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Six-year-old Evelyn doesn’t care about
those events. She just knows that Jack

in rural Nebraska community to be (Conger) is going to pick her up from
able to offer its citizens,” Klabenes said, daycare at 9:00 am every Thursday and

“In 1978 there were only two other take her to the fun summer activity

transportation services in the state. slated that week at the city library.
Now 84 of the 93 counties have some Conger, who has been driving for 15

level of public transit. Sixty of those yearsyears said driving the Dial-A-Ride is

services are in rural areas.” the best job he’s ever had.
Dialial-A-Ride operates from August to “I give rides to elderly people to the
D
May 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Senior Citizen Center or to get

Friday and Sunday from 8 am to noon. groceries and to kids who need a ride
From Memorial Day to August its to swimming lessons. It’s one of the

weekday schedule is 9 am to 4 pm. greatest services a city can provide. It
O Occasionally the Dial-A-Ride will be gives a person a reason to live in a

called in to help the housing authority, small town,” Conger said.

nursing home, assisted living complex PPictured walking off the bus from left
or the Antelope County Hospital to right on previous page: Evelyn

transfer passengers. Dial-A-Ride will Johnson, Olivia Mortensen, Harloe

also be open for special events like Kaufan, Lily Mortensen and Cain
concerts. Mortensen.

More about Neligh Dial-A-Ride at https://www.neligh.org/city-hall/dial-a-ride/