March, 2010
Brainard Village Board honors Swanda's service with BVFD
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 11:45 am
“The Brainard Volunteer Fire Department is one of the strongest organizations in the community and that is due to people like you—you have given your time, talent and service to the community.” With those words, Brainard Village Board Chairman Greg Janak presented a plaque of appreciation to Jerry Swanda , who recently retired after 44 years on the BVFD including 31 as fire chief.
Chamber: Get involved in BRAN!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 11:34 am
The Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska will leave Harrison on June 6, and its 600 riders will roll into David City on Friday, June 11.
Butler County Chamber of Commerce director Stephanie Dubbs hopes to put the final touches on the community's host arrangements in the next few weeks.
There are still opportunities for local groups and individuals to step up and provide a memorable experience.
Accepting youth as equal partners in a community
Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 12:36 am
By Katelyn A. Larson
UNL Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
Recently I have touched a lot on youth and adult partnerships which are forged through participation in 4-H. It is a topic that I am very passionate about and truly believe improves not only the youth and adult involved, but also the community where these youth and adult partnerships take place.
A study was completed recently in North Dakota focusing on the adult perceptions of accepting youth as equal partners in a community.
DDG futures contract could be promising for ethanol, livestock industries
Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 12:34 am
LINCOLN -- The creation of a futures contract for distillers dried grain offers a new risk management tool that livestock feeders and ethanol producers should evaluate for future use, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension livestock marketing specialist says.
The contracts announced in February by CME Group will provide the opportunity for both ethanol and livestock feeding industries to hedge against adverse price moves in distillers grains markets, Darrell Mark said.
Nebraska Corn Board vacancies
Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 12:21 am
LINCOLN -- Notice is hereby given that the terms for three members of the Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization and Marketing Board will expire June 21, 2010. The members represent Districts 1, 4, and 5.
District 1 Counties of Butler, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Seward, Lancaster, Cass, Otoe, Saline, Jefferson, Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, and Richardson (Note: David Nielsen, the current District 1 director, has indicated that he will pursue reappointment.)
Henningsen announces layoff of 16 workers
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 1:47 pm
Henningsen Foods announced last week that the company has implemented a reduction in force totaling 16 personnel over the course of a two week period.
The current reduction in force is due to a decrease in production demands.
Henningsen does not consider this a temporary layoff, but has asked those employees who are affected to maintain current contact information with the company in the event that production resumes to levels considered normal.
DCHS captures second straight state speech title
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 1:40 pm
Scouts defeat rival to win Class C-1 crown
Capturing the state title in speech is one thing.Capturing a second with new competitors stepping up and grabbing five gold medals to boot, now that's rare territory.
The David City High School speech team became the first of any Scouts to capture a second straight state crown when it won the Class C-1 title in Kearney, defeating rival Raymond Central.
Most people would have understood if the Scouts had recorded a rebuilding year.
Good communications is the key to setting cash rent prices
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 5:17 pm
By Alan Vyhnalek
UNL Extension Educator
I still have contacts from tenants, but especially landlords, about what the going cash rent is for farmland. It has been interesting to have each of these conversations, and I encourage folks to call if they have any questions at all.
Rising City Public Schools to merge with Shelby
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 5:03 pm
After nearly a decade of bucking the trend against keeping a small school open on its own, and eight months after apparently deciding David City would be its new partner, the Rising City Board of Education voted 6-0 Monday night to merge the school district with Shelby.
Board members, who were split 3-3 a month ago on the David City and Shelby merger options, held true to results of a straw poll of district patrons conducted by mail over three weeks.
Scouts aim for second straight State Speech Class C-1 title
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 4:45 pm
The David City Scout speech team defeated rival Raymond Central in the Class C1-3 District March 3 at Battle Creek High School. The Scouts scored 139 points to Runner-Up Raymond Central's 128 points. The Scouts will send ten events to the state contest in Kearney in an effort to defend last year's State Championship. The Scouts took 16 of 18 events to finals and won six events.
State qualifiers and their respective placing are as follows:
