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December 24, 2008

• Tex's Barber Shop: Career and marriage celebrate 50th/a> *
• Don't drink and drive: Make holiday parties safe for friends and family
• Friend's Michelle Schiffern is a 2008 Caring Kind winner *
• No Till Conference in January could be free!
• Tips on saving energy and money
• WMH employees donate to Friend Food Pantry
• Girl Scouts go 'Caroling for Cans' *
• Why do I fish?
• IKidney risk reflected in warning on bowel cleansers *
• Having problems receiving digital signals from NET TV?
• Volunteers in action at WMH

December 17, 2008

• Country Cabinets: Where Quality is the standard *
• Fire call at the Korinek's
• Current Czech Slovak Queen has 'little sister' in Friend *
• Mark Stutzman receives New Business Certificate of Appreciation
• Cordova's Michaela Eberspacher wins Coloring Contest Grand Prize
• Cheating sleep - drowsy driving by teens can cause holiday heartache
• 'A Peaceful Night' *
• These Walls Can Talk
• Is your child’s video game OK to play? *
• Having problems receiving digital signals from NET TV?
• Volunteers in action at WMH

December 10, 2008

• Jo-Leigh's Java Jitters coming to Friend *
• Waldron accepts membership to Golden Key International Honour Society
• Teen Chapter of Friend Chamber starts Can Drive *
• Drum roll please... the winners are...
• Thrivent presents check to WMH Foundation
• Friend Police Department receives two alcohol breath testing units
• Youth election workers honored for service
• Alcohol breath testing units awarded to Saline County Sheriff's Office
• Make no bones about it
• Respect Rocks *
• What is a Shank Press and where was Baker Mfg, Co. in Friend?
• A great way to make money - 2010 Census *
• Kubicek wins District 11 American Legion high school oratorical contest
• Volunteers in action at WMH

December 3, 2008

• Local athletes earn honors on All-State Volleyball Team *
• The Kids on the Block
• lia sophia names top sales advisor in Beaver Crossing *
• Community Christmas Festive Schedule of Events
• NDA offers Nebraska holiday brochure
• Becoming a saavy online shopper
• Nebraska-grown Christmas tree directory available
• Partnership for Veterans Care connects Veterans and families
• The view from atop the bed *
• Light up your holidays safely
• Having cancer is hard, finding help shouldn't be *
• Covering 'All Bases' at Central Eight Contest
• Volunteers in action at WMH

November 26, 2008

• Second Annual Christmas Festival slated for Dec. 10 *
• A day in the life of a 'Distinguished Scholar'
• Shop at home Christmas to be held this weekend *
• Dorchester High cupcakes
• Santa's coming to Dorchester
• AG Bruning launches statewide effort to help businesses protect personal information
• Yokel's donate building to Friend Historical Society
• Consider the 'Gift of Life' this Holiday Season
• Computer Tutor - Gift ideas for the computer user(s) in your life
• Exeter UMW Cookie Walk *
• USDA announces applications being accepted for public TV digital grants
• Thrivant adds to fall fund-raiser *
• Have your spinach salad ...and eat it too
• Volunteers in action at WMH

November 19, 2008

• Show our troops that you care *
• Opportunity knocks...
• Friend High softball team members honored *
• Friend Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors honor local business
• 'AAA COVERS ME' campaign to provide coats for homeless
• Christmas is coming to Friend
• Exeter-Milligan High School completes two unannounced seatbelt checks as part of Come Home Safe program
• 10 tips for healthy living
• Are food allergies genetic? *
• Annual Veterans Day Celebration held at Friend Public Schools
• Top five stress busters *
• What are those Medicare ads mean to you - even if you aren't 64
• Volunteers in action at WMH

November 12, 2008

• 'Family math rocks' *
• Reinke honors Friend dealership
• Friend's Valerie Vossler accepted into Lutz Center *
• Secretary Gale expects voter turnout to reach 800,000
• World's Largest Stocking arrives in Friend
• Attorney General Bruning announces agreement for Craiglist crack down
• Attorney General Bruning announces $62 million settlement between 32 states and Eli Lily
• Computer Tutor - Electricity: Friend or foe? *
• DHHS receives health promotion grant for mothers
• Winter is coming *
• NRD announces tree program
• Volunteers in action at WMH

November 5, 2008

• Thank a vet on Veterans Day *
• Friend Veterans Day Program
• Of honor flights and honoring our veterans *
• Salad lunch and card party
• Miller travels to Oklahoma for State Czech Festival
• The Veteran - a poem
• Military Night at East Butler
• Long term contraceptives increasingly popular *
• Saline County Wind Association announce meeting dates
• Anglers' Legacy featured in Iraq at Warrior Casting Competition *
• Oktoberfext celebration at WMH's Friend Manor
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 29, 2008

• Thriller of a night *
• Election Day, donkeys and elephants
• Election 2008 - Exeter School Board Candidates *
• Saline County Crime Stoppers
• Children's activity table will be available at polling places in Friend
• Information on listeria available
• Andrew Cemetery gets fresh coat of paint *
• Sexuality discussion a must for parents
• The facts about Crohn's Disease *
• DHS begins flu surveillance - Time to get your flu shot
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 22, 2008

• Election 2008 - Friend's Candidates *
• Friend Volleyball Conference Champs
• FPS School Bond Committee offers additional information for each voter to consider *
• Friend Electrical & Plumbing Supply and NebraskaLand Water Conditioning opens
• Exeter pumpkin painting
• The Alfredson's Haunted Grave Yard
• Exeter UMC stained glass windows overhauled *
• Fillmore County Antiques Road Show *
• Just a reminder to all persons wishing to vote in the November 4th General Election
• Friend Volleyball - Conference Champs *
• NDA seeks specialty crop grant proposals
• Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year *
• Recreations Areas to close for season
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 15, 2008

