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NACO Institute of Excellence Advanced Class
Younes Conference Center Kearney, NE December 8, 2015 (Article 4 of this E-line)
121st Annual NACO Conference
Younes Conference Center
Kearney, NE
December 9 - 11, 2015
To view all upcoming events, click here.
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| WHO SUPPORTS NACO AND THEIR MISSION?
 Associate and Sustaining Members
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NACO Associate and Sustaining Members enable NACO to enhance its continuing education programs for county officials across the state. Visit NACO's complete associate and sustaining membership list here.
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 Olympic Champion Bobsledder, Curt Tomasevicz To Open Conference | 
Curtis Tomasevicz grew up in Shelby, Nebraska a small town of nearly 700 people located a few miles south and west of Columbus. While attending the University of Nebraska, Curt played running back and linebacker, earning most of his playing time on special teams. During his senior year in 2003, he earned first-team academic All-Big 12 honors. Curtis holds a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in electrical engineering with a minor in astrophysics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Bobsled Beginnings: When asked about bobsledding Curtis laughs saying that he never saw a bobsled in real life until his tryout in September of 2004. He wasn't exactly convinced that it was a legitimate, professional sport, either. Fellow Cornhusker hammer thrower and friend Amanda Moreley -- now a push athlete and brakeman on the Canadian national bobsled team -- suggested he give it a try. Curtis was instantly taken with the danger and thrill the sport provided.
Breaking The Ice: During his first season (2004-05), Tomasevicz landed on the World Cup circuit, consistently pushing on the USA II sled. He made his Olympic debut in Torino in 2006, sliding to sixth place in four-man competition. The entire experience was a memorable one for Tomasevicz. He compared walking in the Opening Ceremony to the excitement of going through the tunnel at Memorial Stadium during his college football years. During the next few years, the U.S. bobsled program began to become an international force, winning numerous World Cup and World Championship medals. But his biggest achievement came in February at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, when he, Steve Holcomb, Justin Olsen and Steve Mesler raced the "Night Train" to the first American four-man Olympic title in 62 years.
In February of 2014, Curt participated in his 3rd Olympic games in Sochi, Russia. With a more competitive field, the Night Train 2 team of Curt, Holcomb, Steve Langton, and Chris Fogt battled their way to a bronze medal, making Curt one of only six American bobsledders in history to earn multiple Olympic medals.
Family And Leisure:
Tomasevicz's dad, Dennis, is a retired combine mechanic, while mom, Amy, is an art teacher. He has a younger brother, Jon, who is a physical education teacher. When he's not busy training, Tomasevicz enjoys playing bass guitar, astronomy and reading.
Conference Speaker:
Curtis Tomasevicz will be featured speaker at the opening ceremonies of the 121st Annual NACO Conference on December 9th. Opening ceremonies for the conference will begin at 2 p.m. at the Younes Center
in Kearney. His inspirational address will be titled, "Have No FEAR." Curtis will have his Olympic medals on display and will take time out for autographs after the opening ceremonies have been completed.
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Annual Conference Information
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The 2015 NACO Annual Conference will be held in Kearney at the Younes Convention Center. The conference dates are December 9th through the 11th.
Click for conference agendas.
The Kearney Visitor's Bureau has a webpage designed specifically for conference information as it becomes available through the planning process. You can visit that page by clicking here.
Rooms have been contracted at the Wingate inn, the Hampton Inn, the Holiday Inn, the Holiday Inn Express, the Comfort Inn and the Fairfield Inn for $99.95 per night for single and double rooms and suites are contracted for $149.95 per night.
You must phone the hotel of choice to make reservations stating that you are attending the conference to receive the group discounted room rate. Only guaranteed reservations will be accepted. Reservations must be guaranteed with either a credit card or by direct billing back to your county. PLEASE NOTE: Reservations may be made initially under the county name but must all have individual names of who will occupy each room no later than November 10, 2015. Any reservation being held under the county name after this date will be cancelled.
Changes Or Cancellations To Lodging Reservations
County officials should take note that the date for changing or cancelling any reservations for the NACO conference is November 10. Any county making cancellations or changes lodging reservations after this date will be charged the first night's lodging.
HEADQUARTER HOTELS LOCATED ON THE YOUNES CONFERENCE CENTER CAMPUS(See map): Wingate Inn: (308) 237-4400 Hampton Inn: (308) 234-3400 Fairfield Inn: (308) 236-4200 Comfort Inn: (308) 236-3400 Holiday Inn: (308) 237-5971 ADDITIONAL LODGING OPTIONS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY: Holiday Inn Express: (308) 234-8100 Best Western Mid Nebraska Inn & Suites: (308) 234-2541 AmericInn: (308) 234-7800 Country Inn & Suites: (308) 236-7500
Ramada Inn: (308) 237-3141
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2015 Sock Collection For Those In Need
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Consider Being A Community Volunteer
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Calling all volunteers!
Tax season is right around the corner, and Community Action offers free tax preparation services to low-to moderate-income individuals and families in our community. We need your help this year to ensure that those eligible to the Tax Prep program are getting the services they need. The U.S. Census estimates that over 50% of families in Lincoln alone earned less than $50,000 annually, making them eligible for tax preparation services. Since the Tax Prep program operates solely on volunteers, eligible individuals and families are counting on people like you to share your time and talents, so that they can meet their basic needs. Whether you have had experience filing taxes in the past, or have no experience at all, we welcome you to join our team of volunteers! Community Action will provide all of the necessary training free of charge. Volunteer training begins in December through January, and tax preparation season runs from late January through April 15. If you would like to volunteer, but do not want to prepare taxes, we are also recruiting volunteers for the following positions: site coordinators, intake workers, greeters, and interpreters.
