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Enjoy Nebraska’s Platte Valley Parklands Winterfest Season Platte River State Park January 3 Yule Log Quest (3 p.m.) Gather a team of family and friends who will use clues to find the location of the Yule log. The day will consist os a kindling hunt for kids, crafts, story time and s’mores by the fire. An evening hayrack ride caps off the day.
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park January 10 “Ice Bowl” Disc Golf Tourney (1 - 4 p.m.) All proceeds from the event go toward Hunters Helping the Hungry.
January 24 Cold Day, Warm Hearts and Family Fun (3 -6 p.m.) Bring the family learn winter wilderness survival and enjoy fishing and birding activities. Stay to create memories with the family while making winter crafts and enjoy roasting hot dogs and s’mores over an open fire. There is a $2.00 fee for hot dogs and s’mores.
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Friday, Jan. 2 • Fish Fry, Ashland American Legion, 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 • Wahoo Coin Club, 7:30 p.m., Saunders County Museum, Wahoo. Sunday, Jan. 4 • First Sunday Dance, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Starlite Ballroom, Wahoo. • Starlite Ballroom Annual Christmas Party, 5 p.m. until finished, Starlite Ballroom, Wahoo. (See story on page 8) Monday, Jan. 5 • Toddler time at Wahoo Public Library, Wahoo, 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 • Story Time, Ashland Community Resource Center, 10 a.m. • Story time at Waverly Community Library, 11120 No. 141st St., Waverly, 10 a.m. • Story time at Wahoo Public Library,
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Wahoo, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 • First Thursday Coffee, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saunders County Museum, Wahoo. Saturday, Jan. 10 • Quilting Bee, 9 a.m., Saunders County Museum, Wahoo. Sunday, Jan. 11 • Raymond Central FFA Alumni consignment auction, 14th and Agnew Road, 9 a.m. (See story on page 9) • Saunders County Agricultural Society Annual Pedal Pull, 1 p.m. registration, Saunders County Fairgrounds, Wahoo. (See story on page 8) Monday, Jan. 12 • Toddler time at Wahoo Public Library, Wahoo, 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 • Story Time, Ashland Community Resource Center, Ashland, 10 a.m. • Story time at Waverly Community Library, 11120 No. 141st St., Waverly, 10 a.m. • Story time at Wahoo Public Library, Wahoo, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 16 • Waffleman at Waverly High School, 13401 Amberly Road, Waverly, 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 • Wahoo Mason’s Pancake Breakfast 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Masonic Lodge, Wahoo. • Indoor Air Show and opening of Curtis LeMay Exhibit, Strategic Air and Space Museum, Ashland • Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tourney, Mahoney State Park, Ashland, 1 p.m. • Hamburger and Steak Fry, Ashland VFW, Ashland, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19 • Toddler time at Wahoo Public Library, Wahoo, 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 • Troop 76 Boy Scouts’ annual soup supper at First United Methodist Church, 14410 Folkestone, Waverly, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 • Story Time, Ashland Community Resource Center, 10 a.m. • Story time at Wahoo Public Library, Wahoo, 10:30 a.m.
• Story time at Waverly Community Library, 11120 No. 141st St., Waverly, 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 • Lunch and Listen, Program is on the Early Settlers of Saunders County, bring a bag lunch, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Saunders County Museum, Wahoo. Friday, Jan. 23 • Troop 76 Cub Scouts’ Pinewood Derby at Waverly Intermediate School, 14621 Heywood Street, Waverly, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 • Big Bad Breakfast (All You Can Eat), 8:30 a.m. to Noon, Vets Club, Yutan. Monday, Jan. 26 • Toddler time at Wahoo Public Library, Wahoo, 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 • Story Time, Ashland Community Resource Center, 10 a.m. • Story time at Waverly Community Library, 11120 No. 141st St., Waverly, 10 a.m. • Story time at Wahoo Public Library, Wahoo, 10:30 a.m.
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Read All About It There’s more than books at area libraries Ashland By Suzi Nelson
Major changes took place at the Ashland Public Library in late 2014. The new $5.1 million Ashland Community Resource Center, which houses the city’s library, opened to the public on Dec. 23. A grand opening is scheduled for Feb. 7. The ACRC is located in downtown Ashland on Silver Street between 13th and 14th streets. The new facility replaces an old, outdated Carnagie library, which was built in 1911. While it is still the city’s public library, the name Ashland Community Center was chosen for the new facility to let people know the facility has more than books, explained Library Director Heather St.Clair. “We’re all one entity that will provide all services,” she said. St.Clair said the new facility gives her the opportunity to expand programming. Until now, they only had a few programs, including the annual summer reading program. “Right now that is our most successful program,” said St.Clair. The library has also held a story time for young children each Wednesday morning for the past several years. Volunteers come in and read to the children and St.Clair leads them in a craft. In the summer, they add a story time for children in second to fourth grades. The library also has a middle school book club, where they partner with the AshlandGreenwood Public Schools to introduce students to the library. St.Clair said she is planning to expand programming to the middle school students. A new book club will also include seventh and eighth graders and will take place after school hours. Teen and adult book clubs are also part of the programming at Ashland Public Library. St.Clair said the teen book club really caught on with middle and high school students in the last year. “We are slowly expanding our teen base,” she said.
