The Gretna High School band got an Excellent Rating in Division II and the Drumline and Color Guard got a Superior Rating in Division I at the Nebraska State Band Association State Marching Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24. Full Story »
No doubt about it, there are a lot of babies in Gretna. According to the Gretna School District, there are 132 infants in the school district who haven’t even turned 1 year old yet. And at nearly every community event, I’m bound to see at least one pregnant woman. Full Story »
Last week Brian Heath, representing Paranormal Research Investigative Studies Midwest, spoke to the Gretna Optimist Club about his organization and their investigations in the Midwest with emphasis on the Villisca Ax Murder House. Full Story »
As proof to how busy the staff at HR Initiatives, LLC, is in Gretna, they forgot about their own five-year anniversary – in June. Full Story »
This generation of students is more technologically advanced than any generation in history. With this in mind, Gretna Public Schools will be organizing a forum on the technology available and issues associated with these advances. Full Story »
The Gretna Area Chamber of Commerce annual holiday dinner and business meeting is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4 at Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center. In addition to this meeting is the announcement of three award winners. Full Story »
The Gretna American Legion invites the community and all veterans to a dinner on Veterans Day this year. A roast beef dinner will be served on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the Legion Hall. Social hour is from 5 to 6 p.m. and the dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Full Story »
Join others at the Holy Family Shrine’s Monthly Sacred Sunset Concert Series in the Chapel on Sundays. The schedule of guest performers this fall and early winter is: Full Story »
The Gretna High School band got an Excellent Rating in Division II and the Drumline and Color Guard got a Superior Rating in Division I at the Nebraska State Band Association State Marching Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24. Full Story »
No doubt about it, there are a lot of babies in Gretna. According to the Gretna School District, there are 132 infants in the school district who haven’t even turned 1 year old yet. And at nearly every community event, I’m bound to see at least one pregnant woman. Full Story »
Last week Brian Heath, representing Paranormal Research Investigative Studies Midwest, spoke to the Gretna Optimist Club about his organization and their investigations in the Midwest with emphasis on the Villisca Ax Murder House. Full Story »
As proof to how busy the staff at HR Initiatives, LLC, is in Gretna, they forgot about their own five-year anniversary – in June. Full Story »
This generation of students is more technologically advanced than any generation in history. With this in mind, Gretna Public Schools will be organizing a forum on the technology available and issues associated with these advances. Full Story »
The Gretna Area Chamber of Commerce annual holiday dinner and business meeting is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4 at Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center. In addition to this meeting is the announcement of three award winners. Full Story »
The Gretna American Legion invites the community and all veterans to a dinner on Veterans Day this year. A roast beef dinner will be served on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the Legion Hall. Social hour is from 5 to 6 p.m. and the dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Full Story »
A three-week educational holiday for 19 German high school students ended in Gretna this week. The last of several planned events was a going-away party Sunday evening. Full Story »
Join others at the Holy Family Shrine’s Monthly Sacred Sunset Concert Series in the Chapel on Sundays. The schedule of guest performers this fall and early winter is: Full Story »
An additional supply of H1N1 vaccine has arrived and the Sarpy/Cass Department of Health and Wellness will be having a public vaccination clinic for those who are most at risk for complications from H1N1 and who are residents of Sarpy or Cass counties. Full Story »
Cemetery plots at the La Borde Cemetery just got more expensive. Cemetery owner, the City of Gretna, increased the price from $250 a space to $700 at the Gretna City Council meeting last week. Full Story »
In a world of “402-Love.com” and “Match.com” dating Web sites, there are plenty of places for people to finding dates, but where do people go who are truly just alone or lonely? It has been said that until a person can love and accept him or herself, they miss the key facets to building a successful relationship with another. Full Story »
The City of Gretna is going to have a sale. The last surplus sale was about five years ago. City Administrator Colleen Lawry said city staff cannot simply dispose of city property, no matter the size, because taxpayer money purchased it. Full Story »
This year 250 youth athletes played tackle football in the Gretna Youth Sports Foundation. Mark Simmons, president of the Foundation, said the 11 teams made up of third- through eighth-graders used the green space across from St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and the Gretna Middle School to meet. Games were played at the middle school football field. Full Story »
Like father like son, and two more of his children, Ken Glover and his family are tied to the Lincoln Air National Guard. Glover, an elementary teacher at Thomas Elementary, served in the Lincoln Air National Guard for 25 years. Three of his children are with the guard, which includes his 27-year-old son, Jerry Glover. Full Story »
Lt. Russ Zeeb reported to the Gretna City Council that the medication and pill collection event was a success. On Oct. 10, 600 pounds of pills were given up to the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department. Zeeb said the pills were estimated at a $1 million in retail value. Such a collection would happen again next year, he said. Full Story »
Brian Dauner, president of the Gretna Rural Fire Board, announced last week that there would be a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Gretna fire station on 168th Street just south of Cornhusker Road. That has been cancelled due to rain. It might be scheduled in the summer. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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