2016 Nebraska Governor's Arts Awardee - Margaret Hornady
2016 Governor's Arts Awardee - Margaret Hornady
Thomas C. Woods III Partner in the Arts Award
Presented by the Nebraska Arts Council
Margaret Hornady
Margaret Hornady served as Grand Island’s first female mayor from 2006-10. As mayor, she was an integral part of successful negotiations to relocate the Nebraska State Fair from Lincoln to Grand Island and oversaw contracts and construction for $45 million of new buildings. Her community involvement has included positions on multiple advisory boards and councils including the NET Foundation (president), Stuhr Museum Foundation, Museum of Nebraska Art (treasurer), Grand Island Little Theater and Nebraska Cultural Endowment, as well as Grand Island Area Chamber of Commerce (first female chair), St. Francis Hospital, Crane Meadows Nature Center and Central Nebraska Board (president).
During her time as mayor, she furthered development of the city-owned Heartland Public Shooting Park, handled the cultural aftermath following Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on Grand Island’s largest employer -- JBS Swift and Co. Meatpacking, appointed five of 10 council member vacancies, and served as interim city administrator for seven months in 2006-07. Prior to her appointment as mayor, Hornady was on the Grand Island City Council from 2000-06, serving as council president from 2005-06 and liaison for the Community Redevelopment Authority, among other committees.
Prior to her retirement in 2009, Hornady was vice president and human resources director of Hornday Manufacturing Co. She is also the founder and chairman of the Platte River Charity Shoot, founder and president of the National 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation, on the NRA Women’s Policies Committee and executive board member of Youth Shooting Sports Alliance. Hornady has received recognition as a Woman of Distinction from both the YWCA and Business and Professional Women. She and her husband, Donald, have been recognized as Moonshell Arts and Humanities Council’s Philanthropists of the Year.
Hornady explosion seen from Dramco Tool & Die Co
Storage container at Hornady Manufacturing Grand Island, Nebraska explodes.
Cornhusker Ammunition Plant - Demolition/Burning Video
Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant (CHAAP) previously occupied approximately 12,000 acres and is
located in south central Nebraska near the city of Grand Island in Hall County, Nebraska. CHAAP consists of
five main components: five, major load, assemble and package production areas (LLs 1-5); a fertilizer
manufacturer; two major explosive magazine storage areas; a sanitary landfill; and a burning ground where
explosive contaminated materials were ignited. The plant was operated intermittently over a period of 30+
years from 1942 -- 1974 and has remained inactive since 1974 to date. The facility maintenance contract
that was in place to maintain facility readiness was terminated in 1990 following the facility's addition to
the property excess list. Currently, activities at CHAAP are limited to the leasing of property for agriculture,
leasing of buildings for storage and limited manufacturing, wildlife management, and minor maintenance of
the grounds, roads and leased facilities. The area surrounding CHAAP is primarily rural and agricultural
with the town of Grand Island (population approximately 44,000) located east of the plant.
Hornady History
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More people use $2 bills than you think - bonus from The Two Dollar Bill Documentary
While it's true that most people keep their 2 dollar bills in a safe place, during production of The Two Dollar Bill Documentary, we found many people who use them frequently (and they continue to e-mail us). In this bonus clip from the makers of the film, meet a few of the people who put $2 bills back into the economy, and learn their rationale for doing so.
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Zombie 3-Gun Match & Les Baer Ladies | Shooting USA
It’s happening again! Zombies are invading Nebraska! It’s Hornady’s Pandemic in the Heartland that’s become a tradition in five years of competition and weekend fun. The run-and-gun multi-gun match continues to grow in popularity, as competitors continue to defeat those zombie targets.
Plus, the Les Baer Custom Ladies Pistol Team celebrates 20 years of shooting competition at the National Matches at Camp Perry. Will they take the historic National Trophy Match on the shores of Lake Erie?
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.416 Remington Magnum
The .416 Remington Magnum is a .416 caliber of a belted bottle-necked design. The cartridge was intended as a dangerous game hunting cartridge and released to the public in 1989. The cartridge uses the case of the 8 mm Remington Magnum as a parent cartridge. When the cartridge was released in 1988, author Frank C. Barnes considered the .416 Remington Magnum to be the most outstanding factory cartridge introduced in decades.
The cartridge was conceived as a less costly alternative to the .416 Rigby cartridge and was intended to replace the latter. While today the .416 Remington Magnum is considered in the field the most popular of the .416 cartridges, the .416 Remington did not replace the .416 Rigby as had been anticipated. Rather, it sparked a renewed interest in the .416 caliber cartridges which led to the revival of the .416 Rigby and the introduction of other .416 cartridges such as the .416 Weatherby Magnum and the .416 Ruger.
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Echo Talkative AI - Voice Activation Plugin for Gaming!
Greetings! Today I'm showing a cool voice activation plugin called Echo Talkative AI. It can work with ANY game that uses a borderless window! I'll give a brief summary and check it out in game :)
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