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NEWS BRIEFS: Nerud Field Project To Begin After Oct. 17
Nerud Field Project Needs Volunteers, Donations: According to Lyle Weber with the Nerud Field Project Committee, work on the new ball field concession stand and restrooms will begin after the last home football game on Oct. 17. Residents who would like to lend their time or resources to help with the project should contact Bill Velder, project coordinator, at (402) 641-0685. Readers may send donations to the NERUD FIELD PROJECT, P.O. Box 67, Dorchester NE 68343. As reported earlier, the facility will be a 24’ by 40’ building that will include new restrooms and a covered eating area with picnic tables. It is a joint venture between the school and village.
- Booster Club Hosting 'Sundae On Sunday' Gathering Oct. 12: In addition to the Dorchester School open house set for the evening of Monday, Oct. 13, the Dorchester Booster Club will host a "Sundae on Sunday" social gathering on Oct. 12. The event will begin at 3 p.m. at the school. All area residents are invited.
- Emergency Response Team Training Oct. 17-19: Residents of Saline County will be able to receive Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training for free this month. Through CERT, citizens can learn about disaster preparedness and receive training in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, and disaster medical operations. The CERT training will be conducted Oct. 17-19 at Saline Center, at the following times: 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Oct. 17; 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Oct. 18; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 19. Meals will be provided. Individuals who complete the course will also be provided a responders bag with necessary supplies and equipment. Please contact Public Health Solutions District Health Department at 888-310-0565, or kplouzek@phsneb.org to register.
- Kahle, Bruha Among State Football Leaders: According to the Lincoln Journal Star, two DHS football players are among the state's best, regardless of school class size. Junior Adam Kahle is listed in the state's top ten list of defensive players, with 59 total tackles and three fumble recoveries so far in the 2008 season. Senior Brandon Bruha leads all other punters in the state, averaging a whopping 41.3 yards per punt. We tip our 'Horns hat to these DHS gridiron greats.
I hope that everyone in town, could in 10.00 or more dolllars, or whatever they could afford, it will help in getting the new shack. Like it or not its going to cost, with everyone's effort, even with the free labor, things do add up. Please dig down in your pockets and give whatever. We would all like to see this become a reality, and with any donations I know it will happen.
ReplyDeleteI think the Times should issue another 10 day challenge. Maybe a 20 day challenge. If we each saved a dollar a day for the next 20 days, we could all afford to send the project committee $20 for the new ballfield shack & bathroom building. It would be a very worthwhile investment.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Brandon and Adam. It is so nice to see some positive recognition. These two boys are great athletes, good students and positive role models. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteGO LONGHORNS!
I hope that people in Saline County can take the CERT training. I took this class in another county and joined there CERT program. I have had a good time with it and it is some good survival skills that you would of never thought of. Also if anyone would like to join a Disaster Action Team (DAT) for the American Red Cross. We are having a volunteer recruiting for Saline County. It will be at the Crete Area Medical Center October 26, 2008 at 3pm in the conference room A.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Mssrs. Bruha and Kahle!!!
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice to get some of these kids involved in helping with this project instead of sitting up at the park doing god knows what.. I will be there to help even though I no longer am in school... It's called pride for your town and I think parents shouw encourage this kids to help since some of them will be using it in the future.. Along with parents joining in.. Let's show the town and other schools we care about what we have..
ReplyDeleteGet off the backs of the kids at the park. They are 14 or 15 years old at best. Instead criticize the parents (probably only one in most cases) who don't provide proper supervision, guidance, or motivation. These kids have no role models. The town desperately needs an organization for kids to start volunteering at an early age. Parenthood across the nation is going down the tubes. Maybe we as a community can at least do our part to reverse the trend.
ReplyDeleteIf you see a problem with the way your neighbor is raising his/her kid, it would be better to have a face to face talk than to get on the computer and complain to bloggers.
Good luck trying to get things started in this town. I tried that same thing when I was 15-16. The twon just told just that we shouldn't be at the park just sitting around. At that time we asked for something anything fun to do in town and no one would listen at that time. There answer was that we should get a town cop or have the sheriff patrol the town more. These people need to figure it out the kids in this town get bored and fast. There is nothing for any kid ages 14-18 to do in the town. How about instead of thinking these kids are no good sitting at the park give them something that will intrest them.
ReplyDeleteCongrads Adam and Brandon! I feel our school board has done a good job BUT where is their support to the footbal team? One board member has a son on the team and another has a nephew on the team but not a one board member was at the game on 10-3-08. I know the player is injured but he is still part of the team. Even if they don't have a relative on the team it sure looks bad when they can't support the football team. I'm sure the excuse will be harvest. Guess what. If you can't take 4 hours out of a day to support the team thats sad. There was a past board member at the game that has no ties to the team except pride in the school. Lead by example.
ReplyDeleteCall me crazy, but I think if parents took the time to get their kids interested in sports at an early age, it would help the youth and the community.
