Sheila's Shoutout Ep. 58: Pretty & Fabulous, Cozy Inn, The Charging Station

Ep. 91: Visit Kearney - Part 1, Things to Do

On this episode of the Growing Small Town Nebraska Podcast, hear about some things to see and do in Kearney, Nebraska. Host, Sheila Jenkinson, talks with Bobbi Dickerson, Marketing Coordinator for Visit Kearney about some of the things Sheila experienced while in town including the Kearney Water Trail, the Archway Museum, the American Automobile Experience, Yanney Park and much more! https://visitkearney.org/ [https://visitkearney.org/] Listen where on your favorite podcast platform! Thank you for the likes, follows, shares, and most importantly...for listening! The Growing Small Town Nebraska Podcast is owned, hosted, and edited by Sheila Jenkinson. Thank you to the GSTN Assistant, Jill Grovijohn. Thank you to pixabay music for background tracks! https://pixabay.com [https://pixabay.com/] https://midwesttravelnetwork.com/midwest-travel-network-speakers-bureau/ Thank you to Nebraska Community Foundation https://www.nebcommfound.org/ [https://www.nebcommfound.org/] Visit Lincoln Nebraska https://www.lincoln.org/ [https://www.lincoln.org/] Grand Island Tourism https://visitgrandisland.com/ [https://visitgrandisland.com/] Knox County https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/ [https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/] Visit Shipshewana: https://visitshipshewana.org/ [https://visitshipshewana.org/] Communities for Kids and the Thriving Children, Families, and Communities Conference: https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/ [https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/] Visit 37, Phelps County: https://www.visit37.com/ [https://www.visit37.com/] Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce: https://www.holdregechamber.com/ [https://www.holdregechamber.com/] Iron Horse Arts District: https://ironhorsedistrict.org/ [https://ironhorsedistrict.org/] Norfolk Rotary Club: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101 [https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101] Intersect: https://www.intersectcoworking.com/ [https://www.intersectcoworking.com/] Music in the Park/Norfolk Rotary: https://rotarydistrict5650.org/ [https://rotarydistrict5650.org/] Norfolk Area Concert Association: https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/ [https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/] See more about the podcast and our amazing sponsors at: www.growingsmalltownne.com [https://www.growingsmalltownne.com] #VisitKearney #gstnpodcast #podcast [https://growingsmallt-hgf7792.slack.com/archives/C041S42QAKC] #Nebraska #travelandtourism

Foundation Fridays Ep. 39: Rock County Community Fund

On this episode of Foundation Fridays on the Growing Small Town Nebraska Podcast, thanks to the Nebraska Community Foundation, Sheila hears from two members of the Rock County Community Fund, Kayla Fischer and Leah Hagan. Hear about their community center, their school, and so many more community building projects in this beautiful small town in the Nebraska Sandhills. They also talk about how they've gotten the youth involved and interested in helping, plus a special Student of the Month award with a philanthropic twist! Listen where on your favorite podcast platform! Thank you for the likes, follows, shares, and most importantly...for listening! https://www.rockcountycommunityfund.com/ [https://www.rockcountycommunityfund.com/] https://www.sandhillsranchexpo.org/ [https://www.sandhillsranchexpo.org/] http://nebraskahometown.org/ [http://nebraskahometown.org/] The Growing Small Town Nebraska Podcast is owned, hosted, and edited by Sheila Jenkinson. Thank you to the GSTN Assistant, Jill Grovijohn. Thank you to pixabay music for background tracks! https://pixabay.com [https://pixabay.com/] https://midwesttravelnetwork.com/midwest-travel-network-speakers-bureau/ Thank you to Nebraska Community Foundation https://www.nebcommfound.org/ [https://www.nebcommfound.org/] Visit Lincoln Nebraska https://www.lincoln.org/ [https://www.lincoln.org/] Grand Island Tourism https://visitgrandisland.com/ [https://visitgrandisland.com/] Knox County https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/ [https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/] Visit Shipshewana: https://visitshipshewana.org/ [https://visitshipshewana.org/] Communities for Kids and the Thriving Children, Families, and Communities Conference: https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/ [https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/] Visit 37, Phelps County: https://www.visit37.com/ [https://www.visit37.com/] Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce: https://www.holdregechamber.com/ [https://www.holdregechamber.com/] Iron Horse Arts District: https://ironhorsedistrict.org/ [https://ironhorsedistrict.org/] Norfolk Rotary Club: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101 [https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101] Intersect: https://www.intersectcoworking.com/ [https://www.intersectcoworking.com/] Music in the Park/Norfolk Rotary: https://rotarydistrict5650.org/ [https://rotarydistrict5650.org/] Norfolk Area Concert Association: https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/ [https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/] See more about the podcast and our amazing sponsors at: www.growingsmalltownne.com [https://www.growingsmalltownne.com/] #GreaterNebraska #gstnpodcast #gstnfoundationfridays #youthinvolvement #communitybuilding

