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(Audio) Kearney Evening of Wishes - Conversation with Courtney Hughbanks

Canon Rath talks again with Courtney Hughbanks from Make A Wish Greater Nebraska to talk about the upcoming Kearney Evening Of Wishes event.

 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The Kearney Evening of Wishes event is happening next Thursday from the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. Make A Wish Nebraska is celebrating 40 years of wishes. The 16th annual Gala is back to help fundraise money.

The event is to help fundraise money for kids wishes in the Make A Wish Greater Nebraska region. "All of the proceeds go to Greater Nebraska Wish Kids," said Courtney Hughbanks. "That includes all kids west of York County." So far this year, the Make A Wish Greater Nebraska has about 35 kids in the pipeline looking for wishes.

If you would like to learn more about the Kearney Evening Of Wishes event going on next Thursday in Kearney, check out the podcast above. If you would like to purchase a ticket to the event, click here.

(Audio) D&N Event Center Shoe Drive

Canon Rath talked with Amy Parker and Tad Haneborg about the D&N Event Center Shoe Drive. 

 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The D&N Event Center in North Platte is continuing their shoe drive they began back in July. Tomorrow from 2 pm - 4 pm central time. the shoe drive will host a drop off event where you can head over to the event center and drop off new or gently used shoes. You can drop off shoes at the southwest corner of the D&N Event Center. 

The purpose of the event is to fundraise for youth leagues but also send the shoes off to other countries. "The shoes are going to go to underdeveloped countries and help build micro businesses so these folks can establish financial stability in their communities by reselling these shoes," said Amy Parker. 

The drop off event tomorrow is from 2pm - 4 pm in the southwest corner of the D&N Event Center over by the orange tent and trailer. You can donate shoes till September 1st. To learn more about the shoe drive/drop off event, check out the podcast above or check out the graphic below. Also, it is the last week of football registration for youth league, if you are interested in signing up for youth football, click here. 

(Audio) 2023 Makers Market Craft and Vendor Fair

Canon Rath talked with Muriel Clark about the 2023 Makers Market Craft and Vendor Fair on August 27th in Sutherland. 

 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The Sutherland Chamber of Commerce Makers Market Craft and Vendor Fair will be held August 27th in downtown Sutherland. This is the third year of the event with my returning vendors. The event is from 10am - 3pm central time.  

The event will welcome many different vendors to the show and also still accepting registrations. "Right now we have right around 50 vendors, a few keep trickling in and we are accepting more but it will be just a great time," said Muriel Clark. "We have everything from home decor, to clothing, to leather goods, and everything in between." 

To learn more about the event, check out the podcast above. If you would like to register for the event, click here. 

 

(Audio) Make A Wish Kearney Evening of Wishes - Conversation With Courtney Hughbanks

Canon Rath talked with Courtney Hughbanks about the Make A Wish Kearney Evening of Wishes event going on August 17th in Kearney. 

  

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The Make A Wish Kearney Evening of Wishes event is going on August 17th at 5pm central time, at the Younes Center in Kearney. There is a dress code and its business casual.  The event will feature auctions, guest speakers, children who have had their wish granted, and a special wish reveal at the end. 

The Make A Wish Kearney Evening of Wishes event is a fundraiser to raise more money for Make A Wish Greater Nebraska. "The funds from this particular event that's held in Kearney is for all kiddos from west of York County," said Courtney Hughbanks, Make A Wish Greater Nebraska Director of Development. 

If you would like to purchase tickets for the event, click here. For more information about the event check out the podcast above. If you would like to learn more about, Make A Wish Nebraska, click here. 

(Audio) 2023 North Platte Rail Days - Conversation with Kirsten Parker

Canon Rath talked with Kirsten Parker about the upcoming 2023 Rail Days in North Platte. The three-day festival has plenty of events for everyone of all ages to enjoy.  

   

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The 2023 North Platte Rail Days is just about upon us. The festival, which is August 4th - August 6th, has plenty of events for all ages to enjoy. Some events you can possibly enjoy is the tour yard (however folks with VIP passes will have first access to the buses, after that what's left is what's available for tour rides), model train show, Tractors, Trucks, Trains and Planes will be going on Saturday from 11am-2pm, Taste of Nebraska, and so much more. 

Rail Days will bring guests from all around the county and the world to North Platte for the three-day event. "We do a lot of preservations for this event, we know of at least 500-600 people coming from outside Nebraska," said Golden Spike Tower Executive Director Kirsten Parker. "We have 30 people coming from different countries that we know of." Throughout the entire event, it's estimated around that 1500 - 5000 guest will be in attendance.  

The event kicks off Friday and will run through Sunday. To learn about all the fun events that are going on this weekend, click the podcast above or you can click here. 

 

 

(Audio) North Platte City Council Meeting August 1st Recap - Conversation with NP Mayor Brandon Kelliher

Canon Rath talked with North Plate Mayor Brandon Kelliher about the August 1st city council meeting. The two recap some of the highlighted agenda. 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The August 1st North Platte City Council meeting has officially come and gone and there were different discussion points from the meeting. Some of the main discussion points were appointments and reappointments to the CRA and Library board, inter local emergency management and agreements between North Platte Public Schools and the North Platte Rec Center, micro TIF applications, selection for a constructor manager for the industrial sewer plant and so much more.  

