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🌱 Talk 'My Ántonia' with Wayne State faculty today

Wayne, Nebraska Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Talk 'My Ántonia' with Wayne State faculty today
  • Wayne blood drive offers a way to help before Thanksgiving
  • Honor roll and curriculum come before Wayne's school board

Also on today's calendar: Exhibit: Willa Cather's 'My Antonia' and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 58 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 43, low: 22.
  • Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 42 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Public Invited To Book Discussion At Wayne State Tomorrow For Willa Cather's 'My Ántonia' (waynedailynews.com) — Wayne State's Conn Library welcomes the public today, November 11, for a discussion of Willa Cather's 'My Ántonia' from 3:30 to 5 p.m. English faculty will lead the conversation on the library's first floor, where visitors can also explore a Cather exhibit that remains open through November 15.
   

2. LifeServe Encourages Blood Donations This Thanksgiving (ottumwaradio.com) — Wayne residents can donate blood at Grace Lutheran Church from noon to 5:30 p.m. November 24, ahead of Thanksgiving's usual donation slowdown. The LifeServe drive is part of an Iowa-Nebraska rivalry tour, with donor gifts available. Appointments can be scheduled at lifeservebloodcenter.org or by calling 800-287-4903.
   

3. Wayne School Board Meeting 11-9-26 (waynedailynews.com) — Wayne's school board discussed the grades 7–12 handbook's honor roll and heard from math curriculum teachers at its November 9 meeting. Members also received a Best Buddies presentation and discussed technology and ACT reports, though the account does not specify any votes or policy changes.
   

4. Wayne Elementary School student recognized during NDOT Name-a-Snowplow contest (thewayneherald.com) — Wayne sixth grader Kayleigh Stover has given a Nebraska Department of Transportation snowplow its new name: 'Taylor Drift.' Her classmates joined her for an October 29 recognition and a look at the plow, part of a statewide contest that introduces students to winter road safety and snowplow operators' work.
   

5. WSC celebrates first-generation college students (thewaynestater.com) — For Wayne State students navigating college without a family roadmap, a week of campus gatherings offered a chance to find common ground. The November 2–5 first-generation celebration included shared stories and informal conversations. Students Martin Saldana and Dahlia Hernandez said connecting with others who understood their experiences strengthened their sense of belonging.
   

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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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wayne

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