Birds of a feather: Peg and Jules Glanzer are greeted by the Tabor College Bluejay after their arrival in late January. The official inauguration will be held at 7 p.m. May 9 at the college. Tabor College photo
On his first day as the new president of Tabor College, during an informal get-together with faculty and staff, Jules Glanzer pulled from his pocket a choir director’s pitch pipe and blew a note loudly enough for everyone to hear.
Peter Richert, a Kansas National Guard specialist from Hillsboro who was wounded by a roadside bomb Feb. 22 while serving in Iraq, will continue his recovery at San Antonio, Texas.
The public is invited to an all-distrrict celebration for the Hillsboro High School girls’ state championship basketball team planned for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the high school gymnasium.
“We hope that our community, and of course our elementary and middle school students, will enjoy this opportunity to say thanks to the girls and the many people, and especially the parents, that have helped to make this year a very special one for our basketball team, our school and the Hillsboro community,” said Dale Honeck, HHS principal and girls’ head coach.
The Trojans won the Class 3A title March 10 with a 50-31 victory over Sacred Heart in the title game.
Hillsboro has once again been named a Tree City USA community by the National Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry.
It is the 12th year Hillsboro has received this national recognition.
Hillsboro has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community: a tree board, a trree-care ordinance, a comprehensive forestry program, and an Arbor Day observance.