The new Ashland Community Resource Center opened it’s doors to the public in late Decmeber. A grand opening ceremony is planned for Feb. 7 (Photo by Suzi Nelson)
There is also an adult book club. As St.Clair and her staff settle into the new facility, they will begin adding more book clubs, especially in the teen and adult age ranges, the director said. The added space and new equipment will also allow St.Clair to bring in new types of programming. One of the first will be a LEGO club. Classes are another programming feature the new ACRC will provide. “We are going to try to have a wide variety of classes starting with computer classes,” St.Clair said. The new facility has a computer lab and other computers located throughout the building. St.Clair said the first classes will focus on senior citizens and others who have limited computer skills. St.Clair also hopes to start up a gaming night at the ACRC, where youth and senior citizens can interact over board games and computer games. Passive programming is another area St.Clair plans to begin at the ACRC. Passive
programming is an activity that can be started or stopped at any time and requires little supervision. The target would be teenagers, St.Clair said, because it is hard to get them to come in all at once due to their busy schedules. St.Clair also plans to provide guest speakers through the Nebraska Humanities Council and University of Nebraska-Lincoln speaker’s bureaus and museums. The Ashland Public Library provides a wide variety of services, some that have not changed over the years. They lend books, DVDs, magazines and newspapers to library card holders. Everyone living in the AshlandGreenwood Public School district is eligible for a free library card, St.Clair said. They have audio books and e-books in physical and digital forms. St.Clair said they have a selection of e-book readers that will be increasing soon. There are other services, however, that have changed tremendously with the opening of the new facility. The new computer lab has 22 computers. Windows Office, Adobe Photoshop, (continued)
5 Premiere and other programs are available on the 14 personal computers and similar Apple programs on the eight Mac computers. There will also be other computers located throughout the facility, including touch screen computers and tablets specifically geared for children that have over 70 educational applications. In addition to computer services, the library will also have printing and faxing services. “We are definitely upgrading our technology,” said St.Clair. The genealogy room, formerly located in a small space in the basement of the old library, is now in a modern setting with a new digital microfilm reader. Customers can also photocopy and scan items or print photos, St.Clair said. Another special space in the ACRC is Calvin’s Corner, an activity center that is sensory-based to improve motor skills in young children. “We are really starting to see a lot more of that as pre-literacy skills,” St.Clair explained. The new ACRC also has a large amount of public meeting space. St.Clair said the community room can be divided into two rooms if necessary and will be used for a wide assortment of things, including library activities like the summer reading program, speakers and classes. The community room will also house the Senior Center. This program will be overseen by Kathy Pike from Golden Apartments. St.Clair predicts this winter the ACRC will be busy as everyone streams in to check out the new facility. But in general, summer is the busiest time of year for the library. “Our checkouts probably go up over 200 to 400 items,” she said. As St.Clair puts all of her new programming in place over the next few months, she will work on events and activities that will help make up for the winter slow down. “We will offer programming for all ages year round,” she said.
Ceresco By Wendy Martin
The Ceresco Public Library staff keeps track of what their members like to read. “We keep on the trends that the patrons like to read,” Carmel Most, library director said. “We have an awesome fiction collection so we like to reach out and let different members know when certain types of books come in.” The most popular current trends in Ceresco are murder mysteries and Amish romance. In addition to books, the Ceresco Library offers computers and Internet access, faxing, copying, a cup of coffee, newspapers, magazines, a homebound service, interlibrary loan and a growing DVD collection. The Friends Foundation recently purchased a desktop computer and a laptop computer. “The lap top is mostly for adult use so that they can move to find a spot in the library that’s quiet,” Most said. The computers are heavily used right after school as the kids come in to do homework.
Cassidy and McKayla Most (from left) take a reading break in the teen’s area at the Ceresco Public Library. The bulletin board above shows pictures made during the weekly story time for before-school age kids. (Photo by Wendy Martin)
Story time for younger than school age kids is held during the school year on Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. “Then during the summer, we have a month long summer reading program in June that’s for all school age kids,” she said. Movie matinees are also held at various times throughout the year. And, there’s an annual open house to show the community the library’s appreciation. “We have very dedicated patrons in Ceresco,” Most said. As an example, a recent memorial to the library enabled the purchase of a new rolling bookcase for the kids’ area. “It’s at their height and allows us to display a lot of books so it helps the younger kids get a better look at what we have to offer,” she said. The library serves as a community-gathering place. “It’s an open, friendly atmosphere where we can encourage community togetherness,” she said. Ceresco Public Library is open Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
“Most definitely, we have grown,” she said. “For a small town like Greenwood, and being open four days a week, we see a lot of people come in to check out books, use the computers, or just sit and read the newspapers.” The library has a wide selection of videos to check out as well as books-on-tape. Over the years, the library has held computer classes, teen club, chess clubs, and now is known for the summer reading program each June. “Last year the theme was Fizzle and Pop, and the kids had fun seeing what they could make fizzle and blow up,” she said. “There were 30 enrolled in the program last year.” she said. This year’s theme would have to do with Superheros. The library is open Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m., Thursdays and Friday, 1 to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We see more people in the winter come in, and with being open for 21 hours a week, and seeing 125 people or so, it gets busy in here.” She said that the one thing people want to read is what is on the bestseller list. “I try to get four or five of the top 10 purchased each month, and they immediately get checked out,” Frank said. One new thing the accredited library is promoting is the NebrasKard. “That is a library card that can be used at any library in the state that has also signed up to recognize those cards,” she said. The card allows anyone who checks out a book to return it to any library in the state. “There is a cost of $15 for the card,” she said. “But it’s very beneficial to readers.” As for future plans, she said she continues to work on grants. “I would really like to see some signs outside and along the highway that would indicate that the library is over here,” she said. The library is located in the McDonald Community Center, 619 Main Street. (continued)
Greenwood By Peggy Brown
The Greenwood Public Library proudly claims to be one of the oldest libraries in the area. Founded in 1976, the library is overseen by the village. Karen Frank has been the librarian for 13 years. During that time, she has seen the library move into larger rooms in the community center, as well as grow in use.
