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A show of science

Chuck Allen/Post-Register

Fifth-grader Derek Ren shows off a ferris wheel made by students at Monument Elementary School during the science expo at the school on Thursday, March 11.

School district to apply for grant

The Quincy School District board of directors has decided that the opportunity to receive up to $2 million per year for the next three years to improve educational opportunities was simply too good to pass up.

Port interested in readerboard

Scott Lybbert and the Quincy Community Center board of directors heard what they wanted to hear from the Quincy Port District commissioners last month.

Sports

Lady Jacks look to move up conference ladder

The Lady Jacks softball team is going to have to play more inspired defense this season if it plans to move up from the eighth place it occupied at the end of the 2009 season. In their defense, the Lady Jacks brought a 4-15 league record into a loser-out contest against Prosser (9-9) and won 12-10 to get in to the district playoffs.

Looking to score

The Jackrabbit boys soccer squad enters the season with its eye on state.

Opinion

Make sure before helping a 'relative'

The next time you get a call or an electronic message from a loved one in distress, make sure you know who you’re talking to.

Support the spaghetti feed

This is the first year I have lived in Quincy where myself or my family have nothing to personally gain by supporting the annual Fourth-grade Spaghetti Feed.

Schools

Field trip spans generations

Sherri Van Diest knows what the annual fourth-grade field trip has meant to the students of Quincy over the past 35 years and its importance to the community as a whole.

School board to vote on grant

The immediate fates and futures of one principal, a number of teachers, a school and perhaps a school district itself could rest on a decision the members of the Quincy School District board of directors will make at Tuesday’s meeting.

Our Neighbor

Galster hooked on Quincy

Pat Galster is a self-described hard-core fisherman; he has been for practically all of his life. He fell in love with fishing as a boy growing up in Fairbanks, Alaska, and moved to the Quincy Valley eight years ago partly because of the area’s bountiful rivers and lakes.

Beaumont the ultimate soccer mom

Katie Beaumont has four sons with her husband, Pete. and all are very active. While keeping up with the activities of her children has kept Beaumont busy, she’s been able to succeed in her endeavors because, in a way, she was uniquely prepared to deal with a house full of men.