Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 8:00am
By Denise Bonsack, Publisher
As you might expect, one of the most difficult tasks for any school district is to fully prepare the students in their care for what lies ahead. Since nobody can predict the future, it’s hard to know what that looks like, and thus, hard to know what to prepare for.
Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 8:00am
If Gene Fuchs of Morgan had been born at a later date, he most likely would have been a World War II fighter pilot. Fuchs is not a big man in stature, but he's always been big on flying. A military flight instructor Fuchs knew once told him he would have been the perfect fit in a military cockpit.
Gene Fuchs, now nearing 90, has logged over 10,000 hours in the air since he first started flying at age 15.
Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 8:00am
By Denise Bonsack, Publisher
Anyone who has spent any amount of time at CODE3 Bowling & Party in Gibbon at any point in its history would notice a huge change if they visited today.
Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 8:00am
J.K. Pasture Farm's Reading Rabbits visited Morgan Public Library on February 28th for Bedtime Stories. The kids enjoyed story books about bunnies and then got to learn about rabbit care and rabbit genetics. The kids ended the night playing with the rabbits and feeding them bedtime snacks. (Submitted photos)
Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 8:00am
By Johanna Jutz
The regular monthly meeting of the Gibbon City Council was held March 1, 2022.
City Engineer Bryan Petzel was in attendance to go over bids for the E. 12th Street Project. The lowest bid came from Nielson Blacktopping, Inc. of Kasota at $199,037.62. ISG has worked with the company on past projects and have had good results. Council approved a resolution accepting the bid from Nielson Blacktopping.
Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:00am
By Denise Bonsack, Publisher
Karen Buboltz, of Fairfax, retired in January after spending 41 years caring for hundreds, maybe thousands of children from the area.
Karen grew up in Gibbon and moved to Fairfax with her husband Brian in November of 1980. She started her daycare in January of 1981 because she wanted to be at home with her kids.
Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:00am
By Denise Bonsack, Publisher
Coaching, like many other jobs that must be done, is often a labor of love. You win some, you lose some, and you always wonder what could have or should have been done differently to change the outcome.
Prairie Lutheran School’s girls’ basketball coach Randy Ristow recently coached the 1,000th game of his coaching career, and while it hasn’t always been easy, he has no regrets.
Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:00am
By Denise Bonsack, Publisher
Have you ever thought about what happens when you dial 9-1-1?
The call goes through to the County Dispatch, who in turn makes the appropriate pages to local First Responders. Those volunteers drop what they are doing and come running to help with whatever situation arises.
But what if those people weren’t there? What if nobody came when you called?