ReplyDeleteI find it sad that when two players get hurt, an entire team loses any chance of winning. That's a blow to the rest of the players' self-confidence. Those players should be asking their classmates, "Hey, man, why aren't you out representing your school?"
I haven't seen any one at the away volleyball games except family members and school administrators. There are several ways to support our school. The play production will be coming in November. The school isn't just football.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who the Oct 4anonymous is talking about. My husband and I were in Lincoln at the hospital with a family member's medical emergency. And yes, harvest is important, considering our year's income is sitting outside.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the Oct 5 anonymous that there has not been away support of VB fans other than family. We were at games in Sterling and Odell last week. Call me if you have questions about our support of the school.
Go Longhorns!
Looks like the person leaving the comments (October 4) is trying to make up for their failed attempt at a blog that bashed the school adminstrators and board.
ReplyDeleteWhat do we hope to gain from support? More wins? Moral Support for the efforts of all involved? More people to sooth feelings after a loss, or celebrate after a win? Motivation for our players? A unifying experience for our community? If so, why in the world would you point the finger at some of the hardest working, progressive thinking people in our community, because they didn't attend a game? I guess the countless hours spent at board functions on behalf of us all, isn't good enough.
ReplyDeleteThe way I see it parents and those who are paid to be at games are the ones who should be there. It's great if other wish to attend, and it will help to gain those things mentioned above, but to anonymously criticize those folks is weak!
Be a builder, not a hater.
Donna Havlat, it's good to see you posting on this board. My, how our lives have changed. I remember when you and Brad were dating, and we would carpool to Kearney State College. I hope the harvest went well.
ReplyDeleteTO OCT. 5 ANONYMOUS,
ReplyDeleteFOOTBALL IS LIFE!!!
This is in response to the ignorant view by anonymous on Oct. 4th that board members should be at Dorchester ball games to show support of the school. Are you crazy????? Do you know how many extra hours they gave supporting our kids with this new building project? Come on, when they are elected to this position it is not written anywhere that they have to be at all the ballgames etc. to show they support the school. Do you not get that what they went through in this building project for your kid and others shows great support and I for one applaud their efforts. P.S. I am not related to any of the board members, but I am an alumni that supports their efforts. Thank you board members for making our school one of the best in Saline County!
ReplyDeleteTo CJ and old no. 64
ReplyDeleteThere's more to life than sports and football. Maybe that's the thing for some, but not all. It doesn't matter how much you can "push" sports on the kids at any age - if they're not interested or not coordinated, it doesn't matter. You can't force them to like it. There are other things like drama, music, books, etc to be involved in. Not everyone who wants to be something needs to play sports.
On behalf of the board, many of them (and family members) were there on Sept. 5 (and the days prior) moving into the new building. I was very disappointed in the community turn out to help with the move. I guess you're only involved if you attend a sporting event. Maybe anonymous should be more involved in the school other than a football game to see what's going on and who's involved.
My, My, My........a rather touchy subject.
ReplyDeleteCant we all get along
Have a good Day
MaIn Street Mike
In response to what Anonymous (October 6) wrote, I think it's a shame more kids are going out for athletics. OK, so they aren't coordinated ... if they go out, they'll get better. You say they aren't interested? That's because no one has spent time with them teaching them how to play the game and play it well. We have a good crop of current coaches.
ReplyDeleteBack in my day, 90-95% of the student body went out for sports. WE WERE BETTER FOR IT. EVEN THOSE OF US WHO DIDN'T START. (YES, I'M ONE OF THEM.)
Kids, if your parents aren't encouraging you to go out for sports, ask them why? Your school and community needs you to represent Dorchester well. If you don't think you'll start, REMEMBER TO THINK ABOUT THE TEAM BEFORE JUST YOURSELF. Everyone on a team counts just the same.
Parents, if you're not encouraging your kids to go for sports, ask yourself why. Don't you think your kid could expand his/her base of friends? Perhaps gain some confidence? Perhaps contribute to something bigger than him/herself?
In WWII, men as old as 40 were being drafted. If they said they "weren't coordinated enough" or "just not interested", they were laughed at (or worse) ... then handed a rifle and told "Defend your country. Your are a soldier."
Stand up for your school. You are Longhorns!
bob,
ReplyDeleteget a grip. Comparing sports to WW II service is an insult to those who served. Please get a better analogy. Your comparison of sports to WW II is symptomatic of a society who has let the sports pendulum swing way to far the wrong way. You like to bring up "back in your day." Well back in the day when Americans did do great things (WW I, WW II), participation in sports was actually much LOWER than it is today.
This town really needs to think of new ways to take pride in the successes of its citizens. Sports is not where pride should be taken - in fact, Dorchester really never has been a source of pride in team sports (exclude wrestling) - I think maybe they have been competitive at the state level maybe once or twice? They have never won state and I remember only twice when they even made the semi-finals (all team sports combined).
Maybe the pride should be in the source of the accomplishments of their citizens upon leaving Dorchester - some have become Doctors and other high level professionals.
