Bertrand - A Town that Never Met a Stranger


If you’re looking for a town where you feel like you already know about half the inhabitants, a town that welcomes people in and finds them a job to do, you will probably like Bertrand.


If you want to see everyone in Bertrand at the same time, go to the high school football game. And if you want to see everyone — or nearly everyone — who ever graduated from Bertrand High, come to the annual Bertrand Days fair, parade and professional rodeo held every year in June. The celebration also features the Bertrand alumni banquet, barbecue, horse show, volleyball tournament, community worship service, car show and plenty more. It's a big deal, and it packs ‘em in every year.

As a matter of fact, the organizing of such a big event is one way to get a sense of the kind of town Bertrand is: Bertrand Days events call for countless volunteers, and there is no shortage in Bertrand. Of course you need kids and bands and horseback riders for the parade, but Bertrand also turns residents out as cooks, ticket-takers, livestock handlers, judges, people working the booths, concessions and games, and putting out camp chairs for 1000 people and more to watch the parade. In Bertrand, volunteers rebuilt the rodeo grounds, including new pens and the stadium.

A lot to be proud of

Close-knit means that the whole town of Bertrand cares about what happens at the K-12 Bertrand Community School. Community leaders point with pride to the new addition to their gym, making it on par with any school in the state. They also point out a graduation rate above 95% that would be the envy of many urban schools, and a favorable student-teacher ratio that makes sure everyone gets individual attention.

For seniors, Bertrand has an active Senior Center as well as a city-owned  nursing home and modern assisted living facility. This allows some long-time residents - and there are more than a few - to remain in Bertrand when they are unable to maintain their own homes.

To help keep residents safe, a 38-member volunteer fire department and rescue unit trains regularly and is ready to help in an emergency. And to help keep residents on top of their golf game, a beautiful community-owned and volunteer-run 9-hole golf course is just moments away.

If you want to get involved in your community, Bertrand is just the kind of place that will welcome your participation.

Visit the City of Bertrand website.


Facts About Bertrand, Nebraska


  • Located approximately 15 miles west of Holdrege, the county seat. 
  • 786 people, 307 households, and 201 families living in the village of Bertrand.
  • 33.2% of those families have children under the age of 18.
  • Median income for a household in Bertrand was $34,167, and the median income for a family was $44,205.

*data according to 2000 census


Bertrand Government

www.bertrandne.com

Village Clerk / Treasurer

Lori Vinzant
(308) 472-3455
507 Minor Avenue
PO Box 295
Bertrand, NE 68927
Open Hours: 8:30-4:30, Monday through Friday

Office Administrator

Pam Long
(308) 472-3455
507 Minor Avenue
PO Box 295
Bertrand, NE 68927
Open Hours: 8:30-4:30, Monday through Friday

Village Board

TJ Wilcox - chair
Robert Dahlgren
Luke Evans
Brian Schroeder
Fred Spiegel

Board Meetings

Second Tuesday of the Month, 7:30pm
Village Hall, 507 Minor Avenue

Swimming Pool

Open all summer

Community Building

(308) 472-5340
To reserve the building, call Kami Ackerman (308) 991-2447

Law Enforcement

Phelps County Sheriff
http://www.phelpscountyso.com/
(308) 995-5692
Emergency 911


New in Town? - Utilites and Services

www.bertrandne.com

Electricity

Southern Power District
http://www.southernpd.com
(800) 652-2013

Phone

Frontier Communications
http://www.frontieronline.com
(800) 921-8101

Gas

Black Hills Energy
https://www.blackhillsenergy.com/
(888) 890-5554

Water, Sewer and Sanitation

Call Village Clerk
(308) 472-3455

Cable TV

Charter Communications
http://www.charter.com
(888) 438-2427

Television

Frontier Communications
1-877-897-0359
https://internet.frontier.com/vantage-tv/

Internet Service Providers

Charter Communications
http://www.charter.com
(888) 438-2427

Frontier Communications
http://www.frontieronline.com
(877) 758-5754

ATC Communications
http://www.atcjet.net/
(308) 962-7298 or (866) 565-5422

For more Phelps County businesses and services CLICK HERE

Phelps County Treasurer

Patti Meguire
http://www.phelpsgov.org/webpages/treasurer/treasurer.html

Phelps County Courthouse

715 5th Avenue
PO Box 438
Holdrege, NE 68949
(308) 995-6115