Autumn in Alliance Coloring Contest
Alliance Public Library is hosting an Autumn in Alliance Coloring Contest for children and youth through twelfth grade. Pick up your coloring page during library hours starting on September 8, then return your colored creation to the circulation desk by September 18. Entries will be on display from September 22-27 during Library hours and you can vote for your favorite in each age division: Preschool, Grade K-2, Grade 3-5 and Grade 6-12. Youth in Grades 6-12 also have the option of creating their own Alliance design. The City of Alliance will provide prizes for the winner of each age division.
Flying Diamond Ranch Stories at Alliance Public Library for Adult Community
Program
Join us at the Alliance Public Library on September 25 at 5:30 p.m. for an evening of fascinating facts and interesting stories of a five-generation owned and operated Sandhills ranch. Jaclyn Wilson of the Flying Diamond Ranch will be discussing their Lakeside Nebraska cattle ranch established in 1888 by her great-grandfather. Jaclyn and her father currently run the day-to-day operations. The Wilsons were the recipients of the National Beef Quality Assurance Award in 2023. Awarded for their efforts as beef producers, marketers and educators who promote beef quality assurance in commercial cow-calf production, they continue to seek ways to implement new and innovative livestock management methods and practices. Throughout the process of their direct-to-consumer beef commercial cow calf operation they maintain the interest and well-being of both cattle and the ranch land.
The Wilson ranch has also received prestigious recognition from the Leopold Foundation. In 2006, they were the first outfit to be recognized by the annual Leopold Conservation Award honoring farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water resources and wildlife habitat on working land.
The APL community program will be in the community room from 5:30-6:30 p.m. with a half hour designated to discussion and questions. Light refreshments will be provided. A winner will be drawn for a door prize courtesy of Flying Diamond Ranch.