• Election 2008 - Exeter Village Board Candidates *
• Carey Potter to open new office in Friend
• Friend Chamber of Commerce endorses proposed school bond *
• Friend's Charles Beckler attends Space Camp
• Teen Chapter of Friend Chamber to sponsor Monster Mash Dance
• Christmas is coming to Friend
• Fire Prevention Week
• Lady Bulldogs take second at Districts *
• Secretary Gale establishes election fraud unit
• Fire hydrants get new look *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 8, 2008

• Informative bond issue meetings scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night *
• A match made in heaven
• What we did on our vacation: Sling fling and that walker thing *
• Raffle winner familiar with public transit
• Exeter-Milligan Homecoming
• Nails by Tammi receives certificate
• Dorchester Schools open new building
• October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month *
• Nebraskans invited to observe Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week
• Exeter Pack 218 visits KLKN-TV *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 1, 2008

• New committee formed: Education effort for FPS bond issue, which is on Nov. 4th ballot *
• Gale issues statement on campaign items at polling sites
• Christmas is coming to Friend *
• NHC initiative focuses on state's aging population
• Cara Rotschafer named as All-American Scholar
• Attention college students: Attorney General Bruning says beware of easy credit
• Girl Scout Fall product sale funds troops - builds confidence *
• Friend Manor's fishing trip tp Willard E. Meyer's Swan lake
• Money tips for all ages *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

September 24, 2008

• Broadway Nights to Friend High Lights *
• Community Blood Bank announces winners in Hometown Heroes Competition!
• How to get the junk out of your 'snail' mail *
• 2008 Farm Bill program deadline is Tuesday, September 30
• Gale reminds citizens of deadline for Nov. 4 election
• Four new cases of West Nile reported
• Fun for all at the Friend Manor
• DHHs to hold hearing regarding the Clean Indoor Air Regulations *
• Kidney Car Program: Donate your car, save lives
• Veterans benefits news *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

September 17, 2008

• Songs of Hope *
• Made to Multitask
• Exeter Area Community Foundation looking for solid start *
• New Director of Nursing at Exeter Care Center
• Patriot Day observed in Friend *
• An (other) inconvenient truth
• Milligan Library Board fills position of head librarian
• Volunteers in action at WMH

September 10, 2008

• New fifth grade teacher at Friend Public Schools *
• New third grade teacher at Friend Public Schools
• Exeter Pool progress *
• Two vehicle fatality accident
• Final Bingo night for Friend Lions Club
• Ten new cases of West Nile reported
• Secretary Gale encourages voter registration
• Fall Sports Photo Section
• Time to check for head lice *
• New web site brings people to the fight against cancer
• DHHS Veterinarian: Watch out for bats
• Volunteers in action at WMH

September 3, 2008

• Elevated nitrate level in Friend's water supply now but a memory *
• New playground equipment for Dorchester
• Third Day at its best at State Fair concert *
• Free food available for seniors, women and children
• Vyhnalek serves as Grand Marshal at the Nebraska State Fair
• Friend Coordinating Events Committee needs your help
• Deadline set to apply for Federal soil, water, and wildlife conservation funds
• Nebraska Natural Gas Association encourages Nebraskans: Take steps now to control winter natural gas heating
• Attention college students: Attorney General Bruning says beware of easy credit
• Gilbert Library Chatter *
• Easy ways to steer clear of the pump
• David Carr: Third Day and beyond *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

August 27, 2008

• Free food available for seniors, women and children *
• Grange 65th anniversary
• New teachers at Exeter-Milligan School *
• Where in the world is Jon Ryan
• Dorchester UMW present gift
• MySpace deletes 146 Nebraska sex offender profiles from site
• In My Travels - Lee and Sharon's excellent adventure: 'Cumbres & Toltec Railroad and Southern Colorado Gems *
• Exeter-Milligan Booster Triathlon
• Don't let lice bug you *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

August 20, 2008

• FPS facility improvements moved to next step by BOE *
• Ginny Adams attends silent retreat
• Last blast pool party closes down Exeter Pool *
• Exeter-Milligan students attend World Youth Day in Australia
• Cornhusker Shooting Stars 7th Grade Team
• Cara Rotschafer attends New Mexico's Broadway Theater Dance Workshop *
• National Coalition of Ministers offers answers to substance abuse problems
• Beaver Crossing Lady Pirates achieve second place at the state tournament *
• Saline County Fair Photos
• 2008 Nebraska Cornhusker State Games Recreational Boy's Basketball Champions
• Volunteers in action at WMH

August 13, 2008

• New principal arrives at Friend Jr./Sr. High *
• Hardwood Artisan: Dedicated to the trade
• Teen Chapter of Friend Chamber of Commerce to form Aug. 21st
• Kayla Becker mission trip to NYC *
• Grange places markers in Friend's Andrews Cemetary
• Friend's Shayla Miller to serve as Miss Czech/Slovak 'Little Sister'
• Computer Tutor donates computer to Exeter Care Center
• WMH tobacco free October 1, 2008 *
• National Coalition of Ministers offers answers to substance abuse problems
• One new case of West Nile added to tally *
• New tools to help create your day at the Nebraska State Fair
• Volunteers in action at WMH