Greenwood librarian Karen Frank helps Hazel Johnson make glue out of flour and water during last year’s Summer Reading Program. Frank said that when January arrives, she begins to work on the upcoming summer project. (Photo by Peggy Brown)
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Other services offered by the library include Rick Riordan’s books, James Patterson, the homebound services for books and magazines, City of Bones series, the Divergent series and a teen fashion party, book club kits, interlibrary the Maze Runner series. In addition to books, the library has ebooks, loan, hosting book club meetings in the small meeting room they have available, a Christmas movies, faxing, copying, patron computers, party and a week long summer reading program current DVDs, audio books, the Wahoo Newspaper and a few magazine subscriptions that’s set up like a camp. In addition to a range of books including including the Smithsonian, Web MD and Nebraska Life. the popular Hunger Games The library also features series, the Game of Throne a downstairs room that can series and the new Nora be used as a meeting room Roberts trilogy, the library for community groups. has DVDs, books on CD, And, there are plans to copying, computers with purchase a chess table. printers and a special Allerheiligne said that collection of games, puzzles one of the most unique and shaped cake pans. things about the library is Library visitors will the old Valparaiso records also see a new desk and two new privacy carols for - Cheri Allerheiligne stored there. “We have older the computers. The Friends newspapers as far back as Foundation purchased these the early 1900’s,” she said. “Because the actual items. “Our patrons are just fantastic,” Black- newspapers and other records are so fragile, Copple said. “Everyone is so friendly, open and we are working on getting them transferred to microfilm.” easy to get along with.” The Valparaiso Public Library is open on Mead Public Library is open on Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. to and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 8 p.m., Thursday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
“We have everyone from older patrons, who tend to come more frequently, to younger kids in grade school.”
Mead Public Library Director Nancy Black reshelves recently returned books. Black said she has worked hard to organize and improve the library’s collection. (Photo by Kris Byars)
Mead
By Wendy Martin
The Mead Public Library always has something creative going on to get the community involved. “We just finished a blindfolded books and beauty session,” Nancy Black-Copple, library director said. “We had a cosmetology student talk to us about hair care in the winter, and we had a make up representative give a talk on skin care in the winter.” Along with that, the library covered a cart full of different types of books with brown paper so the books were blindfolded. “We were hoping to get people out of their comfort zone reading and try something new,” Black-Copple said. “The cover just said mystery or romance or biography. Then when the reader returned the book, they could write comments on the back cover about if they like the book or not. It’s been a lot of fun.” The library has coffee hour on Tuesday morning’s from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and story time Tuesday afternoons from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. “We don’t care what age you are,” she said. “If you want to join us to listen to a story, you’re welcome. And we have a regular crew that stops in.” There’s story time on Saturday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon too. “We do a story, a craft and a snack before we send them home,” Black-Copple said. The Mead Library is a certified Nebraska Read Aloud spot. During the month of October, the library does food for fines so that for each food item brought in members get one dollar off of their fines. “Those items are then given to the Mead backpack program. And this year, I was able to get a grant through the Nebraska Read Aloud program that allowed me to purchase 35 new books to be given out through the back pack program as well,” she said.
