LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Three years after a flood wiped out a100-year-old bridge spanning the
Elkhorn River in Neligh, residents ofthe small northeastern Nebraska city received a festive surprise:
ananonymous, $650,000 donation to rebuild the structure.The cityreceived a check from the donor’s
Chicago-based attorney last week foruse on the condition that residents never try to uncover the
donor’sidentity. If they discover the name by accident, city officials muststay sworn to secrecy.A flood
damaged swept away a section of thesteel-truss bridge in 2010 and devoured a chunk of the river’s
southbank. Residents tried to raise the money for repairs, but collected onlya few thousand
dollars.Mayor Jeri Anderson says she was amazed when she learned of the donation.Copyright 2013 The
Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Three years after a flood wiped out a100-year-old bridge spanning
the Elkhorn River in Neligh, residents ofthe small northeastern Nebraska city received a festive
surprise: ananonymous, $650,000 donation to rebuild the structure.The cityreceived a check from the
donor’s Chicago-based attorney last week foruse on the condition that residents never try to uncover the
donor’sidentity. If they discover the name by accident, city officials muststay sworn to secrecy.A flood
damaged swept away a section of thesteel-truss bridge in 2010 and devoured a chunk of the river’s
southbank. Residents tried to raise the money for repairs, but collected onlya few thousand
dollars.Mayor Jeri Anderson says she was amazed when she learned of the donation.Copyright 2013 The
Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.