Reminder: Free Dump Day Saturday
May 12, 2015 Leave a comment
Caregiver Support Group to Meet
May 12, 2015 Leave a comment
The monthly Caregiver Support Group will meet at the Bancroft Senior Center, this coming Monday, May 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. The information that is shared by those in attendance is kept confidential.
If you are a caregiver; please feel free to come and join us and if you have never attended a meeting you are also welcome to come.
News From Bancroft Senior Center
May 12, 2015 Leave a comment
The Senior Center has refurbished Memorial Flowers of all types for sale. Anyone who is looking for reasonably priced flowers is encouraged to stop in and see what we have available.
* The senior center provides Information and Assistance to any individual who is looking for services for themselves or another person 60 years and older, the center manager and/or center participant can provide information to individuals on services available within the community. We link individuals to the services and opportunities that are available within or beyond the community itself. We will then establish adequate follow-up procedures to see that their needs were met. For more information call 402-648-3387.
*If you are 60 years and older and need information on programs designed to help keep you in your home longer or if you need legal help, contact Connie at 402-648-3387 or in the evening at 402-648-7648.
* We have the following medical equipment to loan out on an as need basis, wheel chair, bath seats, toilet seat riser and portable toilet chair, crutches or walkers. Call 402-648-3387 during office hours.
Meals on Wheels
*Would you like to get Meals on Wheels? Anyone over the age of 60 years and lives within the city limits are eligible for these meals. You may sign up anytime for the Meals on Wheels program; you can get the meals delivered however many times you want them each week. You must call 402-687-2332 before 8:30 a.m. if you want a meal that day. The suggested donation for the meals is $4.00.
Weekly Activities:
Wed. May 13: Melody chimers will practice at 9:00. The senior center will have an OPEN HOUSE today celebrating 33 years of serving the 60 plus population in our community. Please join us for free cookies, coffee cake, bars and a beverage all day to day. Sign up to play five-handed pinochle at 1:30.
Thurs. May 14: Rolls and coffee served from 9:00. until noon. Tai Chi class at 9:30 and walking ex class at 10:30. There will be a pitch tournament at 1:30.
Fri. May 15: The birthday party is today, they will play pitch and hand and foot, lunch is served at 3:30, please join us.
Mon. May 18: The caregiver support group meets at 2:00; all caregivers in the community are invited to attend.
Tues. May 19: The Tai Chi class is at 9:30 and the walking ex. class at 10:30. Stop in for coffee at 10:00. Sign up to play in the pitch tournament at 1:30. The evening will be pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage and orange drink.
Wed. May 20: Melody chimers will practice at 9:00. Come and play cribbage at 1:30.
Center for Rural Affairs Sponsors Good Living Tour
May 12, 2015 Leave a comment
Hear Nebraska announced that the Center for Rural Affairs will participate in the inaugural Good Living Tour project as a sponsoring partner. The Good Living Tour is an oral history project and free, all-ages concert series hosted in nine communities across Greater Nebraska, July 17-25.
“We are extremely proud and excited to welcome the Center as an official sponsor of the 2015 Good Living Tour,” said Hear Nebraska Executive Director Andrew Norman. “The Center’s mission to establish strong rural communities in Nebraska by empowering citizens aligns perfectly with this project’s goal to help these communities attract and retain young people. It couldn’t be a better fit.”
Tyler Vacha, Director of Development, Engagement, and Operations at the Center for Rural Affairs, states, “It’s great to see new and exciting projects like this come to Rural Nebraska. Hear Nebraska should be commended for taking steps to ensure rural Nebraskans get to experience and support our homegrown musicians. We’re proud to be a partner in making the 2015 Good Living Tour a reality.”
In addition to nine free concerts — each featuring three contemporary, original, Nebraska-based bands of varying genres — the 2015 Good Living Tour includes Hear Nebraska’s production of more than 27 music/arts-related feature stories and videos. This multimedia content aims to highlight some of the artistic and cultural elements that make the host communities great to live, work and play, especially for young people.
The 2015 Good Living Tour takes place in the following towns: Imperial, Ogallala, Scottsbluff/Gering, Valentine, North Platte, Kearney, West Point, Nebraska City and Grand Island.
