Lifestyle

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THE CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL Concert Choir performed seven songs during Monday night’s high school concert at the Performing Arts Center. At right, Jasmine Sumsion performs a solo during the Central City High School Jazz Band’s performance of “Winter Wonderland” on Monday night.

helps man the griddle during the Palmer Endowment Fund’s annual Pancake Feed and Silent Auction on Friday night at the Palmer School. Schleicher volunteered as a part of the Palmer National Honor Society.

The Merrick County Salvation Army is seeking volunteer bell ringers for several dates throughout the holiday season. Open dates include November 29th to November 30th and December 6th and 7th, 13th and 14th, and December 18th and 24th.

THE MERRICK FOUNDATION awarded an $8,000 grant to the Chapman Community Improvement Association for upgrades to the Chapman Park. The grant was funded by the Eugene Fishburn Fund and the Alfred W. and Elizabeth L. Bader Fund.

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A new video series by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska– Lincoln provides an audio-visual recap of weekly United States Drought Monitor updates.

Much of western Nebraska and the Panhandle faces abnormally dry to severe drought conditions this fall, with warm and dry weather expected through early October. These conditions heighten the risk of fast-moving fires, especially during harvest when modern farm equipment operates for long hours.

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