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Ogallala, Ne - Brent Bauer announced the first every class of the new Ogallala Athletic Hall of Fame. There will be a banquet on May 17 at the Prairie View gym, with keynote speaker Terry Pettit, former Nebraska Volleyball Coach. Bauer made the announcement at halftime of the Ogallala vs Sidney Subdistrict basketball game on February 27.

NORTH PLATTE – Sunday, March 2nd, the North Platte Catholic Schools will hold the 50th annual Irish Fest celebration at St. Patrick’s High School, 500 S. Silber, from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 p.m. The entire community is  invited to get into the Irish spirit with a day full of family fun! The event features a homemade roast beef  dinner, mini carnival games and prizes, Fun Jumpz, a silent auction, bake sale, and raffle. The event is open to  the public and all proceeds support the North Platte Catholic Schools.   

This year’s Irish Fest Raffle offers the following prizes: $500 cash, two $250 Kwik Stop gift cards, $200 Dave’s  Place March Madness, $250 SCRIP certificate, and a MacBook Air laptop. Raffle tickets are $2.00 each and are  on sale now at any of the North Platte Catholic Schools offices, or from any North Platte Catholic Schools  student. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the event on March 2nd. The raffle drawing will be held at  2:50 p.m., and you do not have to be present to win.   

The Irish Fest silent auction will be held online. Anyone is welcome to bid by registering at:  www.bidpal.net/irishfest25. Bidding will open at 12:00 p.m. on March 1st, and will close at 2:45 p.m. on  February 25th.   

Irish Fest, originally called “Mardi Gras,” was first celebrated by the North Platte Catholic Schools on Tuesday,  February 11, 1975. In the early years it was held on Fat Tuesday prior to the start of the Lenten season. Later it  was changed to Sunday, and has been a tradition since. For the past 50 years, Irish Fest has involved hundreds   

of volunteers and proceeds have provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to the operating budget of the  North Platte Catholic School system.  

Ogallala, Ne - Grant Jones, owner of Chundy Land & Cattle south of Imperial came on Sandhills Spotlight on February 27 and spoke with Derek Beck about the Jones' SimAngus Bull sale that is coming up on March 15 at Ogallala Livestock. 

The Ogallala City Council met on Tuesday night, February 25. City Manager Kevin Wilkins recaped the meeting with Derek Beck on Wednesday morning on Z 93.5 Country during Sandhills Spotlight

Ogallala, Ne - The Chase County Fair & Expo in Imperial announced that country music artist Husdson Westbrook will headline the Saturday night show (August 16) at the fair today. Jakob Burke from the fair board called into Sandhills Spotlight with Derek Beck on Monday morning, February 24 to make the announcement.

On today's episode of Knight's Weekly, we sat down with Jacob Brandl, the Head Coach of the North Platte Community College Men's Basketball team, to discuss last week's split between Western Nebraska and Northeastern. We also dabbled into the emotional side of basketball and how to keep a team composed with pressure mounting as we draw closer to playoff time. 

North Platte, Ne - The Nebraska Sparklers, is the Nebraska chapter of the Miss America’s Little Sisters Mentoring Program. The program began as a goodwill gesture between girls in the local community and the visiting delegates. Miss Nebraska Organization's Megan Doughty says Sparklers is for little girls 6-12 years old; they are paired with one of the Miss or Teen delegate during the Miss Nebraska and Miss Nebraska's Teen cometition in June for the entirety of the week. The girls get to dance with the delgates on stage, are introduced to the pageant crowd and more. 

The entry deadline is at the end of February, CLICK HERE to apply. 

 

 

The North Platte City Council held there regular meeting on Tuesday night (February 18). North Platte Mayor Brandon Kelliher spoke with the POST about the meeting on Wednesday morning, February 19. Podcast Sponsored by North Platte Kubota.

Come help us celebrate Nebraska 4-H month! Learn about 4-H and how you can get involved. We will have light refreshments and kid friendly activities. 4-H club leaders & professionals will be present to answer questions. Enroll on sight! The event is from 4pm-7pm at the North Platte Extension Office at 348 West State Farm Road.

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Winter weather has once again struck North Platte and the listening area. Snow is falling and is expected to fall until tomorrow. An extreme cold advisory is in effect until tomorrow. POST news director Canon Rath chatted with Bill Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, North Platte office about this storm. To learn more, check out their conversation on top.