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Norfolk, Nebraska Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Norfolk! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Norfolk nursing students are training with AI patients in virtual reality.
- Norfolk honors Chuck and Beth Rowse’s 50 years of marriage and service.
- Why Norfolk Pride events matter amid Nebraska’s new “Family Month” push.
Also on today's calendar: Silent Book Club and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warmer; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Breezy; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 78, low: 50.
- Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• UNMC plans on leading the way with AI innovation in nursing education (norfolkdailynews.com) — Norfolk’s UNMC College of Nursing campus is emerging as a national leader by using AI-powered virtual reality simulations to train its junior nursing students. Local faculty say the technology is boosting critical thinking, clinical skills, and access to diverse patient scenarios, and the success of this Norfolk-based research is now driving similar innovations across all five UNMC nursing campuses. 
• Chuck and Beth Rowse (norfolkdailynews.com) — Longtime Norfolk residents Chuck and Beth Rowse are celebrating 50 years of marriage after decades of quiet service through Sacred Heart Parish, the medical community, and mentoring local families. Their children are inviting friends to honor the couple’s enduring love with a card shower, sharing how the Rowses’ steady presence has shaped lives well beyond their own family.
• Nebraska joins other conservative states in rebranding Pride Month (nebraskapublicmedia.org) — Norfolk is one of several Nebraska communities hosting Pride events this month, even as the governor’s new proclamation reframes June as “Family Month.” Civil liberties advocates argue the move sidelines LGBTQ+ families and say local Pride celebrations, including those in Norfolk, show queer and trans Nebraskans live and deserve recognition in every corner of the state.
📸 Around Norfolk
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Upcoming Events in
Norfolk
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★ Featured events ★
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Office Block Party →
Office Bar, 120 S 4th St, Norfolk
3:00 pm
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Silent Book Club →
Fenders, 426 W Norfolk Ave, Norfolk
4:00 pm -
Executive Board Meeting
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Board Room 609 W. Norfolk Avenue
11:30 am -
Ag Banquet 2026
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Pierce County Fairgrounds Pavilion 713 N Brown | Pierce, Ne
6:00 pm -
Ribbon Cutting -
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce 609 W Norfolk Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701
10:00 am -
Ambassador Executive Meeting
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce
11:00 am -
Eakes Office Solutions invites you to Business After Hours →
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Eakes Office Solutions 201 S. 1st Norfolk NE
5:15 pm -
Comedy Magic Show →
Norfolk's Johnny Carson Theater, 801 Riverside Blvd, Norfolk
7:00 pm
Sunday June 14
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
📣 Norfolk Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Northeast Nebraska All Star Football Game →
Veterans Memorial Park, 715 S 1st St, Norfolk
7:00 pm -
Executive Board Meeting
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Board Room 609 W. Norfolk Avenue
11:30 am -
Ag Banquet 2026
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Pierce County Fairgrounds Pavilion 713 N Brown | Pierce, Ne
6:00 pm -
Ribbon Cutting -
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce 609 W Norfolk Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701
10:00 am
Friday June 12
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Advance Services posted a job opening for Stockroom Attendant in Norfolk. Apply here.
- MilkSpecialties Global posted a job opening for Filtration Operator - Days in Norfolk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norfolk here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wayne
- June 10 Wayne Herald area scores (thewayneherald.com)
- Judge weighs change of venue request in Wayne County murder case (norfolkdailynews.com)
- Oakland woman convicted of assaulting Wayne ambulance crew, hospital employee (norfolkdailynews.com)
Neligh
- Much is planned for Antelope County Museum this summer (elginreview.com)
West Point
- Rickett's mobile office hours (norfolkdailynews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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