May 2022

Sarah Davis-Kovarik of Palmyra, fall and spring presi Peru State College has announced its president's and dean's lists for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. Students representing Nebraska, 28 other states, Puerto Rico and five foreign countries were on the lists.

Doane University presented degrees to graduates during two commencement ceremonies held Sunday, May 8. Graduate students and non-residential or online students completing their undergraduate degrees walked at 10 a.m. Students completing their undergraduate degrees on the Crete campus walked at 2:30 p.m. Both ceremonies were held outside in Cassel Theatre on the university’s Crete campus. In total, 370 students graduated from the university. There were 166 graduates from the College of Education, 111 graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences, 77 graduates from the College of Business, and 16 graduates from the School of Innovative Learning.

The Office of the Registrar at Northwest Missouri State University announced students named to the Academic or President's honor rolls at the end of the 2022 spring semester. To be included on the Academic Honor Roll a student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and attain a grade-point average of 3.50 or above on a 4.00 scale.

Tom Gude from Gude Mortuary will present a program titled “Pre-Planning Funeral Arrangements for Peace of Mind” at 6:30 pm on Thursday, June 9, 2022, in the Kimmel Gallery at the Morton-James Public Library (923 1st Corso, Nebraska City). The presentation is free and open to the public.

Men and women may have more free time after 50 than they had in previous decades. As children grow more independent and even leave the house, parents look to various activities, including travel, to fill their free time. Travel is often seen as a luxury, but heading off for parts unknown can produce some serious health benefits. A joint study from the Global Coalition on Aging and the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found that women who vacation at least twice a year have a lower risk for heart attack than those who travel once every six years. The study also found that men who do not take annual vacations are at a significantly higher risk of death (20 percent) and heart disease (30 percent) than those who make who take time to get away each year. Vacations don't even need to be long to produce significant, positive results. A 2018 study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that a four-day long weekend vacation positively affected well-being, recovery, strain, and perceived stress for as long as 45 days.