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🌱 Genoa-born couple invites friends to 60th anniversary celebration July 5
Genoa, Nebraska Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Genoa! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
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- Genoa-born couple invites friends to 60th anniversary celebration July 5
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- Friday: Warmer; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Breezy with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 51.
- Sunday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Leo and Lorraine (Swantek) Han (columbustelegram.com) — A couple who married 60 years ago at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Genoa is celebrating their diamond anniversary this summer in Columbus. Leo and Lorraine Hanus will host an open reception and Mass on July 5, where family, friends, and community members are welcome to join the festivities. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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2-Lady Scramble (QR96) →
Quail Run Golf Course, 327 S 5th St, Columbus
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Columbus USBC (80QR) →
Quail Run Golf Course, 327 S 5th St, Columbus
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Dylan Bloom →
Full Throttle Truck and Trailer Repair LLC, 5232 23rd St E, Columbus
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B BB Open Gym Polk Freshmen/Sophomores
High Plains Community Ms Clarks, NE 68628
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Youth Football Camp →
Lakeview Junior Senior High School, 3744 83rd St, Columbus
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Boy BBall @ Tekamah
Lindsay Attendance Center Lindsay, NE 68644 -
B BB Open Gym Polk Juniors/Seniors
High Plains Community Ms Clarks, NE 68628
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Summer School
Lindsay Attendance Center Lindsay, NE 68644
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G BB Open Gym @ Clarks
High Plains Community Ms Clarks, NE 68628
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Skilled Hoops
Columbus High School - Auxiliary Gym
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JV Boys @ Cross County
Lindsay Attendance Center Lindsay, NE 68644 -
Spirit Squad HPS
Humphrey Public Schools Humphrey, NE 68642
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Becton, Dickinson & Company posted a job opening for Rubber Parts Assembly Associate - B Shift in Columbus. Apply here.
- A-Line Staffing Solutions posted a job opening for Material Handler - Order Picker in Columbus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Genoa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Columbus
- Local artist completes ‘Spirit of Platte County' mural in Columbus (norfolkdailynews.com)
- Columbus Community Hospital Wins Nine Marketing & Advertising Awards (midwestmedicaledition.com)
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York
- FFA Difference Makers to Launch 'Compassion to Action' Program at York County Fair (heartlandbeat.com)
- Betsy Forbis: Get ready for exciting summer in York (wahoo-ashland-waverly.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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