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  • Student organization plans blood drive

    Oct 23, 2024

    Area residents are urged to donate blood at an upcoming drive sponsored by the Summerland Future Business Leaders of America. The event will be held in the auxiliary gym at the school on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Individuals donating are asked to enter through Door 10, located on the west side of the building. FBLA students will be eligible for a scholarship, based on the number of donors. To schedule an appointment, call the school at 402-626-7534.Donors will receive two pair of...

  • Donate blood in Ewing

    Sep 18, 2024

    The Ewing community blood drive will be Tuesday, Sept. 24, from noon to 6 p.m. at city hall. Contact Nancy Harpster at 402-340-0326 or visit www.redcrossblood.org to donate....

  • Donate blood at Clearwater drive

    Sep 4, 2024

    Sign up now to donate blood, Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Clearwater. The community drive, sponsored by the Methodist Church, will take place at the Clearwater American Legion, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments may be scheduled by contacting Kyle jensen at 402-910-0681or made online at www.redcrossblood.org....

  • Squeeze play

    Jul 17, 2024

    An unidentified Red Cross worker checks on Eli Thiele, as he squeezes a ball while donating blood. Thiele was one of 24 donors, including two first-timer attendees, who contributed to the July 11 blood drive at the Clearwater American Legion....

  • Blood drives planned in Orchard, Ewing

    Jul 10, 2024

    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...

  • Making a Difference

    May 29, 2024

    Faith King and Alex Thiele donate blood, Tuesday, during a blood drive at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Orchard. The drive was held in honor of Thiele's brother, Jesse, who was injured in an accident eight years ago and needed 10 units of blood. This is King's first time to donate....

  • From near-death experience to lifesaver, Thiele makes blood donation a priority

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|May 22, 2024

    Blood may be thicker than water. It's the fluid of life, an essential force providing a constant flow of resources and creating energy. For Jesse Thiele, son of Jim and Leenda, the constant flow slowed to a trickle on a fateful September day in 2016. Thiele, then a fifth-grade student, was at home in Clearwater on Sept. 29, working on a math worksheet, alongside older brothers Eli and Alex. Alex and Jesse took a break, which turned into a wrestling match. "I still had a pencil in my hand,"...

  • Rita Jean Shabram

    Apr 17, 2024

    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,...

  • O'Neill woman sentence includes $1,000 fine, jail time

    Sandy Schroth, Editor|Feb 28, 2024

    Sydney M. Abbott, 31, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Feb. 20, for sentencing on three crimes committed Aug. 15, 2023, in O’Neill, Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, a Class W misdemeanor; Count II, leave scene of accident, a Class 2 misdemeanor; and Count III, obstruct a peace officer, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Burdick placed Abbott on probation for 18 months, including 10 days in the Holt County Jail on each counts I and III, to be served concurrently. She was g...

  • Donate blood in Clearwater

    Nov 30, 2023

    An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Thursday, Dec. 7, at the American Legion in Clearwater. Donations will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Individuals who donate between Dec. 1 and 17 will receive a $10 Amazon gift card. Register at redcrossblood.org/donate....

  • Rural health care system needs help as basic levels

    J.L. Schmidt, Statehouse Correspondent Nebraska Press Association|Nov 16, 2023

    I don't remember much about my recent 64-block ambulance ride from my house to an urban hospital, but I was told after the fact that it was a matter of a few minutes to keep my body from going into septic shock. The whole incident helped me understand the critical importance of getting rural patients to medical care as quickly as possible. It also speaks volumes about staffing those ambulances with competent medical professionals. That's why I support the efforts of Sen. Myron Dorn of Adams in...

  • Appointments accepted for Orchard, Ewing blood drives

    Sep 21, 2023

    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...

  • Donate life this summer

    Jul 20, 2023

    The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive, Wednesday, July 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Ewing City Hall. To schedule an appointment, contact Nancy Harpster at 402-340-0326 or visit the ARC website at www.redcrossblood.org. "Please donate blood and help save lives," organizers said....

  • Do not miss the signs of a blood clot

    Andrew Ellsworth M.D.|Jul 6, 2023

    The patient was young, healthy and short of breath. She had not been sick recently, other than a minor cough. Her oxygen level was normal and her lungs sounded clear. Her heart rate was a little fast and she was breathing rather quickly, too. She was anxious about it, but she knew there was more to this than anxiety. Meanwhile, she was taking an antibiotic for bronchitis which did not seem to be helping. We did some additional tests, some blood work, to look for other possible causes. One test...

