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Trailblazer Projects2007 Project Highlights Career Day Expo
The twelfth annual Career Day Expo program was another success with 1,150 students from 38 area schools in attendance.
The event was held at Central Community College campus in Hastings with many volunteers assisting from surrounding communities. The primary focus of the program was to make youth aware of career opportunities available in rural Nebraska and reduce the out-migration of graduating seniors.
Thirty-six different occupational booths were available for hands-on experience. Each student selected four different sessions to visit.
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Twin Valley Weed Management Area
The Twin Valley Weed Management Area Coalition made tremendous strides this past year in addressing invasive weed control on the Republican River channel, as well as on Harlan County Reservoir. LB-701 funding provided us with $772,500 to address weed control. 1,100 acres of spraying was completed on the river channel and 750 acres was sprayed above Harlan County Dam. Funnding will also be provided for mechanical removal of debris (log james) from the river channel and deep disking of some islands.A
Additional grant funds will be applied for next summer for additional spraying above Harlan County Dam.
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Business Succession Workshop Over forty business professionals attended a Business Succession Workshp in Nelson, NE this past summer. Small business means big things for rural Nebraska towns. All businesses will transfer at some stage of their life cycle. Two out of three firms lack a written strategic plan for business transaction, and most companies have no plan of any kind. This worksho provided a coordinated team of professionals to help business owners move forward with a positive comprehensive approach, a well-reasoned plan and a buy/sell agreement that works for all parties.
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used Tire Collection The Trailbalzer RC&D Council hosted seven collection sites this past summer to collect used tires. Qualtities received at each site were: Alma 76 ton Hildreth 68 ton Nelson 116 ton Blue Hill 124 ton Geneva 80 ton Hebron 78 ton Harvard 92 ton Total 634 ton Grant funding was provided through Department of Environmental Quality. This was the second collection event that the RC&D has hosted in the last three years.
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Household Hazardous Waste Collections The Trailblazer RC&D received a $23,600 grant from Department of Environmental Qualtiy to host their third hazardous waste ccleanup within the last six years. One collection site was selected in each of the seven counties within the RC&D area. Each county had a used oil mobile tank, which was acquired from a previous grant through DEQ, on had to collect the oi. A tremendous amount of volunteers' help was required for each site. Farmers Union Cooperative partnered with the RC&D providing lunches and protective clothing. Over 23 tons of material was collected. Partners:
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