Valparaiso
By Wendy Martin
The Valparaiso Public Library sees a steady stream of patrons coming into the library. “We have everyone from older patrons, who tend to come more frequently, to younger kids in grade school,” Cheri Allerheiligne, a staff member, said. Favorite current book trends at the Valparaiso library include the children’s author
Wahoo
By Wendy Martin
Wahoo Public Library is now back home after spending a good portion of 2014 in temporary housing because of a pipe burst in the ceiling that flooded the library. “Since we moved back our stats are back up to where they used to be,” Denise Lawver, (continued)
The Wahoo Public Library holds many special events for families, such as this story time with Santa in December. (Photo by Lisa Brichacek)
7 library director said. “People are coming back in, and we are glad to be back.” In addition to keeping current on a vast book collection, the Wahoo Library offers public access Internet WiFi capabilities, computers, private study rooms, weekly story time for toddlers and another for preschoolers, faxing, copying, including color copies, three public access meeting rooms, homebound in town service and interlibrary loan services with the other libraries in Saunders County. It also has a book store. “We had so many donations of books due to the flood that we have a great selection of books,” Lawver said. “Most of them are fairly current and a lot of them are new.” The library also has local periodicals, 90 magazines that they subscribe to and downloadable ebooks. “We are part of a consortium with the Nebraksa Library Commission so we pay an annual fee and that we can offer it free to library members,” Lawver said. “We also have a lot of audio books because we have a lot of commuters who like to listen to them,” she said. “We have a lease with an audio company so we get current best sellers every quarter.” And, the library offers programs throughout the winter. As a recipient of a grant from Smart Investing at the Library, the library will be offering financial education programs. “We are working with UNL Extension to set it up,” Lawver said. “And, we are beefing up our section of investment and retirement books.” The programs will be offered sometime in February. Lawver suggested following their facebook page or watching the newspaper for scheduling updates. Another program that’s getting set up is a writing workshop for both young adults and adults. A service that Lawver has “a soft spot for” is the law enforcement library at the jail. “I stock that,” she said. “It’s mostly Westerns and then a variety of books at different reading levels.” The trend in overall Wahoo reading is popular fiction. “Requests are driven by what’s in the news,” she said. Books based on movies are always popular as a movie is getting ready to come out. Traffic remains high now that the library is back home. After school kids stop by for the WiFi access and to get on the computers. “We give them each a 30 minute pass,” she said. “Just to give you an idea of how busy those computers are, we gave out 804 passes in the month of November, and we were only open 23 days that month due to the move.” Teachers and daycare providers are also frequent users of the library. “We have a faculty card that allows them to have up to 50 items for 30 days,” Lawver said. “We see a lot of lower elementary teachers using this service to supplement their themes of the week.” The visiting goes both ways as one of the
librarians goes to a Kindergarten class each week for story time. “My staff are the best people,” she said. “They are willing to go the extra mile every day. We do our best to work with the community to do the services and provide the selection for which they are looking.” The Wahoo Public Library is open Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and cities; youth with emphasis on children at risk; seniors; and areas not close to existing libraries. The bookmobile will be at Hamlow Elementary School parking lot, 14541 Castlewood, Waverly on Jan. 2, 16, and 30 from 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. and at Waverly Plaza parking lot, North 140th and Guildford, on Jan. 10 and 24 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. They will continue with the alternating location places through the winter and spring months.
Waverly
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By Wendy Martin
One of the newer libraries in the area is the Waverly Community Library, which takes up a corner of the Waverly Community Foundation Building, located at 11120 North 141st Street. The Waverly Library is manned totally by volunteers and is funded through donations that are raised through two big yearly fundraisers: a wine and cheese party in the summer and a holiday tour of homes in November. The four-year-old library started with help of several residents who donated books. From there, it has grown. Part-time librarian Debbie Aden guides the group of volunteers who keep the library open weekly. Hours are Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The goal of the library board is to bring more awareness that Waverly has a library. “Our busy time is during the summer due to no school,” said volunteer JoAnn Dexter. Last year, the library held a Scavenger Hunt for young readers where they had to go around town and find words posted. “We had 65 students taking part,” she said. “And we have plans to do something like that again this summer.” The library also has Internet access for the public to use as well and videos are available for check out. A story time for toddlers is held each Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Dexter said that popular books this year have been young adult fiction, like Hunger Games, for teens and fiction and biographies for adults. “For just getting started we are doing pretty good,” Dexter said. “But we could always use more volunteers.” Lincoln City Libraries’ Lied Bookmobile has made weekly trips to Waverly for over 10 years. Several years ago, they saw a need for more frequent trips and now come to Waverly every week for a few hours. The traveling library provides individualized library service to a diverse population throughout Lincoln and Lancaster County. The Lied Bookmobile focuses service delivery to four main areas: county towns
The Yutan Public Library has settled into its new surroundings, since it opened at its new location this past May. “Most people tell us how beautiful the inside is,” Angie Watson, library director said. “It’s been really busy as more people are coming in. They think about it more because they drive right by it when they are downtown.” Popular authors like James Patterson, Janet Evanovich and Deb Macomber are favorites in Yutan too. The Yutan Library also offers databases with Nebraska Access, a NASA moon with binoculars and a tripod along with activities that can be checked out, wattage detectors from the electric company, a new Imac, other computers, ebooks, faxing and copying. And, there’s a meeting room with a Smart Projector and a large screen that’s open to all non-profit organizations. “The busiest times are from 11 a.m. to noon because that’s when preschool gets out and from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. because that’s when the kids arrive from after school or people stopping by on their way home from work,” Watson said. The library offers story time on Wednesday mornings at 10:30, crafts - Angie Watson for kids on Mondays and Tuesdays and crafts of adults on Wednesday evenings. Details and the schedule for the craft projects are posted on the library’s Facebook page. “We also have a lot of kids who come in for gaming with both board games and the Xbox 360,” she said. “And we have movie days, too.” The Friends Foundation is in the process of purchasing robotics kits, which will add to the services offered as well. “We are here for the community,” Watson said. “If the community wants to do something, we will find a way to get it done, and we finally have the space to do it. We had more than 100 people come to one our recent speakers.” The Yutan Public Library is open on Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
“We also have a lot of kids who come in for gaming with both board games and the Xbox 360.”
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Dance, Party planned for Starlite Patrons
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hose who like to dance will want to find their favorite pair of shoes and dress in their most festive clothing for the dance planned at Starlite Ballroom in early January. On Jan. 4, the ballroom on Highway 92 west of Wahoo is planning to hold its normal First Sunday Dance. It will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Following the dance, a Christmas party will be held. “It’s just something we do every year for our patrons,” said Starlite Ballroom Manager Darlene Kliment. “We always have such a good time with them, so this is just a good way to celebrate the holidays together.” There is no closing time for the Christmas party. “We don’t put a closing on it,” she said. “We just go until everyone leaves.”
