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Transition planning requires addressing many areas of need for a child with chronic health conditions, yet there is currently no simple method that tackles areas as wide ranging as health care to age appropriate social activities, independent living or employment in any meaningful way. Families will be able to use Virginia Youth2Adult to begin planning early, ask the right questions, and find resources on many areas of life as an adult. "BridgingApps is uniquely positioned to create an innovative, easy to use and sustainable online tool that will empower families to plan early, obtain assistance with the right questions to ask, and access current information to allow their children to live as fully participating members of our community," says Easter Seals Greater Houston's CEO Elise Hough. A focal point of Virginia Youth2Adult is the connection with BridgingApps' App Search Tool, a free online tool that allows users to find a variety of smartphone/tablet applications, or apps, to assist with many areas of transition, such as education, managing health information, and independent living. 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She worked at the station from 1997 to 1999, and from December of 2003 until this month. "I arrived in Nebraska in 1997 as a 23-year-old with short blonde hair, excited about her first big anchor job. Thank you for welcoming me into your homes from the very beginning. Not for one moment do I take that for granted," she wrote. Colleen Williams and Greg Kealey are shown anchoring the news in 1997. "I consider myself so fortunate to have had a career I thoroughly enjoyed. I was going to say I have no regrets, but I am sad that we didn’t get to say goodbye in the traditional way." It is believed that she and Seth Denney formed the longest-running anchor team in Nebraska history. Denney retired in 2021. For many years, Williams and Denney worked with chief forecaster Kent Boughton and sports director Dave Griek. "The feedback the news team received was always so positive," Williams wrote. "When someone would say 'You guys are like family' I always thought I feel the same way. You always felt like family to me, too. I kept waiting to be told Seth, Kent, Dave and I needed to stop having so much fun on the air. But that never happened. Later the good times on the anchor desk continued with Tim and Darren. It seemed the more fun we had, the more people enjoyed watching. Because of your support and loyal viewership, we all felt completely comfortable with just being ourselves." Williams lived in New York for four years. Her husband, Chris Schukei, was music coordinator on "Late Night with David Letterman," working with Paul Shaffer and his band. While living in New York, Williams did television work and worked as an extra, appearing in "The Sopranos" and "Stuart Little 2." "I find myself thinking back to all the things we have experienced together over the past 27 years," Williams wrote. "I was living in New York on September 11th, 2001, and phoned the station to give a live interview after the second tower fell. ... I had the joy of being pregnant on-air, morning sickness during commercial breaks, donning an Ord football helmet to take cover from a tornado, ice storms, snowed in at the station, the moving of the archway, live at the State Fair ... this list really could go on and on ... At the Nebraska State Fair, four longtime co-workers share a smile. From left are Kent Boughton, Colleen Williams, Seth Denney and Steve White. "Then there are the changes in technology," she wrote. "I can still remember the technical director writing “W. W. W. dot ...” so I could announce a web address correctly. To go live, we needed a satellite truck. Now a cellphone does it all. The switch from analog to digital and now streaming. The idea that my goodbye is reaching you through your hometown paper feels so wonderfully full circle." Born in Iowa, Williams spent much of her childhood in Missouri. She also lived in Kansas. Colleen Williams is her maiden name. "The news team had so many good times together. Kent was the biggest practical joker. Dave was the easiest mark, and Seth was always cracking us up. You’ve seen us celebrate marriages, birth of children, changing hairstyles (!!), the graying of hair, the now need for readers ... I’ve spent nearly half my life here on the on-air and (hopefully) on your television set. "I’m now close to celebrating 25 years of marriage ... my oldest son is a sophomore in college and my youngest is a freshman in high school," she wrote. "There’s been difficult times; the passing of Bob Geiger, Kent’s accident and later losing his wife Lori, Seth losing his father, Doyle, I went through several miscarriages, had a scare with breast cancer ... all the things life throws your way ... and you helped all of us get through it. "In 2021, I had the best time putting together the 'Seth Denney Retirement Special.' I was able to spend months finding co-workers, dignitaries Seth interviewed, I even tracked down his track coach from McCook. This special is posted on YouTube if you’d like to take another trip down memory lane. Seth Denney's final newscast at NTV was in 2021. From left are Kent Boughton, Colleen Williams, Seth Denney and Dave Griek. "Had I had my own goodbye special," it would have included some of the memories Williams shared in