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About North Bend

City Information
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City Information

Population: 1,279 (2010 Census), up 102 from 2010

City Hall: Theresa Busse, Clerk

                Business hours: 8 a.m. to noon, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

                PO Box 401

                607 Main Street, North Bend, NE 68649

                Ph: 402-652-3584

                cinoben@gpcom.net

Mayor: Rod Scott

City Council: President Bart Bosco, Ken Streff, Alex Legge, Chuck Krenzer

Police: Dodge County Sheriff's Office 

Electricity: supplied by OPPD

Natural Gas: Black Hills Energy

Phone, TV, Internet: Great Plains Communications

Water and Sewer: City of North Bend

Public Library: 13th and Main streets. Library website.

City Ordinances: See City Hall page

Churches
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North Bend Churches

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

Rev. Keith Rezac

811 Locust St.

402-652-8484

United Presbyterian Church

Rev. Waltner Nolte

940 Chestnut Street

402-652-8361

St. Peter Lutheran Church

Rev. Lawson Short

920 Linden Drive

402-652-8215

Organizations
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Organizations

North Bend has many social, civic, and service organizations, including:

 

American Legion - Wartime veterans organization based in Morse Bluff

Amvets - Veterans organization for those who served in war or peacetime.

Cub and Boy Scouts - Youth organization focusing on character, citizenship and activities

FFA Alumni - Supports NBC Future Farmers of America

Girl Scouts - Youth organization focusing on character, citizenship and activities

Goldenrod Garden Club - Gardening related programming and projects

Grand Passage Sportsmen Club - Supporting youth outdoors 

Knights of Columbus - Catholic fraternal service organization

Masonic Lodge - Men's fraternal and philanthropic organization

Material Girls Quilt Club - Quilters club

North Bend Ambush - Town team basketball playing in the Farmland League
North Bend Area Community Foundation - Receives and distributes funds for community projects

North Bend Bowling Club - Youth bowling team

North Bend Benders - Town team baseball playing in the Dodge County League

North Bend Booster Club - Supporting athletics and activites at North Bend Central 

North Bend Central Foundation - Solicits private funds to enhance programs at NBC

North Bend Community Band - Band of for all ages plays shows around the area

North Bend Area Chamber of Commerce - Supporting North Bend and Morse Bluff business community 

North Bend MatCats - Youth wrestling program

North Bend-Morse Bluff Baseball Association - Supporting, organizing Legion baseball teams

North Bend Sharks - Summer youth swim team

North Bend Youth Tackle Football - Organizes, supports youth football teams

Optimist Club - Organizes and supports youth sports programs

Order of the Eastern Star - Community service and philanthropic organization for women

P.E.O. - Women's philanthropic and education organization

PTA - Parent, Teacher Association supporting North Bend Elementary

Purcell Initiative - North Bend's economic development committee

VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars

History
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History

North Bend sits along what was once known as the Great Platte River Road, the waterway that served as a guide and resource to early pioneers and trailblazers. The route west was followed by Pawnee Indians originally, then fur traders and immigrants. In 1847, the route became known as the Mormon Trail during the great Morman migration. Soon after the route was filled with prospectors seeking their fortunes as part of the 1849 California Gold Rush. The Platte River and valley was also a supply line for wagons heading west until 1866, when the Union Pacific Railroad came through. Today, the UP rail line passing through North Bend is still one of the busiest in the nation.  In 1913 the Lincoln Highway was established, the first coast-to-coast highway in the United States, which passed through North Bend following what is now Platte River Road, formerly Highway 30.

North Bend traces its history to July 4, 1856, when Scottish pioneers Robert Millar, George Young and their families climbed out of their wagons near the north bend of the Platte River. Seth Young was born on Nov. 3, 1856, to George and Ann Young, the first white male to be born in Dodge County. Seth went on to become a pillar of the North Bend community and a member of the North Bend School Board. He died in 1952 at the age of 95 while hoeing potatoes.

The town site was called Franklin before the town really got started. In 1867, Matthew Cotterell and J.M. Smith claimed the land and designated it as North Bend. On Aug. 12, 1869, the post office officially changed its name from Wallace to North Bend. In October 1867, Cotterell and the Union Pacific Railroad platted a new town called North Bend. Today, the two townships surrounding North Bend are named Cotterell and Union townships.

On April 20, 1876, North Bend was incorporated as a village with a population of 250. In April 1886, it was incorporated as a city. By 1900, the town's population was 1,010 and has held relatively steady ever since.

In 2006, North Bend celebrated its 150th birthday with a super-size Old Settlers celebration. One of the projects that year was the publication of a 524-page book titled "A 150 Year History of North Bend," written and edited by a group of local volunteers. There are limited copies of this book remaining, which can be purchased at the North Bend Eagle.

Pictured above: A 1903 view of what is today the intersection of Highway 30 and Main Street looking to the northwest. The brick building featured in the middle of the picture is the current site of Platte Valley Bank. 

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