Our Community
Education
Brule is served by exceptional schools that give families a variety of choices to meet the educational needs of their children.
South
Platte Public Schools, located ten miles
west of Brule, is a class D-2 school that serves 185
students K-12. Ogallala
Public Schools, located nine miles east
of Brule, is a class C-1 school that serves 980 students
K-12. Grant
Public Schools, location 21 miles south
of Brule, is a C-1 school that serves 282 students K-12. St.
Luke's Catholic School (PK-5), 406 East 3rd Street,
and St. Paul's Lutheran School (PK-8),
312 West 3rd Street, are also available in Ogallala.
Education Service Unit 16, located in Ogallala, supports each of the school districts in the areas of staff development, standards, special education and technology services. The area is well known for its fine academic and extracurricular offerings with each school having its specialties.
Health Care
Ogallala Community Hospital, 2601 N. Spruce St. - (308) 284-4011, is a primary care facility accredited by Medicare and the state of Nebraska. A new hospital facility was completed in 2000 and consists of an 18-bed acute and skilled care hospital.
The Ogallala Medical Group, 2601 N. Spurce
St. - (308) 284-3645, has four doctors and two physcians
assistants. The
Specialty Clinic, located in the hospital's Ogallala
Medical Group Clinic area, houses the location for specialty
doctors from other locations to see patients in Ogallala. The After Hours Clinic is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Sandhills District Health Department and Clinic, 55 East River Rd #24 in Ogallala, is a public health clinic for the uninsured and underinsured. Kathy Meyer, APRN, Dr. Steven Boyer, Medical Director. The clinic is open Tuesday thru Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed from Noon - 1 p.m.) For more information, call (308) 284-6054 or (877) 284-6054.
Indian Hills Manor, built in 1968, is an 82-bed, long-term care facility in Ogallala with a 10-bed Alzheimer's Center. Quality nursing care is provided on a 24-hour basis. Wel-Life is an assisted living facility. For more information, call (308) 284-4068.
Additional medical facilities include:
- Family Medical Center, 221 E. 10th St., Ogallala, (308) 284-8421
- Valley Medical Clinic, Big Springs, (308) 889-3376
- Perkins County Community Hospital, 900 Lincoln Ave., Grant, NE (308) 352-7200
- Sedgwick County Hospital, Julesburg, CO (970) 474-3323
Utilities
 Churches
Local Sunday church services are held at St. John's Lutheran
Church at 8:30 a.m. with bible school following and United
Church of Christ at 9 a.m.. Wednesday is quilting at 1 p.m. Other church denominations, located
in Ogallala, include: St. Luke's Catholic Church, New Hope,
Methodist and Baptist Church. For more information, contact
St. John's Lutheran Church, 411 West 6th, at (308) 287-2394,
or United Church of Christ, 500 Olive Street, at (308) 287-2311
or (308) 284-3601.
Organizations
Organizations that help support the continuing development of Brule include: the Brule Community Improvement Group, Brule Lions Club, and The Villagers Club. Other organizations include: the Happy Hour Garden Club, Lucky 8 Card Club, PerKe Club and the Town and Country Sewing Club. Brule also receives services from the Keith County Chamber of Commerce and Keep Keith County Beautiful.
Library
The handicap accessible Goodall City Library in Ogallala contains over 33,000 volumes and has an average annual circulation of 86,000.
Youth activities at the library includes Story Time for 3-5 year olds on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and Baby Talk for up to 3 years of age every Tuesday morning. A teen group meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 3:30 p.m. The Summer Reading Program takes place every June through July.
Adult activities at the library include four books clubs: Biography, Fantasy / Sci Fi, Mystery and Romance; a Writer's Group, a Genealogy Club, a Multicultural Gathering, various computer classes and Outreach Programs to the area Senior Centers.
The library has 11 computers in its Adult Services Computer
Lab and is available at no cost to everyone. The youth area
has eight computers with a number of educational and fun
computer games for youngsters to use.
The library offers check-out for books, audio books, magazines,
videos, dvd's, and music cd's.
The Friends of the Library has two annual book sales. The first Saturday in June and during Indian Summer Rendezvous Days in September.
 Fire & Rescue Squad
The Brule Fire Department has one ambulance, which is operated by 12 volunteer emergency medical technicians/first responders and 19 firefighters. In an emergency, dial 911. Fire chief is Cecil Hinrichs, (308) 287-2127, and assistant chief is Al Bahnsen, (308) 287-2682. Fire department meetings are held the first and third Mondays of the month at the Fire Hall. Ambulance meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at the Fire Hall.
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