August 6, 2008

• Jon Ryan is the true survivor of Top Challenge Affiliate *
• Friend's Shayla Miller is 'Little Sister' of the 2008 Miss Czech-Slovak US Queen
• Car wash held to benefit WMH
• A weekend with the 2008 Shrine Bowl Queen *
• Elvis is in the building
• 32nd annual 'Great Cordova Pigeon Race'
• Emergency Medical Services Workshop to be offered in Geneva
• Beaver Daze Photos
• Tattoos and more *
• The costs of fuel makes us think
• Jonathan Martin has not forgotten his roots *
• Driving Tips
• Volunteers in action at WMH

July 30, 2008

• Dr. Becky F. Hollibaugh joins the staff of Friend's WMH *
• Friend's Shayla Miller chosen as a Little Sister for upcoming 2008 Wilber Czech Slovak Queen Pageant
• Car wash held to benefit WMH
• Exeter's new priest *
• Exeter-Milligan students participate in play
• Softball, baseball, and T-ball team photos
• Strength in numbers *
• Local high school musician participates in 14th Annual Masonic All-Star Marching Band
• DHHS issues heat alert *
• Applications now available for Fillmore County Foundation Grants
• Volunteers in action at WMH

July 23, 2008

• Friend Board of Education moves forward to next step on recommendations from Facilities Planning Committee *
• Local dog trainer loves what she does
• Yes, she can!
• Exeter-Milligan interim superintendent Paul Sheffield *
• Friend swimming pool slide update
• Katina Talley recognized for volunteer service
• A golfer's best kept secret
• Katina Talley recognized for volunteer service *
• Bruning announces settlement with pharmaceutical companies
• Health tips for flooding and high temperatures *
• New website brings people to the Fight Against Cancer
• Volunteers in action at WMH

July 16, 2008

• Friend's Thad Weber moves to professional baseball *
• Friend's new businesses receive certificate
• Hospital District meeting highlights
• Assistance available to homeowners experiencing damage from May/June storms and flooding *
• Exeter summer reading program
• Friend's Fourth of July Sand Volleyball winners
• Outdoor Notes
• Pet of the Month: Caesar from Friend *
• Jon Ryan at finals for Top Affiliate Challenge
• Roberts Dairy announces re-release of original 'Roberts Cookbook' online and new Web-based recipe contest *
• How to dispose of unused medications
• Volunteers in action at WMH

July 9, 2008

• Eating a Blizzard with Warren Buffett: Priceless! *
• New superintendent arrives at Friend Public Schools
• Exeter swimming pool progress
• Friend Chamber of Commerce wins Citizen of the Year Award *
• The Word on the Street: Teens and reading
• Previous Stories
• Golden Rules of ATV riding
• Willard and Marge Johansen presented with Friend’s Lifetime Citizen Award *
• Avoid insect-related illnesses
• Protect your family from pool and trampoline dangers *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

July 2, 2008

• Jake's Discount Fireworks: Bigger and better than ever *
• Just the facts: Hospital District Board
• Fourth of July Schedule for Friend
• Exeter Street Dance *
• Fourth of July: Fireworks, BBQs, and history
• Fishing Corner
• After the rain: Health reminders *
• Exeter Pool Party
• Heartworm prevention in your pet *
• Jon Ryan advances to finals for Top Affiliate Challenge
• Volunteers in action at WMH

June 25, 2008

• UNK Opportunity Scholarship is awarded to Friend's Amy Jo Baugh *
• Cookies from kids
• Fireworks and safety: Perfect together
• FPS Facility Planning Committee to send recommendations to Board of Education *
• Ruhl girls participate in two theater productions in York
• Fourth of July events registration information
• Friend fireworks sales information
• Four preventative health care tips for your pet
• Computer Tutor: 'Must-have' computer software *
• President Bush declares major disaster exists in Nebraska
• Free food available for seniors, women and children
• Help your dog through fireworks and frightful weather forecasts *
• Saline County Lamb Show and Meat Goat Show
• Volunteers in action at WMH

June 18, 2008

• What did you do on Flag Day? *
• Warren Memorial Hospital celebrates 75th Anniversary
• Road work to begin on US-6/N-15, Dorchester to Milford
• Friend Lions Club releases balloons to commemorate soldiers and veterans *
• Consumer/business tip: Avoiding after storm scams
• Friend's Jon Ryan needs your vote!
• Shelby Veprovsky selected to be a 2008 NAYI Delegate
• Book Talk: A Penny Parcel
• Four preventative health care tips for your pet
• Dust off your picnic basket *
• Conduct home safety audit in June, Home safety Month
• Outdoor Notes
• Health Department Update: West Nile Virus season is here *
• Red Cross relief efforts need your help
• Volunteers in action at WMH

June 11, 2008

• Jeanne Pence selected as Nurse of the Year by NAOHN *
• Flag Day Schedule of Events
• Warren Memorial Hospital to welcome Dr. Hollibaugh on Monday, July 14th
• Friend Lake restoration update *
• Friend area storm damage
• Friend's Jon Ryan needs your vote!
• Saline County Board to appoint Friend Hospital District Board
• Book Talk: A Penny Parcel
• Friend City Council meeting highlights *
• Events Galore in Friend this Saturday, June 14th
• FPS Facility Planning Committee: Next meeting set for Wednesday, June 18 *
• Storm reports
• Volunteers in action at WMH

June 4, 2008

• Mrs. Durfee retires after 30 years of teaching *
• Warren Memorial Hospital Board Meeting highlights
• Exeter resident Alva Smith takes Honor Flight *
• Friend area storm damage
• More than 3,000 expected to attend Cattlemen's Ball
• Local author nominated for 2008 Christy Award *
• After the rain - Drinking water safety
• You have to be a Geni-Us to solve this problem *
• Coming clean - FCA Car Wash a success
• Volunteers in action at WMH

