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April 19, 2021 9:26 am
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) This June, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Nebraska Extension is hosting a statewide tractor safety course for teens.
This tractor safety training course will be held at five sites in Nebraska for teens ages 14 and 15 from June 7 to 11.
The first day of the course will be online, then the required driving test will be offered in person, with COVID-19 safety precautions.
Federal law prohibits children under 16 from using certain farm equipment unless their parents or legal guardians own the farm. However, certification received through the course grants an exemption to the law allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to drive a tractor and do fieldwork with some equipment.
Legacy of the Plains Museum recently received a $10,000 donation from B&C Steel. David Wolf, Executive Director, was pleasantly surprised to receive the generous donation. “We would like to thank B&C Steel for their generous donation. They continue to be a huge supporter of our community, and they should be recognized for it.” Wolf said [.]
BY Scott Miller | January 8, 2021
(Miller/KNEB/RRN)
The 23 Club in Scottsbluff is another step closer to their overall funding goals for the renovation project currently underway, as members of the Scotts Bluff County Tourism Committee presented them a check Thursday for $60,000 as part of a matching grant.
During the presentation at the Legacy of the Plains Museum, Committee Vice-Chair Dave Wolf said the funding was in line with a change to the committee’s strategic plan made a few years ago, which increased the emphasis on youth sports and their impact.
“So, the 23 Club is a perfect example of being able to host tournaments where hotels can be booked up for that whole weekend or a whole tournament. But we also look at that with the Gering (ball field) complex that’s being built, the Lander’s Soccer Complex, the tumbling and gymnastics at the Carpenter Center,” s
True West Magazine
The Hallson Icelandic Lutheran Church was constructed in 1897 and was named for Johann Hallson, who donated the land, bell, altar and money to the congregation. Today, the church has been preserved as part of the Icelandic State Park, just four miles from its original location on Highway 5, near Cavalier, North Dakota.
– Courtesy North Dakota Tourism –
Thank You for Helping Me Through 2020
There aren’t many jobs in which you’re lucky enough to make friends as you work out of your home office, connected only by a telephone.
But this column makes me lucky enough!
It takes me into the world of imaginative folks who respect and appreciate the people and pioneers of the Old West. I love how they take hold and won’t let go just like the folks they’re honoring with their preservation efforts.