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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ruth Lillian (Binkley) Brehmer, 87, of Bancroft, Nebraska passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Scribner, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held10:30 a.m. Friday, May 15, 2015 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft, Nebraska; with Pastor Philip Hale officiating. Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, Nebraska. Burial will be in the Bancroft City Cemetery in Bancroft, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, Nebraska.
Ruth was born June 4, 1927 in Emerson, Nebraska to Charles and Lillian (Cook) Binkley. She was baptized on February 23, 1933 in Emerson, Nebraska and confirmed in her faith on April 6, 1941 in South Sioux City, Nebraska. She graduated high school in 1945 and started working for the Bell Telephone Company in Sioux City, Iowa and the Ben Franklin Store in South Sioux City, Nebraska. In 1949 she moved to Pender, Nebraska. On November 27, 1949 Ruth married Marlin Brehmer at the First Lutheran Church in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The couple farmed together until they purchased Shorty’s Bar in 1959. Together they ran the bar until Marlin retired in 1978, Ruth continued running the bar until she retired in 1988.
Ruth was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft. She enjoyed baking, shopping, working on puzzles and spending time at the Bancroft Senior Center.
Ruth is survived by her daughters, Lynn (Gail) Bovee of Lyons, NE, Connie (Rick) Going of Lyons, NE; son, Rick (Sandra) Brehmer of Kearney, NE; 7 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; sister, Judy Hoch of South Sioux City, NE; brothers, Ron Hirsch of South Sioux City, NE, Stanley Binkley of Hubbard, NE
Ruth is preceded in death by her parents, husband Marlin, son-in-law Norm Hayes and sister, Janet Garrett.
Ruth Brehmer
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Patricia A. Samuelson, of Pender, Nebraska died on Monday, May 11, 2015 at her home with her family by her side.
Funeral services are pending at this time with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Pender.
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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.
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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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Ruth Brehmer, 87, of Bancroft, Nebraska passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Scribner, Nebraska.
Funeral services are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, Nebraska.
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Karlyne A. Tremayne, 84, of Walthill, Nebraska passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Pender Community Hospital in Pender, Nebraska.
Funeral services are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender, Nebraska.
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WILLIAM HAROLD TAYLOR SR. was born December 18, 1926, in Blair, Nebraska, the son of Harold and Adeline (Carlson) Taylor. He passed into eternal rest on Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Fremont.
Bill was raised in Washington County and joined the Navy during WWII shortly after his 17th birthday serving in the South Pacific on the destroyer USS Knapp.
He married May Schluter on April 15, 1953, at Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont.
Bill and May moved to a farm northeast of Oakland in 1961 where he also had a crop dusting business. He was active in Veterans groups serving as the VFW State Commander in 1980 and as the Burt County Veterans Service Officer after retiring from active farming. He had many friends across Nebraska and loved fishing, gardening, and spending time with his grandchildren.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, sister Jeane, and brothers Donald, Jim, and Stan.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, May; sister Peggy Anderson of Blair; sons, Bill (Jean) of Elkhorn; Ken (Jayne) of Mead, Calvin (Maureen) of Conestoga, PA; daughters Ruth Trout and Helen Murray of Lincoln; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-children.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 10:30 am at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland.
BURIAL WITH MILITARY HONORS:Oakland Cemetery, with Military Honors by Ryan VFW Post No. 5543 and American Legion Post No. 46
VISITATION: Tuesday 4-8 pm with family receiving friends from 6-8 pm at Pelan Funeral Services in Oakland. Visitation will also be held at the church one hour prior to service.
MEMORIALS: First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland and the Oakland Ryan VFW Post No. 5543
Please feel free to send your condolences to the family.
Each condolence will be printed and given to the family after the service.
William Taylor
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