Tackling Domestic Violence – One Woman’s Nightmare Turned Into a Mission to Help Others
Every 9 seconds a woman is battered in the United States. Think about that. By the time you read a sentence, post a tweet, take a sip of coffee – another woman is abused. Domestic violence permeates all communities. It does not discriminate. It can and does happen to anyone. It happened to Laura […]
This romantic proposal in the Grand Island High School gym- captured on video – is sure to make you smile!
Love is in the air at Grand Island High School! Adorable. Romantic. Lovely. Three words that describe Charles Grunzweig’s marriage proposal to his girlfriend, Julie Kilmer! Charles went back to the gym where he first asked Julie on a date. They were surrounded by family, friends and lots of flowers. Charles tells me he’d been planning it […]
Firefighter talks about how EMS call gave him a new best friend!!!
Oh, we just love this. Let me explain. On March 11th at 12:43 p.m., Grand Island Firefighters responded to an EMS call to care for an 83-year-old woman. The woman, who was ultimately taken to the hospital in an ambulance, told firefighters that she could no longer care for her dog. She surrendered him to […]
Ready or not, here they come – Grand Island tolls go cashless in just a few weeks
If you’ve driven over Grand Island recently, you probably noticed the cashless tolling gantries are being installed. The Grand Island toll barriers are scheduled to go cashless in March. Vehicles with E-ZPass tags are automatically charged, and vehicles without a tag have their license plate photographed and a toll bill will then be mailed to […]
Kick some grass in the fight against cancer
Rev up those lawnmowers and raise money in the fight against cancer. Now this sounds like a pretty cool event. It is the Kickin’ Grass Lawnmower Race and Classic Car Show! There will be an afternoon of lawnmower racing on Father’s Day to raise money in the fight against cancer. Bring a lawnmower to race or […]
GI Students are headed to California for DECA Nationals! This is a big deal, and they need our help. STAT!
Grand Island students headed to a big time competition in California – can you help them raise money for travel?