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🌱 Beatrice schools add elementary support role as superintendent search moves forward
Beatrice, Nebraska Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Beatrice! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Beatrice schools add elementary support role as superintendent search moves forward
- Remembering Richard Niemeyer, longtime farmer and Beatrice High graduate
- Remembering Amy Bent, her family and a love of hot rods
Also on today's calendar: Driver Testing and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and stiff winds, with a high of 65 and low of 35 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 49, low: 25.
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 46 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Beatrice School Board lands search firm for superintendent, creates new position at the elementary. (newschannelnebraska.com) — Beatrice Elementary School will get a new coordinator to support its two principals and help guide students, following unanimous school board approval Monday. The nonadministrative position was approved as the board also selected the Nebraska Association of School Boards to help find the district’s next superintendent. 
• Richard F. Niemeyer (newschannelnebraska.com) — Richard F. Niemeyer, a Beatrice High School graduate and longtime area farmer, died Monday at 90. The Pickrell resident worked in Beatrice and served on several agricultural boards. His funeral is Friday, November 13, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, known as Soap Creek, near DeWitt.
• Amelia "Amy" Bent (newschannelnebraska.com) — Amelia “Amy” Bent, a longtime Wymore resident who moved to Beatrice Health & Rehabilitation in 2020, died November 4 after living with dementia. She shared a love of hot rods and car shows with her husband, Bob. Family will greet visitors November 20 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice.
📸 Around Beatrice
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Upcoming Events in
Beatrice
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★ Featured events ★
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Driver Testing →
Driver Examiner, 612 Grant St, Beatrice
8:15 am
Monday November 16
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Other local events
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Boys Basketball: Platteview vs Beatrice MS (Middle School)
Beatrice Middle School Basketball Gym
4:30 pm -
Ranger Program
Homestead National Historical Park's Education Center, 8523 West State Highway 4, Beatrice
2:00 pm -
Boys Basketball: Beatrice MS vs Plattsmouth (Middle School)
Plattsmouth High School Plattsmouth High School
4:30 pm -
Driver Testing →
Driver Examiner, 612 Grant St, Beatrice
8:15 am -
Committee Meeting →
Board of Supervisors Room, 612 Grant Street, Beatrice
7:00 am -
Driver Testing →
Driver Examiner, 612 Grant St, Beatrice
8:15 am -
County Board Meeting →
Board of Supervisors Room, 612 Grant Street, Beatrice
8:30 am
Thursday November 12
Sunday November 15
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
Monday November 23
Wednesday November 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Boys Basketball: Platteview vs Beatrice MS (Middle School)
Beatrice Middle School Basketball Gym
4:30 pm -
Girls Basketball: Milford vs Tri County (JH A)
Tri County High School High School Gym
4:30 pm -
Play Production: Triangular Showcase (Varsity)
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools High School Auditorium
5:30 pm -
Boys Wrestling: David City MS Wrestling Invite (Middle School)
David City High School High School Gym
4:30 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sonepar USA Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Generator Division Manager - Beatrice NE in Beatrice. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (06151) 1710 N 6th St in Beatrice. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beatrice here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lincoln
- SCC breaks ground on second Lincoln residence hall (klkntv.com)
- Demand rises for basic needs, Lincoln church steps in to help (1011now.com)
- Student shares THC gummies with classmates at a Lincoln elementary school, principal says (1011now.com)
Waverly
- Nebraska awarded $219.2M federal grant to bolster rural heath (wahoo-ashland-waverly.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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