Countywide pedal pull set
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A young participant in the 2013 Saunders County Agricultural Society Pedal Pull gives it her best as she pulls towards the end of the course.
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The Raymond Central FFA Alumni will hold its annual consignment auction on Sunday, Jan. 11. The auction is the main fundraiser for the alumni group, with money being used to support the school’s FFA chapter.
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here is a bit of everything sitting on the corner of 14th Street and Agnew Road. The 17th Annual Raymond Central FFA Alumni consignment auction will begin at 9 a.m. sharp Sunday, Jan. 11, weather permitting. Welton Auction of Malmo will be running the three rings during the day. While items are just beginning to fill the area, an updated sale bill can be found on their website. Consignments will continue to be taken up to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. It is estimated that over 2,000 people attend
Story and Photo by Peggy Brown the annual event. Items to be auctioned off include tractors, trucks, trailers, sprayers, farm and livestock equipment, hay, windmill, boat, shed, lumber, and much more.
Items being sold are done on consignment, which means that some of the profit will go towards the Raymond Central FFA Alumni. The alumni support the local FFA chapter with scholarships and programs. The high school FFA members will be helping during the auction doing everything from parking cars, to marking equipment, to seeing that items get loaded up. The auction is open to the public. KZ-100 radio station will announce the cancellation of the auction due to the weather.
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Former astronaut films at museum A s an astronaut traveling high above space, Clay Anderson saw a view of glaciers that few people will ever expe-
rience. In November, the retired astronaut was in his hometown of Ashland filming a segment about glaciers and how they are formed that will be used next year as part of a network project that is aimed at children. His backdrop was an exhibit dedicated to his career at Strategic Air and Space Museum near Ashland. The segment will be used for a curriculum element that will be used in schools across the country, said Chris Prudhon, with Slingshot Promotions. Prudhon said the piece will be used on the Brio Talk Network on You Tube sometime in early 2015. The educational segment is just one of the many items Anderson has on his plate these days. After retiring from NASA almost two years ago, the former astronaut has been staying busy writing a book, traveling the world for speaking engagements, teaching at a university and enjoying his family. Anderson’s autobiography, “An Ordinary Spaceman,” is being published by the University of Nebraska Press. It is available for preorder at http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu
Story and Photo by Suzi Nelson and amazon.com. The book is expected to be released June 1. Anderson began writing the book even before he retired as an astronaut in January 2013. The publishing company didn’t like Anderson’s first choice for title – “Taking up Space.” “They said it won’t sell well,” he said. The author and the publishers came up with “The Ordinary Spaceman” and Anderson ended up liking it even better because it speaks to his roots. He’s not a genius with a PhD, he said, and he’s not a superstar pilot who cheated death. “I’m just an ordinary kid from the Midwest who had a dream and who worked hard and got lucky,” he said. Anderson had humble beginnings. As a child growing up in Ashland, he dreamed of being an astronaut. He starred in sports and academics at Ashland-Greenwood High
Ashland native Clay Anderson stands in front of an Apollo Command Space Module at Strategic Air and Space Museum near Ashland as he films an educational segment for Brio Talk Network on Saturday. It is one of several projects the retired astronaut has in the works, including a book that will come out next June.
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School, earned a physics degree at Hastings College and a masters in aerospace engineering at Iowa State University, which led to a career at NASA that was anything but typical. He got a job with NASA as an engineer and began applying for the astronaut program. It wasn’t until his 15th try that he was accepted and became an astronaut in 1998. “My goal for the book is that anyone who buys and reads it begins to believe they can do it, too,” he said. He flew two missions, the first in 2007 when he spent 152 days in space on board the International Space Station. In 2010, he flew his second, and what turned out to be his last, mission. The 15-day trip brought supplies and equipment to the ISS. In late 2012, Anderson learned he would not get the opportunity to return to space. At the time, NASA presented an early retirement option as a way to trim their budget. Because he was not going to space again, Anderson decided to retire. Just before his book is released, Anderson will attend the New York City Book Expo to promote the book. Later he will be back in the Midwest to sign copies at several locations, including the Strategic Air and Space Museum. Until then, Anderson will stay busy. He is teaching at his alma mater, ISU, in the aerospace engineering department. He “team teaches” with two other instructors, traveling to Ames three or four times a semester to speak to the students about space, teamwork and ethics. “I’m kind of the motivator,” he said. “The other teachers teach them real stuff, and I teach them fun astronaut stuff.” Anderson said enrollment in the aerospace engineering program at ISU has increased over the last two years. His goal is to keep the students there interested in the program. Anderson also has another reason for frequent trips to Ames. His son, Cole, is a redshirt freshman on the Cyclone football team. Public speaking is another part of Anderson’s life right now. He honed his skills while a student at Ashland-Greenwood High School and sharpened them while speaking at many events over the years as an astronaut. “I speak probably on average once or twice a month,” said Anderson. When he’s not in Iowa teaching, in Nebraska working on the book or speaking, filming educational videos or traveling the world doing speaking engagements, Anderson is at home in League City, Texas with his wife, Susan, and daughter, Sutton.
