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Area residents will have two opportunities to donate blood. On Tuesday, July 23, donate blood in memory of Rita Shabram at the St. Peter's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Donations may be made between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Shabram, who died unexpectedly in April, helped organize blood drives by lining up donors and volunteering at the local blood drive. Shabram also donated 80 units of blood throughout her life. Appointments may be made by contacting Amanda Shabram at 402-394-1938, Kyle...
Orchard village trustees approved modifying a decision regarding painting at the community center when they met in regular session, May 14. At a May 2 special meeting, trustees approved a quote from Timmerman’s Painting, of O’Neill, in the amount of $7,061, for painting the gym, bathrooms, lobby, vestibule and heating, ventilation and air conditioning duct work at the community center. Following discussion on May 14, Tyson Schutt made a motion to modify the original motion to purchase paint fro...
There will never be another Rita. My first memories of the Orchard elementary teacher are from 2008, when I filled in during maternity leave for Kortney Sayers. Rita Shabram was one of the first people to welcome me. We’d stop to chitchat when we had a few moments. Occasionally, our lunch times would overlap and we’d talk about education and current events. The best times, though, were after school, when we’d venture to one another’s classrooms and spend an hour or two, talking about and bon...
A funeral service for Rita Jean Shabram, 73, of Orchard, will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 24, at the Orchard United Methodist Church. Pastor Janene Reynolds will officiate. Burial will follow in the Orchard Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday, April 23, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., at the Orchard United Methodist Church. Rita died on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh. Arrangements are entrusted to Ashburn Funeral Home. Rita Thelander was born on Dec. 24,...
Area residents will have two opportunities to donate blood next week. On Monday, Sept. 25, donations will be accepted at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, in Orchard. The blood drive will start at 10:30 a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m. To set up an appointment, contact Rita Shabram at 402-893-2691. Individuals who donate in September will receive a coupon for a free haircut from Sports Clips Haircuts and will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a trip for two and a VIP...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The 2023 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was held Saturday, April 1 at the community center. "An awesome lineup of 160 registered lifters from across the Midwest competed," said organizer Jeff Shabram. "This year's meet was the largest sanctioned AAU meet ever in Nebraska, so three lifting platforms were required to accommodate the extremely large crowd in the Orchard gym. It was the 16th year for the Orchard meet." Twelve Summerland powerlifters competed Saturday. "These 12 lift...
The 10/11 Can Care-a-Van returned this summer to help food pantries across Nebraska stock up on nonperishable food items. Can Care-a-Van is an outreach to help gather food donations for local food pantries. One of the Can Care-a-Van locations was in Neligh on Tues, June 7. Bev Alderson, manager of the Antelope County Food Pantry, had volunteers set up in every community in the county to help gather donations. Rita Shabram, Jeff Shabram, and Wyatt Shabram volunteered to run the Can Care-a-Van...
Individuals interested in donating blood may want to make an appointment for a blood drive planned in Orchard The March 23 event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at St. Peter Lutheran Fellowship Hall. Contact Rita Shabram at 402-893-2691 to make an appointment. Individuals who donate will receive a free T-shirt, while supplies last....
The American Red Cross will host a blood drive, in Orchard, Tuesday, March 23. The drive will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church fellowship hall, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, contact Rita Shabram at 402-893-2691. Individuals who donate blood will receive an exclusive Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last....
St. Peter Lutheran Church fellowship hall, in Orchard, will be the location for a Sept. 21 blood drive. The American Red Cross will be on-site from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call Rita Shabram at 402-893-2691, visit redcrossblood.org or use the blood donor app....
St. Peter Lutheran Fellowship Hall, in Orchard, will be the site for a blood drive, scheduled for Monday, July 20. Donations will be accepted between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Rita Shabram will contact donors to make appointments. She may be reached at 402-893-2691. Donors may also make an appointment on the blood donor app or by visiting redcrossblood.org and searching for the Orchard drive. Social distancing guidelines will be in place. Appointments are preferred. Walk-ins will be accepted only...
A blood drive will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church fellowship hall, in Orchard, Tuesday, March 17. Donations will be accepted between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All presenting donors will be entered into a drawing for gift cards from the following Orchard businesses: Dusty's Lazy T Tire and Implement and TJ's Market. To make an appointment, call Rita Shabram at 402-893-2691 or visit the Red Cross website, www.redcrossblood.org/donate/blood....
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Monday, Jan. 20, at St. Peter Lutheran fellowship hall in Orchard. The drive will run from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To make an appointment, call Rita Shabram at 402-893-2691, visit redcrossblood.org or use the donor app. Walk-ins are welcome....
An American Red Cross blood drive will be Monday, Sept. 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Lutheran Fellowship Hall in Orchard. All blood types are needed. Make an appointment by calling Rita Shabram at 402-893-2691, by visiting redcrossblood.org or use the Blood Donor app on a smartphone. Walk-ins are welcome....
