Eight north central and northeast Nebraska schools have made final transition to a new conference – creating the 8-team “Greater Northeast Activities Conference” or GNAC. The Charter eight schools have announced the formation of the Greater Northeast Activities Conference (GNAC).
The participating schools include Elkhorn Valley, Hartington-Newcastle, Laurel-Concord- Coleridge, Lutheran High Northeast, Neligh-Oakdale, Plainview, Summerland, and West Holt for the 2024-2025 school year...
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The TeamMates of Plainview chapter celebrated its 20th anniversary of membership on Saturday evening at a local restaurant with approximately 50 former and present mentors and board members in attendance. The evening began with a social hour followed by a complimentary meal for those in attendance and concluded with a short program... Get more details by signing up to the Plainview News!
The Plainview Pirates boys golf season is officially in full swing this past week, with the squad competing in three invites over the course of five days, beginning on Wednesday, April 10 at the Clarkson-Leigh Invite.
In their most recent competition on Monday, April 15, the Pirates faced off against the Norfolk Catholic Knights in a dual on the Knights home course...
Instrumental and Vocal musicians from Plainview Public Schools traveled to Osmond this past Friday for the District Music contest, and had some great success. Results are determined by on-site judges from other towns and schools, and are reported on a 1- 3 scale, with 1 being the highest mark...
The Plainview Pirates girls and boys track teams travelled to O’Neill for the St. Mary’s Invite on April 17 for their only invite of the week, and the Pirates will wrap up their upcoming week of competition on Saturday, April 27 with the Lewis and Clark Conference Invite, held in Ponca...
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Brett Claussen and Jamie Stark, both Plainview High alumni (Class of 2008), have released an energy drink, CraniYum, into the mass retail market, including some Plainview and area locations. CraniYum was developed over about a year, researching and sampling, with Jamie Stark’s wife, Holly, supplying the name.
From their website, www.drinkcraniyum.com:
Claussen and Stark have nearly a decade of experience in retail nutrition, “and as a result, we not only drink energy drinks basically every day - we have spent a ton of time talking to everyday people who also drink energy drinks frequently. What we realized is that most energy drinks on the market currently really don’t have a lot to them - just carbonation, caffeine, and flavoring (which many times are way too sweet) - and there is a huge opportunity to build a new type of drink that actually benefits the user’s mental clarity and also tastes great.”
It was released on January 29 of this year, when their first shipment arrived at their Fremont warehouse.
Locally, the drinks are available in Plainview at Mitch’s and at Speedee Mart; they can also be found in Osmond at their Mini Mart. Currently the drink is available in two flavors; grapefruit soda and Dr. Yum. Both flavors are carbonated.
According to their website, the pair have placed CraniYum in at least 40 stores nationwide, mainly at nutrition outlets, in addition to the local placement. Stark and Claussen both seek to bring glory to Jesus in their business ventures, and have placed “John 3:16” at the bottom of each can.
The Crofton baseball Park cleanup day was held Sunday, April 14. Baseball players, parents and supporters from Crofton Ponies, American Legion, and Bluejays ball clubs participated, repairing the field, cleaning up leaves and branches and getting the pitcher's mound ready for the upcoming season.
The Burlington-Northern Santa Fe rail crossing on south 9th Street in Plainview will be closed for two weeks, starting Monday, April 22 as the railroad intends to repair the crossing. Cement spacers have been placed at the side of the tracks for about a week, and the City of Plainview has been notified that repairs to remove the rough crossing will begin next Monday.
The Highway 13 crossing, and entrance to the community will not be worked on at this time. Residents can still access the community on 9th, by traveling down Line Street west before the railroad crossing to 4th Street, and then north to Highway 20.
Shayla Jacobsen earned her fourth qualifying trip to the FCCLA National STAR Competition last week while attending the FCCLA State Leadership Conference.
Jacobsen received a gold medal and was announced Runner-Up in Job Interview at the STAR Awards Ceremony on Tuesday. She will compete at nationals which will be held in Seattle, Washington June 28-July 3...
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Four Plainview Pirate musicians attended the 2024 Pierce Honor band last weekend, representing their music departments: Landon Hergert, Nextly Jinez, Chloe Kemnitz, and Erica Mauer practiced during the day and performed at the public concert.
Fire patrol graduates 17!
The 2024 Junior Fire Patrol class graduated 17 Plainview fifth-graders this year, with Kirbee Doerr (on seat), daughter of Justin D. and Brendee Doerr, named as Chief; and Lauryn Krause (on running board), daughter of Tom and Julie Krause, as Assistant Chief. Other Fire Patrol graduates include (on truck, l to r): Genesis Sinkler, Chloe Kemnitz, Payton Johansen, Jayda Koenig, Brayden Martin, Colt Frahm and Tristan Slater; and standing: Clay Utecht, Aiden Baird, Ruger Fernau, Lucas Jacot, Kendrick Sinkler, Elena Camacho, Raelyn White and Jake Fischer. Also pictured are firefighter Ty Hampton and Josh Kounovsky, Fire Chief.
The Plainview FFA Chapter had many members attend and compete at the 2024 FFA State Convention in Lincoln last weekend. In addition to President Reagan Choat’s calling to be the State FFA President, a number of other Plainview chapter members competed and were awarded their State Degrees, along with medals and ribbons...
For the first time in 60 years, Plainview’s FFA Chapter will have representation on the State of Nebraska FFA Board, not just representation this time, but a local youth serving as President for the first time in school history.
Plainview FFA President, Reagan Choat, a senior at Plainview Public Schools, and son of Dean and Sally Jo Choat of rural Plainview was named by the State FFA review board as the organization’s president for the 2024-2025 year at this year’s State Convention in Lincoln last weekend...
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Pirates end season of play...
The Plainview 5th/6th grade boys basketball team concluded their season on March 2nd with the annual Plainview tournament. The season began in November with a 3 on 3 league in Norfolk for the four Monday nights in November.
They participated in the Elkhorn Valley league in Tilden which consisted of six league games and a tournament at the end. They also participated in tournaments around the area in Verdigre, Norfolk, and Plainview. Teammates included, front row (L to R) Aiden Baird, Zane Kromarek, Korver Lingenfelter, Ruger Fernau; and back row (L to R)
Coach Brian Ickler, Tristan Slater, Clay Utech, Maysen Ickler, Brayden Martin, Coach Kevin Lingenfelter. Not pictured Preston Dobler and Owen Meuret.
On Monday, April 8th, 2024 there will be something special in the skies above Nebraska starting at 12:40 p.m. when the Earth’s moon will eclipse the sun. Though Nebraska doesn’t get to enjoy the total eclipse that it did during 2017 it will still be approximately 75% blocked during the peak of the eclipse which should take place around 1:53 p.m.
Though it’s only been seven years since the total eclipse over Nebraska, the next one won’t take place across North America until August of 2045. As a reminder, staring an eclipse is dangerous to the eyes without protective equipment or specialized glasses.
The Pirate Wrestling Club has had wrestlers competing in the past three weeks in two state tournaments and one national dual tournament where local youth got the opportunity to represent Nebraska on a national dual team... To get the rest of this story, sign up to the Plainview News with the attached link: https://www.theplainviewnews.com/o/the-plainview-news/page/subscriptions
The pictured Plainview Pirates were named on the third quarter secondary school High Honor roll! Read all about it in the Plainview News!
North Central Public Power District (NCPPD) has announced May 1, 2024, as the beginning of Phase 2 of the City of Plainview electrical system rebuild. Phase 2, as shown by the nearby map, indicates in yellow the locations where the rebuild will occur. NCPPD has hired IES, an electrical contracting company from Holdrege, NE, to do the project. IES will be replacing poles and wires. Some outages could be planned for specific areas as work is being done. Questions should be directed to the NCPPD Operation Department in Creighton at 402-358-5112.
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Five Plainview Pirate musicians attended the Class D All-State Band event in Kearney over the weekend, practicing all day Saturday and performing for the public in a three-part concert on Saturday evening. Weston Hoffman played in the Jazz Band performance with the bari-sax; Addie Hodson, trumpet played in the symphonic band; and Bastion Curtiss, trombone; Landon Hergert, flute; and Emma Sauser, saxophone played in the wind ensemble. Hoffman, Curtiss and Hergert all medaled at the All-State event for their performances.