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Road over Wanahoo Dam opened to two-way local traffic
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raffic is once again rolling across the top of the Lake Wanahoo dam. Although there is still a lot of work left to do, this portion of the Highway 77 Expressway opened to two-way traffic in late November. “We were hoping to get the whole thing done over the dam, but with the weather the way it’s been, we were only able to get the one side open,” said District 1 Construction Engineer Curt Mueting. Mueting said the road would remain open to thru traffic through the winter and into the spring, until the other two-lane portion of the highway can be completed. County Road M west of County Road 17 is still closed. Also currently closed is 17th Avenue Road (Hackberry Street) in North Wahoo. “I’ve talked to the contractor, and they’re going to try and get that north/south road open with rock and gravel through the winter,” he said. “There are about eight houses down there, and that will help them out by making sure there’s adequate access for both the The portion of the new Highway 77 Expressway near Wahoo that runs over the Lake Wanahoo homeowners and emergency services, should dam was opened to two-way traffic in late fall. All four lanes are expected to be opened by next summer. (Photo by Lisa Brichacek) they be needed.” Mueting said that would probably be about the contractor from finishing as much as they the last thing that would be done this year. might have liked, Mueting said the overall “The contractor is in the process of shutting timeline for the project would probably not be down for the winter,” said Mueting. impacted. When construction starts back up in the “We’re still expecting to finish everything spring, Mueting said that 17th Avenue Road up by June or July of next summer,” said would be closed again and asphalt paving Mueting. Story by Kris Byars would be laid down. While the cold and wintry weather prevented
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Moore giving back to community T ravis Moore of Eagle believes in giving back to his community. The 28-year-old is giving back to the community in a big way by serving on the Village Board of Trustees. This year as board chairman. And, he has only lived in Eagle for three Story by Peggy Brown years. “There is no requirement on how long you some decisions.” have to be an Eagle resident to run for the Eagle, he said, has the youngest population board,” he said. “So when I found that out, I per capital in Cass County. immediately filed for the board.” The last census showed that Eagle’s He and his family had only called Eagle home population was at 1,024. for seven months when he got elected. “But we have a lot around us, Eagle Lake, Moore said serving the community in this South Meadow, that are outside of Eagle, but way was something that he had always those people come in to town to shop, been interested in. eat, get gas, so we need to keep them in “I grew up in Riverdale and had a mind too. They are just as much as part high school civic teacher who made of Eagle as anyone,” he said. students attend at least one village There are days when he questions board meeting,” Moore said. his decision to serve on the village “I knew after that first meeting I board. wanted to go back. So I did,” he said. “Sometimes I think why am I doing “And most of the time I was the only this, but if I didn’t take time, I would person from the public there.” wonder if it was getting the attention it That’s when he found out that people needs,” he added. usually don’t pay much attention to He said his young family has gotten town politics. Travis Moore used to him being gone to meetings and “But I got so interested in it that doing board business. I knew I wanted to be on a town board,” he “Even though I think my wife would say too added. much time, I would guess I put in 10 hours a He graduated from Wayne State College, week doing village stuff,” Moore stated. “But majoring in political science and once he took it varies.” a job working for a senator at the State Capitol, Especially when something “hits the fan” he and his young family made the move to and demands more of his time, and, that has Eagle. happened. “I just have a passion to serve,” he said. Moore recently attended a Connecting “And I see a real need for younger people that Young Nebraskans conference with some 300 make up these towns to get in there and make
other individuals ranging from high school to middle-age. “I went through some leaderships classes that showed us how the economy and workforce was impacting the state. I was very impressed with what I came away with,” he said. One of those things was trying to get more young people involved. “The best way to see a town grow is to get the young people involved, to get them to open a business in town, and especially to take pride in their community,” he said. He calls Eagle a bedroom community. “Last I knew, there were only four empty lots left to build on, so we really need someone to come in and develop a housing unit,” he added. And even though he is hoping to see younger families move in, he is not forgetting about the elderly. “I really would like to see townhouses built in town geared just to the elderly,” he said. “Something all on one floor, something that someone on a fixed income could afford. They love Eagle, and they don’t want to leave. They shouldn’t have to.” He is also hoping to see more businesses move into town. “I would like to see some strategic planning and get the community involved in what they would like to see,” Moore said. “Maybe in five or 10 years, we will see something open in Eagle.” He plans to be around long enough to see some of those plans take shape. “We love it here and I enjoy being on the board. I feel like I’m giving back to my community,” Moore said.
Attractions Ashland Area Ashland Public Library
Library hours are Tuesdays through Thursdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium Indoor Education Center
Summer hours for the education center are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, closed holidays. Open seven days a week 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for permit sales.
Strategic Air and Space Museum
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week.
Wildlife Safari Park
Open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Greenwood Area
Wahoo Public Library
Greenwood Public Library
637 N. Maple Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
Greenwood Depot/Museum
Waverly Public Library
Library hours are Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Summer hours: call 402-430-0238
Wahoo Area Howard Hanson House
12th and Linden streetts Call 402-443-3090 to schedule tour.
Saunders County Museum
240 N. Walnut Summer hours are 10 am. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Waverly Area 11120 No. 141st Street Library Hours: Monday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday Story Time: 10 a.m.
