The Post Podcast

(Audio) Mid-Plains United Way: Giving Tree, year end giving campaign, and more

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The holiday season is underway, and the Mid-Plains United Way reminds listeners that the giving tree is at FNBO at the downtown location. The tree started off with around 45 gift ideas but around 15 remain. Also, the united way will be at this year's Ladies Night Out on December 19th. 

Post news director Canon Rath chatted with Haven Smith from the Mid-Plains United Way about everything that is going on. To learn more, check out the podcast below. 

(Audio) Prairie Arts Center preparing for Christmas at the Pac this Saturday

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The Prairie Arts Center in North Platte is hosting Christmas at the Pac this Saturday with tons of different activities for everyone to enjoy. The event kicks off at 11:00am and runs until 4:00pm however brunch with Santa starts at 10:00am. Tickets for brunch with Santa are limited but are $10 and can be purchased here. 

Saturday is shaping to be a beautiful day in North Platte and enjoy it at the PAC for holiday fun. Live artist demos from around the state, a chainsaw demo, face painting and so much more going on. During the week, POST news director Canon Rath chatted with Holly Carlini from the Prairie Arts Center to talk about all the fun coming on Saturday. To learn more, check out the podcast below. 

(Audio) North Platte City Council Meeting, December 3rd recap

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North Platte, Neb. - The North Platte city council held a regular meeting on December 3rd and different agendas were discussed amongst the council. Topics this session welcoming new council members, Beveridge Inc's donation to the North Platte Rec Center and so much more.

On Wednesday, Post News Director Canon Rath chatted with North Platte Mayor Brandon Kelliher about the different topics from the council meeting. If you would like to learn more in-depth of what went on during the December 3rd North Platte City Council meeting check out the podcast below or check out the video below the podcast.

(Audio) Salvation Army: Thanksgiving box distribution recap, volunteers needed to ring and more

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North Platte, Neb. - The Salvation Army is gearing up for the next few weeks as the group heads into their busy time of the month with Christmas quickly approaching. The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to ring at different locations throughout North Platte and if you have time this week, it is supposed to be a very nice week to get out and ring. If you would like to sign up and ring, click here. 

Last week was the Thanksgiving box distribution for families who signed up and this year the group doubled the number of boxes compared to last year.  

"We were able to give out almost 300 boxes of food. Each food box had a turkey, and it was like a full bird turkey, they had stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, you know, some cranberries, whatever, whatever you can really think of that would go on. You would see on the Thanksgiving table. We were able to help out almost 300 families this year," said Camon Landry. "I think last year we were around 160,170ish. So yeah, pretty close to doubling what we were able to do last year." 

On Tuesday, Post news director Canon Rath chatted with Camon Landry for their weekly conversation. To learn more, check out the podcast below. 

4H Extension Offering Robotics Team

North Platte, Ne - The Lincoln, Logan, McPherson County Extension Office recently announced the formation of a "First Lego Robotics League". According to Extension Educator Caitlyn Jacobson, the league programs and codes robots to go through obsicle courses. Jacobson said "theres a team of young people that programs and codes a robot to go through an obstacle course. Every year the state has a competition in Lincoln along with competitions around the state; but there's a different obstacle every year and you just kinda work towards as a team figuring out how to program your robot to successfully go through this obstacle course."

Nick Newland, a local 12 year old recently signed up for the team joined Jacobson in the Eagle Media Studio to talk about the new program, Nick says, "I really like doing Legos and my mom told me about 4-H and that they have a robotics class and I was really excited because I'm really into coding and doing robotics and Legos and she told me that was for Legos too, and I was really excited when she said she could sign up."

Many think 4H is all about arts, crafts and animals, but according to Jacobson, "our main wheel-house is about finding out what our youth are interested in and how we can essentially get them to where we want them to go, and to grow in a positive way and be able to thrive in today's world. You know there's a whole lot of jobs in that realm that haven't even been invented yet and this is a great way for you to get their toes in and be prepared when they step out post high school when they leave and they go to college or whatever they're gonna do post high school. Then they have that experience a little little bit already so they're just that much more prepared to take whatever life throws at them. A lot of people pointed out that technology is incorporated into any job that you were going into and that's really kind of where our focus is,  just looking at the big picture and seeing how we can help prepare our youth for right now that will help them in their future". 

For more information, reach out to Caitlyn Jacobson at caitlyn.jacobson@unl.edu

 

 

 

 

Knight's Weekly #3 featuring North Platte Community College Men's Basketball Coach Jacob Brandl

On today's episode of Knight's Weekly, we sat down with the Head Coach of North Platte Community College Men's Basketball team Jacob Brandl to discuss the upcoming matchup's this week alongside how the team handled is first big break of action all season.

(Audio) Guardians of the Children Toy Drive off to a fantastic start, other holiday events coming up

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North Platte, Neb. - The 11th Guardians of the Children's Toy Drive is off to a fantastic starts with the community coming together to donate toys. Over 30 drop off locations throughout North Platte for those who wish to donate a toy. Toys need to be unopened when donating. The GOC will be collecting toys until December 7th. Click here to learn where all the drop off locations are.

Earlier in the week, POST news director Canon Rath chatted with Tuna to give us an update on the toy drive, about upcoming events the GOC is hosting, how Tuna got invovled with GOC and so much more. To learn more, check out the podcast below.

(Audio) 2024 North Platte Elks Hoop Shoot taking place in Dec.

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The 2024 North Platte Elks Hoop Shoot is back on December 8th at Adams Middle School. The event is for boys and girls ages 8-13 and students will shoot 25 free throws. Students who win each division will move the ranks to compete for a chance to go to Chicago for the finals. The girls shoot at 1:00pm and boys shoot at 2:00pm. The event is free for those who want to participate. 

Earlier in the Week Post news director Canon Rath chatted with Lenny Hassel from the Elks lodge about the event. To learn more, check out the podcast below. 

(Audio) Salvation Army: Ringing Volunteers needed, recap Kettle kickoff event and more!

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The Salvation Army has been busy with the Holiday season underway. On Tuesday, Thanksgiving boxes were distributed to those who signed up. Volunteers are needed for ringing the bells and so much more.  

On Tuesday, POST news director Canon Rath chatted with Camon and Chaslyn Landry from the Salvation Army about everything that is going on. To learn more, check out the podcast below. 

(Audio) Salvation Army holiday season is underway

Post news director Canon Rath chatted with Camon Landry earlier in the week to discuss the kickoff of the holiday, discuss the Westfield Christmas Party on Saturday and more. To learn more, check out the podcast below.