May 28, 2008

• What's next for Chris Effken? *
• Area Memorial Day Services
• Greg Holdren wins Golden Apple Award *
• Spring Academic All-State Award winners announced by NSAA
• Avery E. Hitch to hold book signing in Friend
• Old school but a memory in Dorchester
• Ants are marching one-by-one into homes
• Identifying a common risk factor for cancer *
• Benefits of growing up with pets
• Teens and drinking *
• WMH celebrates National Hospital/Nursing Home Week
• Volunteers in action at WMH

May 21, 2008

• Where were you last year? *
• The WMH Hospital District Resolution was approved by voters: Now What?
• Voter turnout/pool bond issue/sales taxes *
• From the Friend Telegraph June 1888 re: Decoration Day
• Memorial Day Services
• Exeter-Milligan's Superintendent Sharp resigns
• Blackhawk visits Exeter-Milligan *
• Friend students hold special farewell for retiring staff members
• Tips on increasing swimming pool safety *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

May 14, 2008

• Friend Public Schools form new Community Advisory Committee *
• May 18-24 is EMS Week
• Vicki Ozenbaugh - Nebraska Branch of National League of Postmasters - Postmaster of the Year *
• All-hazard mitigation planning meetings scheduled with the public invited to participate
• In honor or memory of all current and deceased veterans
• Save a life - learn the facts about strokes
• Health choices workshop
• Drug approved for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with constipation *
• Friend Manor Volunteer Tea
• Combating antibiotic resistance *
• Friend and Exeter-Milligan Graduations
• Volunteers in action at WMH

May 7, 2008

• Exeter Town Hall meeting *
• Mother's Day: Ideal time to remind women to take care of themselves all year
• Warren Memorial Hospital Board Meeting highlights *
• KRVN's Brown named as the Neb. Hall of Ag Achievement Honoree, Friend's Ann Bruntz also inducted
• Book Talk: The Old Farmer's Almanac All-Seasons Garden Guide
• Did you get a Poppy?
• Medicare expands coverage for artificial heart devices
• Friend receives Tree City USA Award *
• Strengthening beef safety
• New type of latex glove cleared *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

April 30, 2008

• Darren Thompson honored at Friend's Arbor Day celebration *
• Traveling Nebraska's towns
• Exeter GFWC Woman's Club Arbor Day baby celebration *
• Friend holds successful Community Clean-Up Day
• Book Talk: The Old Farmer's Almanac All-Seasons Garden Guide
• Lee De Bevoise inducted into Photographers Hall of Fame *
• Requesting nominations for the 2nd Annual Ag Family of the Day Recognition program at the 2008 Nebraska State Fair
• Planning your funeral in advance *
• Safety Day - 2008
• April is Public Health Month
• Volunteers in action at WMH

April 23, 2008

• The Sentinel brings home Second Place from NPA Better Newspaper Competition *
• The Word On The Street In Friend
• Warren Memorial Hospital is the backbone of healthcare in county *
• Whitmore joins Friend Police Dept.
• Recharge Recycling!
• Friend Chamber members enjoyed Lions Club Bingo
• Computer Vision Syndrome causing growing concern
• Preserving the Past ...Charting the Future *
• Red, White and Blue Baloon release scheduled for June 14
• Brunkow wins 10/11 Sunshine Award *
• The Word On The Street In Exeter
• NDA adds phragmites to noxious weed list
• Volunteers in action at WMH

April 16, 2008

• Bigger, Faster, Stronger program comes to Friend High School *
• Severe weather awareness
• NSAA Academic All-State Award winners announced *
• Thomsen selected to Girls State
• April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Computer Vision Syndrome causing growing concern
• The Path to the Cross *
• Eye disease continuing to increase among Nebraska residents
• Book Talk: Dead Heat *
• 'ALS across America'
• Let's go for a walk
• Volunteers in action at WMH

April 9, 2008

• O'Neel Farms wins Environmental Stewardship Award *
• Friend Chamber of Commerce readies welcome baskets for new residents
• Exeter Senior Center open house *
• Friend bowler scores big in Seward City Tourney
• Let your kids stay out all night - In fact, stay out the night with them
• Friend earns dividend from Inspro Insurance
• The choice of being healthy *
• Preventing identity theft
• Friend and Exeter-Milligan Prom photos
• Volunteers in action at WMH

April 2, 2008

• Thad Weber and Friend to be saluted at Saturday's Cornhusker baseball game *
• Friend Coordinating Events Committee needs your help
• Friend Food Bank *
• Friend Reappraisal
• Friend's Nate Moore signs with Peru
• Exeter-Milligan standout signs with York College
• Gilbert Library chatter
• Problems digesting dairy products? *
• Renovation boom in Friend's downtown area
• Extra precautions help prevent identity theft during tax season *
• Addiction is not a disease
• Volunteers in action at WMH

March 26, 2008

• Exeter Town Hall meeting *
• Friend Police Department receives grant for speed control equipment
• Friend Food Bank *
• Band battle for charity
• Economic Payment Stimulus Payments update
• Friend Manor Easter Egg Hunt
• Shaping our children's future eating habits *
• Advanced spotter training, storm videos and extreme weather to highlight Regional Sever Weather Seminar on March 30
• Investing basics booklet *
• Spring Sports Special
• Volunteers in action at WMH

March 19, 2008

• Exeter Preschool/Playschool on the brink of closing doors *
• Friend High School holds student Lock-In
• Beth Johnsen to start as Friend Public Schools Superintendent July 1st *
• For what are you grateful? The Gratitude Wall revisited
• Filings that will be on the ballot for Primary Election
• Friend Chamber Ambassadors present Business Appreciation Certificates
• Katina Talley recognized for Volunteer Service
• Odds are that youth gambling is an increasing problem *
• High Plains water quality varies
• Youth receive 'God & Life' on Girl Scout Sunday *
• Destination ImagiNation attends tournament
• Volunteers in action at WMH

