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Second Monday: Hamburg City Council meeting, 1201 Main St., 6 p.m.

Keep Iowa Beautiful is preparing to award three $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors.

You see flashing lights up ahead.

Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful have announced that applications for 2023 Paint Iowa Beautiful grants are now open.

Second Monday: Hamburg City Council meeting, 1201 Main St., 6 p.m.

The Brownville Concert Series is thrilled to present Brownville favorite, Eric Michael Gillett, returning with an all-star cast: Karen Akers, Aaron Lee Battle, & Marta Sanders, to ring in the 2023 Holiday Season with a celebration of all that is promised during “the most wonderful time of the year!” Gillett is no stranger to holiday shows, having produced and directed multiple seasonal concerts both in Brownville and in New York City.

Community is invited to Fremont County Community Foundation’s Gathering for Good eventThe Fremont County community is invited to Gathering for Good, an event hosted by the Fremont County Community Foundation.The free event will be from 5-6:30 p.m.

Second Monday: Hamburg City Council meeting, 1201 Main St., 6 p.m.

With the Nebraska football team on the road this week, students at Hamburg’s Charter School are getting a week off from their fundraising campaign aimed at helping as many as 14 kids pay their way for a 2024 summer trip to Europe.The Europe trip to Spain, France and Germany will take place May 30 to June 12.The students have been helping sell concessions at Nebraska home football games with the goal of $1,000 per week for each of the team’s seven home games.The overall goal for the group is $45,000.Other fundraisers have included administrating a three-state 5K run, selling school concessions and more.