YMCA OF THE PRAIRIE | SERVING SOUTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA
The six-week STRONG challenge at the Don Sjogren Community YMCA proved to be transformational for many of the 200 people who signed up for the program. The free challenge started February 1 and was designed to help anyone (Y members or not) reset their lives. Each week, a new challenge...
Read moreThe Orthman Community YMCA is adding a new twist on its annual egg hunt with an Egg Drop. YMCA CEO Riley Gruntorad said after having to cancel last year’s traditional egg hunt due to COVID-19, the Y staff wanted to offer something new and exciting this year. “That is where the egg drop...
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By Mersades Wisner Y-MAP Counselor The Don Sjogren Community YMCA Middle School After School Program, known as Y-MAP, is a free program for children in grades 5-8. This is the second year of the program that was created to give middle schoolers a safe and fun place to hang out after...
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A new program at the Don Sjogren Community YMCA aims to help area residents manage high blood pressure. Phelps County Blood Pressure Monitoring is a free four-month program that helps participants develop a habit of monitoring blood pressure. It includes eight consultations (twice a...
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The new Walking School Bus program has launched at the Orthman Community YMCA, and the Y would like to encourage more students to participate in this free program. “It’s been a great way to get kids to the Y, hanging out in the Snack Shack, being physically active and building...
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Basketball players interested in improving their skills will have another resource at the Don Sjogren Community YMCA thanks to a recent donation. Farm Bureau Financial Services, Phil Hinrichs, has donated a Shoot-A-Way basketball training machine to the YMCA. The Shoot-A-Way is used by...
Read moreJessica and Jacob Lux were recent newcomers to Gothenburg when the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March. They both work at Gothenburg Health (Jessica in patient accounts and Jacob in onsite engineering), and they have two young boys, Liam, 2; and Keagen, 9 months. “Prior to the pandemic, we...
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More than 100 runners and walkers participated in the 2020 YMCA Silver Run Sponsored by Phelps Medical Group on Saturday, June 20. This was the 28th year for the race, which was originally started by the Phelps Memorial Health Center. Due to COVID-19, the race was virtual this year...
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In the first two weeks of the YMCA’s Kids Café summer lunch program, an average of more than 100 lunches have been served each day. Don Sjogren Community YMCA Executive Branch Director Janell Brown said they are seeing triple the number of children served this year as compared to past...
Read moreYMCA of the Prairie branches in Holdrege, Lexington and Gothenburg plan to reopen to members on June 1. The phase one plan will include limited services and new social distancing rules. While the YMCAs have been providing many community services during the past few months, the...
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