Center for Rural Affairs joins Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment as fiscal sponsors of the project.
See the full concert lineup, and learn more about the Good Living Tour:
http://hearnebraska.org/good-living-tour/
About Center for Rural Affairs
Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non-profit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.
About Hear Nebraska
Hear Nebraska is a nonprofit organization that cultivates the state’s vibrant, fertile music and arts community. We provide resources and a voice for musicians and members of Nebraska’s creative class and the people and businesses that support them. Learn more: http://hearnebraska.org/about.
Rain Delays Closing Highway 32 East To Tekamah at Roundabout Again
May 11, 2015 Leave a comment
Rain over the weekend has prompted another delay at the roundabout in the closing of highway 32 east to Tekamah.
“The rain made conditions too wet to shoulder. We are hoping the area dries out today and tomorrow. They will try to close Hwy 32 on Wednesday,” stated Jeff Francis, Highway Project Manager.
Stay tuned to Kat Country Hub for further updates.
Market Report
May 11, 2015 Leave a comment
Market
5/11/15 @ 10:03am
Dow -31.49
S&P -3.60
Nasdaq -3.51
U.S. stocks are down some today, pausing one session after the Dow posted its biggest one-day gain in more than three months. The modest moves followed a surge in stocks on Friday, after the government’s employment report for April indicated the economy was pulling out of its first-quarter slump. Employers added 223,000 jobs in April.
Grain Market
5/11/15 @ 10:03am
Corn -1 ½ @ $3.61 ½
Beans Even @ $9.76
Reports: EXPORT INSPECTIONS @ 10 AM, CROP PROGRESS @ 3 PM; MAY USDA S&D REPORT TOMORROW @ 11 AM
Corn: Range-bound grain markets on Friday and again overnight, with the trade anticipating market-moving numbers today after crop progress report with many thinking 70-75% corn planted, but then attention shifts towards tomorrows USDA “Supply & Demand” report. Where the bears are anticipating a bump in new crop ending stocks through increased yield expectations and demand reduction.
Soybeans: The Chinese government is again boosting economic stimulus by further reducing interest rates which is positive for beans. Keeping on track, with the crop progress report today, many traders are thinking today’s crop progress data will show U.S producers 25-30% planted and well ahead of their historical pace.
Bird-Flu – According to the New York Times, Iowa agriculture officials said on Friday that bird flu would claim an additional four million egg-laying chickens on two more farms in a county already hit by the disease. Officials are waiting for preliminary tests on two farms in Wright County to be confirmed. The county reported earlier that a farm with 2.8 million chickens was affected. Iowa’s chicken loss is approaching 25 million, more than 40 percent of the state’s egg-laying flock. You can read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/business/iowa-says-4-million-more-chickens-have-bird-flu.html?_r=0
News: From DTN, Iowa, Nebraska: Bankruptcies Ramp Up
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Tornado Watch
May 10, 2015 Leave a comment
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 156 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
HARRISON POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
MONONA
IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
BURT BUTLER DODGE
DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS
WASHINGTON
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
ANTELOPE CEDAR COLFAX
CUMING KNOX MADISON
PIERCE PLATTE STANTON
THURSTON WAYNE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ASHLAND…BELLEVUE…BLAIR…
BLOOMFIELD…COLERIDGE…COLUMBUS…COUNCIL BLUFFS…CREIGHTON…
CROFTON…DAVID CITY…DECATUR…DUNLAP…ELGIN…FREMONT…
HARLAN…HARTINGTON…LA VISTA…LAUREL…LOGAN…LYONS…MACY…
MAPLETON…MISSOURI VALLEY…NELIGH…NIOBRARA…NORFOLK…
OAKLAND…OMAHA…ONAWA…OSMOND…PAPILLION…PENDER…PIERCE…
PLAINVIEW…RANDOLPH…SCHUYLER…STANTON…TEKAMAH…VERDIGRE…
WAHOO…WALTHILL…WAUSA…WAYNE…WEST POINT…WINNEBAGO…
WISNER…WOODBINE AND YUTAN.