March 12, 2008

• Happy Anniversary, Girl Scouts *
• Warren Memorial Hospital District
• Exeter Town Hall meeting *
• Battle of the Bands benefit
• Copper wire thefts investigated
• Weight Watchers is opening in Friend
• Nebraska tax preparation fees average $143
• Nebraska tax preparation fees average $143
• Guest Editorial: National Agriculture Week *
• Obscenity on the Internet
• Substance abuse a problem in Neb. *
• Food for thought: Eating disorders
• Volunteers in action at WMH

March 5, 2008

• New Hospital District to appear on May Primary Election Ballot *
• World Day of Prayer
• Dale Young to serve as missionary support with Cadence International *
• State smoking ban to become a reality
• Friend and Beaver Crossing: The Word on the Street
• 'Mystery' Movie Night
• Managing expectations *
• Lil' Dawgs attend two tourneys
• My Medicines: Take your medication list with you *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

February 27, 2008

• Saline County listed in Top 100 places to live *
• Black Lightening 4th in state competition
• USDA announces timeframe for housing preservation grants *
• For what are you grateful? The Gratitude Wall revisited
• Taxes: Free online Federal e-filing
• Salvation Army searches for young heroes
• Community Coalition meeting scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m.
• Free food available for seniors, women and children
• Ak-Sar-Ben announces open nominations for Nebraska Pioneer Awards
• First-ever postage discount for mailing military overseas to debut March 3 with new priority mail large flat rate box
• National 4-H Conference *
• Icy Hot Heat Therapy products recalled
• Teens and dating *
• Students urged to show Nebraska spirit in art contest
• Volunteers in action at WMH

February 20, 2008

• Jerry Boeck Pioneer Seed Rep *
• A place for Friends Part 4: The dangers
• Local athletes place in State Wrestling Tourny *
• You've earned those tax credits, now claim them!
• Friend Elementary students prepare to Jump Rope For Heart
• Local Doane students complete travel studies
• Blue and Gold Banquet [Exeter]
• Journalism scholarships offered by Neb. Press *
• Valentines for Veterans
• Meals on Wheels: There when you need it *
• Kucera and Moore win State Medals
• Volunteers in action at WMH

February 13, 2008

• Special hearing announced for new Hospital District *
• Friend Community Coalition holds formative meeting
• Close vote results in area Democratic caucus Saturday *
• The Word on the Street
• Seward Civil Air Patrol Squadron confronts cold one last time this season
• Exeter Red Cross Blood Drive exceeds goal by ten units
• Gilbert Library chatter *
• Kucera & Moore win district crowns; Friend finishes ninth
• Friend junior high students make presentations at Tri-County *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

February 6, 2008

• Quest for Friend's Hospital District moves forward *
• A place for friends - Part 3: My account
• Competitive grant awarded to Public Health Solutions *
• Students at Friend Elementary participate in Jump Rope For Heart
• Saline County Democrats to hold caucus on Feb. 9
• Veprovsky is new member of American Angus Association
• Learning to care for your first pet
• It's not too late to get your flu shot *
• Friend wrestlers finish second in conference tournament
• Teamwork musings *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

January 30, 2008

• WMH hires new financial officer *
• A place for friends - Part 2: Say what?
• Friend's Paul Martin: It's more than a game *
• Friend stages practice burn
• Prevent carbon monoxide dangers this winter
• Pet turtles are cute but contaminated
• Exeter-Milligan celebrate 100 days of school *
• Strategies for improving your health literacy
• Flu is on the rise, says DHHS *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

January 23, 2008

• A place for friends - Part 1: What is MySpace? *
• For what are you grateful? The Gratitude Wall revisited
• Beware of newest telemarketing scam *
• Friend's Rogers Technical Services receives Patriot Award for support of National Guard and Reserves
• Friend gets new scoreboards
• A cold day at work
• Keep it simple: Moving 101
• Brown Bag Workshop attracts over 100 *
• Keystone Pipeline Final EIS
• Animal cloning and food safety *
• Osteoarthritis information
• Artists in Residence at Friend
• Volunteers in action at WMH

January 16, 2008

• Friend's Bob Mead honored by U.S. Army *
• Attorney General Bruning announces nationwide agreement with MySpace
• Stokebrand trip to India *
• NSAA Academic All-State Award winners announced
• Test your home for radon
• Friend Lions Club Bingo night
• Crime Stoppers Tip: Gang activity *
• Sales tax discussed at Exeter Village Board
• Hospital does well on state inspection *
• Thanks to those who donate!
• Volunteers in action at WMH

January 9, 2008

• Ozenbaugh recognized *
• Cool Weeping Willow at Beaver Crossing
• Seward Squadron participates in 'Operation Iceberg' *
• Parks wrestles his way to 100th win
• The Word on The Street: New Year's resolutions
• How to have events listed in the Community Calendar
• Western resident joins award-winning direct seller of gourmet foods
• Tabitha Home Care ranks among top 25 percent
• Crime Stoppers Tip: E-Mail Safety *
• Exeter's Looking Back Over 2007
• Thoughts on customer service *
• 'Cold Case' techniques identify missing children
• Specialty crop grant deadline approaching
• Volunteers in action at WMH

January 2, 2008

• Looking Back Over 2007: Photo collage
• 10 basic winter driving tips
• Friend City Council passes new ordinance *
• Exeter-Milligan 2nd Grade play *
• New Year's resolutions *
• Kids For Christ perform
• Friend crowns four champions, Lil' Dawg Tourney a big success
• Volunteers in action at WMH

