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Hands On Learning

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Last Friday’s career day brought with it a chance to hear from Bison youth like Luke McHargue (top left) learned skills like how to dress for success, a skill he may use one day on ESPN. Bison alums and experts like Justin Ferris (top right) who spoke to students. Abigail Coleman (bottom photo) was all smiles as she was able to try on Chief Hogue’s armored vest during a self-defense training with the CCPD.
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Nebraska Horticulture

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Lancaster County Extension Educator Pushing the Limits- Extend Your Growing Season with a Hotbed or Cold Frame Building a cold frame or hot bed enables urban gardeners and small scale vegetable growers to protect young plants from adverse weather in spring and fall, extending their growing season. They are relatively inexpensive, simple structures that function as mini-greenhouses.

Applications for the Nebraska Corn Growers Association FLAGship Program Now Available

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The Nebraska Corn Growers Association is now accepting applications for the next class of the Future Leaders in Agriculture Scholarship (FLAGship) Program. The FLAGship Program is a scholarship program intended for future agricultural leaders in Nebraska. The Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) will award up to 5 $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors or college freshman who are continuing their education in the state of Nebraska. Three of the scholarships are set aside strictly for those students pursuing a degree directly related to agriculture. Two of the scholarships are open to non-agricultural degree seeking students.
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Thri Shop steps into weekly spotlight

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From 5:00 to 7:00 pm each Thursday, multiple local retailers are opting to keep their doors open late to allow shoppers an opportunity to get into stores that would be otherwise closed during that time. The night features shopping opportunities at All the Things Boutique, The Wishing Well, Bing’s Pets, Magnolias Boutique, Central True Value, Wild Roots Market who is now closed for the season, Merrick Medical Center Auxiliary Thrift Shop and MyEllement Boutique.
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Family Traditions

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In the dirt track racing world the Berck name is one that rivals the best of them after four decades of success on the track. The entire Kyle Berck Motorsports family pitches in to help Kyle find success in the car and it was a successful run for the team as they won the weekly points series at I-80 Speedway in the tracks final year.