Egg Talk
Ready. Set. Mad dash -- for hundreds of colorful Easter eggs hidden throughout Elgin’s city park.
Weather permitting, it’s a fast-paced glorious event, organized by...
Dinslage, 3 Fs- faith, family friends & happiness
Lonnie Dinslage
Editor’s Note: This continues a series of monthly articles celebrating pride in our town and its surroundings. If you have suggestions of people...
Principal Wemhoff new EPPJ Football Head Coach
By Dennis Morgan
Co-Publisher
Wemhoff to take over football duties beginning with 2021 season.
Is it too early to think about football? Not if you love the...
Lisa Schumacher hired at PJCC/St. Boniface
BREAKING NEWS -- Lisa Schumacher hired at PJCC/St. Boniface schools
A new principal with ties to the community has been hired for Pope John XXIII...
Farewell & Welcome
Just last month, in a small church in a county where there are no rivers or streams hence no bridges, Lynell and I attended...
Callie Heithoff – one free throw at a time
By Skylar Reestman
Student intern
Callie Heithoff, a master free-thrower
It seems so simple. To stand at a line 15 feet from the basketball hoop, bend your...
Several factors to consider before starting keto diet
Next up in our exploring diets series, we have the currently-popular keto diet.
Keto isn’t new; there are indigenous peoples who have eaten a keto...
Heithoff checks one off his ‘bucket list’
By Jessie Reestman
Elgin Review staff writer
Bucket list item fulfilled
On the 30th anniversary of playing in the boys’ state basketball tournament, Todd Heithoff was able...
Girls Sub-District Basketball Brackets, Wolfpack #1
EPPJ Wolfpack #1 seed, EPS hosting Sub-District games.
The Wolfpack are heading into the sub-district basketball games as the number 1 seed. That alone is...
Local students March For Life
March For Life Hyperlocal
What has been an annual national trip for local students since 2010 changed to a local walk. Over 20 youth, joined...
St. Boniface/Pope John principal Getzfred retiring
By Dennis Morgan
Co-Publisher
A search committee will soon be formed to find a successor to Pope John/St. Boniface Principal Betty Getzfred.
Last week, she informed the...
NVC basketball tourney brackets
The NVC (Niobrara Valley Conference) basketball tournament brackets were released this morning. The EPPJ Wolfpack girls enter as the #5 seed with the boys...
A lot of “weathering” in 2020
Nebraska is known for one thing when it comes to weather, you don’t have to wait long for it to change.
Whether it be calm...
Wolfpack Dance Team ready to compete
By Jessie Reestman
Staff writer
A bonus while cheering on either the Wolfpack football or basketball teams is the opportunity to be entertained at halftime by...
Elgin Public, Pope John Honor Rolls
Honor Rolls -- Elgin Public and Pope John XXIII Central Catholic high schools have released their first semester/second quarter honor rolls for the 2020/2021...
Eric Heithoff recovering after stem cell transplant
By Jessie Reestman
Staff writer
Orange ribbons pinned to t-shirts with the slogan, “Nobody fights alone,” a community organized benefit, text messages, phone calls, and many...
Amanda Fritzen pens first adventure novel
By Skylar Reestman
Student intern
For many people, it takes many years of hard work and determination to accomplish something great. And for some like Amanda...
Make Resolutions to improve your health
As we approach the New Year, now is the time where many of us start to make resolutions to improve our health. Usually, these...
Getzfred carves out Christmas holiday memories
Long before the Elf on the Shelf became a tradition for many, local craftsman Jim Getzfred created and placed in many homes a Santa...
