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MPCC BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING The Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors met for their June meeting last night. The Board approved the low bid from Halls Electric and Services, in the amount of $116,270, for the NPCC North Campus server room electrical upgrade. They also approved the bid from ConvergeOne in the amount of $66,823.64 for the purchase of four 10-Gig switches for the server room. The Board approved athletic insurance and catastrophic insur-ance for 2020-21 in the amount of $102,870 from Gallagher and they ap-proved the contribution allocation of $453,417 for the Nebraska Community

College Insurance Trust for the July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 insurance year, which includes loss fund contributions for the 2021 year, administrative and excess insurance costs, American Appraisal and software costs, as well as a dividend. Next month's board meeting is scheduled to be held at McCook Community College's McMillen Hall.

AAA FORECAST This summer, AAA forecasts Americans will take 700 million trips based on economic indicators and state re-openings. That number is down nearly 15% compared to last July through September and is the first decline in summer travel since 2009. AAA booking trends show Americans are making travel plans, though cautiously and more spur of the moment. “Americans will get out and explore this summer though they’re taking a ‘wait and see approach’ when it comes to booking and are likely to book more long weekend get-aways than extended vacations,” said Paula Twidale, AAA’s senior vice president of Travel. “When they do venture out, travelers will take to the road with 683 million car trips to satisfy their wanderlust.” Car trips reign supreme accounting for 97% of the favored mode of transportation. Car trips will also see the smallest decrease in travel volume of just 3% year-over-year. Air travel will be off by about 74%, while rail, cruise ship and bus travel will slide by 86%. Were it not for the pandemic, AAA would be pro-jecting 857 million trips during the third quarter, a 3.6% increase over last year. By this analysis, the pandemic wiped out nearly 150 million person-trips this summer. AAA travel experts have begun to see positive trends in travel, noting that hotel and rental car bookings have been gradually in-creasing since April. Air travel has been slower to rebound. The share of travelers making plans 48 hours to 7 days before departure a sign that peo-ple are arranging last-minute trips is significantly higher than normal. With travel restrictions lifting but social distancing still recommended, it’s no sur-prise that 97% of summer trips are road trips. That’s up from an average of 87% over the last five years. Road trips allow travelers to make their own schedule and customize stops based on comfort level and interests. For fami-lies, especially those with small children, it is an easy and less expensive way to travel. And an added benefit right now gas prices remain low.

SUPPORT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT Nebraska’s top law enforcement officer has joined 16 other state Attorneys General in signing a letter to the President and top House and Senate lead-ers, asking them to support local law enforcement and reject efforts of the ‘defund police’ movement. In a statement about the letter, Attorney General Doug Peterson says the tragic murder of George Floyd has renewed public dialogue on race relations, with Nebraska law enforcement taking proactive steps in advancing the dialogue in the communities they serve. Peterson says he and a vast majority of Nebraskans support those efforts, but attempts to eliminate law enforcement funding in any manner is absolutely the wrong proposal, and only detracts from community discussions. He says the moment should serve as a chance to overcome division and heal communities under the rule of law.

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SPORTS The first day of matches was completed at Hillcrest Country Club in

Lincoln on Wednesday, and eight players remain in the hunt for the

53rd Nebraska Match Play Championship. The top three seeds are all

still alive, including stroke play qualifying medalist and No. 1 seed

Luke Kluver of Norfolk. Kluver, the Kansas Jayhawk who is looking for

his first NGA title, cruised through his first match. He defeated the 2002

Champion AJ Elgert of Lincoln, 7 and 6. Kluver then faced JT Hudson of

Omaha in the Round of 16. Hudson gave the No. 1 seed a run after

falling behind early, tying the match with wins on Nos. 7 and 8. Kluver

answered though, winning No. 9 and then winning Nos. 12, 13 and 15

to close out the match, 4 and 3. The 2004 Champion Travis Minzel of

Lincoln is scheduled to face Kluver in the Quarterfinals. Minzel de-

feated Bill Amundsen of Bennington in his first match, birdieing the

18th hole to win 1 up. He took down Christopher Atkinson of Omaha in

the Round of 16, 4 and 3.

The Nebraska basketball program added another backcourt performer

on Wednesday, as Head Coach Fred Hoiberg announced the signing of

Elijah Wood for the upcoming season. Wood, a 6-foot-6, 180-pound

guard from Potomac, Md., has reclassified from the class of 2021,

where he was going to attend Hargrave Military Academy. "Elijah is a

versatile guard who can play several spots in our system," Nebraska

Coach Fred Hoiberg said. "He has the offensive skillset to create his

own shot and the athletic ability to finish at the rim. He also will help

us defensively, as he possesses the length and size to guard multiple

positions."Wood was ranked among the top-150 players in the country

by both Rivals and 247 Sports and a four-star recruit by both websites

in the spring of 2019, but fell out of the rankings after not playing AAU

basketball after his junior year. He spent his senior year at Berkmar

(Ga.) High School, helping Coach Greg Phillips' squad to an 18-10 record

and a Class AAAAAAA quarterfinals appearance.

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