Lutheran Family Services opens new office in McCook

Connie Jo Discoe/McCook Daily Gazette Personnel of Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska -- from left, Pegg Siemek-Asche, director of behavioral health, of Omaha, Nebraska, and Chris Berry and Brenda Ruf of McCook, Nebraska -- celebrate the new McCook office location with representatives of the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce, from right, board president Tyler Schmick, Linda Thieben and assistant director Tacie Fawver.

CONNIE JO DISCOE

Regional Editor

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska in McCook celebrated a ribbon-cutting of its new office location in McCook with representatives of the McCook business community on April 26.

LFS has moved from 110 West C to Suite 105 at 802 West B Street; its nearest neighbor is Linda Maiden's State Farm Insurance Agency.

Representatives of the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce and the McCook Cordials helped LFS personnel christen their new office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and lunch.

The LFS office in McCook is staffed by Chris Berry and Brenda Ruf.

Lutheran Family Services provides:

* Individual, couples and family counseling.

* Gambling addiction counseling.

* Outpatient substance abuse counseling.

* Substance abuse evaluations.

* SAP (substance abuse professional) evaluations for the Department of Transportation.

* Adult MIP (minor in possession of alcohol) program (for 19-20 year-olds).

* Juvenile pretrial diversion services.

For more information on Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, go to info@LFSneb.org or, in McCook, call (308) 345-7914.