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Group's convention opens with concert
The Nebraska State Bandmasters Association annual spring convention begins Thursday at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a 7:30 p.m. concert featuring the Joey Gulizia Band in the Kimball Recital Hall.
The free concert begins a weekend of performances by Nebraska bands and professional development for the music educators.
Iwo Jima veterans invited to dinner
To mark the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, the Strategic Air and Space Museum is inviting area Iwo Jima veterans to be its guests at March 26-27 events. The island was declared secured on March 26, 1945.
The veterans will attend a dinner for six Marines who served side-by-side with the Marines and Navy corpsman whose flag-raising atop the island's Mount Suribachi was captured in one of the most famous photographs taken during the war.
These six Marines are veterans of the 5th Marine Division, 28th Marines, Easy Company, and their stories have been immortalized in the book and film “Flags of Our Fathers.” Four of the six are Purple Heart recipients, and one is a Silver Star recipient.
On March 27, the six Marines will gather at the Ashland, Neb., museum for autographs and a book-signing.
Iwo Jima veterans who would like to attend should call 402-944-3100, ext. 245. Others who wish to attend the dinner can register by phone at 800-595-4849 or at www.SASMuseum.com.
Free colon cancer test kits available
If you're older than 50, you've no doubt heard of the American Cancer Society recommendation that you get tested regularly for colon cancer.
This month, the society has partnered with the Great Plains Colon Cancer Task Force and the Fremont Area Medical Center to provide free test kits for the fecal occult blood test to anyone older than 50. The kits are available at:
Baker's Supermarkets in Omaha; Barr Pharmacy in Blair, Neb.; Creighton Pharmacy in Omaha; No Frills Supermarkets in Omaha and Papillion; Hy-Vee Supermarkets in Omaha, Papillion and Council Bluffs and the Nebraska towns of Fremont, Norfolk and Columbus; Kohll's Pharmacy & Homecare in Omaha and Papillion; U-Save in Omaha and Bellevue; Walgreens in Omaha, Blair, Bellevue, Council Bluffs and La Vista; and in Glenwood, Iowa, at the Mills County Public Health Department, Pamida, Ruffner and Medicap Pharmacies.
For more information on the kits, call Lisa Vignolo at 393-5801.
Norfolk chamber council plans meeting
The Norfolk (Neb.) Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council will meet for lunch at noon Tuesday at Valentino's restaurant.
Kathy Nordby will discuss fluoride and legislative action related to it.
E-mail reservations to Monica Rotherham at mrotherham@norfolkareachamber.com. Lunch is Dutch treat.
Nebraska group offers training seminar
ASTD Nebraska will present “Social Learning — The Past, Present and the Future” Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Michael Merritt and Spencer Cohorst will show how technology has affected social learning and provide samples of how these tools have been effectively used in the business setting.
This American Society for Training and Development seminar will be at the Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St.
Cost is $20 for members, $35 for nonmembers. To register: Visit www.astdnebraska.org, call 402-850-6710, or e-mail contactus@astdnebraska.org.
Nebraska Brass to play weekend concerts
The Nebraska Brass will perform “Brass Classics” this weekend at concerts in Seward, Neb., and Fremont, Neb.
The concerts will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Seward United Methodist Church and at 3 p.m. Sunday at Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont.
Tickets, available at the door, are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and free for students.
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