December 26, 2007

• The Financial State of WMH *
• Friend Boy Scouts get big check
• Local teen lights up our lives with 12,000 Christmas lights *
• Carefully Treading on ice
• New Year's traditions: A worldwide phenomenon
• Don't let the bedbugs bite
• Additional roof leaks appear at hospital *
• Can eliminating alcohol abuse reduce domestic violence?
• How safe are color additives? *
• Crime Stoppers Tip: Computer Safety
• Volunteers in action at WMH

December 19, 2007

• Petition drive for proposed Hospital District *
• Friend's Christmas Festival
• Mistletoe: What does it mean to you? *
• Holiday Deadline Notice
• Audio books available at Milligan Library
• Friend's pharmacy victim of break-in *
• Christmas Services
• Protect against CA-MRSA infections *
• Moore wins Dorchester Invitational - Bulldogs have six medalists, finish fifth
• Volunteers in action at WMH

December 12, 2007

• Annual Christmas Tree Festival draws over 150 *
• Protecting the nation's food supply
• Santa visits Exeter *
• More Christmas lights and decorations
• 12th Annual Cookie Walk is success *
• Friend Appointments for 2008
• Holiday Deadline Notice
• What's New at Exeter Public Library
• Exeter-Milligan Elementary Christmas Program rocks! *
• It's not too late for your flu shot
• Warren Memorial Hospital hires new Occupational Therapist *
• Friend places second at Bob Oliver Tourney Bulldogs have six medalists
• Volunteers in action at WMH

December 5, 2007

• 'Words for Thirds' *
• Hospital District
• Friend Gratitude Wall: For what are you thankful? *
• Christmas lights and decorations abound
• What's new at your library *
• NDA offers Nebraska holiday gift brochure
• Events To Remember
• Environmental Quality Incentives Program sign-up ends soon
• Holiday stress busters *
• An open letter from the WMH Foundation
• Gift ideas this holiday *
• Meals on Wheels Program reorganization
• Winter Sports Section
• The price of a stroke
• Volunteers in action at WMH

November 28, 2007

• Friend Country Club sports new sign and landscaping *
• 22nd Annual Christmas Tree Festival announced
• Cub Scouts visit Crete News *
• Annual Friend's UMW Bazaar and Soup Lunch a success
• Lord's Acre Turkey Dinner held at Beaver Crossing UMC *
• Opera House offers wreaths and caroling
• Potentially harmful 'cosmetic' eye product recently seized
• Events To Remember
• Farmers & Ranchers College new sponsors *
• Don't lose sleep over sleep disorders
• Medicare D open enrollment time *
• Five tips to help your teen driver
• Volunteers in action at WMH

November 21, 2007

• Stutzman and Baller selected for GPAC 2007 Football All-Conference Team *
• 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation
• Exeter Veterans Day program *
• Crime Stoppers need your help
• A Wall called gratitude *
• Ladies: Where has your purse been?
• Community Thanksgiving service
• SCC offers Emergency Medical Services (EMS)/Paramedic Degree
• Studio 2B Girls rock! *
• Adoption bonus is sign of progress by DHHS
• WMH lab rates high during inspection *
• Farmers & Ranchers College
• Volunteers in action at WMH

November 14, 2007

• NOAH's Assistance Dogs visit the Lions in Friend *
• Sgt. Laura Steckly 2002 Friend grad and proud veteran *
• New Care Center Administrator *
• Additional computer workshops scheduled for beginners
• Free food available for seniors, women and children *
• NDA seeks specialty crop grant proposals
• Home cooking fires peak on Thanksgiving Day *
• Aligning your jaw takes the bite out of pain
• Volunteers in action at WMH

November 7, 2007

• Big rig big hit with Friend 5th graders *
• World's largest Christmas stocking has just arrived
• Purple Heart honors 1.5 million service men and women *
• Veterans Day events
• Floyd 'Herb' Mason: WWII vet tells his story *
• It's the Soldier (poem)
• One more West Nile case is reported
• Squeezing the juice from your health care experience *
• Computer workshops scheduled for beginners
• Fall Family Festival is huge success over 270 attend *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 31, 2007

• Sarah Yokel receives 'Local Heroes' recognition from KFOR 1240 AM *
• How to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning
• Our Town: What I like About Friend - Ginny Adams *
• Saline Eldercare holds luncheon for volunteers
• Altar society salad luncheon *
• Sadie Hawkins Day: Start running now boys!
• Detecting a natural gas leak
• Computer workshops scheduled for beginners
• Cracking down on health fraud *
• Seven steps for a healthier home
• Feast on food safety *
• Nebraska reports five more West Nile cases
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 24, 2007

• Working together for the health of the community *
• Hospital lawsuit is over Dr. McKeeman re-instated
• Decorating your door *
• New drop box at The Sentinel
• The complete read on Friend's new librarian *
• Exeter GFWC Make A Difference Day
• Detecting a natural gas leak
• Youth Leadership travels to Milford SCC
• Halloween Safety Tips *
• Local Legionnaires attend 2007 State Leadership workshop
• Influenza vaccine supply appears adequate *
• Recreation areas to close for season
• SKIP Flu: School Kids Immunization Program comes to Friend Schools *
• Tips for seniors in the Medicare prescription drug coverage gap
• Identifying and vanquishing pain
• Get an 'A' in financial aid
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 17, 2007

