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Ogallala Baseball Vs Holdrege B6 Senior Area Tournament Day 1

Ogallala wins 8-0 over Holdrege after 5 innings. 

(Audio) Hershey Fall Festival Preview - Conversation with Justin Petska

Canon Rath talked with Justin Petska about the upcoming Hershey Fall Festival coming up on August 26th, 2023. Canon and Justin talked about the what the event is, the noon lunch, and the concert. 

 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The 2023 Hershey Fall Festival is coming up on August 26, 2023. The festival, which last all day starts with a parade in the morning and will cap off with a concert at night. There are plenty of events throughout the day for families and folks to enjoy.

The festival is point on by the Lions club every year and is a way the Lion's club gives back to the community. "The Hershey Fall Festival is our annual celebration out in Hershey, put on by the Hershey's Lions club and it's just our way to give back to the community and fundraiser for our club for the year," said Justin Petska. "We do a lot of different community improvement projects and help other non-profits with their projects."

This year, the parade which starts at 10:30 central time will kick off the event that starts on main street and ends at the park and there will be a free will donation prime rib feed that will begin at the park at the conclusion of the parade. Highlighting the concert will be Muscadine Bloodline and the concert will take place on main street where the stage will be set up by the railroad walkway. If you would like to learn more about the Hershey Fall Festival, click here.

Big Idea North Platte 2023 - Conversation with Cassie Condon, Jacob Rissler, and Pat Jacobson

Canon Rath talked with committee members of the North Platte Young Professionals Cassie Condon, Jacob Rissler, and Pat Jacobson about the Big Idea North Platte 2023 event. 

 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB – The 4th annual Big Idea North Platte is coming back to North Platte with the live event taking place October 18th, 2023, at Venue 304 in North Platte. The Big Idea North Platte 2023 event is an opportunity where community members can share their ideas, product, or event new business. It’s also a great way to earn prize money or scholarship money. 

The North Platte Young Professionals are hosting the event. The North Platte Young Professionals strives to retain young leaders ages 21-40 in North Platte. “We are a subcommittee of the North Platte Area Chamber and Development corporation and North Platte Young Professionals, it's our mission to create and retain young leaders,” said North Platte Young Professional Committee Member Cassie Condon. 

The Big Idea North Platte 2023 is a great opportunity for community members who want to pitch an idea, a product, or their own business. The competition lets folks compete against one another, but also shows the creativity that an individual can come up. “This event was created to give you an opportunity to network with professionals and provide educational value that is readily available outside your normal circles that you are talking too,” said Condon. “It’s a great way to get your idea out there and reviewed by local experts.” 

Last year, the Big Idea event only hosted one category. At the time, youths ages 10-18, if they won, they would receive scholarship money for their idea. This year, the youth category is back sponsored by Mid Plains Community College. Winners in the youth category can earn themselves a scholarship. “We decided to put in some scholarships, so for that youth category we are giving away some great scholarships for students,” said North Platte Young Professional Committee Member Jacob Rissler. “We love being part of the economic development, retaining young professionals and also keeping great ideas in the community.” The youth category has three places you can win. Third place earns you $550, second place is $1,000, and first place is $2,500. The scholarship money can be used at Mid Plains North Platte campus, McCook’s campus, or any of Mid Plans community campuses.  

The community category this year is being sponsored by Eagle Communication through the Schmidt Foundation. Just like last year, in honor of the Schmidt Foundation, Eagle Communications is donating a generous amount to this year's top three winners and to invest in the idea of members of the North Platte Community. “The Schmidt foundation has generously donated big prizes this year,” said North Platte Young Professional Committee Member Pat Jacobson. “Third place is $3,000, second place is $7,000, and the first-place winner is $10,000 plus marketing packages that Eagle will provide.” 

The Big Idea North Platte 2023 is rolling upon us. For more information, check out the podcast above as the group discussed many important details about how to enter, prizes, what's new this year, categories, dates and so much more. You can also learn more by following the North Platte Young Professionals Facebook page. You can also email them at pyp@nparea.com with any questions or comments.  

Livin Out Loud - Conversation with Koby Rickertsen

Canon Rath talked with Koby Rickertsen about the upcoming Livin Out Loud Festival coming up in Gothenburg on August 19th - August 20th. 

  

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The Livin Out Loud Festival is rolling upon us fast. Livin Out Loud, which is heading into its 12th year, is the largest outdoor Christian festival that welcomes Christians from all around to Gothenburg for the two-day event. "We have the largest outdoor Christian festival ever year in Gothenburg about 15 - 20,000 people show up," said Koby Rickertsen. "It's a great deal for the area." 

The event is free to the public. There will be plenty of artists that are performing during the event. Also, tons of food truck vendors will be there. A good variety of burger trucks, BBQ trucks, Mexican trucks, and more. To learn more in-depth about the event, check out the podcast above. If you would like to learn more about Livin Out Loud, click here or check out the Facebook post below. 

North Platte City Council Meeting July 18th Recap - Conversation with Jim Nisley

Canon Rath talked with council president Jim Nisley as they recapped different topics from the July 18th, North Platte City Council meeting. 