The council discussed a inter local for emergency management services during their meeting. The city and Lincoln County have inter local agreements which means they share cost for services in common. "This one is for the emergency management services and that's the EMS system and the folks that do the emergency management, so the county and the city sharing that cost," said North Platte Mayor Brandon Kelliher. 

If you want to hear more of the agenda the two discussed, check out the podcast above. If you would like to watch the August 1st, North Platte city council meeting, click here.    

(Audio) 12 Angry Jurors - Conversation with Scott Foster

Canon Rath talked with Scott Foster about the upcoming 12 Angry Jurors play this weekend presented by the Gothenburg Community Playhouse. 

  

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The Gothenburg Community Playhouse presents 12 Angry Jurors this weekend. The play will be performed at the Sun Theatre in Gothenburg. The play is an adaptive of the 1957 film 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose. This is the first drama the Gothenburg Community Playhouse has performed since 1986 when the group performed Inherit the Wind. The playhouse typically performs comedies. 

The film bases around 12 men in a room trying to decide the verdict of a murder trail while one juror votes against everyone. For the play adaptive, they wanted to include men and women. "We decided we wanted to put that on stage in Gothenburg and do it as 12 Angry Jurors so it wouldn't just be men in there, so we have about half and half men and women," said Scott Foster. "We try to adapt to a little bit more modern style, but it still has a wonderful message about how a jury room might look." 

The play is this weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Friday and Saturday's showings are at 7 pm, while Sundays showing is at 3 pm. Cocktails and canned beverages will be served Friday and Saturday. You can purchase advanced tickets. Advanced adult tickets are $15 while advanced children's tickets are $10. You can purchase advanced tickets here. Tickets at the door are $20 for adults and $15 for children.  

To learn more about the event, check out the podcast above. 

(Audio) The 8th Music On The Bricks - Conversation with Don Kurre

Canon Rath talked with Don Kurre about the 8th Music on the Bricks coming up on August 11-12th in downtown North Platte. The two discussed the event, vendors, and highlighted performers. 

  

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The 8th Music on the Bricks is coming to North Platte August 11-12th in downtown North Platte. The two-day event features live music and vendors offering food and drinks. The family friendly event is only $5 a person to get in. "We go and close the streets downtown the bricks and this started back during the eclipse," said Co-Chair Don Kurre. "We will gather 1100-1200 people downtown with live music, food, and games." 

The two-day event starts on Friday the 11th with the Baxter Band. The event runs from 7-10pm. Saturdays lineup will feature 3 bands with Drew Phillips band leading the day off. Top Shelf Country will perform from 7-8:30 and rounding off Saturday's lineup is The Platinum Pearls as they will take the stage from 8:30-midnight.  

$5 cash to get in and there will be food vendors and ways to get drinks at the event. Live music from 4 bands during the two-day event. The event will be downtown on the bricks. For more information about the event, check out the podcast above. 

 

Keith County Fair - Conversation with MaKenzie Spurgin

Canon Rath talked with MaKenzie Spurgin about the Keith County Fair. The two highlighted a few events that are fan favorites at the fair every year.

 

OGALLALA, NEB - The 2023 Keith County Fair kicked off with the Keith County Parade on Sunday. The fair offers plenty of events for everyone in the family to enjoy. 4-H started on Monday with most festival events starting on Wednesday. Fan favorites that are back is the rodeo on Thursday, the Keith County Survivor Games on Friday and the Combine Derby on Saturday.

For more information about the upcoming fair, listen to the podcast above or for a full schedule of events, check out the graphics below.

 

Banisters Leadership Academy Fundraiser - Conversation With Tiffany Hernandez

Canon Rath talked with Tiffany Hernandez about the Banisters Leadership Academy upcoming car wash fundraiser on August 5th but also takes a more in-depth dive of what Banister Leadership academy is. 

  

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The Banister Leadership Academy is a nonprofit that helps strengthen youth and families through leadership skills, life skills, social skills, and job readiness. The program is offered for kids k-12. "We have various different programs geared towards the community and the kids' ages," said Tiffany Hernandez. "They come in, we feed them a hot meal and we teach them those leadership skills." 

The fundraising event going on August 5th is a free will donation car wash from 11am - 2pm at Wash Time North on the corner of 12th and Jeffers. "We are a nonprofit, so we are always doing local fundraisers, so we have a free will donation car wash this Saturday," said Hernandez. "If you come during your lunch break, Rowdy Rott BBQ is also going to have their truck there and they are donating 10% of their proceeds to our (Banisters Leadership Academy) nonprofit." 

To learn more about the event, check out the podcast above. If you would like to check out the local Banisters Leadership Academy Facebook page, click here. Lastly if you would like to learn more about Banisters Leadership Academy, click here.