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Several groups of young entrepreneurs, including this one of Miles Votava (from left), Will Votava, Stella Stanley, Reese Wolfe, Addi Knudsen and Liv Stanley, raised $3,500 with lemonade stands this summer for an inclusive playground at Mahoney Park, the funding which includes $100,000 in donations in addition to city dollars and a federal grant.
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Izzy Grzbielski, 9, of Lincoln (left), gives Abby Wilson, 6, a push on the swing at the Antelope Park playground on Monday. Raising private funds for inclusive playgrounds around the city, including renovations at Antelope Park, continues.
- KATY COWELL, Journal Star file photo
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Some months ago, several groups of entrepreneurs (most of them not even close to voting age) set up their folding tables, got out pitchers and lemons and some sugar and got to work for a good cause.
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Burwell's Keelin Swett, 12, blows a bubble with her gum while waiting in the staging area behind the chutes during the final day of Nebraska's Big Rodeo at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Burwell.
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New teachers gather for the Lincoln Public Schools New Educator Kickoff on Monday at Southwest High School.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Bob Swanson uses a chainsaw to clean up large fallen branches after a storm pummeled the city Wednesday in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Quade Peterson of Litchfield is dragged underneath a wild horse while attempting to saddle it in the wild horse race competition during the final day of Nebraska's Big Rodeo at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Burwell.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Akroyd Darkgrove, played by Shade Ingraham (left), has popcorn thrown at him by Jacob Parman, 7, of Fargo, North Dakota, during a performance of "Phantom of Darkgrove" at the Denman and Mary Mallory Kountze Memorial Theatre at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park in July. Audience interaction is a big part of what makes the melodramas at the park special, crew members said. The crowd is encouraged to respond vocally to musical cues throughout the play and throw popcorn at the villain.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Noah Wong, 7, unzips backpacks for the assembly line to place school supplies inside it during Spreetail's annual Back(Pack) to School Event on Friday.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star
Nebraska Volleyball head coach John Cook poses for a photo in front of the chutes before the Grand Entry on the final day of Nebraska's Big Rodeo at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Burwell.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Matt Rhule (center) leads a group of participants inside to cool off during his "She's Got Game" girls football camp on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KATY COWELL Journal Star
Nazar Durzhynskyi, 9, focuses on keeping the ball off the ground using his racket while participating in a practice drill during a tennis camp held for Ukrainian children at Woods Tennis Center on Thursday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Contact the writer at mreist@journalstar.com or 402-473-7226. On Twitter at @LJSReist.
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Several groups of young entrepreneurs, including this one of Miles Votava (from left), Will Votava, Stella Stanley, Reese Wolfe, Addi Knudsen and Liv Stanley, raised $3,500 with lemonade stands this summer for an inclusive playground at Mahoney Park, the funding which includes $100,000 in donations in addition to city dollars and a federal grant.
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Izzy Grzbielski, 9, of Lincoln (left), gives Abby Wilson, 6, a push on the swing at the Antelope Park playground on Monday. Raising private funds for inclusive playgrounds around the city, including renovations at Antelope Park, continues.
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