David Craft, Gothenburg Times
The Gothenburg Chamber of Commerce has a new board member in the leadership role following the resignation of board president Ben Kampschnieder earlier this month. Kampschnieder, global procurement agro senior supervisor at Frito-Lay, is relocating to Omaha with his wife, Erika.
Gothenburg, NE (July 21, 2020) – Country Partners Cooperative is pleased to announce a special equity redemption of $4.1 million in total of member equities. “Our strong balance sheet allows us to make this payment,” according to the cooperative’s CEO and General Manager E. Tod Clark. He also stated, “We owe our success to the loyal patronage of our member owners. Equity management, including equity redemption, is strictly at the Board of Directors’ discretion, and thus, can change depending upon the earnings and financial needs of the company. Anything that we do in terms of equity management takes solid financial earnings.” Chairman of the Board
Gothenburg, NE - Recent Gothenburg Secondary School graduate Heath Keiser has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, sponsored by Bayer Fund. In the fall, Keiser will study Animal Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
Cozad– The 7th Annual C.E.B. Memorial 100th Meridian 5K and 10K road race will be held in downtown Cozad on Saturday, August 8, 2020. The road race honors Claude E. Berreckman, who passed away in 2013. The proceeds from the race fund scholarships given in his name to Cozad High School students.
Brady elementary students were invited back into the classroom in July for Eagle Camp and a record number of students accepted the invitation to be back at school for learning and time with friends.
ELIZABETH SITORIUS-JOHNSON, Saluatorian: Good afternoon friends, family, faculty, and class of 2020. I want to thank you all for your part in making this day possible. I am very grateful for the staff and faculty that could provide us this graduation in these trying times. Who would’ve ever imagined that we would be graduating in July. Not me, that’s for sure. This is not at all how I pictured my senior year turning out. But as I have been told over and over again, “we won’t forget it, and it makes it that much more special”. Now I’m not sure if I consider not having our last day of senior year, or a senior countdown, or have my last track season something special. But I know that I won’t forget it. Along with 13 years of memories we have made. I’ve attended school at Brady since kindergarten. There’s
Due to the Brady Days cancellation,the Brady Library annual book sale has been postponed to September 12th. This year we have ALL NEW (to us) BOOKS! Please plan to come by and pick up some books for you, your friends and family. We take any donation amount. All proceeds go to our After-School Kids Program.
Gothenburg—Gothenburg Early Childhood Learning Coalition, in partnership with First Five Nebraska, this week launched My Nebraska Story, a new campaign to engage business leaders, economic development officials and others in strengthening the availability of quality child care in their communities. The campaign is a collaboration between First Five Nebraska and Communities for Kids, an initiative of Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. It was made possible through the federal Preschool Development Grant administered by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
FOR THE CHILDREN: The Gothenburg Senior Center hosted a Curbside Cookout on Wednesday, July 15. Volunteers met attendees as they drove through the parking lot so there was no need to get out of vehicles. The menu included freshly grilled hamburgers, potato salad, baked beans, watermelon and homeade ice cream. Will Anderson and Mauve McCoy, far left, were ready and waiting for those in need of an ice cold drink. Pam Slack, in the middle photo, got all giddied up to meet incoming cars for donations and the guys on the grill did a fabulous job cooking the burgers to perfection. Jay Richeson, Larry Franzen and Justin Hetz were proud of the smoke they had rolling! It made for some excellent burgers. Roger Heidebrink mossied out of the photo before it could be taken. PHOTOS BY SHILOH SCHULTZ