  • Student groups plan blood drives

    Mar 9, 2023

    Two Summerland student organizations - National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America - will host American Red Cross blood drives. NHS will host its drive Monday, March 20, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Donations may be given between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The FBLA drive will be Thursday, March 23, at the Ewing City Hall. Donations will be accepted between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. At both drives, the Red Cross will provide a $10 Visa egift card to donors....

  • Over the moon:

    Cindy Lange-Kubick, Flatwater Free Press|Dec 1, 2022

    CORTLAND – It's five days before the big day. The Model A dashes down West Fourth Street. Its driver pulls up to a brick storefront and strolls inside, jaunty, dressed in his Sunday best. The black-and-white scene turns technicolor, like a Gage County "Pleasantville," as a brunette with cherry red lips leans in with a coffee pot and winks. Welcome to Paper Moon Pastries, the 1930s-style small-town bakery inspired by a classic movie – its public introduction captured by drone and iPhone. Tha...

  • Haskell Agriculture Laboratory celebrating 65 years, plans field day

    Pam Bergstrom, Nebraska Forest Service Forester|Jul 21, 2022

    About a mile and one-half east of Concord, in the rolling hills of Dixon County, is the Haskell Agriculture Laboratory or HAL. HAL, owned by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is where agricultural research projects are being put to the test on the land. On Wednesday, Aug. 3, all are invited to take a look at what HAL has to offer, visit with experts and ask agriculture-related questions during the Science and Ag Family Field Day. Events will start at 9 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m....

  • Appointments accepted for Ewing blood drive

    Jul 14, 2022

    The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be Thursday, July 21, from noon to 6 p.m. at Ewing City Hall. Every two seconds someone is needing blood products, according to American Red Cross officials. To schedule an appointment, call 402-394-7773 or visit the website, www.redcrossblood.org....

  • Donations welcome at blood drive

    Jul 7, 2022

    The American Red Cross will host a blood drive, Tuesday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Clearwater American Legion. Appointments may be made at redcrossblood.org or by contacting Wendy at 402-319-2673....

  • Student group plans Ewing blood drive

    Mar 10, 2022

    Summerland Future Business Leaders of America will host a blood drive, March 23, at Ewing City Hall. Appointments are available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Individuals wanting to make an appointment should call the school at 402-626-7534 and ask for Mrs. Sukup. FBLA students are working toward a scholarship. Due to a blood shortage crisis, the Red Cross is offering a $10 e-gift card to Fanatics will be given to each donor. Walk-ins will be welcome if a time slot is available. The following blood...

  • Nebraska hospitals are in desperate need of blood

    Hanna Christensen, Nebraska News Service|Feb 10, 2022

    Chris Gorman of Lincoln and his family rushed his mother, Lynda Gorman, to the emergency room while visiting her in North Platte in early January. Her hemoglobin levels were dangerously low and she needed a blood transfusion. Doctors recommended that she receive two units of blood, but they were only able obtain one unit, due to a shortage. The North Platte resident remained hospitalized for 11 days before being stable enough to be seen by a specialist in Lincoln, who diagnosed her with...

  • Student group plans blood drive

    Nov 18, 2021

    A blood drive will be held in Ewing, Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Ewing Village Hall. Summerland Future Business Leaders of America are sponsoring the event....

  • Blood drive scheduled in Ewing

    Sep 16, 2021

    Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. They don’t wear capes or special suits and their badge is the bandage that shows they gave the gift of life. The Ewing community is invited to become a hometown hero and answer the call of patients in need by donating blood on Sept. 23 from 12 to 5:30 p.m., at Ewing City Hall. Donating blood is one of the simplest things a person can do to help save a patient’s life. For the hour it takes to give blood, there could be a whole community of people thankful for another birthday given to their loved one. For...

  • Blood drives scheduled in are

    Sep 9, 2021

    Individuals wanting to donate blood will have two chances. A blood drive will be held in Clearwater, Tuesday, Sept. 14. at the American Legion Club, 145 Main Street. The event starts at 9 a.m. and continues until 3 p.m. On Monday, Sept. 20, individuals may donate at the drive scheduled at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 202 Cherry Street, in Orchard. Donations will be accepted between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m....

  • Donate blood In Ewing

    Jul 15, 2021

    The American Red Cross will host a blood drive, in Ewing, July 22, from noon until 6 p.m., at city hall. To make an appointment, call 402-394-7773 or visit redcrossblood.org....

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