East Highway 32 Toward Tekamah to Close Monday, Weather Permitting
May 8, 2015 Leave a comment
Weather permitting, east Highway N-32 will be closed from Oakland to Tekamah on Monday, May 11, to allow for construction of the roundabout, according to the Department of Roads. The detour route will be Highway N-51 from Highway US-77 to Decatur, Highway US-75 from Decatur to Blair, and Highway N-91 from Blair to US-77. Highway US-77 and west N-32 traffic will be shifted onto temporary roads through the work zone. Anticipated completion date for this project is early summer, 2015.
Visit the 511 webpage at http://www.511.nebraska.gov or dial 511 or 800-906-9069 to get the most current updates on highway conditions.
National Nursing Home Week at Oakland Heights
May 8, 2015 Leave a comment
Oakland Heights News
By Nancy Silvey Activity Director
We have one event I would like to mention for this week on Friday May 8th at 2:30pm is Betty Hasenkamp 15 year Anniversary party. On Sunday Mary 10th is Mother’s Day, on Monday May 11th is the start of National Nursing Home Week the theme this year is Bring on the Fiesta, at 2:30 pm we will start the celebration with our Mother’s Day Tea Party with entertainment by Mary Goff. On Tuesday May 12th is Trivia Day we will be having trivia questioned asked throughout the day for Residents and staff also, at 2:30pm is the Limbo Contest and Nacho Bar. Wednesday May 13th is Cowboy Day starting with a Chuck wagon dinner meal at 11:30 am and at 2:30 pm is country music by Billy Troy followed by Coffee and Cow Patties. Thursday May 14th is our Fiesta Day starting with an 11:30 am Taco Salad Bar for dinner and at 2:30 pm Sombrero Toss Game and Churros. On Friday May 15th is Baseball Day we will have a Let’s Play Ball Tournament with Staff and Residents at 10:00 am and in the afternoon at 2:30 Staff and Residents get to take a swing at some Piñatas and serving Fruit Plate. On Saturday May 16th Rusty Buckets will be here to perform at 2; 30 pm.
Church Service for May 10th at 2:30 pm will be given by Evangelical Free Church with a luncheon served afterwards. On Tuesday May 12th there will be Catholic Mass at 9:30 am given by Father Paul.
Activities for the week of May 11th to May 16th, are as followed, Reading with Marilyn, Sing a Long, Bingo w/Evang. Free, Bible Fellowship, Reading the Local Paper, and Saturday morning movie.
Volunteers signing in last week were; Judy Nelson, Betty Hanna, Bonnie Fleischman, Donna Baldwin, Patty Miller, Mary Donavon, Anne Anderson, Mary Alice Pearson , Di Ruwe, Bonnie Fleischman, Dani Moseman, Pat Anderson, and Sly Rouse.
Guest signing in last week was: Mary Plageman to see Dorothy Larson
Governor Ricketts Vetoes Bills to Raise Gas Tax
May 8, 2015 Leave a comment
Governor Ricketts vetoed LB610 and LB610A which would raise Nebraska’s gas tax. This tax increase passed by the Legislature would make the state’s gas tax the 16th highest in the nation while also surpassing the gas tax rate of every state that borders Nebraska.
“The number one issue I hear about from hardworking Nebraskans is the need for tax relief,” said Governor Ricketts. “Whether they are farmers and home owners seeking relief from high property taxes or businesses being held back by our second-highest-in-the region income tax rates, the message is clear: Nebraskans want and deserve tax relief.
“LB 610 would do the exact opposite by imposing a $75 million per year tax increase. The new tax would be added to the 25.6 cents Nebraskans are already paying in state gas tax per gallon of gasoline. This is a 23 percent increase.
“At this level, Nebraska’s gas tax rate would be the 16th highest in the country – surpassing the national average and surpassing the gas tax rate of every state that borders our state. The increased gas tax rate would also be about two times our state’s top income tax rate.”
“I remain committed to addressing our state and local infrastructure needs. This is an area that is vital to our continued economic growth. I cannot, however, support raising taxes as the first solution to this issue.”
Governor Ricketts’ full veto message is attached.
Governor Pete Ricketts
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