Terry Petracek was honored for his 50 years of service to the Crete Volunteer Fire and Rescue on April 21. Petracek joined at the age of 18 and during the ceremony shared the emotional reason for his longterm commitment to the community.
In April 1970 just after graduation, Petracek and two classmates, Jim Buchanan and Tom Bauer, were in a vehicle accident south of Crete. Buchanan was pinned underneath the pickup and died at the scene. A young man, Petracek, was untrained in life saving techniques and felt helpless.
At the ceremony recognizing his length of service, Petracek dedicated his 50 years to Buchanan's memory.
On April 16, Deanna Sand of Crete had her last day of work as a nurse. Sand, who worked at Crete Hospital and in several Bryan locations in Lincoln, is having a retirement party this Saturday at the VFW. Check out this week's edition of the Crete News to hear more about Deanna's experiences as a nurse and what inspired her to go into the field.
Crete Elementary's popcorn day on April 19 was not just for the students. The day was also Ag Day, where students from the high school's FFA program came to the preschool with their animals to teach the preschool students about farm life. Golden Retriever Holly, owned by Josiah Harrington, happens to do about anything for a piece of popcorn and would sit perfectly still for preschoolers just to get the salty treat.
On April 17 the Crete Public Schools Foundation awarded $108,200 in scholarships during Honors Night at Crete High School.
The Crete boys’ soccer team fell short to South Sioux City 2-0 on April 20.
On Wednesday April 24 Crete high school soccer, baseball, golf, tennis, or track athletes will be distributing athletic trading cards at Crete Elementary and Intermediate schools. The trading card serves as free admission for the student's family to come watch them compete on Thursday or Friday this week.
Crete Public School's Crete’s Cardinal Community Learning Center (CCLC) will host a hands-on learning project that is teamed up with Doane University's Leadership 401 class. First and second grade students of CCLC used recycled materials to build a representation of how they believe Crete will look in 2040.
Buildings will be on display at the Crete Elementary Library on Wednesday, May 8 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. There will also be a variety of family games.