• Exeter Fire Department visits Elementary School *
• Friend High School Band does well in Harvest of Harmony Parade
• Hollywood comes to Friend *
• Lions Mobile Screening Unit visits Friend school
• What I Like About Beaver Crossing: Annie Philyaw *
• Candy corn: All-American favorite
• Fire Prevention Week at the Friend Volunteer Fire Dept.
• Friend Manor birthday party
• 'Mari Sandoz and Crazy Horse' at the Friend's Gilbert Library *
• Create a disaster plan to protect your pet
• These goodies are for Due *
• Pumpkin painting time!
• St. John Youth to help Kids Against Hunger *
• Preventing type 2 diabetes when you're on the go
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 10, 2007

• BC Village Square add a new dimension to Beaver Crossing *
• Exeter American Legion home flooded *
• Lions Community Garage Sale
• Dr. McKeeman attends training for emergency room and trauma *
• Friend Lions Club celebrates its one-year anniversary
• What I Like About Friend: Aloha Zimmer *
• 'Home escape' is the theme of National Fire Prevention Week
• Irises in October
• Celebrate National 4-H Week
• Friend Homecoming week *
• Guest Editorial: Fire - Make it personal
• Consumer campaign against fake checks is launched *
• Local Legionnaires attend 2007 State Leadership workshop
• Exeter Fire Department open house *
• TOPS Club starts meeting in Friend
• Drowning is a leading cause of death for children *
• Caution in feeding dogs chicken jerky
• Volunteers in action at WMH

October 3, 2007

• BC Village Square add a new dimension to Beaver Crossing *
• Friend Life Chain
• Lions Mobile Screening Unit to visit Friend Public Schools *
• Friend's Blue Blossom gets window treatment
• Outdoor Education Day *
• Annual See You At The Pole event celebrated in Friend
• No new facts or timeline for Dr. McKeeman's reinstatement
• The Sentinel/Pioneer Publishing change in hours
• Friend School Art Lending Library
• Nebraska reports 15 more West Nile cases *
• Arbor Day Foundation offers 10 free autumn classic trees
• Guns: Stay safe around guns *
• Physicians Assistants make their mark on Health Literacy
• The ways and means of ROI *
• Afghans passed the 250 mark
• Friend Homecoming week *
• Tar Wars presented at Dorchester
• Volunteers in action at WMH

September 26, 2007

• Buser named new Saline Eldercare Program Manager *
• Friend Life Chain
• Donation to Milligan Public Library *
• New mural for Friend - Bethlehem Nativity scene painted by Holdren
• Friend TYKE to set up tuition assistance fund *
• FCDC hosts coffee for residents of Exeter
• 'Tickets for Veterans' program announced
• Effken not to seek contract extension
• Evelyn Elznic wins big at Lions Bingo
• Friend Chix Extravaganza Saturday, November 3rd
• Friend Lions Club has full calendar of events *
• New Life Community Church takes the Urban Plunge
• FCDC Coffee *
• WMH reorganizes emergency room
• Homecoming 2007 driving safety tips *
• Pain-free feet key to active lifestyle for older Americans
• Exeter-Milligan Homecoming week *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

September 19, 2007

• A Community Christmas Festival is planned for Friend *
• BCVA Partnership announces scholarship opportunities
• Dorchester voters approve school renovation and expansion plan *
• Nelson: Nebraska awarded $1.1 million to fight methamphetamine
• Friend to re-establish local lake as fishing and recreation area *
• Exeter Boys and Girls State representatives
• Crete ATA Martial Arts Academy students attend Lincoln, Neb. Regional Tournament
• Recycling in Exeter *
• Exeter Care Center receives additions to garden
• A walk on the wild side *
• High blood pressure: A worldwide epidemic
• See You At The Pole event scheduled for September 26 *
• What makes a community healthy?
• Be on the lookout for pink eye! *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

September 12, 2007

• Small town stores strive to survive *
• No new facts or timeline for Dr. McKeeman's reinstatement
• Our town: What I like about Exeter *
• WMH signs transfer services agreement with St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
• Warren Opera House receives visit from area theater historian *
• Customer service is just the beginning of this company
• Perennial Public Power District in Exeter Saturday
• FCDC plans community coffees *
• Troy Aikman leads effort to raise awareness of migrane among men
• Helping pets live longer, healthier lives *
• Arbor Day Foundation announces 10 free trees for planting in Nebraska
• O'Neel is a three time winner at the 2007 Nebraska State Fair *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

September 5, 2007

• Hospital financial action plan announced in Friend *
• WMH's Rural Trauma Designation
• Cyberstalking law takes effect *
• Free food available for seniors, women and children
• Saline Eldercare announces new program manager *
• A hot time in the ole town
• Cub Scout Pack 218
• Looking Back Through the Fillmore County News
• Screening can combat cancer *
• 2007 Fall Sports Pages
• Alzheimer's research bills before U.S. Congress *
• National Hunting and Fishing Day
• Now is the time to talk to kids about not smoking *
• USDA awards $1.1 billion in electric loans
• Be prepared for a natural disaster *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

August 29, 2007

• Dr. William Dailey resigns from Warren Memorial Hospital *
• Beaver Crossing's JD's Beaver Lounge Collapses
• Friend Country Club celebrates 40 years *
• New members appointed to WMH Board
• Volleyball in Hawaii for Kuska *
• Better Information for better college choice
• Avoiding telephone scams *
• SBA processing applications under Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative
• Public Health Solutions release results of Friend focus group *
• Getting the 411 on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
• West Nile Virus remains a threat *
• Safety tips for taking your pet on the road
• AmberWatch Foundation's "Be Safe" program tips *
• Volunteers in action at WMH