For questions or more information about becoming a volunteer and making a difference today, contact Georgann Roth at: 402-875-9320 or groth@communityactionatwork.org. 
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| Institute of Excellence Hosting Advanced Class
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Most people are familiar with the song Bob Dylan recorded in 1964, The Times They are A Changin'. No doubt there was turbulent change in the 60's with the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. Anymore, though, it seems the times they are always a "changin."
How people handle change depends on if it is welcomed or unwelcome. It's proven people handle change much better, if they have an opportunity to prepare, plan and act to make the best of it.
Nebraska Extension is offering past graduates of the NACO Institute of Excellence an opportunity to learn more about preparing, planning and acting to make the best of change. On Tuesday, December 8th from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Kearney at the Younes Conference Center, Dr. Tim Lemmons will present an overview of strategic planning for managing the future.
While Tim is an educator and ag economist, he has a passion for organizational planning. As a public official himself, he has a good grasp of the change in store for Nebraska. He will provide some short-term actionable items that county officials, regardless of how long they're in office, can initiate and build on.
Don't stand around and hum The Times They Are a Changin'. Do something about it. Plan now to attend Strategic Planning for Managing the Future. The time is right to prepare, plan and act to make the best of the changes to come.
This is an Advanced NACO Institute of Excellence Class. Only previously graduated Institute of Excellence students are able to register and attend.
Please put the Advanced class of the NACO Institute of Excellence on your calendar. Registration for the session is on the NACO website. For more information contact Carroll Welte at 402.374.2929 or email cwelte1@unl.edu. The registration deadline is December 1. The program fee is $45 per person. To cover the speaker's travel expenses a minimum of 10 participants are needed to hold the program. |
Training to Better Serve Veterans
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The Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors (NALHD) are supporting and coordinating five No Wrong Door trainings across the state (see attached flyer for dates and locations). These trainings have been developed by the multi-disciplinary Veteran's Brain Injury Task Force over the past several years to give community members from a range of professions/organizations a solid understanding of issues that veterans, service members, and their families/loved ones face. The training also gives participants resources and strategies they can use to serve veterans, service members, and their families better.
To view the informational flyer to obtain more details, click here.
Susan Bockrath, Executive Director of the NALHD says that, "I want to make sure that other folks, especially those who maybe don't think their work relates to veterans, know that these trainings are coming up and that there really is value for everyone... teachers, principals, county clerks, law enforcement...everyone."
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Multi-Agency Resource Training Center Opportunity
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Nebraska Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NE VOAD) is sponsoring a training this fall and early winter in four locations on multi-agency resource centers (MARCs). A MARC is a one-stop shop for those affected by disasters-various community and state organizations and agencies have booths. Disaster victims can visit all the service/information providers and determine a plan of action based upon their and their family's needs.
Red Cross will teach the training, and it is free to attend; lunch will be provided. Travel scholarships are available; information is on the flyer. Participants will learn the benefits of a MARC, how to set up a MARC, what agencies should be included, and challenges for coordinating a MARC. This information will be useful to community leaders!
View the training flyer here.
For more information contact: Ashley Mueller, MS, Extension Educator, Disaster Education Coordinator, Nebraska Extension. Email: ashley.mueller@unl.edu Office phone: 402-727-2775. Address: Nebraska Extension in Dodge County, 1206 W. 23rd Street, Fremont, Nebraska 68025-2504
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Grant Writing Training in Omaha in January
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The Omaha Police Department and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in Omaha, January 11-12, 2016. This training is for grant seekers across all disciplines. Attend this class and you'll learn how to find grants and write winning grant proposals.
Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county and state agencies as well as nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend.
Multi-enrollment discounts and discounts for Grant Writing USA returning alumni are available. Tuition payment is not required at the time of enrollment.
Tuition is $455 and includes all materials: workbook and accompanying 420MB resource CD that's packed full of tools and more than 200 sample grant proposals. Seating is limited, online reservations are necessary.
Contacts:
More than 10,000 agencies across North America have turned to Grant Writing USA for grant writing and grant management training.
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County Government Day PowerPoint
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The PowerPoint presentation is available electronically at no charge (sent via e-mail) for use by counties during their annual County Government Day. The PowerPoint provides a comprehensive look at county government functions in the State of Nebraska and can be customized by each county. CD's are also available for $10.00 each to cover processing, shipping and handling. To request the County Government Day PowerPoint electronically, please e-mail your request to larrydix@nacone.org. The CD order form is available here.
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NACO's 2015 Directory of County Officials is a valuable resource that not only gives you names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses of every county official in the state, but includes a listing of county board meeting days, NACO districts, county seats, NACO officers and directors, affiliate officers and NACO staff. In January, county clerks for each county will receive one complimentary copy of the directory intended for use by all offices in their courthouse. For additional copies, click here for the order form. |
2014 County Board Handbook and Revisions
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The 2014 County Board Handbook and related revisions are now available. The cost for a current handbook, including legislative information from the 2014 session, is $80.00/book plus $18.00 shipping and handling per book. The 2014 Supplement to the County Board Handbook is available for $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. The order form is available on the NACO website here. For questions, contact Ashley Vandeloo by clicking here or call her at (402) 434-5660 ext. 223. |
| News From NACo |
The overrepresentation of persons with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system is a well documented American tragedy: Law enforcement agencies around the country are swamped with calls to respond to "emotionally disturbed persons;" county jails are regularly cited as having the largest number of persons with mental illnesses of any public institutions; and sheriffs rightfully complain about running the de facto mental health facility in their community.
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