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It’s a brand new day in Gothenburg as the community celebrated the opening of the new YMCA at Gothenburg Health with Grand Opening activities April 27-28. It is the third branch of the YMCA of the Prairie, and Gothenburg is now the smallest community in the nation to boast a YMCA. On...
Read moreThe Orthman Community YMCA has formed a new partnership with The Crossing that will allow Y members to add swimming and water activities to their exercise routines. The YMCA will rent The Crossing’s facility at 1006 Airport Road, which includes a pool, a gym and two conference rooms...
Read moreA sports-loving Ogallala native has joined the team at the Don Sjogren Community YMCA as the Sports Director. “Holdrege always beat my teams in basketball when I was in Ogallala,” Joel Pelster said. “So, if you can’t beat them, join them!” Joel began his work at the YMCA in...
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YMCA Staff and Volunteers served more than 1,000 FREE meals to help nourish kids this past summer at the YMCA Kids Café. YMCA Executive Branch Director Janell Brown reported that 1,145 meals were prepared and served to children at this summer’s Kids Café program during June and July...
Read moreResidents of Phelps County may find bits of inspiration and advice in the most unlikely places thanks to a project by the Don Sjogren Community YMCA. The local Y is participating in The Kindness Rocks Project, which is a nationwide movement with the idea that just one message shared at...
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LEXINGTON – A new Game Room for tweens and teens is now open at the Orthman Community YMCA thanks to a $10,000 gift from a Lexington native. Josh Baldwin, a 2000 Lexington High School graduate and now a chiropractor, said he wanted to give back to a place that truly makes a difference...
Read moreDon Sjogren Community YMCA gym, track and racquetball courts will be closed Monday, February 27-Tuesday, March 7 so that we can sand, reseal, and refinish the wood floors. This process not only enhances the look of the floors, but also prevents injury from falling, sliding or...
Read moreDownload the FREE YMCA app! Check in from your smart phone. View daily class schedules. Receive facility status notifications. Browse and register for programs. Check hours and schedules. DIRECTIONS: Search YMCA of the Prairie in the app store. Once you download the app, select Orthman...
Read moreDecember 8, 2016 – During a holiday open house at Gothenburg State Bank, bank chairman Matt Williams, announced that his family along with Gothenburg State Bank and the Gill family along with 96 Ranches were donating $500,000 to the Gothenburg Health Foundation to build the Gothenburg...
Read moreGothenburg becomes 18th Nebraska community to benefit from a YMCA HOLDREGE – The YMCA of the Prairie has announced a new partnership with Gothenburg Health to open a new YMCA in Gothenburg. The two entities publicly announced the new partnership in November at a community celebration...
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