City/area digest

Register today for Community Builders

NEWMAN GROVE -- The public is invited to attend Community Builders from 5-8:30 p.m. Feb. 26, in Newman Grove.

The event is sponsored by Cornhusker Power, Central Community College-Columbus and Loup Power District.

Attendees will rotate every 20-30 minutes through a series of businesses and companies, including Flood Logistics, Kenny’s Small Engine, Newman Grove Floral, Fit and Firm, King’s Konsignments, and City Cafe (Buffet dinner for $8). Evening will conclude with the Shell Creek Watershed Research Team from Newman Grove High School Biology Class discussing water quality monitoring.

Register by today if you plan to attend so meals can be arranged. For more information or to register, call Mary at Cornhusker Power at (800) 955-2773.

Honor band day Saturday at York

YORK -- Middle school band students will attend the eighth annual “York Middle School Honor Band Day” Saturday.

Honor Band members will rehearse during the afternoon and perform a final concert at 6:30 p.m. in the York High School Theater. The honor bands will rehearse under the direction of Susan Hottovy from Irving Middle School in Lincoln and Jim Kucera, Director of Bands at Waverly Middle School.

Admission for the concert is $2 for adults with no charge for students.

The following students from Scotus Central Catholic will be participating in the event: Bridgette Brune, flute; Melissa Diamond, flute; Alyssa Hurd, flute; Brittany Steiner, flute; Vanessa Cox, clarinet; Emily Franzen, clarinet; Carrie Bartholomew, clarinet; Catherine Swope, clarinet; Lauren Kuta, oboe; Taylor Wiester, alto saxophone, Megan Wright, alto saxophone; Alivia Galley, alto saxophone, Trenton Kuta, alto saxophone; Mark Ternus, trombone; Kiel Brunken, percussion, Jens Paprocki, percussion, and Joe Warth, percussion.

For more information about this event, contact York Middle School at (402) 362-6655 ext. 323 or e-mail cforsch@yorkpublic.org.

Singles group dance Saturday

COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Area Support Group for Widowed, Divorced and Separated is sponsoring a singles’ dance from 7:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday at the VFW Club on 23rd Street.

Music will be provided by Jim Christensen. All faiths and ages are welcome.

For more information, call Ivan at (402) 910-0950.

Singles group meeting Sunday

COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Area Support Group for Widowed, Divorced and Separated will be having a monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday at the St. Isidore Convent Center on 38th Avenue.

This meeting is open to people of all faiths and ages. For more information, call Ivan at (402) 910-0950.

Steak fry Saturday at Memorial Hall

COLUMBUS -- A steak fry fundraiser is planned for 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday at Scotus Memorial Hall in Columbus.

Meal includes steak and trimmings, and there will be burgers for the kids.

Cost is $15 each or $40 per family. Proceeds from this event go towards the Dominican Republic Mission trip this May.

‘One Book’ program Sunday at library

COLUMBUS -- The Friends of the Columbus Public Library, in cooperation with the Platte County Historical Society, will present a special program in the museum, west building meeting room, at 2 p.m. Sunday. This program is part of the “One Book, One Columbus” series which focuses on Tom Brokaw’s book, “The Greatest Generation Speaks.”

This is a two-part program that will focus first on what families can do to preserve the wartime history of a loved one who was or is a veteran. Examples will be on display. The second part of the program will be a tour of the museum’s military displays: WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, The War on Terror, and the WWII Andrew Jackson Higgins memorial room. Some of the WWII items from these exhibits will be on display at the Public Library.