You know you're in a small town when . . . .    .. your area code is as large as the population.    .. children are our most important commodity.    .. you hear a dog barking and you know whose it is.    .. you get a wrong number and talk for 15 minutes anyway.    .. the main street really is.    .. the talk over the backyard fence isn't always gossip!    .. Sundays are what Sundays should be.    .. the only time you need to lock your car is during zucchini season.    .. you can't walk for exercise, because everyone who drives by offers you a ride.

 

General Information Cemetery,  Potter Rural      1 mile south of Potter    contact: Vern Nelson Emergency:       check the page Potter Volunteer Fire Department      The Potter Volunteer Fire Department  meets the 1st Thursday of  each month      The Potter Volunteer Fire Department  Board of Trustees meets the 2 Friday of each month                                  PVFD Ambulance HIPPA information                                                                                                                 Fire Whistle Codes:                                             1 minute blast - pause- repeat - Civil Defense Emergency (tornado etc.)       Volunteer Fire Department           911              Volunteer Rescue Unit                  911                                              Cheyenne County Sheriff             911                                                                       Nebraska State Patrol                 1-800-525-5555 Fire Hall Available for Rental   Contact Jim Frei 308-879-4550 Meetings, receptions, classes, etc.. Hospital:     Memorial Hospital, Sidney .....................1-308-254-5825     Kimball County Hospital, Kimball ..........1-308-235-3621     Poison Control Center.............................1-800-955-9119 Library:   879-4345     Wednesday 9 am - noon & 1pm-5pm     Saturday 9 am - noon             children's reading programs  -  outdoor reading garden  -  copy machine Medical Services:  Potter Family Clinic - 308-879-4360       Negotiating new physician services. Legion Hall Available for rent for events and functions. Contact: Jerry Steele Museums:      Open Memorial Day through Labor Day Potter Historical Museum - Sherman Street, Wednesday 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Potter Depot Museum - Front Street, Saturday 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. Other times by appointment.  Call any number listed in museum window. Parks & Recreation American Legion Park - Front Street between Rose and Locust.       Playground, restrooms, tables, grills and horseshoe pit. Sand Volleyball Court - Downtown on Sherman Street Prairie Pine Golf Course - 308-879-4469   7 holes - cart rentals - concessions.  Memberships available. Reading Garden -  downtown between library and senior citizens center Railroad Park - Front Street downtown between Chestnut and Elm. Recycling, Potter-Dix Self-serve recycle bin located east of the fire hall. Youth Center, Potter For youth activities and available for rent for other functions. Contact: Vicki Hilpert U.S. Post Office Zip code 69156 Monday through Friday 7 am - 11:45 am and 1 p.m. -4 p.m.: Saturday 7 am-9:30 am Web Page http://www.potterne.com Village Office:     879-4332 Monday - Tuesday - Thursday  8 am - noon;   Wednesday 8 am - noon & 1 p.m.-5pm   Clerk: Pat Wiekhorst    Maintenance: Jay Rundell       Mayor: Robert Gaston Landfill for grass & leaves. Located north town  (plastic bags must be taken home for disposal) Monday & Wednesday 5 p.m. - 7pm, Saturday 2pm-6pm.  Dog Leash Laws in effect 24 hours a day, year round.  Tags on sale & delinquent April 30 each year.   Fees -$2.00 for each male dog & spayed female dog.  $3.00 for each unspayed female dog. High West Energy Main office: Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Call 888-834-1657 or 307-245-3261 for more information Payment drop box located at Potter HWE office.  Deposit or letter from previous utilities company required to open accounts. Web – www.highwestenergy.com  E-mail – info@highwestenergy.com Kinder Morgan Scottsbluff 1-800-563-0012  -  24 hr. answering service.   Service man in Potter on Wednesdays. TV Cable Service SKT Cable Co.  1-888-758-8976 Far Mor Coop Propane tank service  308-879-4535 Telephone Service Sprint Telephone Business Office 1-800-788-3500.  Repair service 1-800-788-3600 Sprint internet Info Link  $10.00 for local dial-up phone service connection ISP -  Internet Service Providers SKT - 1-888-758-8976  high speed Cable Broadband (village only) Sprint - high speed DSL (village only) Action Communication - 1-800-558-7836  or 308-632-7836  dial-up & highspeed for village & rural.  Call for wireless coverage and pricing.  Located at:  1524 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE contact Lou Ann at A Collective Gathering, or Steve at Hazeltech in Sidney for additional help.   Churches Potter Federated Churches - First Evangelical Lutheran Church & United Methodist Church:  Pastor: Braken Sheldon    Parsonage: 823 Sherman,  879-4487   Church Office,  904 Sheridan  308-879-4583 Sunday Church Service : Winter: 10:30 am Summer months 9:00 am Communion: First Sunday and festivals Women of the ELCA: First Thursday of each month. Bible Study: First Thursday United Methodist Women: Second Wednesday 2 p.m. Evening Group: Third Thursday Service Group: First Thursday 1:30 p.m. St.Pauls Lutheran Church: Missouri Synod  4450 Rd 89    308-879-4437 Pastor Ted Bourrett    Residence 308-879-4532     Located: 7 miles north on oil road number 76,                     6 miles east on road 46,and 1/2 mile south on road 89 Sunday Church Service: 9am Sunday School: 10 am Weekday classes: Wednesday 4:15 p.m. (rides available) Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML): Second Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Lutheran Laymen's League (LLL): First Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Lutheran Youth Fellowship (LYF): 4th Sunday 12:30 p.m.. Potter-Dix Public School http://www.pdcoyotes.com Superintendent- Kevin Thomas Principal-Mike Mitchell Potter Site ~  Jr High & Sr High School 303 Walnut, POB #189, Potter, NE 69156  308-879-4434 or 4391 Dix Site ~ Elementary POB 149, Dix NE  308-682-5231 Information package available at either school office.  Please call or come to the school for any additional information. Both sites  Office hours during school year 8am-4pm.  Summer office hours 9am-noon. (except during lunch) Events "Mellerdrama"   Last weekend of June. Potter Days: Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Old Fashioned Christmas: December annually First Full weekend Pumpkin Daze Annually in October Bumper Scrapbook Crop Annually in June