Another successful Friends of St. Thomas Aquinas School Ball was held last weekend . Over $233,000 was raised for the local parochial school. The event was held last Saturday night at the Parish Center. Funds raised will help support improvements to the playground area of the school. The evening featured a live and silent auction, games of chance,plenty of food, and music by a Lincoln,Nebraska band known as VOTA. Jeanne Hill was honored with the Friends of St. Thomas Aquinas School Award for 2023 for her work as school board president and with her work in the church, Matt Shannon was the winner of the $10,000 raffle prize. The Birkestrand grandchildren won the $2000 prize with Kim Olson winning the $1000 in SCRIPT gift cards.