The Crofton Cruisin’ Day Car Show and Grillfest was held this past Saturday in Crofton’s South Park. Out of the many entries, few were chosen to win special awards, and they are listed below.
To read more about the results, check out this week's edition of The Crofton Journal! https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
Come to the WJ Ranch (just 7 miles south of Yankton at 55659 892nd Rd, Fordyce, NE) for a weekend of music.
On Friday September 6 at 8 p.m., Jimmy Fortune will be in concert. Fortune was one of the Statler Brothers and wrote many hit songs for the group. His smooth tenor voice is next to none. Fortune’s a phenomenal entertainer and musician. This is a ticketed event.
The WJ Ranch-Fest will be held Saturday, September 7 at 7 p.m. This show will feature Jean and Gary Prescott from Texas, The Ramblin Rangers from Hot Springs, SD, Brent Voigt and Vickie Hill from Turtle Lake, ND and George Ray Russell from Boulder, Colo. It will be a night of cowboy, western music and poetry sure to entertain. No ticket necessary. A free will offering will be taken.
On Sunday, September 8, come back to the ranch for worship and fellowship at the Cowboy Church Service at 10:30 a.m. This service will feature musicians, poets from 6 states and an inspirational message sure to encourage and uplift you. All are welcome to attend.
or more information on the weekend, see www.schiferlswjranch. com
Ted and Susie Hillman have a wide variety of summer plants, an array of summer foliage and lots of outdoor decor that dress up this very unique back yard. There are lots of perennials and flowering plants that are planted yearly. Susie is always on the lookout for something decorative to dress up their yard. The patio shed with an overhang and room for sitting also has a fairy garden planter. Susie’s She-Shed, also has an overhang, and is her little go to place for reading or just thinking. The Hillmans have an area just for the birds. Lots of blooming flowers to attract different birds and plenty of bird feeders. Everywhere you look you see something different.
Mayson Ostermeyer, a Crofton alum (class of 2022) and current All-American at Concordia University in Track and Field, raised $1,357 for the Crofton track and field programs this past year through his “Foot To Dollar” project.
A project he started last year, Ostermeyer contacted businesses asking them to donate one dollar for every foot he vaulted throughout the past college indoor and outdoor seasons.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Grassland, General, and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signups administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). With these accepted acres, enrollment is very near the 27 million CRP acreage cap.
According to valuation figures released by the Knox County Assessor’s office this week, the majority of taxing agencies will receive access to an additional 16% for their fundraising this year.
As a whole, Knox County saw an increase of around $486 million over the 2024 year - to settle at right at a 16.5% increase over the previous year’s numbers.
Leslie Donner was the Sons of the American Legion August gun calendar drawing winner. Presenting her with the gun is Smiling Doc Carlson, owner of Upper Missouri Trading Company of Crofton. Congratulations Leslie and thanks again, Doc!
The 2024 Crofton Cruisin’ Day event will be held this weekend, Saturday, Aug. 24 in Crofton’s South Park along Highway 12.
The day will offer the annual car show, grillfest and live music through the afternoon.
This event will be held in conjunction with the Crofton citywide rummage and Crazy days sales.
Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership will hold the Plainview WIC and Immunization clinic on Wednesday August 28th, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Plainview.
For an appointment or for more information regarding the WIC or Immunization Programs please call (402) 385-6300.
When students went back to school last week, they probably talked about their summer, but these St. Rose School eighth grade students might've had a summer to top them all.
Collyns Stout and Ben Arens attended National History Day in Washington D.C. in June this summer along with 6,000 students from around the country and the world.
Arens wrote an individual historical paper about the Battle of Khe Sanh, a major battle in the Vietnam War. Arens earned his bid to Nationals when the second place paper dropped out before the National competition.
Stout did an individual performance about Grace Fryer, who “was the first Radium Girl that sued U.S. Radium for poisoning girls that worked in the radium firm.”
To read more about the competition and the results, check out this week's edition of the Crofton Journal! https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
Tim Allen was the Sons of the American legion gun calendar August $250 cash prize winner. (Sure looks like Tom holding the check.)
Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership will hold the Creighton WIC and Immunization Clinic on Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the NENCAP Building, 808 Chase Ave., Creighton. For an appointment or more information, people can call 402-385-6300.
Crofton Community Club members and their families handed out ice cream and pencils to students at the Crofton Community Elementary and St. Rose back-to-school open house Monday, August 12th. “We had a beautiful evening to welcome kids and their parents, teachers, and staff back to school. Have a safe and happy school year!” said organizers.
Some of the members, Janet Lammers, Laverta Mauch and Jeannie Donner, of the St Rose Respect Life group helped to touch up the Pro Life symbols in front of the Crofton Journal this week.
A number of years ago the group had done the logos on sidewalks downtown
as a fundraise.
The Knox County 4-H Fashion Show was held Thursday, Aug 1. at 7 p.m. at the 4-H Static Exhibit Building at the Fairgrounds in Bloomfield. To read more about the Fashion Show, check out this week's edition of The Crofton Journal!
Yankton's iconic Dakota Theater will be bursting with country, western, and gospel music on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 7:00 p.m.
Performers will be Greg Hager, Jan Schiferl and friends.
Greg Hager is a Nashville-produced musician.
Jan Schiferl is a singer, song-writer, & story teller.
The paper will be late this week, likely delivered on Thursday instead of Wednesday.
Sorry for the delay!
~BDC
Work contracted locally by the Crofton City Council is nearing completion right on schedule, just before the new school year
starts. The Council had agreed to strip, remove, resettle and re-pour the entirety of Fourth Street from Highway 12 to Iowa
between Crofton Elementary and St. Rose.
The Crofton Seniors Legion baseball team had won every single game since July 23. However, in the State tournament, the local Legion boys lost to Albion in the first round game, 3-1, in Wakefield, then lost again, 8-0 to Pender to end their run.
Read more about the Legion boys' State tournament in this week's The Crofton Journal! https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
Crofton beat rival Wynot, 5-2 on August 1 to punch their ticket to another State berth. Serving as the representative number two from District 68, the Jays eliminated Wynot from State contention. To read more about the Bluejays returning to State, check out this week's edition of The Crofton Journal! https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions