Friend Public School will hold a preschool roundup event on April 12 at 9 a.m. for incoming three-year-olds and their parents. The event will be at the school located at 501 S. Main St. in Friend. Call (402) 947-2781 with questions.
Nebraska is always in need of more foster parents, and it may be a more feasible commitment than some people think. Hear from seasoned foster parent Jewels Knoke about her passion for providing kids with a safe home in this week's edition of our newspapers.
Finding time to work out can be difficult, especially finding the time and money to go to a gym.
One way to save time and money is by doing workouts from home. There are many ways to do workouts from home and still get a quality workout.
See the health and wellness section for more information.
The Friend BOE unanimously voted 6-0 in favor of consolidation with Exeter-Milligan during the board meeting on April 8.
Approximately 50 people from the community attended, including students. No public comments were made during meeting about consolidation or any other matter.
The next step will be an application to the State petitioning to redistrict as Exeter-Milligan-Friend.
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.
It’s been 24 years since the last consolidation vote in the Exeter-Milligan school district and Monday evening in Milligan the school board took another historic vote.
In a 15 minute meeting, just minutes after the Friend school board approved the consolidation 6-0 the Exeter-Milligan board gave it’s stamp of approval.
Nearly 30 individuals attended the meeting but no one chose to comment on the vote or anything else.
The board opened with the consensus agenda before Superintendent Paul Sheffield gave a brief review of the petition to consolidate that would be submitted to the state committee.
There were no discussion items so the board moved right into action items. Board president Adam Erdkamp read the motion and asked if board members had any comments. When no one spoke up Erdkamp did, “I appreciate all the work the board has done. It’s been a long process.”
The board voted 6-0 for the petition to consolidate.
The board tabled the agreement on the Milligan site purchase and the contract with DLR for the elementary remodel citing a need for the building and grounds committee to meet.
The board approved non-certified contracts, and a contract for a fifth grade teacher, Jarod Belden, a York University student who will graduate this spring.
The board set the next meeting for May 15.
Project ADAM is a nationwide initiative aimed at preventing sudden cardiac arrest in schools through implementing effective emergency response protocols, training staff in CPR, and the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Crete Elementary, Intermediate, Middle School, and High School participated in a Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam's Memory) drill on Monday, April 8 with support from Crete Fire and Rescue. This allowed Crete Public Schools staff and emergency personnel to review, practice and reflect on their response in a cardiac emergency.
The survival rate of someone experiencing cardiac arrest decreases by 10% each minute without an AED. During the drill cardiac arrest victims were saved in three minutes, providing a 70-80% survival rate.
Kim Castellano of Children's Hospital, named Crete Public Schools a "heart safe" district at the Board of Education meeting April 8 following the completion of the drills.
A solar eclipse occurred in the United State on April 8 that most Americans were able to see in some form, whether partial or complete.
The eclipse occurred with the cosmic alliance of the moon passing between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow over the land. Thirteen states experienced a total eclipse for several minutes.
The path of totality, where the sun is completely obscured by the moon, did not directly encompass Saline county, but the county did experience a partial eclipse similar to a surreal twilight. At the peak of the eclipse, nearly 80% of the sun was obscured by the moon.
The next solar eclipse will occur in the United States in 20 years on Aug. 23, 2044.
The Crete girls’ soccer team battled with Beatrice on April 8 but lost the game in overtime 0-0 (3-1).
The Crete boys’ soccer team hosted Beatrice on April 8 and didn’t have much trouble with the Orangemen, winning 5-0.
