The community is invited to a first-ever Christmas Festival at St. Patrick’s this weekend, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13. Walk through a display of Nativity sets, purchase gifts at a craft and gift sale, and buy goodies at a bake sale. The parish youth group will provide refreshments. Full Story »
Sarah Zeleny, left, and Katherine Bonn carry a box of donated items into the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church parish hall last Friday afternoon. Volunteers helped sort hundreds of items for the annual Gretna Neighbors food give-away that was on Saturday. Full Story »
The Gretna High School One Act play qualified for the Nebraska School Activities Association Play Production competition again this year. The cast and crew got the green light at the District A-1 contest last Saturday at Lincoln Southeast High School. Full Story »
The pending court case for Carrie Kirlin, of Gretna, is in Douglas County district court and will probably be scheduled sometime in 2010, said Matt Kuhse, Douglas County Attorney. Kirlin, 39, is charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident from an accident that happened on Oct. 16. Full Story »
The Sarpy/Cass Department of Health H1N1 Vaccine this week in Gretna was rescheduled due to weather forecasts. Full Story »
A unique holiday event will take place at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church next weekend. The community is invited to look at dozens of nativity scenes on display to inspire some holiday spirit. Full Story »
This year’s fifth-annual Cookie Walk at Gretna High School has a slightly different format. GHS show choir director Pat Ribar said it was changed due to time and inspiration limitations. Full Story »
I’ve never been so conscious of where I shop. It’s certainly different from when I was growing up because I never really considered where to buy stuff. Full Story »
The Sarpy/Cass Department of Health will have an H1N1 Vaccine clinic from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the Gretna High School auxiliary gymnasium This clinic will be for target groups, which include children and youth from 6 months to 24 years old, parents and caregivers of children less than 6 months, health care workers, pregnant women and people ages 35 to 64 with chronic conditions ... Full Story »
The Gretna High School One Act play competed and took the first-place title in the Eastern Midlands Conference contest last week in Plattsmouth. The One Act play is a drama titled, “Anatomy of Gray,” which takes place in a small town in Gray, Ind., in the 1880s. Full Story »
In an economy where it seems businesses are struggling to keep figures in black ink, a business in Gretna is growing. Dove Auto recently opened a second location at Nebraska Crossing Factory Outlets. Full Story »
The annual Community Report from Gretna Public Schools has been posted on the school district Web site. Sarah Roarty, from the GPS Administrator Offices, said the eight-page document would be mailed to families within the district before the end of December. Full Story »
“Would you like some hot spice cider?” Full Story »
Meet Santa Claus and shop for gifts at a special event at Nebraska Crossing Factory Outlets on Saturday, Dec. 5. Full Story »
The Gretna City Council approved the new manager at the Gretna American Legion Hall. Rich Holley, legion commander, is taking over the position of manager. Holley said the previous manager, Barb Alder, is no longer working there. Full Story »
Gretna Neighbors started in the 1970s when a young wrestler got injured and the family needed help with the medical expenses. The group of original fundraising organizers grew into the Gretna local food pantry known as Gretna Neighbors, said Dee Barkley, one of the current directors. Full Story »
Kindergartener Peter Zwart showed up at American National Bank last Friday with his parents and friends. He was going to deposit money into his friend’s, Emily Koester, account to help pay her medical expenses. Full Story »
“Anatomy of Gray” takes place in a small town called Gray, Indiana in the 1880s. When the father of June (played by Emily Lawry) dies, she prays for a healer to come to their town, thinking that if her father had received medical attention, he perhaps wouldn’t have died. Enter a healer, a doctor named Dr. Gray (played by Colton Fruhling). The town embraces him and is so happy to have a doctor ... Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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