Seventh Grade Students Submit Writings       Looking Glass Im looking through the looking glass, trying to find the past. I find a dark blond girl, who's trying to by surpass. I try and try but just can't find, the past, but nothing will ever last. More ... ROTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH       Brittany Pengra and Joey Krotz were invited as guests to the Rushville Rotary Club noon meeting Tuesday, March 11th, 2008. The students are seniors at Gordon-Rushville High School. Brittany was chosen as the February Rotary Student of the Month. She plans to attend the University of Nebraska-Linc... More ... Valentine students score most points at CSC Scholastic Contest Three Sheridan County Students earn medals- Reneer, Rotness and Parker       For the second year in a row, students from Valentine scored the most points at the High School Scholastic Contest at Chadron State College on Friday. This was the 48th year the contest has taken place. Approximately 1,500 students participated. Valentine, which won Division III, barely nipped Rap... More ... Middle School Mustangs finally get on the track       It seemed like an eternity of practicing in the snow, or in the gym, in bitter cold weather, before the Middle school Mustangs finally got to compete in the Bayard Middle School Invitational on Wednesday. Tuesday was the target date until Mother Nature intervened, setting the meet back one day. More ... Pinnacle is Banking on Student-Athletes "Alicia Ostrander selected to elite team"       Early in the spring of 1997, Howard Gaffney and Bob Schmitzler from the Nebraska Girls Basketball Association (NGBA) approached Pinnacle Bancorp vice president and secretary/treasurer Lynn Dinsdale Marchese to describe their inspiring and philanthropic program. More ... Hawk Golfers Hit The Links By Lisa Hughes       The Hawks golf team has competed in two meets so far this season, the Gering Invite and the Bayard Invite. In the Gering Invite, the Hawks finished 10th overall in Division II. Tanner Letcher finished with the best rounds of the day with a 45 and 46 for a combined score of 91. J.W. Schmid shot a 1... More ... Mustang golfers travel to Bayard       On Thursday, April 3, the Gordon Rushville Golf team traveled to Bayard to participate in the Bayard invite at Chimney Rock Golf Course. The Mustangs placed 7th out of thirteen teams with Garden County claiming the top spot. More ... Local Youth Trapshooters Find Success Again       On Saturday April 5th the Jr. Niobrara Sportsmen's 4-H Club trapshooters had the fortune to compete in better weather this time. They traveled to Ogallala, NE to shoot against most of the teams from the panhandle including North Platte, Ogallala, Sidney, Scottsbluff, and Mitchell. There were 20 sh... More ... GRHS BOYS GOLF 2008       Thur. Apr. 3st Bayard Invite 9:00 am Fri. Apr. 11th Mitchell Invite TBA Sat. Apr. 12th Bridgeport Invite 9:00 am Tues. Apr.15th Morrill Invite 9:30 am Fri. Apr. 18th Alliance Invite TBA Sat. Apr. More ... SANDHILL YOUTH KING PIN LANES WEEK 27       PEEWEES BOYS Scratch Game; Matthew Jaggers 120, Corbin Bailey 87, Ryan Wellnitz 58. Scratch Series; Matthew Jaggers 248, Corbin Bailey 155, Ryan Wellnitz 58. Handicap Game; Matthew Jaggers, 226, Corbin Bailey 204, Ryan Wellnitz 185. More ... Teachers assemble for April Fools Joke       Rushville Elementary Staff were called to a very important meeting last Tuesday morning. Teachers assembled in the library to attend a teacher's meeting, but were greeted by Student Council members. Teachers were escorted to their seats, served rolls and coffee while students read poems and told j... More ... Electric Vehicle Road Rally Scheduled in Columbus       A Power Drive road rally has been scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on April 11 at Central Community College-Columbus and end with an awards ceremony at about 3:40 p.m. The competition, which will take place in the east parking lot, will feature electric vehicles built by Nebraska high school students... More ... Mini Maid Mustangs Finish 2008 Season       The Gordon-Rushville traveling basketball ladies maybe didn't finish their season with a bang, more like a small pop, but it was respectable. The seventh and eighth grade teams each won a few and lost a few, and both made it into the Sunday rounds. More ... Gordon-Rushville School Lunch Menu       April 10 Breakfast; Pancake w/ sausage, fruit, juice and milk. Lunch; Breaded pork patti, fruit/ veggie bar, chef salad or deli, cooks choice, milk. April 11 Breakfast; Cereal, fruit, juice and milk. Lunch; Cooks choice, fruit and veggies, milk. More ...