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Registration Opens Feb. 1 for New Program Registration opens Feb. 1 for Holdrege’s first Girls on the Run team this spring at The Don Sjogren Community YMCA. Girls on the Run is an innovative after-school program that combines exercise, education, mentoring and “girl power” to promote...
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Black Hills Energy has awarded a $24,000 grant to the Orthman Community YMCA to build a Snack Shack to encourage healthy eating and to help fight hunger in the community. “Childhood hunger and the number of kids receiving free and reduced lunch rates are high in our community,” YMCA...
Read moreKids’ imaginations will have a chance to soar on Saturday, September 21, at the Orthman Community YMCA’s Transportation Celebration event. More than 30 trucks and vehicles will park at the Lexington Airport that day for kids to climb aboard and experience what it’s like to operate...
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Finding the motivation to exercise can be difficult, and that’s where the YMCA can help. After two years of research, learning, fund-raising and a lot of heavy lifting, staff at the Don Sjogren Community YMCA are launching CrossFit Motivate in Holdrege. The program is for people of all...
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Lawn and shower updates are coming to the Don Sjogren Community YMCA this fall under the direction of new maintenance director Justin Bernshausen, who began work at the Y in July. Justin graduated from Standley Lake High School in Westminster, Colo., and has lived in Minden since 2013...
Read moreThe Don Sjogren Community YMCA launched its new FREE Little Library the week of August 5 with the help of summer camp participants. The FREE Little Library will accept donations of new or gently-used children’s books from anyone in the community. Children can then browse the books and...
Read moreLEXINGTON – The Orthman Community YMCA will be giving away FREE memberships to 200 Lexington Middle School sixth-graders as part of a new program. The goal of the program is to keep kids active and continue to reinforce the YMCA’s core values of caring, honesty, respect and...
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How did a Gothenburg attorney become a volunteer swim team coach? It’s all about the kids. Why is she still volunteering with swim team after 12 years? It’s still about the kids, but it’s also about the family and helping kids discover their potential. When Lisa Jorgenson and her...
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Recent gifts from the estates of Curly and Betty Geer and Naomi Nelson will help strengthen the community and families for years to come through the work of the YMCA. The Don Sjogren Community YMCA is grateful to announce a gift of $70,735 from the Geers and a gift of $15,789 from...
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Long vigorous workouts and sweating until you drop may motivate some people and provide them with many health benefits. But, like Nebraska’s new tourism slogan, “it’s not for everyone.” Orthman Community YMCA Wellness Manager Terri Burch said it’s important to find an exercise routine...
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