Growing Nebraska & Beyond Ep. 20: Visit Chicago Southland, Part 1 (MTN Pre-FAM)

On this episode of Growing Nebraska & Beyond, Sheila walks through the first part of her recent familiarization trip to Chicago Southland with Scott Rude, Public Relations Manager for Visit Chicago Southland. You'll hear about their luxurious, but made-for-anyone stay at the very new Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino Resort, plus the charm and vibrancy of the Village of Homewood. As a pre-FAM for the annual Midwest Travel Network Conference, this small group of travel content creators enjoyed extravagant food, a spa treatment, a candle-making experience, great hospitality, and more! Listen on your favorite podcast platform and please remember to share, love, review, subscribe! Thanks for listening! VisitChicagoSouthland.com [http://VisitChicagoSouthland.com] https://www.village.homewood.il.us/ [https://www.village.homewood.il.us/] https://windcreek.com/chicagosouthland [https://windcreek.com/chicagosouthland] https://bluepearlcandles.com [https://bluepearlcandles.com] https://homewood.stoneypointgrill.com/ [https://homewood.stoneypointgrill.com/] https://www.visitchicagosouthland.com/documents/cscvb_haas_mural_sheet.pdf [https://www.visitchicagosouthland.com/documents/cscvb_haas_mural_sheet.pdf] The Growing Small Town Nebraska Podcast is owned, hosted, and edited by Sheila Jenkinson. Thank you to the GSTN Assistant, Jill Grovijohn. Thank you to pixabay music for background tracks! https://pixabay.com [https://pixabay.com/] https://midwesttravelnetwork.com/midwest-travel-network-speakers-bureau/ Thank you to Nebraska Community Foundation https://www.nebcommfound.org/ [https://www.nebcommfound.org/] Visit Lincoln Nebraska https://www.lincoln.org/ [https://www.lincoln.org/] Grand Island Tourism https://visitgrandisland.com/ [https://visitgrandisland.com/] Knox County https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/ [https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/] Visit Shipshewana: https://visitshipshewana.org/ [https://visitshipshewana.org/] Communities for Kids and the Thriving Children, Families, and Communities Conference: https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/ [https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/] Visit 37, Phelps County: https://www.visit37.com/ [https://www.visit37.com/] Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce: https://www.holdregechamber.com/ [https://www.holdregechamber.com/] Iron Horse Arts District: https://ironhorsedistrict.org/ [https://ironhorsedistrict.org/] Norfolk Rotary Club: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101 [https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101] Intersect: https://www.intersectcoworking.com/ [https://www.intersectcoworking.com/] Music in the Park/Norfolk Rotary: https://rotarydistrict5650.org/ [https://rotarydistrict5650.org/] Norfolk Area Concert Association: https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/ [https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/] See more about the podcast and our amazing sponsors at: www.growingsmalltownne.com [https://www.growingsmalltownne.com/] #visitchicagosouthland #MTNTravelCon26 #MidwestTravel #gstnpodcast #vacationhere

