With funding commitments from the Upper Big Blue and the Lower Platte South natural resources districts, Seward County is seeking bids for a county-wide water study that will confirm or update its circa 1973 reference data.
The hydrogeologic assessment criteria will be posted in the Seward County Independent legal notices for two weeks as required by law and bids will be opened Oct. 27 so the study can be started soon. More information about this is in the Oct. 14 Independent.
Today Counts Preschool in Seward has received the Excellent Outdoor Learning Environment grant, awarded by Early Futures Partnership’s Communities for Kids (C4K) initiative. Find out more in the Oct. 14 SCI.
Cattle Bank and Trust will host a blood drive Friday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the second floor conference room. Sign up at ncbb.org/searchdrives and use the sponsor code: CBS.
Medicare updates and open enrollment information will be presented Friday, Oct. 16, at noon on the third floor at Memorial Hospital. A light lunch will be provided. RSVP was due by Oct. 9.
Brews with Benefits, presented by the Big Blue Brewers, will be Saturday, Oct. 17, from 7-10 p.m. at the Ike’s Cabin, 2751 Izaak Walton Road. Sample more than 15 brews from local home brewers. All proceeds go to Blue Valley Community Action.
The Seward VFW Post will offer a breakfast buffet the third Sunday of each month, serving from 8 to 11 a.m. Donations help support the group’s projects. The public is welcome.
Seward United Methodist Church invites all to a four-part “Heroes of Faith” documentary series featuring spiritual leaders who addressed faith, ethics and social ills in 20th Century America. Reinhold Niebuhr, author of the “Serenity Prayer,” will be featured Sunday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Future showings include Dorothy Day (Nov. 15), Howard Thurman (Jan. 17) and Abraham Heschel (Feb. 21). The hour-long films are suitable for teens and adults, with discussion to follow. Supervised activities will be available for younger children. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/HoFseries.
The Seward boys' and girls' teams swept the District B3 meet at Overton yesterday to earn places at state on Friday, Oct. 23. Jackson Einspahr was the boys' champion, finishing in 15:32.4. Haylen Holliday was the runner-up in the girls' race in 18:37.8.
In the District D3 meet at McCool Junction, the Centennial girls finished third to earn a place at state. Stella Steele was the runner-up in 20:13.5. In the boys' race, Carter Fritz finished sixth to qualify for state.
Northwest 2, Seward 0 (25-16, 25-19) Central Conference
Seward 2, Crete 0 (25-19, 25-23)
Milford 3, Thayer Central 1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-14, 25-22) Southern Nebraska Conference
Wilber-Clatonia 2, Centennial 1 (24-26, 25-16, 25-12)
Malcolm 3, Platteview 0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-22)
Sutton 82, Centennial 26