I actually played sports, my kids play sports, but I recognize that they aren't for everyone and that they are only for FUN. There is no pride in winning - it doesn't make you any better or worse as a person. The true value of sports is in physical fitness and friendship.
Also, sports are for the players, there are many of my own childrens sporting events that I don't attend - they really don't need me there. They each participate in 3 sports, so they do enjoy them - imagine that, I'm not there and they still have fun.
CJ - There should never be peer pressure for kids to participate in sports - that is just wrong. Hopefully kids that participate in sports can see value in the ones that don't (and vice-versa). It is this type of narrow minded focus that leads to bullying and other negative behavior.
World War II and participating in sports? Give me a break!!!
Wow! Sports now lead to bullying according to annymous above. Really? Maybe we should just pamper our kids more, tell them they can be whatever they want, and that life is easy and fair.
ReplyDeleteWho needs sports?
Anonymous (october 8th - 11:31 post) - it appears that you have a very limited ability to read. The previous post never implied that sports cause bullying. You obviously missed the point. The point was that asking kids to pressure others to participate is something extracurricular is very wrong. If they want to encourage them to join in, that is one thing, expecting them to defend not participating is quite another thing.
ReplyDeleteLive and let live - do what you enjoy (provided it is legal) and don't expect everyone to agree with you, and don't expect them to have to defend their reason for not agreeing with you.
So absolutely enjoy sports if that is your thing, but don't expect everyone else to do what you like.
To the anoymous writer above:
ReplyDeleteOK, we get it. You don't like sports. You were likely made fun of by the jocks in school. Get over it. You can preach all you want about "alternative" activites. Nothing bolsters school pride and community pride more than team sports. It's true. Look it up.
How do you know some of these kids who don't go out for sports ("loafers" or "hallway roamers" as I call them) won't like team athletics unless they give them a try? You bash the "old way of thinking" but there was once value in trying things out before passing judgement. There was also once value in contributing, helping out, being part of a team effort, even if you weren't the super star. You tell your kids just "do whatever you enjoy?" Interesting. That's a recipe for failure in the real world. I tried that in my early 20s. Didn't work out so well for me. I wish my parents had pushed me harder in my school days in studies and sports.
As for your earlier comment that sports have "really never been a source of pride" for Dorchester, where were you the last 50 years? I recall a time in the 70s when we had one of the best small-school football teams in the state and the best volleyball and girls basketball team in our class. Often in the 80s and 90s, the football teams were ranked and made state. The boys basketball team in the 80s were usually pre-season top 5!
Let me tell you as one who saw all of this, the school students seemed more united and prideful back then.
Lets clear some things up. First off, I was one of the "jocks" in school. In fact, got a college scholarship for sports. No where in the post did I say I didn't like sports. In fact, in my earlier post I mentioned that my kids participate in many sports. In addition pal, my parents pushed me hard - too hard. I gave up my scholarship after 2 years because sports weren't fun for me anymore. So buddy, I probably know sports way better than you ever will.
ReplyDeleteSecond, I was around in the 70's and "your best team around" got to the final four of class C or D (whatever they were back then) and got beat by Walthill - how is that for memory. They finshed ranked 2nd - the best finish that I know of for ANY Dorchester team. When the girls basketball team was good in the 70s there was no state tournament for the girls back then, so they did not win any state title. Maybe YOU need to look at what these teams did do before you spout off about me not knowing.
In addition, very few Dorchester teams have "made state" a couple here and there. State to me indicates the final 8, not the bogus playoff crap they have today in football. By the way, who the heck cares about "preseason stuff". If you are a sports fanatic, you should know it is the END of the season ratings that matter. Communities in NE known for their sports teams are few and far between - some that come to mind would be Wahoo, Filley at one point, Pius X, and several other Catholic schools - Dorchester just isn't one of them.
It is too bad that letting people live their own lives didn't work for you - it sure has for me - both financially and personally (I'm well liked and highly thought of in my area of work as well as highly paid).
As for pride in the community, I'm very proud of our farmers cooperative - it truly IS recognized as one of the best in the STATE. I'm also proud of a local citizen who is known in much of the state for his taxodermy. There are numerous other things that I'm proud of Dorchester for.
It is truly a sad individual who obsesses on only one thing - it sounds like it is sports in your case. In fact, your totalitarian view of things would of made you fit in well in 1930 Germany - yeah, I know history pretty well also if you want to discuss that.
So let me tell you as one who was there also, it sure did seem like to me that kids weren't anymore "united" back then as the kids are where my kids go to school today. In fact, the kids seem to treat each other better than we treated some of the kids we went to school with (some were treated pretty terrible - I wish I could apologize to them today).
So again, read carefully - I do like sports - they should be for FUN and they DON'T have to be for everyone. Maybe you wouldn't be using this blog if Bill Gates spent his energy on being "part of a sports team". Maybe you wouldn't be living in a free country if Oppenheimer (one of the phycists responsible for the atomic bomb) would of been "forced" to participate in sports. Maybe you wouldn't be enjoying movies if the people who act in them would of all been required to focus on sports. Get the drift?