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NC Rotary learns about Red Cross blood donation program

Every two seconds in this country, someone needs a unit of blood, and blood supplies are lower than normal right now because of late-summer disasters that kept donors away from blood drives across the country.Red Cross Bloodmobile Coordinator Diane Hammer and Donor Recruitment Account Manager Robyn Steinkuhler visited the Nebraska City Rotary Club Wednesday, Oct.

KNCB launches Dish Sustainability Project

If you’re looking to set an eclectic table this holiday season while helping the environment, Keep Nebraska City Beautiful has a solution for you: the Dish Sustainability Project.KNCB Executive Director Sally DuBois has collected 134 reusable white plates of various patterns and 127 cloth napkins, along with 200 sets of metal utensils.

Lewis and Clark Center honors visionary Congressman with Doug Bereuter Trail

The Missouri River Basin-Lewis and Clark Visitor Center recently honored one of its benefactors by naming the center’s tree trail in honor of Congressman Doug Bereuter, who envisioned a center on the Missouri River bluff long before it became a reality.MRB-Lewis and Clark Visitor Center Executive Director Doug Friedli said the trail features 26 native trees, which coincides with the number of years Bereuter served the people of District 1 in southeast Nebraska in Washington, D.C.“Congressman Bereuter man set foot on this property long before any of us ever did,” said Friedli.

PSC announces Homecoming candidates

Sarah Davis-Kovarik of Palmyra was selected as the Homecoming Queen candidate and Sawyer Kinnison of Nebraska City was selected as a King Candidate at Peru State College.Sarah is the daughter of Mark and Lisa Davis-Kovarik.

LCC receives college campus visit grant for eighth-grade students

Lourdes Central Catholic is one of 69 Nebraska schools that received EducationQuest Foundation grants totalling nearly $45,000 in 8th Grade Campus Visit Grants this fall.The schools will use grants ranging from $210 to $850 to help fund college visits and related activities to get students on the path to college.