Floral Occasions: Serving Fullerton for more than 30 years

FULLERTON — Long before Deb Bittner purchased Floral Occasions in downtown Fullerton, she knew she wanted to own a flower shop. Originally from Bartlett, Deb and her husband Frank moved to Fullerton in the 1980s. Deb worked as a stay-at-home mother raising their five children.

Twin River recognizes duo

Twin River is proud to announce the November students of the month! They are seventh grader Lily Audiss and eighth grader Layney Matthes. Lily is the daughter of Natalie Audiss. Layney is the daughter of Tony and Lisa Matthes. Lily had three different teachers nominate her!

Local Record

The Nance County Sheriff’s Department responded to the following calls in November: • Fire Calls: 2 Fullerton, 1 Belgrade. • Rescue Calls: 12 Fullerton, 1 Genoa. • Warrants Served: 2 County. • Paper Services Served: 2 Fullerton. • Accident: 1 County. 1 Fullerton. • Animal Call: 1 County.

CSC honors graduates

CHADRON — Chadron State College’s Winter Commencement took place Dec. 15 in the Chicoine Center. Jovan Mays, a 2010 CSC graduate, was Chadron State College’s Winter Commencement speaker. One-hundred and six candidates for bachelor’s degrees were honored.

CCC honors graduates

GRAND ISLAND — Central Community College honored 372 graduate candidates during its 2023 winter commencement on Dec. 15, at CCC-Columbus.

Candlelight service set

Victory Baptist will hold a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7 p.m. on Sunday. The community is invited.

Students honored

The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Fall 20232024 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards.

FFA members compete

Recently 33 members traveled to Aurora to compete at the District Leadership Development Events. No one qualified for state, but members still did very well in their events, many of which it was their first time competing in LDEs!

Club News

The Boone Nance Genealogical Society celebrated the season during their December 11th meeting at the St. Edward Public Library.

QUEEN CROWNED

On Saturday, Dec. 2, Addi Crouse of Fullerton competed in the Nebraska Angus Royalty Contest and was crowned the Nebraska Angus Queen. She and her family traveled to Kearney to compete in the yearly competition.