August 22, 2007

• High tech solutions highlighted by local livestock producer *
• Garden at Exeter Nursing Home
• Our town: What I like about Friend *
• Niemeier and Tuttle resign from Warren Memorial Hospital Board
• Local Children at risk for exposure to toxic lead *
• D.S.I.P. Committee meets
• Kuska spends time in New York City *
• Separating the Ins from the Outs
• Exeter-Milligan Boosters Triathlon *
• Tips to prevent head lice
• New Junior Volunteer completes training *
• Tips on managing your asthma
• Overcoming addiction starts with discovering how to defeat cravings *
• Saline County Fair Results
• Back to school safety tips *
• BCU initiation plunge
• Volunteers in action at WMH

August 15, 2007

• Friend Eastern Star Chapter celebrates 90th anniversary *
• Ray Rohrig Benefit
• August is National Immunization Awareness Month
• Friend's Gilbert City Library 100 years old *
• Golden Leaf Awards
• Free lunch in Exeter *
• Jensen participates in golf events
• Looking for a free lunch? Dare 2 Share has the answer! *
• Online banking at Exeter bank
• Want or need to lose weight? TOPS: Take Pounds Off Sensibly *
• Medication safety tips for travelers
• Diet and regular soft drinks linked to increase in risk factor for heart disease
• Volunteers in action at WMH

August 8, 2007

• Robo garden revisited
• Ray Rohrig Benefit
• Our town: What I like about Friend *
• Saline County Fair open through Sunday
• Friend Eastern Star Chapter celebrates 90th anniversary *
• Applications now available for Fillmore County Foundation Grants
• Koca wins World Championship
• Part 2: Quest for king salmon on Lake Michigan
• Totally Yours: To Jesus through Mary *
• A second look at the first aid aisle
• Buying prescriptions on the Internet could present safety issues *
• Volunteers in action at WMH
• Exeter baseball & softball photos

August 1, 2007

• Exeter Fire Department training *
• Cataract Awareness Month: Proactive eye care begins with you
• Ray Rohrig Benefit
• Potter Farms: A dream come true *
• The 31st Annual Cordova Pigeon Race *
• Local high school musicians participate in 13th Annual Masonic All-Star Band
• 2007 Pre-Fair Youth Trapshoot results *
• Yard and garden show at the county fair
• WMH hires Nurse Practitioner *
• Unique drug rehab program restores love of music to formerly addicted concert violinist

July 25, 2007

• Paper shredding project a huge success for Friend Chamber of Commerce *
• Stubby is back home!
• Rohrig recuperating at home
• New sign in Exeter *
• New title holders crowned at 6th Annual Scholarship Pageant *
• Public Health Solutions holds fact-finding meeting in Friend
• Preparing for the heat is no sweat
• Save energy, save money
• Employees design new logo for Warren Memorial Hospital *
• Top 10 auto accident tips
• Keeping the faith while you travel *
• Softball & Baseball Photos

July 18, 2007

• WMH names new Chief Nursing Officer *
• Where's Stubby, our mascot?
• The Word on the street: July 4
• Friend's Jessica Smith tours Belize *
• Rohrig's condition continues to improve
• Burress Elevator Burning *
• LYONS mission trip
• Grant writing workshop scholarships available
• Call before you dig *
• Local students inducted into National Honor Roll
• Elevate Student Ministries *
• Exeter-Milligan Trapshooting

July 11, 2007

• Friend Rescue Squad member injured during fireworks display *
• Extensive photo coverage of Friend's July 4th Celebration
• Jim & Jerry Ryan & Marvin Kraus receive Lifetime Resident Awards
• Scholl family is Citizen of the Year *
• July 4th Tournament Results
• Nellie Winkler turns 104 *
• Fishing Corner Photos
• The bitter end: Friend 18&U softball plays final game *
• Mrs. Nebraska America Pageant
• Public Health Solutions to host public meeting and lunch in Friend *

July 3, 2007

• Operation Overpass *
• Grill For The Thrill
• Nebraska Has Record Year with Used Oil Collection Program
• Investigation of Dr. McKeeman Ends *
• Saline County Veterans Memorial Committee Fundraiser Golf Tournament
• Local Middle School High Achiever Selected for National Leadership Conference
• Crete Dance Company's Spring Production
• Preventing Food-Borne Illness *
• Nebraska Ambassadors of Music
• Previous Stories
• Backpack Safety
• Etiquette 101: Responding To A RSVP *
• On the Water: Thunderstorm & Lightening Safety
• Exeter Native Part of Team USA VolleyBall Team *
• Chiggers? Go figure
• Whooping Crane Recovery Plan Revised
• New Addition to the County Jail

June 27, 2007

• Suree Schliz: Mastering Her Career *
• Friend Historical Society Memorabilia Event
• Exeter Teacher Is Recipient of NE Math Presidential Award *
• The Word on The Street: Fall Softball at Friend
• Tiphanie Potter: Friend's First Student Radiology Technologist *
• Saline Co. EMA Receives Thermal Imager from DHS
• Ryan & Rotschafer Honored for Girl Scout Silver Award *
• Exeter-Milligan Library Summer Reading Program
• Saline County Veterans Memorial Committee Receives Funds *
• Judy Donald Named Tabitha's Employee of the Year
• York Czech Queen Comes to Milligan Library *
• Special Showings of "A Salute to Veterans" Multi-Media Program
• Sachs Graduates from Luther Seminary with Doctor of Ministry Degree

June 20, 2007

• Exeter Native Wins On "The Price Is Right" *
• New Real Estate Company Opens In Beaver Crossing
• It's Not Just About The Crown
• Be Safe: Don't Let Your 4th Go Boom! *
• Delegates Selected To 36th Annual NAYI
• Cole Meyer And Robert Ecklund Win At NSWCA All-Star Classic *

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