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Pool prep continues, splashing to resume May 25...
GACC seniors earn diplomas at Sunday's ceremony
WP-B bids farewell to seniors
27 area kids off to Burke
Pool prep continues, splashing to resume May 25... West Point City employees Jim Peatrowsky and Dennis Wordekemper (not pictured) were finishing up some crack caulking around the swimming pool this morning (Wednesday). The pool was filled Monday and Tuesday. From now through Friday, May 24, lifeguards will be vacuuming dirt that settles at the bottom of the pool and making sure the water’s pH balance is correct.
GACC seniors earn diplomas at Sunday's ceremony Guardian Angels Central Catholic senior Nick Goeden gives his approval about earning his diploma following the GACC graduation ceremony held Sunday afternoon. Goeden was one of 23 GACC graduates.
WP-B bids farewell to seniors West Point-Beemer’s Mackenzie Berg turns a little red while principal DJ Weddle shares a story about Mackenzie during Sunday’s graduation ceremony. It was a special day for Berg. Not only did she receive her high school diploma, it was also Berg’s birthday. WP-B had 62 graduates.
27 area kids off to Burke A total of 27 area track athletes qualified for the 2013 State Track & Field meet this Friday and Saturday at Omaha Burke.
Qualifiers from each area school include: West Point-Beemer (3), Central Catholic (19), Scribner-Snyder (4) and Bancroft-Rosalie (1).

Gertrude Meyer - August 08, 2012

Funeral services for Gertrude Meyer, 98, of West Point, will be on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in West Point with military honors. Interment will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Visitation will be on Thursday from noon until 8 p.m., with the family present from 5 - 8 p.m., at the Minnick Funeral Home in West Point. There will be visitation on Friday from 8-8:30 a.m. at the St. Joseph’s Retirement Community Chapel and will continue from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be directed to the St. Joseph’s Retirement Community Foundation or St. Paul Lutheran School in West Point.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Paul and Linda Meyer of West Point, Richard and Marsha Meyer of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Kathryn and Ben Paisley of Lincoln and Fred and Kay Meyer of St. Paul; 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, Jennifer (Scott) Clark, Jacob Sand and Gabriella Clark of Omaha; Daniel (Amanda) Meyer, Hannah and Abigail of Grand Island; Cecilea and Elizabeth Meyer of Fort Collins, Colo., Brett Meyer of Scottsbluff; Scott Paisley of Lincoln, Nathaniel Paisley of Omaha; Christopher (Ashley) Meyer and Mostyn, Jonathan (Brittni) Meyer and Max all of St. Paul and Jordan (Morgan) Meyer of Omaha; her brother, Clarence Albers and his wife Jean of Valparaiso, Ind.; sister, Velma Claus of Goshen, Ken., sister, Anita Kebschull and her husband, Rev. Allan of Pompton Plains, N.J. and brother-in-law, Hubert Voth of Red Wing, Minn.; many nieces, nephews and friends.

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