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Psalm 100 A Psalm of Thanksgiving. 1 Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands! 2 Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His presence with singing.

The Central City Blood drive will be on December 9th at the Merrick County Fairgrounds 4-H building from 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Merrick Foundation is proud to announce it recently awarded $35,033 in its final grant cycle of the year. In their recently completed fiscal year, Merrick Foundation’s Board of Directors awarded a total of $211,830 in discretionary grants. In addition to these discretionary grants, Merrick Foundation distributed approximately $975,000 in scholarships and designated grants throughout the year, making total distributions well over $1 million. Fourth quarter grantees include the following charitable causes:

Thursday nights have been a special night for Central City businesses the past few months and that trend continued as local businesses continued to stay open late to promote local shopping opportunities. The night was even more special for one Central City business who recently has opened their doors to the community.

The full text of the Gettysburg Address, delivered by President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldier’s National Cemetery at the scene of the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War on November 19, 1863.

Cayden Homolka of Central City is among 202 Husker undergraduates who have been awarded stipends by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer. Homolka, a sophomore prehealth major, will participate in the project “Identification of New Chloroviruses with Unique Glycans Attached to Their Major Capsid Proteins” as part of Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program, which supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities.