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Urge wind investment

Rural and Small Town Leaders should urge NPPD wind investment
By Lu Nelson, lucasn@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs

This week, the Center for Rural Affairs is circulating a letter among rural community leaders, urging the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to make investments in rural and small town Nebraska’s energy future by purchasing locally produced wind power at today’s historically low rates.

Bancroft Senior Center News

8ancroft Senior Center News

* 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 walker. Call 402-648-3387 during office hours.

Farmers Market will be Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00, across the street from the senior center, in front of the Village Community Bulletin Board.

Weekly Activities:

Wed. Oct. 9:   Melody chimes practice at 9:00.  Join us for coffee at 10:00. The foot clinic will start at 1:30, call and make your appointment. Cards will be played at 1:30.

Thurs. Oct. 10: Pool at 9:20. Tai Chi class at 9:30, walking ex. at 10:15 and coffee at 10:00. Sign up for the pinochle tournament at 1:30.

Fri. Oct. 11: Farmers Market from 9:30 – 11:00, located across the street by the Village Community Bulletin Board. Chair & Frog ex. class at 9:30 and walking ex.at 10:15. There will be a fish fry supper tonight, at the center, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.

Mon. Oct. 14: Stop in for coffee and sign up for the pitch tournament at 1:30.

Tues. Oct. 15: Pool at 9:20.  Walking ex. class at 10:15. Bingo at 2:00 and the pancake and waffle supper starts at 5:30. Evening card party at 7:00 pm.

Wed. Oct. 16: Melody chimes practice at 9:00.  Join us for coffee at 10:00. Sign up for the pitch tournament at 1:30.

The Bancroft Senior Center is having a fish fry supper, all the fish you can eat, Friday, October 11 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Menu includes Pollock, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, coleslaw, bread, cookies and beverage. Suggested donation of $9 for adults and $5 for children ages 3 – 12 years.

The Senior Center wanted to give back to their community, so a percentage of the proceeds will be given to the B-R School to help purchase their new Panther Mascot. Come and help support the senior center and the B-R School.

Scrap computer, electronics and appliance collection

The Nebraska Loess Hills Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council’s Scrap Computer,

Electronics & Appliance collection is THIS WEEK! Load up your working and  nonworking items and

bring them to the collection this Saturday, October 12 from 9:00-12:00 p.m.  at the Dakota-Thurston

County Fairgrounds on Hwy 77/75 south of South Sioux City, NE. Nebraska  residents and businesses

can dispose of small electronic items (VCR’s, DVD players, audio/video equipment etc.) and up to four

computer systems (monitor, tower, keyboard, mouse) for FREE! Additional computer systems, TVs and

microwaves will be accepted for $5.00. (Big screen T.V.s for $20.00). For information about the fees or

other collection details, go to www.nlhrcd.org or contact the Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council office

at (402)685-4020 or jschultz@nlhrcd.org. Funding for the free portion of this collection has been provided

through a Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grant from the Nebraska Department of Environmental

Quality. The majority of the materials and components received during this collection will be recycled.

Anything which can’t be recycled will be disposed of in an environmentally sensitive manner. Avoid landfill

fees and potential environmental contamination by disposing of electronic items at this collection!

Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Contact:

Jean Schultz Phone: (402) 685-4020

Address: P.O. Box 24

Oakland, NE 68045

Webpage address: http://www.nlhrcd.org

Pre-Medicare Informational Program

Mary Loftis

Were you born in 1948 or 1949?  Are you receiving lots of mail about Medicare insurance? Or are you helping a parent or friend muddle through this paper blizzard?

If so, help is available.  Mary Loftis, UNL Extension Assistant and a Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) volunteer, will hold an informational presentation on pre-Medicare issues.

The program will be given at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 10 at the Oakland Auditorium in the Rosen Room in Oakland, NE.

Topics to be discussed include how and when to apply for Medicare.  Do you want to keep working and delay Medicare, then what?  What is meant by Part A, Part B, and Part D? What are Medicare Advantage plans? Do you need Medigap or supplemental insurance?  What do you need to consider when choosing a plan?  There will also be information on Medicare’s preventive services and MyMedicare.gov, the on-line location where your claim information is stored.

This is a free informational program and absolutely nothing will be sold.

Everyone is welcome to attend, but space is limited. In order for adequate handouts to be prepared, please RSVP by noon Thursday, October 10 to the UNL Extension Office in Tekamah at 402-374-2929.

Mary Loftis,

Extension Assistant
UNL Extension – Burt County
111 North 13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Phone: (402) 374-2929

Fax: (402) 374-2930

Internet: mloftis2@unl.edu