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	Community Information - Scottsbluff Nebraska
		Gering, one of the first towns in the Panhandle and a leader in the movement for partition, became the county seat of Scotts Bluff County.
		The Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff was founded in 1926 and moved to a new campus in 1969 located in the northeast part of the city.
		The West Nebraska Division was opened in the fall of 1987 to prepare nurses for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree and a Master of Science in Nursing Degree.
	www.ci.scottsbluff.ne.us /comunity.htm (1990 words)

	Panhandle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A panhandle is an informal geographic term for an elongated tail-like protrusion of a geo-political entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state.
		A panhandle is similar to a peninsula in shape, but unlike a peninsula it is not surrounded by water on three sides and connected to a geographical mainland.
		Instead, a panhandle is delimited by a land border on at least one side and extends out from the larger geographical body of the administrative unit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Panhandle (338 words)

	Nebraska Panhandle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nebraska Panhandle is an area in the west of the state of Nebraska.
		A panhandle is an area extending from the rest of a political unit; the Nebraska panhandle is two-thirds as broad as the rest of the state.
		The Nebraska panhandle roughly encompasses the area in Nebraska between 102° and 104°W longitude and 41° and 43° N latitude.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nebraska_Panhandle (157 words)

	Nebraska Film Office [Welcome]
		Eastern Nebraska is covered with rugged bluffs, rolling hills, picturesque valleys and lush vegetation The Great Plains stretch westward, covering nearly three quarters of the state.
		Nebraska also ranks among the top states in a wide variety of other farming products, as production agriculture utilizes 96 per cent of the state's land area.
		Nebraska's greatest natural resources are its soil and water, with its vast underground water resources exceeding those of all the other inland states.
	www.filmnebraska.org /nefacts.htm (414 words)

	Nebraska Water Users - Annual Meeting 2002
		"Nebraska has the interesting distinction of being the only western state with no way to sort out or resolve conflicts between ground and surface water uses," said Dave Aiken, water and agricultural law specialist for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
		Even owners of some of the shallower, earlier drilled wells are finding their water is not flowing as freely as before and threats of a lawsuit pitting surface and ground water irrigators against each other is simmering.
		"Nebraska is the only western state that has legally rejected the subflow or tributary ground water rule," he noted.
	www.nebraskawaterusers.com /meetings/annualmeeting2002 (805 words)

	Nebraska National Register Sites in Cheyennne County
		This trail was used to supply U.S. Army posts and Indian agencies in the northern Nebraska panhandle, and the mining camps in the Black Hills.
		Founded by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1867, Sidney experienced a period of economic prosperity in the late nineteenth century that was unrivaled in the western Nebraska panhandle.
		While many towns in the panhandle benefited from the presence of the Union Pacific Railroad, Sidney was also the home of an important military post, Fort Sidney, a railhead for the shipment of Texas cattle, and most significantly, the primary distribution point for overland freighting to the gold mines in the Black Hills.
	www.nebraskahistory.org /histpres/nebraska/cheyenne.htm (1202 words)

	Nebraska Dry Bean Commission
		Bean seed samples were prepared at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Center for initial evaluation.
		The second prototype, a 20 ft. wide unit, was brought to Nebraska and assembled to the Deere and Co. Model 9500 combine loaned to the University of Nebraska by Deere and Co. The role of the University of Nebraska was to observe the performance of the system and make recommendations for future development.
		The combine was operated in a total of seven fields, five of which were observed by personnel from the University of Nebraska.
	www.nebraskadrybean.com /research6.htm (1756 words)

	Panhandle Community Services
		Panhandle Community Services was organized as a part of the War on Poverty.
		In 1965, the Nebraska Panhandle Community Action Agency was incorporated in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
		In the central and southern panhandle of Nebraska, PCS is a major provider of public health and human services to children and families in the areas of health and nutrition, child development, youth and families, and housing services.
	www.pcswn.com (196 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		From the fresh water and saline wetlands, to the rivers and woodlands, and especially the prairie grasslands, Nebraska is a birders paradise.
		The Nebraska Ornithologists` Union was founded in 1899, making it one of the oldest organizations in Nebraska devoted to the natural sciences.
		The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has a large amount of geographically referenced data, only a small part of which is presently in our GIS.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/america_united_states/nebraska.html (2249 words)

	Panhandle Community Services
		Panhandle Community Services (PCS) is a non-profit agency serving the needs of low income people in a seven-county area of Western Nebraska and other counties for designated programs.
		CAPSTONE serves the Panhandle and is a collaboration of medical, social service and law enforcement agencies who interview, provide physical examinations, and secure evidence related to child abuse cases, particularly sexual abuse.
		Panhandle Community Services collaborates with the Panhandle Partnership and other agencies and organizations to meet the needs of the communities they serve.
	www.frccn.org /PCS (1671 words)

	USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Earthquake History of Nebraska
		The first significant earthquake felt in Nebraska occurred in 1867, the year that statehood was achieved.
		On July 30, 1934, a strong earthquake centered in Dawes County, in the Nebraska Panhandle, affected a total area of about 60,000 square kilometers in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
		About 233,000 square kilometers of western Nebraska, South Dakota, and border areas of Montana and Wyoming were jolted by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shortly after 3 AM, March 28, 1964.
	earthquake.usgs.gov /regional/states/nebraska/history.php (633 words)

	Education - Twin Cities Development Association, Inc. - Nebraska: Scottsbluff, Gering, TerryTown, Mitchell, Bayard
		According to the Nebraska Department of Education, Nebraska's 2002 high school graduates outscored their peers across the country on the ACT College Entrance Exam, continuing a 21-year trend of the state's average ACT score outpacing the national average.
		Nebraska high school graduates earned an average 21.7 score, compared to the national average of 20.8.
		In 1987 the University of Nebraska Panhandle Learning Center was added, which represents the Division of Continuing Studies and the Cooperative Extension Service.
	www.tcdne.org /education.htm (2831 words)

	Nebraska Panhandle on the road to more trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) - A ribbon of highways running through the Nebraska Panhandle, north to Canada and south to Mexico, allows the state to maintain a $7.75 billion trading relationship with those nations and states along the route.
		Backers of the "Ports-to-Plains" plan, including Joe Kiely and Duffy Hinkle, Panhandle Area Development District director Jerrod Haberman and Kimball economic development director Deborah Crago, were in Scottsbluff this week as part of a larger corridor tour.
		If I-80 went only from Omaha to a Panhandle terminus, shriveling to irregular state highways in Colorado, Iowa and beyond in each direction, I-80's value would be far lower.
	www.bismarcktribune.com /articles/2006/05/22/news/state/115050.txt (303 words)

	travel-america.co.uk - Nebraska
		Nebraska is the perfect place to venture off the beaten track, with nine scenic byways to explore.
		The largest grass-covered sand dune formation in the Western Hemisphere, the sandhills are truly unique, and have been described as “rising and falling like waves in a great green ocean of grass”.
		You could follow the route the pioneers took along the Oregon Trail down to the Nebraska Panhandle.One thing to look out for along the way is an original pony express station dating back to 1860.
	www.travel-america.co.uk /nebraska.asp (402 words)

	Nebraska Dry Bean Commission
		The 1996 root disease survey, as the first of a 2-yr survey, was conducted in a broader production area including all the Nebraska Panhandle, north central Nebraska, and southwest Nebraska-northeast Colorado.
		The survey was conducted in June on young plants and again in late July and early August on well developed root systems.
		Forty nine percent of fields had populations greater than 1000/gdw of root which is usually indicative of population densities that reduce yield in dry bean.
	www.nebraskadrybean.com /research1.htm (480 words)

	Table Top Hunting Preserve, pheasant hunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The hunter is responsible for hunting licenses, habitat stamps, guns, ammunition, proper clothing, and transportation to and from the preserve.
		Non-resident hunters are required to have a $5.50 controlled shooting area permit and $10 habitat stamp, or a non-resident Nebraska hunting license available at the preserve.
		From Chadron we are located 14 miles south on Highway 385 and 8.5 miles west on Table Road, from Crawford we are 22.5 miles southeast, or from Hemingford we are 20 miles north and 1.5 miles west.
	www.nebraskahighcountry.com /TableTop.htm (262 words)

	NPR : A Mammoth Death Match Preserved for the Ages
		These were bigger than their woolly cousins: up to 13 feet tall and 8-10 tons heavy.
		Day to Day, January 26, 2006 · In the 1960s, workers in western Nebraska stumbled on the intact remains of two giant Ice-Age mammoths, their tusks locked together -- a vestige of the battle that doomed them both.
		The fossils were discovered in 1962 in the Nebraska Panhandle, when a pair of workmen stumbled on a large thighbone while installing an electric line on a ranch.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5173078 (851 words)

	Campgrounds in Nebraska - RV Parks - Camping Supplies - Go Camping in Nebraska
		The area was formerly known as the Niobrara Division of the Nebraska National Forest.
		Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands The Nebraska National Forest is located in central and western Nebraska and central and western South Dakota.
		The Nebraska National Forest is an unusual combination of forests and prairie grasslands.
	www.campgroundsofamerica.com /nebraska.shtml (487 words)

	Nebraska HHS System: Statistical Profile
		INCIDENCE OF AIDS, 2000-2004 PANHANDLE NEBRASKA Rate Rate 1.3 3.8 County or HD rates are not available.
		ESTIMATED PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA, 2004 PANHANDLE NEBRASKA Rate * # of Persons # of Persons Age 65-74 10% 714 11,135 Age 75-84 20% 1,135 16,908 Age 85+ 47% 1,107 16,878 * Source: Prevalence estimates - Alzheimer's Association.
		PERCENT BEGINNING PRENATAL CARE IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER, 2000-2004 NEBRASKA YEAR 2010 RACE PANHANDLE NEBRASKA OBJECTIVE White 81.8 84.7 90.0 Black 55.6 70.5 90.0 Native American 58.3 68.3 90.0 Asian 82.9 82.2 90.0 Total 80.3 83.2 90.0 Hispanic 71.6 69.3 90.0 Note: These figures are based on pregnant women who have a live birth.
	www.hhs.state.ne.us /profiles/panhandle_HD.htm (224 words)