Ep. 90: Railside Sculpture Walk in Grand Island & Sculpture Walk Across Nebraska

On this Episode of the Growing Small Town Nebraska Podcast, hear about the Railside Sculpture Walk in Grand Island, Nebraska, plus more things to see and do in that Business Improvement District. You'll also hear about SWAN or Sculpture Walk Across Nebraska, including where to find the sculptures, the selection process and more! Listen where you love to listen! Thank you for loving, sharing, and subscribing! Railside Facebook Page [https://www.facebook.com/ArriveRailside] Sculpture Walk Across Nebraska website [https://sculpturewalkne.com/] Sculpture Walk Across Nebraska Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095031860303] @sculpturewalkacrossnebraska The Growing Small Town Nebraska Podcast is owned, hosted, and edited by Sheila Jenkinson. Thank you to the GSTN Assistant, Jill Grovijohn. Thank you to pixabay music for background tracks! https://pixabay.com [https://pixabay.com/] https://midwesttravelnetwork.com/midwest-travel-network-speakers-bureau/ Thank you to Nebraska Community Foundation https://www.nebcommfound.org/ [https://www.nebcommfound.org/] Visit Lincoln Nebraska https://www.lincoln.org/ [https://www.lincoln.org/] Grand Island Tourism https://visitgrandisland.com/ [https://visitgrandisland.com/] Knox County https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/ [https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/] Visit Shipshewana: https://visitshipshewana.org/ [https://visitshipshewana.org/] Communities for Kids and the Thriving Children, Families, and Communities Conference: https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/ [https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/] Visit 37, Phelps County: https://www.visit37.com/ [https://www.visit37.com/] Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce: https://www.holdregechamber.com/ [https://www.holdregechamber.com/] Iron Horse Arts District: https://ironhorsedistrict.org/ [https://ironhorsedistrict.org/] Norfolk Rotary Club: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101 [https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101] Intersect: https://www.intersectcoworking.com/ [https://www.intersectcoworking.com/] Music in the Park/Norfolk Rotary: https://rotarydistrict5650.org/ [https://rotarydistrict5650.org/] Norfolk Area Concert Association: https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/ [https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/] See more about the podcast and our amazing sponsors at: www.growingsmalltownne.com [https://www.growingsmalltownne.com] #GrandLife #gstnpodcast #sculpturewalk #beautyinart #exploremore

Foundation Fridays Ep. 38: Spencer Community Foundation Fund

In this Foundation Friday episode, Norma and Amelia, grandmother and granddaughter, share their deep love for Spencer, Nebraska, highlighting how community involvement, youth engagement, and local projects foster a thriving small town. Discover the stories behind the Spencer Community Foundation Fund and the importance of legacy, collaboration, and community pride. Listen where you love to listen and remember to share, follow, and subscribe for more! https://www.spencercountycf.org/ [https://www.spencercountycf.org/] http://nebraskahometown.org/ [http://nebraskahometown.org/] The Growing Small Town Nebraska Podcast is owned, hosted, and edited by Sheila Jenkinson. Thank you to Tannr Ehrisman, Audio Engineer for this episode. Thank you to the GSTN Assistant, Jill Grovijohn. Thank you to pixabay music for background tracks! https://pixabay.com [https://pixabay.com/] https://midwesttravelnetwork.com/midwest-travel-network-speakers-bureau/ Thank you to Nebraska Community Foundation https://www.nebcommfound.org/ [https://www.nebcommfound.org/] Visit Lincoln Nebraska https://www.lincoln.org/ [https://www.lincoln.org/] Grand Island Tourism https://visitgrandisland.com/ [https://visitgrandisland.com/] Knox County https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/ [https://www.knoxcountynebraska.com/] Visit Shipshewana: https://visitshipshewana.org/ [https://visitshipshewana.org/] Communities for Kids and the Thriving Children, Families, and Communities Conference: https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/ [https://thrivingchildrenconference.vfairs.com/] Visit 37, Phelps County: https://www.visit37.com/ [https://www.visit37.com/] Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce: https://www.holdregechamber.com/ [https://www.holdregechamber.com/] Iron Horse Arts District: https://ironhorsedistrict.org/ [https://ironhorsedistrict.org/] Norfolk Rotary Club: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101 [https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6101] Intersect: https://www.intersectcoworking.com/ [https://www.intersectcoworking.com/] Music in the Park/Norfolk Rotary: https://rotarydistrict5650.org/ [https://rotarydistrict5650.org/] Norfolk Area Concert Association: https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/ [https://concertassociation.net/norfolkne/] #GreaterNebraska #podcast [https://growingsmallt-hgf7792.slack.com/archives/C041S42QAKC] #inspiringstories #GSTNFoundationFridays #smalltownbigdreams