By Micki Fisher Holdrege Membership Director I am Micki Fisher, a momma to two boys: Jonah, 14, a sports-loving typical teenage boy, and Ridley, 12, who likes a little of everything from sports to hanging with friends to animals. I also 3 dogs, 2 snails, 2 fish and a leopard gecko...

By Shannon Kruback Youth Development Director, Don Sjogren Community YMCA Holdrege Hello, I am Shannon Kruback and if I had to tell you about myself I could do it in three words: wife, mama, and granny. I have three girls: Jaqualine, Samantha, and Meadow, and a single boy, Ethan. All...

By Antonia Mendez The definition of family is a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit. Another way family is defined is as descendants of a common ancestor. While I somewhat agree with the above definitions, I also have to slightly disagree. As...

By Amy Adams Happy Spring in Nebraska!  We never know the weather conditions we will experience day-to-day while living in Nebraska. Nebraska weather actually describes many of our lives. We think we know what the forecast is but we never really know until that very moment. Life has...

By Julie Czochara YMCA of Gothenburg Health, Branch Executive Director Have you ever had to start over from the ground up? That means selling or giving up every material possession except the necessities and leaving family, jobs, relationships and everything you held dear behind to...