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bath. Sixteen have sleeping lofts, and all but 16 rooms have walkout decks that overlook the park or the Platte River. Lodge rooms have two queen beds each and the loft lodge rooms have two queen beds and a queen size sofa sleeper. Cabins: 54 modern housekeeping cabins available throughout the year. Linens, tableware, basic cookware provided. Air conditioned and heated, with fireplace, TV, refrigerator, range, outdoor deck and grill. Available with two, three, four and six bedrooms. Some cabins are ADA accessible.
Memphis Lake State Recreation Area
Prairie Creek Inn Bed and Breakfast
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State Parks
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Branched Oak Lake State Recreation Area
Czechland Lake
12000 West Branched Oak Road, Raymond, 402-783-3400 Campsite: 338 pad sites, 287 with electrical capability; Full hookups (water, sewer, electric) are available on 12 camping sites.The campgrounds have restrooms, showers, drinking water, and four dump stations.
Highway 79, one mile north of Prague Maintained by Lower Platte North Natural Resource District 402-443-4675 RV and tent camping, Electrical hookup pads available.
Lake Wanahoo SRA Campgrounds
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Highways 109, 77 and 92 intersection, north of Wahoo Camping sites for RVs, campers and tents are available on a first-come, first served basis. Nebraska State Park Entry Pass is required.
Mahoney State Park
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Saunders County Fairgrounds camp site Pine Grove RV Park and Campground
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Area Church Services Alvo
Immanuel Lutheran 216 W. Main, Ceresco Sunday school 9 a.m. Worship service 10:15 a.m. Sunday
United Methodist 4712 214th St., Alvo Worship, 9 a.m. Sunday Sunday School, 11:15 a.m. Sunday
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Ashland Ashland Baptist Church 562 1/2 Ashland Road, Ashland 402-944-3414 (Rides available on request by calling 402-944-7674) Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Riverview Community Church 324 N. 32nd St., Ashland, 402-944-6134 www.riverviewcc.org Sunday Worship: 8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church 17360 N. 3rd St., Davey Sunday Mass, 8 and 10 a.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Church 17770 3rd St., Davey Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Eagle Immanuel Lutheran Church 1009 G St., Eagle Worship, 9 a.m. Sunday Sunday school, youth, and adult Bible class, 10:15 a.m.
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American Lutheran Church 1941 Silver, Ashland, 402-944-3535 Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. Sunday Weekly Prayer Service, 7 p.m. Wednesday
First Christian Church 1702 Boyd, Ashland, 402-944-7070 www.fccashland.org Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday Adult Sunday School, 9 a.m. Sunday
Word of Hope Lutheran Church 157 S. 22nd Street, 402-521-0046 Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Sunday LCMC Congregation
United Methodist Church 705 S 4th St., Eagle, 402-781-2233 Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Youth Fellowship, 6 p.m. Sunday
Elmwood Elmwood Christian Church 311 N. Fifth St., Elmwood, 402-994-2355 www.ElmwoodNebraska.com Sunday School, 9 a.m. Sunday Worship, 10 a.m. Sunday
St. Mary Catholic Church 1625 Adams, Ashland, 402-944-3554 Mass Monday-Saturday 9 a.m., Saturday Confessions 4 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Sunday Confessions 8 a.m., Mass 8:30 a.m.
St. Paul United Methodist Church 400 West G St., Elmwood, 402-994-6735 Worship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Greenwood Greenwood Christian Church 447 Elm St., Greenwood, 402-786-3645 Sunday school, 9 a.m. Sunday Worship, 10 a.m. Sunday Youth Group, 6 p.m. Sunday Cedar Hill United Methodist 23001 N. 162nd St., Greenwood, 402-944-2848 Worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Sunday
First Congregational Church 1542 Boyd St., Ashland, 402-944-7121 Interim Pastor Randy Hoskins Worship Service 9 a.m. Sunday Children’s Church, 9:20 a.m. Sunday Jehovah’s Witnesses 1833 Furnas Street, Ashland 402-944-2196 Ministry School, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Public Meeting 10 a.m. Sunday Watchtower Studies 10 a.m. Sunday
United Methodist Church 1442 Adams, Ashland, 402-944-7135 Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Sunday Youth Group, 7 p.m. Sunday
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church First and Oak St., Greenwood, 402-944-3554 Confessions, 10 a.m. Sunday Mass, 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass, 6:30 p.m. Thursday
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United Methodist 421 N. Second St., Ceresco Worship service 11 a.m. Sunday
Zion Lutheran Church 402-665-2270 Worship, 8:30 a.m. Sunday
Evangelical Covenant 2nd & Pine St., Ceresco Sundays: Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday Coffee and fellowship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday school: 10:45 a.m.
Louisville First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 304 Main St., Louisville 402-234-2130 Worship, 10 a.m. Sunday
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Malmo
Raymond
Edensburg Lutheran Church 247 Rutland Avenue, Malmo 402-642-5842 First Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. All other Sundays 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school 9:15 a.m.
United Methodist Church 14750 N. 3rd Street, Raymond Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.
