November 2022

Homestead Monument to host Winter Festival of Prairie Cultures Celebration

Go back in time this holiday season, November 25 thru December 30, to see a beautiful tapestry of winter traditions of those who lived on the Great Plains at the beginning of the Homestead Era. The Homestead Act of 1862 served as an invitation for immigrants to seek free 160-acre homesteads in the United States and become citizens, resulting in the arrival of a variety of cultural and ethnic traditions to the United States. Our Winter Festival remembers this rich heritage and celebrates the cultures of those who settled the Great Plains as well as the cultural traditions that precede the Homestead Act.

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LINDA C.BLACK HOROSCOPES

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (11/25/22). Rediscover passion, romance and fun this year. Get your message out with consistent communication. Autumn reflections inspire valuable insights, before resolving winter work and health changes. Love is in the air next spring, before peaceful summer introspection shifts your purpose. Love is the answer.

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Health and Safety Training Institute Offering Region’s Only OSHA-Authorized, Bilingual Trainings for Businesses

Heartland Workers Center’s Health & Safety Training Institute (HSTI) offers the region’s only bilingual workplace safety training authorized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Additionally, HSTI is the only health and safety training program in the area that conducts the training sessions at the employers’ workplaces during employees’ working hours or at Heartland Workers Center’s training facility.

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Peru Theatre Company presents: Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom

Peru Theatre Company wraps up the Fall 2022 season with Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley. The film is directed by a senior student, Austin Martin (Falls City). It features a cast of fifteen new and returning Peru Theatre Company members. Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (or N3RD as we call it) is a dark comedy that is set in Suburbia, the world of an online horror video game. Relationships between parents and their children break down with increases in teens’ addiction to the game. As the rules of the game, reality, and virtual lines blur, we are compelled to question our own relationships and ask: “Who do I think you are?”

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“Gratitude for Grandparents”

A three-pound baby entered the world in recent days. This precious child was born after his Mom spent seven weeks in the hospital on bedrest. At home, Dad and two siblings were working, going to school, and worrying. Surrounding the family were two sets of grandparents who ensured that the pieces all fell into place. From meals and lawn care, to virtual school, from evening shifts and overnights to early mornings, these grandparents were there every step of the way. They will continue to offer support while the baby remains hospitalized and growing, and after he comes home, because that is what grandparents do, if they are able.

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Around the Table

The leaves have fallen, Halloween is over, and harvest is done. The year is coming to an end much too quickly. Where did the year go? As many of you know this is one year I will never forget. Losing one’s mother must be one of the hardest things I have ever done. I told my daughter, “I have been alone before but never without mom.” So, I am thankful for my husband and daughter to keep my spirits bright. Am I ready to move on without mom? I have to be...I hope I can carry on with the same “Grace and Grit” (Lyndsey Carter, she loved her necklace) that mom seemed to naturally have. I made homemade Apple Crisp Sunday. It’s Grandma Dude’s recipe from the first Grindle cookbook. I have made this so many times in my life but suddenly found I had a question. Do I bake it and then freeze it or just put it in the freezer, minus the butter? I picked up the phone to call mom. Ugh, now any self-doubt I have or questions I have, about anything, I will have to work out on my own...or GOOGLE It! I will lean on what my parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles have taught me through the years. Somewhere along the way I am hoping I listened and learned.

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Brownville Concert Series Hosts Holiday Harp Concert

The Brownville Concert Series will kick off two weekends of Christmas in Brownville with a “Winter Wonderland” harp concert featuring Julie Smith Phillips, Principal Harpist for the San Diego Symphony, with a program of classical treasures and holiday favorites, including music by Handel, Britten and Rameau. The concert on December 2nd begins at 7:00pm and is open to the public, no tickets required, free will donations accepted. The donations will go toward student scholarships for the 2023 Nebraska Harp Workshop and the Brownville Concert Series annual fund drive complementing their mission of student and community outreach.

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