Award winners announced Friday at the Nebraska Community Improvement Program banquet in Kearney:
Otto Hoiberg Award (Top Overall Community): Gothenburg
Governor’s Community Spirit Award recipients
Farnam: Class I winner, communities with 1 to 500 population.
Bassett: Class II winner, communities with 501 to 1,500 population.
Gothenburg: Class III winner, communities with 1,501 to 5,000 population.
Nebraska City: Class IV winner, communities with 5,000 or more population.
Seward County: Class V winner, multiple community efforts.
Special Award recipients
Volunteer & Leadership Development
Class I: Petersburg – Leadership Development Challenge
Class II: Deshler – Easter Egg Hunt
Class III: Cozad – Farm Exposure Day 2008
Class V: Dawson County – Dawson – Gosper WWII Hero Flight
Youth Involvement & Leadership Development
Class I: Alexandria – Youth Plan Benefit for Family in Need
Class II: Pawnee City – Pawnee City Student Council/Pawnee PAC (Prevention Action Coalition)
Class III: Gothenburg – Badge of Honor – Eagle Scout
Class IV: Seward – Youth Involvement and Leadership
Business Assistance & Development
Class I: Petersburg – RAE Valley Market Expansion
Class IV: South Sioux City – Roth Industrial Park
Tourism Promotion & Development
Class II: Henderson – Henderson Mennonite Heritage Park’s General Store Construction Project
Class III: Broken Bow – Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway Interpretive/Visitor Center
Class V: Seward County - Seward County “Ridge Road” Promotion, Seward County Tourism Promotion and Seward’s Fourth of July Celebration
Workforce Development
Class III: Ainsworth – Biz Kidz Entrepreneurship Camp
Class IV: Alliance – Rosewood Estates LLC
Technology, Infrastructure & Planning
Class I: Farnam – Community Welcome Sign
Class III: Wahoo - Saunders County Law Enforcement & Judicial Center
Parks, Recreation & Environmental Awareness
Class I: Petersburg – Community Environmental Care
Class II: Pawnee City – Children at Play Art Sculpture
Class III: Imperial – Campbell Park Phase I
Class IV: Seward – Restoration of Band Shell
Class V: Scottsbluff/Gering – Butts, Drugs, and Jugs
Arts & Humanities
Class I: Bassett – Veterans Honor Roll
Class II: Scribner – Music in the Park
Class III: Ainsworth - Sandhills Area Entertainment Corporation (SAEC) DBA Royal Theater
Class IV: Alliance - New Harmonies Smithsonian Exhibit
Class V: Seward County - Seward County Children’s Choir and High School Chamber Choir
Community Services
Class II: Franklin - Franklin County Memorial Hospital Outpatient Center
Class IV: Nebraska City – Nebraska City Center for Children & Families, Inc.
Youth Leadership for Outstanding Community Service
Class I: Billie Wassom - Alexandria
Class II: Jordyn Lechtenburg - Ainsworth
Class IV: Megan Dimmitt – Alliance
Class V: Robert Kolterman – Seward County
Founder’s Award
City of David City, Neb.; Butler County Development Board; Henningsen Foods Inc.; and Timberline Energy LLC – David
City Methane Project
Chase County Schools and Mid-Plains Community College – The Career Academy
Good Neighbor Award: Wilbur
Marilyn Ristine Award: Muriel Kotschwar – Farnam, Neb.
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