Current Events
The following are points of interest for the Bennet/Palmyra area.
School Events
Community Events
Business Information
School Events
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Chadron State College, Boell receives honors
- A Chadron State College senior, Andy Boell of Bennet, has received two
special honors. He has received a Goldwater Scholarship and has been
selected to present his research paper, "Graphical Encryption Technique,"
at the 32nd biennial Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics honorary
Convention in Lakeland, Florida, April 22-24.
Just 12 students were chosen to speak at the convention. Boell is in the college's math scholars program, and conducted his research under the guidance of Jim Kaus, CSC associate professor of mathematics. His career goal is to do math research with computers. The Goldwater Scholarship that Boell received will cover tuition, fees, books, board and room up to $7,500 for one year. Just over 300 of the scholarships were awarded from nearly 1,200 applications in math, science, engineering and computer disciplines.
The scholarships, which are federally funded, are recognized as the premier undergraduate award. Boell is president of the Chadron State chapter of Rappa Mu Epsilon. He is a 1996 graduate of Palmyra High School. His parents are Dennis and Debra Boell of Bennet
- Palmyra Senior Agriculture Class
- The Palmyra Senior Ag. Class used the outdoor classroom to do some research
on landscaping materials and plants. The class will design landscaping for
the main entrance of the Palmyra High School. Standing, from left, Ashley
Schroder, Amy Ryan, J.R. Nelson, Ken Malone, instructor, and Lance Gee.
Sitting, Bryce Wilson and Nate Dowding.
- Palmyra FFA gather fencing material for Thedford
- Friday, Dale Robinson and Palmyray High School FFA members gathered up the first batch of fencing materials donated for the Thedford fire area. On April 11th, with the help of Mark Lemke, Dale loaded the material on semitrailers for deilvery to the Thedford area.
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Community Events
- David Wood Selected to attend 4-H Congress
- David Wood has been selected to attend the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta,
Georgia in November. A junior at Palmyra High School, David was picked for
his record keeping and overall leadership. He is the leader of the Little
Nemaha 4-H Club and a member of Silver Creek 4-H Club. One are of David's
expertise is in plant science. Some funding comes from the Nebraska 4-H
Development Foundation.
- Street Improvement Grant not considered by Village Board
- A lot of hard work went into the application for a grant that would
accomplish much needed street improvement in Palmyra. At the Village Board
meeting last week, the Board voted not to appply for a matching grant. A
petition with 41 names to pursue a grant was not considered by the Village
Board.
- Community Emergency Response Team Training
dates announced for those interested in handling a disaster situation
- Bennet Rural Fire Department assistant chief John Parish has helped set
up training dates for those people interested in dealing with a disaster in
their community. Parish along with the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency
will present a training program for state and local government officials,
community groups, business and industry, schools and universities and
interested private citizens with hopes of creating a Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT).
- "The Point of the program is to train people involved with their communities with ways to prepare for a disaster and to better recover from a disaster," Parish said. The training dates are Friday, April 16, from 6:00 p.m. to 10, Saturday, April 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 18, from 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The class is limited to 30 students and there is no tuition fee. A small fee will be charged for a team hard hat and vests, which will be provided. If you are interested in attending this seminar on April 16-18, at the Bennet Elementary School call John Parish at 782-6195.
- "The Point of the program is to train people involved with their communities with ways to prepare for a disaster and to better recover from a disaster," Parish said. The training dates are Friday, April 16, from 6:00 p.m. to 10, Saturday, April 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 18, from 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- USDA awards $4.5 million in grants to boost business in depressed rural areas
- Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman announced $4.5 million in grants to spur the
development of new and emerging businesses in economically depressed rural areas
of the nation. The grants will finance 22 projects in 17 states under the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) program.
- "These grants will help create jobs and stronger businesses in rural communities plagued by high unemployment and poverty levels," Glickman said. "Although the nation's economy is the envy of the world, many rural areas are still struggling and in desperate need of the type of economics assistance we are delivering today."
- The grants will be used for a wide array of projects, ranging from infrastructure improvements--to training programs which will help owners of small rural businesses learn to better market their products. Of the nearly $4.5 million awarded today, $2.7 million will help businesses located in the nation's Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities.
- "These are areas of chronic rural poverty targeted by USDA for intense rural development assistance under a special, Presidential initiative," said Jill Long Thompson, USDA under secretary for rural development. "Through efforts such as the RBEG program, we are seeking to build the strong business foundation needed to break the cycle of poverty that these communities are locked in."
- "These grants will help create jobs and stronger businesses in rural communities plagued by high unemployment and poverty levels," Glickman said. "Although the nation's economy is the envy of the world, many rural areas are still struggling and in desperate need of the type of economics assistance we are delivering today."
