Donald Schulte named Nspire Today!’s Hometown Hero of the Week, sponsored by Schank Roofing

Donald Schulte, a resident at Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff, has been named Nspire Today!’s Hometown Hero of the Week, sponsored by Schank Roofing in Scottsbluff.

Schulte, a Korean War Veteran, served in the Army from April of 1949 to June of 1952. He worked in an office, completing paperwork.

“It was a good job,” he said. “I enjoyed helping wherever I could. I’m proud to say that I served my country.”

In addition to serving in the Army, Schulte was a high school teacher, and he also was an automotive instructor at Western Nebraska Community College. 

Schulte, 91, lived in Gering before moving into the Western Nebraska Veterans Home.

Nspire Today! and Schank Roofing say “thank you” to Schulte for serving our country.

As a Hometown Hero of the Week honoree, Schulte will receive a free one-year subscription to the locally owned and operated Nspire Today! magazine, provided by Schank Roofing. 

Nspire Today! and Schank Roofing will recognize a veteran, a law enforcement official, a fire official, or someone in the medical field as the Hometown Hero every week, and each honoree will receive a free one-year subscription to Nspire Today! magazine, provided by Schank Roofing.

If you would like to nominate someone to be the Hometown Hero of the Week, please send his or her name to jeff.fielder@nspiretoday.com, or you may text it to 308-220-8865. You may also mail nominations to Nspire Today!, P.O. Box 454, Scottsbluff, NE 69363.

In addition to being recognized online, people honored as Nspire Today!’s Hometown Hero of the Week, sponsored by Schank Roofing, will also be recognized in Nspire Today! magazine. To sign up for a one-year subscription (12 issues) to the magazine, please send $15 to Nspire Today!, P.O. Box 454, Scottsbluff, NE 69363. To pay with a credit card, please call 308-220-8865. If you would like to increase your subscription to $20, Nspire Today! will donate the extra $5 in August to the local DOVES program.

Schank Roofing, which is located at 1113 East Overland in Scottsbluff, has more than 35 years of experience of offering residential and commercial roofing and gutter replacement. For questions or an estimate, please contact Schank Roofing at 308-632-6156. Their website is www.schankroofing.com.