Mead
Swedeburg Covenant Church 402-443-5443 Sunday School and Fellowship Hour, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Alma Lutheran 219 W. Fifth St., Mead 402-624-3015 www.almalutheran.com First Sunday Service 8:30 a.m. All other Sundays 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school 9:15 a.m. Mead Covenant 1540 County Road 10, Mead 402-624-6125 Ec34720@windstream.net Coffee and visiting 9 a.m. Sunday Worship services 10 a.m. Sunday Kids Alive 10:30 a.m. Sunday St. James Catholic 213 E. 8th St., Mead Mass 5:30 p.m. Saturday Mass 9 a.m. Sunday
Murdock
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday School and Bible Class, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Divine Service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday Ebenezer United Methodist Church 402-867-3191 Worship, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. Sunday
Prague St. John the Baptist Catholic 122 Center St., Prague Mass 8 a.m. Weekdays Mass 5 p.m. Saturday Sunday Mass 8 a.m. on the first, third and fifth Sundays; Mass 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Sundays.
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Wahoo Community Church 458 Elm Street, Wahoo Sunday school 9:30 a.m. Worship service 10:45 a.m. Sunday
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Valparaiso Church of Christ Christian Church Pastor Tom Ohm Sundays: Sunday school 9 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m. Sts. Mary and Joseph Catholic Church 637 Iver St., Valparaiso Daily Mass Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday at 7:40 p.m., Saturday at 8 a.m., Mass 4 p.m. Mass Masses 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday Valparaiso United Methodist 4th & Pine Sts., Valparaiso Sundays: Worship 8:30 a.m.
Wahoo Bethlehem Lutheran 504 W. 8th St., Wahoo 402-443-3160 Traditional worship 9 a.m. Sunday Praise worship 11 a.m. Sunday
Cornerstone Baptist Church 616 N. Chestnut St., Wahoo 402-443-1611 Sunday school 10 a.m. Sunday: Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday : Afternoon service 2 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. Destiny Church 1319 N. Sycamore St., Wahoo Sunday school 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Sunday First Congregational 764 N. Linden, Wahoo Sunday school 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday First Presbyterian 981 W. 15th St., Wahoo Sunday school 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday night celebration 6 p.m. First United Methodist Church 714 N. Beech, Wahoo Praise service 9:15 a.m. Sunday Sunday school 9:15 a.m. Traditional service 10:30 a.m. Sunday Life Song Church 1201 N. Chestnut St., Wahoo Worship services, 10 a.m. Sunday
Calvary 558 W. 16th St., Wahoo www.calvarywahoo.org Sunday school 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday
New Hope Bible Church 450 N. Chestnut St., Wahoo 402-443-4300 Sunday school 9:15 a.m. Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 754 W. 9th, Wahoo, 402-810-7695 Sunday Sacrament meeting 10 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Missouri Synod 1245 N. Locust, Wahoo Sunday school and Bible class 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. Sunday
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church 211 E. Second, Wahoo Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Evening Mass 5:30 p.m. Saturday Sunday Masses 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Waverly Bethlehem Covenant Church 18841 N. 998th Street, Waverly Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m., Sunday Peace Lutheran Church 9831 N. 145th Street, Waverly Majestic Praise worship, 8 a.m. Sunday; Sunday school, youth and adult Bible study, 9:15 a.m.; Hearts Rejoicing worship, 10:30 a.m., Sunday First United Methodist Church 14410 Folkestone, Waverly Worship Service, 10 a.m., Sunday
Weston St. John Nepomucene Catholic 450 School St., Weston Saturdays: Mass 5:30 p.m. Mass 8 a.m. on the first and third Sundays; Mass 10 a.m. on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays.
Yutan St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran, ELCA 1007 2nd St., Yutan 402-625-2656 Sunday church school 8:45 a.m. Sunday Worship service 10 a.m. with fellowship following service St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Fourth & Oak Sts., Yutan Worship service 9:30 a.m. Sunday with fellowship following service
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Baker-Anderson starts Winifred Productions
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o say that Julie Baker-Anderson loves music, well, that is an understatement. The Wahoo woman not only has a passion for music, she wants to share the passion with as many people as she can. Winifred Productions is a new production company started by Baker-Anderson. “After months of thought, I decided I wanted to have my own production company,” BakerAnderson said. “There is so much talent in the Wahoo area, and we have so many resources being so close to Lincoln and Omaha. “With the combination of that and our beautiful theatre, I decided I want to expand what I am already doing with my students at school.” The vocal music director at Wahoo High School also knew exactly what she wanted her first production to be. “I wanted my first production to be a free Christmas show to present to the community and to introduce them to my production company and the kinds of things I want to do,” she said. “However, my concern was that I did not want to step on the toes of the annual Cantata.” Sheila Dokulil has been coordinating the Christmas Cantata for the past several years. But once she and Baker-Anderson started talking, they found out they were the answer to each others’ prayers. Dokulil was having problems finding the time to coordinate the annual cantata as it has always been presented. The Celebration Singers, under the direction of Dokulil, still did several songs at this past December’s “Musical Traditions” program. As for the rest of the program, BakerAnderson lined up the other talent. Master of Ceremonies and guest performer was Channel 10/11 news anchor Abby PowellTurpin. A host of local talent filled the rest of the program slots. Of course, Baker-Anderson also took to the stage for a song. But, she also shined behind the scenes too.
The Wahoo Learning-Performing Arts Center was beautifully decorated, and the program included pre-recorded video. Her next project is planning a special program for Valentine’s Day. Baker-Anderson said she has had a few people ask where the name Winifred Productions came from. She said she didn’t have to search too hard for the name. “I used to hate that name, but I have since
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Julie Baker Anderson and Galen Boldt sing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” for Musical Traditions, the first production of Winifred Productions. (Photo by Lisa Brichacek)
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