Grand Island, Nebraska: Every Student, Every Day, A Success!
By Amy Schweitzer
amy.schweitzer@theindependent.com
Published: Thursday, December 16, 2010 8:24 AM CST
Bea Southard listened intently as the eighth-grade show choir from Walnut Middle School demonstrated its talent to the residents of Lebensraum Assisted Living.
Southard, 91, who lives at Lebensraum, taught for 22 years at Walnut and is one of the school’s biggest fans.
“I love Walnut,” she said. “Walnut is the best.”
The show choir sang at several retirement homes in Grand Island on Wednesday, but the performance at Lebensraum was special. The students were there to thank Southard for a baby grand piano that was bought for Walnut about three years ago through the Bill and Bea Southard Foundation. Full Story
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