Sheryl Schmeckpeper

Norfolk

Reporter at Norfolk Daily News

Writer, newspaper reporter, community volunteer

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Articles

Norfolk native's career proof that dreams can come true

1 week ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

On a Sunday afternoon in early April, Jim James strode across the manicured grass of Augusta National Golf Club with a green jacket precisely folded over his right arm. He made his way past patrons, officials and athletes who had gathered to watch one of the most important moments in sports history. When he reached center stage, James handed the jacket to chairman Fred Ridley, who, in turn, helped Rory McIlroy, slip into it.
102-year-old honored for service during WWII

1 week ago | norfolkneradio.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

Kathleen Briard, who is 102, received a recognition medal from Gov. Jim Pillen that honors her work as a field nurse at Hickam Field in Hawaii during World War II.
102-year-old honored for service during WWII

1 week ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

A Norfolk woman who became a nurse because she liked caring for people was recognized on Thursday for her service during World War II. Kathleen Briard, who is 102 years old, received a recognition medal from Gov. Jim Pillen that honors her work as a field nurse at Hickam Field in Hawaii from 1944 to 1946. She is among the around 250 surviving WWII veterans in the state who are being recognized through the program implemented by the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sacrifices remembered during Memorial Day program

1 week ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

Kent Von Kampen called Monday a “hallowed day” when we should “remember all who served and died for our country.”It’s a day to honor the everyday heroes … those who gave the “last full measure of devotion,” he said, quoting the phrase Abraham Lincoln spoke during the Gettysburg Address. Von Kampen spoke during the annual Memorial Day program at the Norfolk Veterans Home.
Keep rules of etiquette in mind when handling flag

2 weeks ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

What is now Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War. Then it was formalized by an order issued by John A. Logan, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. After World War I, the purpose was expanded to include honoring all people who had died in all American wars. In 1971, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act and designated the last Monday in May as Memorial Day.
Bits and pieces of history tell story of farm life

1 month ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

PILGER — Patience and perseverance are attributes needed by people who like to uncover bits and pieces of the past by digging in the dirt. For the few days, a contingent of archaeologists and technicians with those attributes have been searching for clues to the past at a former homestead site just north of Pilger. The plot of land along Highway 275 was homesteaded in 1865 by Charles Sharp.
Donations sought to improve Norfolk landmark

1 month ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

For 25 years, the building with the blue roof has sheltered sculptures and paintings, hosted workshops and receptions and welcomed burgeoning and professional artists, musicians and craftsmen. But the Norfolk Arts Center — which showcases modern architecture with its atrium and galleries, in addition to classrooms and offices — is showing its age, and the community's help is being sought to help continue to provide opportunities and exposure to the arts.
NENEDD offers plethora of services to help communities grow

1 month ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

For almost 50 years, employees of the Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District (NENEDD) have been working to improve the lives of people in the state by providing a host of services. In 1965, Congress enacted the Public Works and Economic Development Act for the purpose of restoring the economic health of areas experiencing high unemployment and low family income. To do so meant improving living conditions by bringing business and industry to the area.
Elevator protects diners instead of grain

2 months ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

PIERCE — Eating lunch — or supper — in a refurbished grain elevator may not be on everyone's list of things to do, but for people who want an unusual dining experience, it's worth a try. Northeast Nebraskans now don't have to drive far for such an experience.
Growing Together growing quickly

2 months ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Sheryl Schmeckpeper

Creating an environment that attracts young people to not only visit, but also study, work and live in Norfolk is the goal of the Growing Together initiative. So far, the effort is working. Testament to that are the 75 students from Wayne State College who will move to Norfolk late this summer to finish their education while working for a variety of industries, businesses and organizations. They are part of the initiative’s co-op scholarship program, which is just one element of Growing Together.