Helicopters are gaining in popularity for agricultural chemical applications because they provide minimal drift and maximum coverage. That's according to helicopter pilot Galen Kreifels who, along with Heath Gress, talked about their new business, County Line Helicopter Precision Application, at the May 4 meeting of the Nebraska City Rotary Club.
Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce Inc. announces "Meet the new Parks and Rec director” and introducing the “LET’S BE BETTER Enrichment Programs” as the topics for tomorrow’s (May 11) Hot Topics discussion.
Beau Lee, a senior at Lourdes Central Catholic, recently met with Doug Kreifels, an alum of Lourdes. Kreifels had owned the long jump school record prior to Lee breaking the mark this spring. Kreifels told Lee that he had lived on the east coast for many years but was glad to be back home to congratulate the new long jump record holder. Lee is pictured at center with Kreifels to his right and Lourdes track coach Jim Thurman to his left.
Transplants are the way to go with tomatoes, peppers and dozens of other vegetables, as well as many of the annual flowers common in Nebraska gardens. Transplants give long-season crops a head start before being put out in the garden and a chance to produce before fall frost. Annual flowers grown from transplants begin blooming weeks earlier than they would if a gardener planted them from seed.
Nebraska City’s Arbor Day celebration included the popular parade down Central Avenue on Saturday. Nebraska City community organizations, like Boy Scouts of America, churches, schools and more made appearances in the parade. Also, as the dates for the 2022 Nebraska approaches, candidates for local, county and state positions walked in the Arbor Day Parade.
Ah, here we go again! While traversing the state blasting Democratic President Joe Biden’s totally voluntary landowner signup for the 30 – by – 30 Conservation plan, Governor Pete Ricketts is doing what he does best; use his high position in state government to spread national party agendas with falsehoods, half-truths, “Land Grab” fearmongering and lies.
April is known for April showers – ordinarily. This year, we didn’t see any of those until April was almost out the door.
The act of breathing is essential to life and can be done with or without thinking about it. You can control your breath and vary it, but eventually air must come in, and air must go out.
The Donor Alliance® reports that just one donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation. Organs that can be donated include the heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, and small intestine. Eye and tissue donations also can have a profound impact, potentially saving and healing more than 75 lives.
Chase Brown, a senior and accomplished multi-sport athlete at Nebraska City High School, recently signed a college letter of intent during an event at the high school. Brown will be playing college basketball for Peru State.