 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB – The July 18th North Platte City Council meeting has officially come and gone and there were different discussion points from the meeting. Some of the highlighted topic points featured consent appointments, property changes, annexation near the 2300 block of 18th street, changes to telecommunications, creating an occupation tax on the ownership of skills games, and lastly special presentations from students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

The council talked about some land on the northwest part of North Platte, that’s a block just adjacent to the North Platte community. During the meeting, there has been talk about possibly selling the land. “There is some interest in possibly selling that lot and maybe have that developed and its generally a practice if the property is adjacent to the community and if they want to be made improvements or developed,” said Council President Jim Nisley. “We have nixed that property and it’s a proper processor to do and it’s a good thing we will get some housing.” 

If you want to learn more from Council President Jim Nisley’s thoughts from the city council meeting, listen to the podcast above. If you would like to watch the July 18th, North Platte city council meeting, click here.   

(Audio) Miracle League Of Lincoln County Event - Conversation with Lori Hansen

Canon Rath talks with Lori Hansen about the Miracle League of Lincoln County event going on July 23rd as the Miracle League will be taking on the North Platte Plainsmen in a 2-inning exhibition game before the Plainsmen game. 

  

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The Miracle League of Lincoln County who have been playing all summer long get ready to match up with their next opponent, the North Platte Plainsmen this Sunday, July 29th at 3 pm. The Miracle League is a nonprofit, nationwide organization that helps special needs athletes play the sport of baseball. The Miracle League removes the barriers that keep children with mental and physical disabilities off the baseball field and lets them experience the joy of America’s favorite pastime. "The Miracle League of Lincoln County is our special needs baseball program, we started out as Buddy Ball several years ago and we have since revamped and became the Miracle League of Lincoln County," said Lori Hansen.  

Before the Plainsmen game, there will be a two-inning exhibition game between the Miracle League and the Plainsmen. The Miracle League played against the FNBO Nationals senior team back on May 25th, and the Plainsmen were in attendance for the game. The Plainsmen invited the Miracle League for a 2-inning exhibition contest before Sunday's game. 

Following the exhibition contest, the Miracle League athletes will be participating in different activities throughout the Plainsmen game. This includes joining the team for starting lineups, participating in the in between contest, and so much more. 

The Plainsmen are donating a portion of ticket sales back to the Miracle League of Lincoln County. This is one of many fundraiser events the Miracle league is hosting to raise money for an adaptive field for their athletes to play their games on. “An adaptive field is completely different than a regular turf college size field so were super excited to have that in North Platte and use it for other sports besides baseball,” said Hansen. 

The event is set for this Sunday, July 29th at Bill Wood Field. The exhibition game is at 3 pm with the Plainsmen game set for 4:35 pm. If you would like to purchase a ticket for the event, check out the Facebook post below and click on the link or scan the QR code. 

 

(Audio) Lincoln County Fair (July 17th edition) - Conversation with Amanda Carr

Canon Rath talks with Amanda Carr about the upcoming Lincoln County Fair. This weeks edition they discussed the Easton Corbin concert, goat roping, and pig wrestling.

 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The Lincoln County Fair is not far from us as the fair is scheduled July 26th-July 31st. The fair features many different events that can be enjoyable for everyone in the family. Amanda Carr is back on the podcast to discuss the concert, goat roping, and pig wrestling.

 

One of the most anticipated events this year is the pig wrestling contest. The event will be held in the evening but also will features teams of 4. "We will start registration at 5, we will pig wrestle at 6 and its teams of 4. Adult teams are $40 and it can be men, women or mixed," said Amanda Carr. "Children teams are $20 and it can be 4 of them and however they want to do it."

To learn more about the upcoming events, listen to the podcast above. If you would like to learn more about the Lincoln County Fair, click here. Click here for dates and times for events.

(Audio) Community Health Fair - Conversation With TinaMaria Fernandez and Elizabeth Thayer

Canon Rath talks with TinaMaria Fernandez and Elizabeth Thayer about the upcoming Community Health Fair event this Friday and Saturday at North Platte High School. 

  

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - The Community Health Fair is going on this Friday and Saturday at North Platte Highschool. The health fair is heading into its second year after last year it was held for Hispanic focus healthcare fair. "As we look at this year our community continues to diversify, we thought it would be important to that up to the entire community especially focusing on minorities and underserved," said TinaMaria Fernandez. "We reached out to many other entities in the community, got everyone at the table and were throwing a large community health fair." 

There are many services offered to families but a big goal that the health fair is committed to is helping families get their kids ready for school whether its a physicals, check up, or shots. "Our goal is to try and help them have a one stop shop to get enrolled for school," said Elizabeth Thayer. "We are looking for families who need vaccines, who need physicals for their kids, who need those pre offerings before they can enroll and then we are going to be able to get them enrolled right then at the high school." 

The event is free to the public and offers a wide variety of activities to do as well. There will be educational presentations throughout the event, activities for the kids to do while they are waiting and they can earn free items. There will also be language access provided to non-English speakers. The event is at North Platte High School from Friday 4pm-7pm central time and Saturday 1pm - 3pm central time. For more information about the event is, listen to the podcast above. Check out the graphic below for times and directions to the high school. 

Lake McConaughy Area Outdoor Report for week ofJuly 10

Lake McConaughy Game and Parks Superintendent Patrick Schnell gives weekly status of Lake McConaughy, including a fishing report and camping sites that are available.

Head coach Ricky Holm talks all things FNBO Nationals

Head coach Ricky Holm joins Eagle Sports Director Paxton Gordon to talk all things FNBO Nationals with the District Tournament starting this Friday against Grand Island USave.