	University of Nebraska Public Policy Center \| Lincoln, NE
		Lincoln, NE The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center provides assistance to policymakers and researchers on a wide range of public policy issues.
		The Nebraska Rural Poll is an annual survey conducted by the Center for Applied Rural Innovation in partnership with the UNL Department of Agricultural Economics, and the NU Rural Initiative.
		In 2005-2006, the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center served as a partner in the Rural Poll, culminating in an exploration of Latino immigration in rural Nebraska http://cari.unl.edu/ruralpoll/immigration.pdf.
	www.ppc.nebraska.edu (418 words)

	Nebraska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Outside the small town of Alliance (population 8,959) a mysterious monument rises from the Nebraska plain.
		I first read about Carhenge on the Internet, and was both amused and intrigued by the notion of someone recreating Stonehenge with "vintage American cars" instead of huge stones.
		Liz Lee was an indefatigably cheerful lady, who immediately set about feeding me; her husband Dennis was a huge bear of a man who operated and repaired equipment for the railroad.
	www.clusterballoon.org /nebraska/nebraska.html (689 words)

	Nebraska
		Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences, by Nebraska Society of the DAR, 1916
		The Provisional Government of Nebraska Territory and the Journals of William Walker, Provisional Governor of Nebraska Territory, NSHS, 1899
		Panhandle Demographics, demographic trends in Nebraska's westernmost counties
	www.rook.org /places/ne/nebraska.html (116 words)

	GORP - Nebraska & Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests, Nebraska
		In 1902, University of Nebraska botanist Charles Bessey, believing the Native American legend that the Sandhills were once covered in trees, convinced President Theodore Roosevelt to set aside two treeless tracts of land as forest reserves, and then set about the laborious task of planting pine seedlings.
		Today the forest is part of 90,444-acre Bessey Division of the Nebraska National Forest, consists of prairie grassland and gently rolling hills.
		In the 1950s the native Ponderosa pine forest of Pine Ridge in the northwest corner of Nebraska's panhandle became a part of the Nebraska National Forest.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/ne_nebra.htm (279 words)

	Panhandle travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Panhandle is an expanse upon the central plains of Nebraska.
		While most of it is processed in Omaha, a lot of it is raised on ranches in the panhandle.
		The Panhandle region of Nebraska is usually passed through on the way to Mount Rushmore National Memorial if your coming from Texas or on the way to Yellowstone if you are coming from the Eastern Sea Board.
	wikitravel.org /en/Panhandle_(Nebraska) (856 words)

	Tour Nebraska - photos of scenery in Nebraska on Worldisround
		These painted metal markers are common throughout the Nebraska Sandhills.
		Nebraska has the fastest growing Hispanic population in the US.
		You make Nebraska just as interesting as SE Asia or Ireland.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/20101/index.html (317 words)

	cbs4denver.com - Fires Continue To Rage In Nebraska Panhandle
		Officials had been most concerned about the fires near Chadron, where three homes were destroyed, several others damaged, and the campus of Chadron State College seriously threatened before firefighters managed to turn the flames back.
		More than 500 firefighters from Nebraska, South Dakota and Colorado, 118 Nebraska National Guard members, and federal fire management teams were working to contain the fires.
		The Nebraska Chapter of the American Red Cross and Salvation Army Canteens are providing support for firefighters, and a federal procurement team has been established in Scottsbluff to support federal firefighting efforts.
	cbs4denver.com /national/local_story_212074930.html (667 words)

	Vegetables (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The following is a list of vegetable and vegetable-use fruit crops grown in Nebraska under sprinkler and furrow irrigation.
		The Nebraska Panhandle and the South-West corner are the major production areas.
		As the second major vegetable crop in Nebraska, potato is grown almost exclusively under center-pivot irrigation.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/cropmap/nebraska/crop/vegetables.html (421 words)

	Sioux City Journal: -->Storm closes I-80 in Nebraska Panhandle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Winter storm warnings remained in effect for central and much of western Nebraska, with blizzard warnings in the Panhandle and predictions of up to 12 inches of snow by Thursday morning.
		By late afternoon, the two-mile stretch of I-76 in Nebraska, running from the I-80 junction to the Colorado state line, also was closed.
		The Roads Department also reported closures Wednesday afternoon on Nebraska Highway 71 from Scottsbluff to the Colorado border, Nebraska Highway 88 from Bridgeport to the Wyoming state line and U.S. Highway 385 from Bridgeport to Dalton.
	www.siouxcityjournal.com /articles/2006/12/21/news/latest_news/fda8a9e7c8c8f5588625724b001a7405.txt (739 words)

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