her letter. She began a series called "The Road Less Traveled" when she returned to Nebraska. On the air, she drew the names of area towns from a fishbowl. The series lasted for more than five years. "'The Road Less Traveled' was such a blessing. The very first town we drew from the bowl was Reamsville, Kansas, population 1! The decision was made to visit on a Sunday for a special potluck celebration at the church. Someone told me the volunteer custodian who only had use of one arm had stayed up most of the night to make sure the sanctuary was camera ready. I can’t even articulate how deeply that moved me." "I made many special friends on 'The Road Less Traveled.' Like Ora Ruettimann, from Hamlet in Hayes County. Population 57. After conducting interviews, Ora invited cameraman Jared Gaedke and me back to her home for tea and cookies. She reminded me so much of my grandma, and I loved her right away. She told us we could come back anytime we were in the neighborhood. "Well, little did Ora Ruettimann know we would take her up on the offer. You see, 'The Road Less Traveled' took us on a lot of roads, through a lot of places, and this pregnant reporter soon discovered rest stops were few and far between. So anytime we were even close to Hayes County, we would pop in, usually with no advance notice, and Ora would throw open her door and welcome us in. She’d send us off with a treat and a hug, then we’d make a promise to see each other again soon. "Time passed as it tends to do, 'The Road Less Traveled' had reached its end, and in 2010 I received an e-mail, which I still have. 'Hi Colleen, I know on your "Road Less Traveled" trips to southwest Nebraska you met a wonderful woman by the name of Ora Ruettimann ...' The person was writing to tell me Ora had died. "I knew Ora’s daughter Jo worked at the Wauneta Breeze newspaper. I dialed the number right away. I identified myself and said, 'Jo! I am so sorry to hear about Ora.' I will never forget Jo’s response. 'Oh, Colleen. All I can think is I wish I could call my mom so I could tell her you called. She would be so happy to know you were thinking of her.'” "Of all I was able to experience and accomplish, I think it’s the personal connections I’ll hold most dear," Williams wrote. Over the years, Williams has received hundreds of letters. She has kept them all. NTV covered the Hastings Celebration of Lights in 2017. Pictured are Kent Boughton, Stephanie Crace, Seth Denney, Steve White, Colleen Williams and Dave Griek. "I LIVED for putting good news out into the world," she wrote. "I’d like to share a time when viewers made a profound impact on my life. Last month, I was going through storage and found a sweater my dad knit by hand ... my dad would have been so amused I was wearing it, and I wished I could tell him. I decided to share the story on my work Facebook page along the reminder to never miss a moment to connect with loved ones," she wrote. "I thought that would be the end of it. And then, I received the most precious gift. I have tears as I type this. People commented (and I’m assuming they must be knitters themselves) on what a talented person my dad was to have created such a sweater. They commented what a tricky pattern it was, that the colorwork was fabulous and he did a fine job constructing it. Through these comments I was able to learn something about my dad. He was a talented knitter. His hands were skillful. I didn’t know that. It never once had crossed my mind. It was always just ‘the sweater my dad knit.’ Do you know how amazing it is to discover something new about someone who is gone? It’s like a beautiful footnote added to his story, when I thought every page had already been written. "So, when I say that you have meant something to me, even if we haven’t ever met in person, I mean it," Williams wrote. "I have had the extreme blessing of working with so many talented people. I’m so grateful to all the co-workers who made work so enjoyable. You all have a place in my heart. "There are a few others who didn’t get the A-list sendoff as well. First, Dave Griek. Dave was an amazing partner and friend. I enjoyed you and our time together tremendously. "Sara Kirkley, you took such pride in your work and will always be one of the hardest-working people I know. "To all the members of the production team who also had their last day on 9-8-2024, Razer, Kendra, Kolton with your stomach of steel, Corey, Joe and Laura, thanks for everything, and I wish I could have given you a ticker-tape farewell. "To all of you who let me come into your homes all these nights over the past two decades, it doesn’t have to be goodbye for good," she wrote. "I plan to keep my Facebook page and YouTube channel now called 'Colleen Williams presents.' Find me there! I just set up a new phone number 402-834-1307 for anyone who wants to leave a voicemail sharing what the news team has meant to you. This is a step I feel I missed for healing and closure. "If you see me out and about, please say hi. Don’t be alarmed when I act like we are already friends. Because here’s a confession. It’s not an act. We are friends, we just haven’t officially met yet. And you have always, always mattered to me. "With a heart full of gratitude and appreciation, 'Have a great night!' and I’ll see you soon," she concluded. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

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