COLERIDGE  — Coleridge Community School opened its doors for a new special education program the first part of July.
The Autism Center closed down for the summer months, although the school recently completed its first day for a new Level III Special Education program July 7.
“The first day we had three kids,” said Superintendent Dan Hoesing. “There will be a total of six kids in the program.”
Students will be coming from Hartington, Laurel-Concord and Wynot Schools according to Hoesing.
A Registered Nurse (RN) from the Laurel-Concord School system will be working in the program as well as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who will be coming down from the Wynot School.
“It is amazing how they meet the needs of these kids,” said Hoesing.
The Level III program, which is for severe and profoundly handicapped conditions, has previously been offered at the Tower School in Wayne.
“There has been a strong desire from those in the north part of the county to not have to travel so far with their students, which is part of the reason we are offering the program,” said Hoesing.
The rooms, which had been vacated when some of the elementary students were bused to Laurel-Concord School for classes, are now being used for the Level III Special Education program.
Some of the cost for the services in the program are billed directly back to the school where the student is from Hoesing said.

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COLERIDGE — The Abu Bekr White Horse Patrol paraded through the Coleridge City Park Saturday, thrilling local residents with their precision horseback riding in trained horse tricks.

The grandstands at the baseball diamond were packed and lawnchairs filled the area outside of the diamond as local folks gathered to watch the world famous troupe.

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  COLERIDGE — The Coleridge City Park was a busy place Friday afternoon and evening.

The park is expected to bea busy place for the rest of the weekend as well, as Coleridge

celebrates its 125th birthday with a huge bash.

The Q125 Fun Run got its start at the park Friday morning.

The park was the scene for the kids’ carnival and Kiddie Parade and kids’ tractor pull, as well.

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COLERIDGE —  It’s here.
After 22  months of planning, the Coleridge Q125 celebration is set for this weekend.
The Q125 Committee, headed up by Co-Chairpersons Jacie Burbach and Sally Schroeder, has been working for nearly two years to put together a July 4-6 birthday celebration for the community that will long be remembered.
Friday, the first day of the big event, will be packed with fun, food, and contests.

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HARTINGTON — It has been over a year since a lodging tax was put into place by a vote of the Cedar County Commissioners.
There is now close to $2,800 that has been received since the lodging tax went into effect in April of 2007.
A three percent tax is collected from people who stay at motels, hotels, bed and breakfasts and camp sites.

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COLERIDGE — Bob Yost first became interested in the newspaper business when he started a part-time job as a teenager.
Yost started working for the editor of the Coleridge Blade when he was a sophomore in high school.
“I had broken my arm and I had hay fever – I couldn’t work outside,” said Yost. “Vance Viergutz was looking for a ‘printer’s devil’ to sweep the floor and throw type.”
The printing process at that time included lead, which was heated to 550 degrees, according to Yost.
“It was a hot job – there was no air conditioning back then,” said Yost. “Letter press was an entirely different business than now. You could set about 20 inches of type in an hour.
Yost worked after school and on Saturdays at the Blade until he graduated from high school.

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COLERIDGE — Elroy Hefner has seen a lot of changes in Coleridge and in rural Nebraska over the years.
When the Coleridge Centennial was celebrated in 1983, he was serving his second term as Senator in the Nebraska State Legislature.
Hefner represented over 32,000 people in the 19th District, which included Cedar, Knox, Pierce and part of Wayne County.
In the Coleridge Centennial Book, Hefner was called “Coleridge’s favorite son.”
Hefner had no thought of a political career as he was growing up on a farm near Coleridge.

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COLERIDGE — The Coleridge Community Club will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday, July 9, in the meeting room of Lonnie’s.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.

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COLERIDGE — Entries are still being sought for the Q125 Beard Contest and the Q125 Costume contest.
The two contests will be held Friday, July 4, following the Abu Bekr White Horse Mounted Patrol performance in the City Park.

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