid hisvehicle in Wayne causing head injuries Th~ Wayne Statefollege Rugby teamed earned the 2008 Western Rugby Division II championship this ed highway between Norfolk and South to one passenger and seriously injuring sprmg. { Sioux City that would improve the almost another. 70 mile corridor of N·35 that extends from .April Auditorium. All of the audience members June for the USA Track and Field Association ( US 275 to US 20/1 29 in or near South . WSC's Spring Concert was cut short were evacuated safely and no explosives Groundbreaking ceremonies for Bonnie National Junior Olympic Championships Sioux City. ~hen Wayne Police were informed that were found. ~ Plants, a subsidiary of the nation's largest held in Omaha this- year. A terroristic threat was found etched on there. was an explosive device in Rice The Wayne State w¢men's rugby team commercial plant and flower production Main Street Wayne was accredited as was crowned the 2008 Western Rugby company, Alabama Farmers Cooperative, a 2008 National Main Street Program for Division II champions. Inc, were held in Wakefield. The new facil meeting the commercial district revital 'Wii R Fit' program being WSC Habitat for Humanity chapter ity was Bonnie Plants first in Nebraska. ization performance standards set by the members gave up their spring break and Quentin Jorgensen of Wayne qualified National Trust Main Street Center. trave~ed toSPlingfi;~ld)lllto,help the lo~al. .implemerrted in..,Waylle chapter WIth, relocation and renovation I' , , . '. work. '\ Wayne Community Schools is one of17 ment is contagious." Udder Delights celebrated its 11th anni ESU #1 schoois taking part in an E2T2 Through the grant, each school was versary in business and first at its new Federal grant put together by ESU #1, 2, given a Wii system, Wii Sports, Wii fit, a building. 6, 7 and 16. The grant, "Wii R Fit," focuses Playstation 2, two Dance Dance Revolution May. on leveling the playing field for all stu metal pads, two Playstation games, and Gretchen Dietrich was surprised with dents in Middle and High School Physical an eye-toy. ESU #1 provided professional a unique 60th birthday gift when she Education classes. ESU Technology Trainer development for utilization and data col returned home from a trip to find that Lanlta Recob said, "It is our hope, through lection for the Wii, Wii fit and Dance Dance friends and family had resided her house the .participation of this grant, students Revolution. and. painted her garage while she was willadopt a positive attitude towards life During the professional development in away. long physical fitness, Our goal at ESU #1 service, Providence Physical Therapy staff The Northeast Nebraska Lightning, a is to serve our schools and assist them in donated their time t9 make presentations non-profit semi-pro football team, named creating life-long learners in all areas." to both PE and Special Education teach Wayne their new home. Lonnie Ehrhardt, Physical Education ers on how the Wii can be used to help The Wayne boys golf team won the 2008 teac'her at Wayne Middle School is excited students improve functional skills and District B·3 Golf title and a spot in the to use this technology within his PE cur abilities, balance, strength, flexibility and state golf meet. riculum. "With the rising concern of child eye-hand coordination. They also dis WSC finished second in NSIC All-Sports hood.obesity the Wii offers more choices cussed the benefits of the Wii game system Award Standings to Winona State. for those students who are often unable including multiple levels of fitness options Laurel-Concord High School girls track or uncomfortable with participating in for individuals of varying physical abili·. and field team were crowned the 2008 general PE activities. The students are so Class C State Champions at Nebraska excited, to .have this system, their excite- See PROGRAM, Page 4A State Track and Field Meet in Omaha. Udder Delights celebrated its 11th anniversary and first annives a!y in its new location in April of this year. NWTF Chapter shows holiday spirit through donations During the holiday season, hunters Haven House, Wayne Food Pantry, to help stepped up to help the less fortunate in an ensure families in the area will have a effort to lessen winter's chill through warm Christmas to remember. smiles and hearty meals. "The Christmas holiday is time for fam Through the Turkey Hunters Care pro ily but they are also a time when many gram, the Logan Valley Strutters Chapter families are in need," said NWTF CEO of the National Wild Turkey Federation George Thornton. "Turkey Hunters Care provided turkeys to local families in the is a great way for the NWTFs committed area to help complete the traditional volunteers to help these families during Christmas dinners. one of the most celebrated holidays of the Volunteers with the Logan Valley year." Strutters Chapter distributed 40 frozen For more information about the NWTFs Commencement domestic turkeys on Dec. 19 to Wayne Turkey Hunters Care program, call (800) held at WSC Headstart, Wayne Rainbow World, Wayne - THE-NWTF or visit www.nwtf.org. Wayne State College com Big change for cable tv companies mencement was held on Dec. Beginning in 2009, local broadcast sta for your annual programming increases 19 in Rice Auditorium 'on the tions are demanding cable TV companies but also the new charges incurred by your WSC campus. There were pay for the local broadcast programming local broadcast stations." . 214 degrees - 53 "masters and that is free with an antenna. Until now, Cable companies currently pay a per sub cable TV providers were able to bring in scriber fee for the majority of your satellite 161 bachelors - conferred by local stations via a commercial antenna, delivered stations such as ESPN, TNT. Wayne State President Richard improve the signal quality, and pass the USA, etc. These fees go up each year due J. Collings. Some of the gradu signal through the cable system. to new high-dollar programming such as ates are shown in the photo "Other than the equipment and mainte Monday Night Football, which can now be above. In the photo on the left, nance to improve the signal quality, there found on ESPN. Additionally, new series were minimal costs for us to deliver local like 'Leverage', starring Timothy Hutton Andrea Hinrichs of Wakefield stations to our customers" stated Mike and 'Saving Grace', starring academy is hooded by Dr. Kevin Hill Storjohann, General Manager of American award winner Holly Hunter. Mike stated, during Wayne State College Broadband. "The local stations are now "It is frustrating enough that our satellite conunencement. Andrea Lee demanding payment from.the cable opera delivered programming costs increase each tors for that same programming. Now we year. Now we're required to pay even more Eichberger Hinrichs was are forced to pass these new 'programming in programming for local broadcast chan awarded a master of science costs onto you the consumer." This means nels." degree in education. the rates in 2009 will not only be adjusted 2A Thursday, December 25, 2008 , /., Six businesses fail latest round NET Television of compliancechecks in Norfolk and NEPEadio' Six.(14 percent) of the 43 on-and record with the Nebraska Liquor plan coverage of off-sale establishments checked ill Control Commission, Merchants C Norfolk on Dec.