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The six individuals who comprised Nemaha County Leadership Class 9 called their participation an interesting experience before their graduation Tuesday night, June 6.

Despite a couple of technical difficulties with the touchpad timers, the Auburn Aquadogs dove into the cool waters for their first at-home swim tournament on Saturday, June 10, at 9:30 a.m. Children as young as 6 and as old as 16 swam their hearts out in the medley, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle relays. Auburn Municipal Pool hosted Auburn, of course, as well as Nebraska City, Maryville and Plattsmouth for a total of 42 relays. The day started with medley relays consisting of backstroke and breaststroke, then butterfly and, to finish the race, freestyle. Most of the relay teams were full with four swimmers each, but when a team didn’t have four, their last swimmer doubled up. Coaches Amanda and Sydney Neal cheered their swimmers on from either side of the lane along with James Neal and Abigail Lacy. The swimmers huffed and puffed as they pulled themselves out of the water, and even though a couple of the younger kids needed to catch their breath on the floating ropes dividing the lanes, no one gave up. This Auburn relay meet was the second competition the Aquadogs have participated in, and there are many more to come.

The hot June sun baked down on Rotary Island Saturday morning, June 3. It didn’t stop a number of children and their parents from signing up for the Nebraska Walleye Association’s fishing clinic.