October 1, 2010

Congratulations to the board and officers of Partners for Otoe County elected at the annual meeting Tuesday, September 28, 2010! New members elected to three-year terms on the Board of Directors include:

Rev. Paul Coen, Luther Memorial Church Syracuse, representing the faith-based sector
Grace Johnson, Nebraska City News-Press, representing the media sector
Dave LeGrand, Raymond James Financial, representing the business sector
Christy Merryman, Palmyra High School, representing the school sector
Clayton Radke, Nebraska City High School, representing the youth sector

Outgoing board members Kathy Kaufman, Vic Johns, Don Loseke, Benjamin Rice, and Betty Stoll were honored for their service to children and families in the Otoe County Community. Betty Stoll is the last remaining founding member of People United for Families, retiring after 23 years of service on the Board of Directors.

Brian Hoover, Nebraska City High School Principal, and Traci Reuter, Healthy Communities Coordinator for St. Mary's Community Hospital were re-elected to 3-year terms.

Officers elected for 2010-2011 are:

Tim Noerrlinger, Deputy Otoe County Attorney, Chairperson
Brooke Chaney, Southeast District Heath Department, Vice-Chair
Sarah Purcell, UNL Extension, Secretary
Teri Stukenholtz, NE Department of Health & Human Services / Parent, Treasurer

Local Bar Ben Rice Faces Set Back

Although the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission upheld the City of Nebraska City's revocation of the liquor license for Good Times at Stanley's, a downtown bar, the bar will remain open pending an appeal.

"We'll continue to operate," owner Derek Winterstein said. "They upheld the city's decision and we were advised to appeal the decision to a judge."
The bar's owners have 30 days to file an appeal with the District Court of Lancaster County, said Hobie Rupe, director of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission.

The ruling came after a day-long hearing on Tuesday, said Nebraska City Attorney Bill Davis. The hearing included testimony from city officials.
The city council voted to revoke the license in June after Police Chief David Lacy reported that police had responded to many incidents at the bar, located at 704 Central Ave., and had found owners uncooperative at times.

By Grace Johnson/TJ Chrastil Nebraska City News Press

Posted Sept 24, 2010

John Underwood - Life of an Athlete

Former NCAA, All-American, International-level distance runner and World Masters Champion, Coach of World and Olympic Champions, John Underwood will present:

LIFE OF AN ATHLETE

Monday-October 4, 2010

7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast with area medical professionals in Nebraska City

9:08 - 9:58 Assembly of student athletes @ Palmyra High School

11:00 - 1:00 Presentation to coaches, athletic trainers, team captains @ Peru State College

2:25 - 3:28 Assembly of student athletes @ Syracuse High School

5:30 - 6:30 Presentation for student athletes, parents and the public @ Nebraska City High School

Tuesday-October 5, 2010

If you would like to be part of the statewide teleconference from St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, you can watch it live at the Southeast District Health Department in Auburn between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m.. This presentation targets prevention professionals, school staff, youth treatment provides and juvenile justice works. Contact Brooke Chaney for more information on this at brooke@sedhd.org.

To register or for more information about these events, contact Laurie (402) 873-6343 or email laurie.riley@windstream.net.

For more information, visit www.aaisport.org.

Nearly 300 Medications Turned in at First National Prescription Take Back Day

Partners for Otoe County coordinated the community's first prescription take back day on Saturday, September 25^th, in conjunction with the first National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. A total of 295 different containers of prescription medications were collected for disposal over a four hour period at the Nebraska City Walgreens. The service was free and anonymous.

Sgt. Dana Schebaum and Sgt. Benjamim Murray of the Nebraska City Police Depart provided the required security. Local volunteers assisting with the event from the Elks Club were Kent Blum, Kermit Holmes, and A.O.Gigstad. Nebraska City EMTs Josh Kendrick, Josh Hotsenpillar and Andrew Snodgrass also participated. Kent Blum indicated that the Nebraska City Elks Chapter has already planned to lead this event again next year and make it an annual event in Nebraska City.

The purpose of the nationwide "Take-Back" initiative is to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. Prescription medication abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States. For more information about reducing prescription medication abuse, visit http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/takeback or www.PreventRxAbuse.org.