At their April board of education meetings both the Friend and Exeter-Milligan BOE members will cast their votes to decide if the proposed full academic and sports consolidation of the two school districts will be approved to begin in. A full merger would mean the creation of a brand new school district to be known as Exeter-Milligan-Friend (EMF) and a permanent mascot of the Bobcats, dissolving both current school districts. If the consolidation is approved, it will take effect for the 2025-26 school year.
Schools systems are the heart of communities and Crete is taking steps to become a "heart safe district."
The April 8 Crete Public Schools board of education meeting will host a special guest from Children's Hospital, Kim Castellano. The meeting will be at the Cardinal Welcome Center and begins at 6 p.m.
Castellano will speak about Project ADAM, an advocacy program for AEDs and CPR training in communities. Project ADAM is a nationwide initiative that has saved the lives of more than 200 children, adolescents and adults who went into sudden cardiac arrest. For more information about Project ADAM to to: www.projectadam.com.
Monday, April 8 - Eclipse Program. Drop in from noon to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9 - Coffee Talk drop in from 9-11 a.m. for coffee, donuts and conversation.
Wednesday, April 10 - Toddler storytime at 10 a.m.
Thursday, April 11 - Preschool storytime at 10 a.m. and Spring Craft Time from 4-7 p.m.
Friday, April 12 - A sweet treat for all patrons checking out books this day.
Saturday, April 13 - Puzzle it out from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by drop in.
Doane University welcomes Dr. Dwinita Mosby Tyler, the chief catalyst and
founder of The Equity Project, as the guest speaker for the ninth Robert L. Polk Lecture on
Race and Social Justice. Mosby Tyler will present her lecture, “The Wisdom of Our Reflections:
Exploring the ‘Mirrors’ in Our Lives” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 in Heckman Auditorium on
Doane’s Crete campus.
The event is free and open to the public. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
The Robert L. Polk Lecture on Race and Social Justice was established in 2016 to bring high
quality, high-impact speakers to Doane in the fields of diversity, equity and social justice. Polk was the first African American to graduate from Doane, in 1952.
The Saline County Planning Commission will meet on April 16 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be in the assembly room of the Saline County Courthouse in Wilber.
The Saline County Extension office is hosting a babysitting clinic on Tuesday, May 21 in Wilber from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The clinic is open to youth 11 and older. The cost is $20 per participant and is limited to 25 attendees. Youth need to bring a sack lunch for the day.
Register at go.unl.edu/24salinebabysittingclinic by May 3.
The Crete Community Blood Drive will be Tuesday, April 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Crete VFW. Schedule an appointment by contacting Genie at (402) 418-1581 or visit Red Cross Blood.org and enter CreteNECommunity.
The Multicultural Union and Grassroots Leadership are hosting a Multicultural Fair on Sunday, April 14 from 2-6 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door. The event will feature food from around the world, music and performances, games and cultural prizes.
The Crete boys soccer team battled with No. 5 Lexington and defeated the Minutemen 2-1 on April 6.
Crete-Milford needed eight innings to beat Lincoln Northwest April 5 but did so 4-3. In the bottom of the eighth, Kenner Svitak drew a one-out walk and advanced to second on a balk. He took third on a ground ball to shortstop and scored on a wild pitch. Carson Kotil and Nick Wendt had two hits each for CM.
