Cameron Elshire
Cameron Elshire fields a ball in right field during the Nebraska City Modern Real Estate Senior game against Syracuse on June 18. Catch up on all the Legion action on the sports page. Photo by Kirt Manion
June 2022
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First United Methodist Church to host Vacation Bible School July 15-16
The First United Methodist Church in Nebraska City will be holding Vacation Bible School Friday, July 15, and Saturday, July 16. The theme is “Wilderness Escape.” The entire family is invited to participate.
Feature film production to begin in NC next month
Filming is set to begin in about five weeks on a feature film that is being described as "a love letter to Nebraska City." Writer-director Adam Rehmeier, who grew up in Nebraska City, will begin filming "The Snack Shack" in town with the help of a $50,000 grant from the Nebraska City Economic Development Growth Fund. The Nebraska City City Council approved the grant request at its June 20 meeting after hearing from Rehmeier, producer Jordan Foley, and Nebraska City Economic Development Growth Fund Administrator Dan Mauk.
Entrepreneurship in Nebraska
I always enjoy visiting with Nebraskans and seeing the exciting developments happening across our state. As part of a recent state work period, I had the chance to spend the day in Hastings and participate in a series of business tours. In this week’s column, I’d like to tell you a little bit about what I saw that day.
Recent Senior action includes 15-run 20-hit performance
After posting a 2-2 record in tourney play in Lincoln on June 9 and 10, the Nebraska City Modern Real Estate Seniors baseball team matched up for games on June 14 at Hickman and June 15 at home against the ETC Knights.
NC Rotary learns about organ donation program
In 2021, about 106,000 Americans were in need of organ transplants, but only about 38,000 transplant procedures were performed. Dr.
Don’t Give Your Strength Away
Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” ESV
Celebrating American freedom together this summer
Two hundred forty-six years ago, our Founding Fathers bravely defied the most powerful nation on earth and put pen to paper to assert an eternal, self-evident truth: All men are created equal. We are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights that no government can justly take away. This recognition is what makes our country so unique. What unites us as Americans is neither religion, ancestry, nor language. Rather, it’s our shared commitment to the truth of equal human dignity. Every Independence Day, we honor the men and women who started the great American experiment all those years ago. And we celebrate the triumph of the principles we hold dear. America is at its best when we honor our founding principles; our greatest suffering and division have come from neglecting them.
Did you know?
It can be easy to forget to apply sunscreen when a sunny summer day beckons you to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. But forgetting to apply sunscreen before spending time in the sun is a potentially deadly mistake. According to the World Health Organization, one in every three cancers diagnosed is a skin cancer. In addition, the Skin Cancer Foundation notes that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. The discomfort of a sunburn might seem relatively harmless, but the relationship between sunburns and cancer risk is significant. The SCF notes that having five or more sunburns doubles your risk for melanoma, a type of skin cancer that often and quickly spreads to nearby lymph nodes. Perhaps that's one reason why the American Cancer Society reports that the number of new invasive melanoma cases diagnosed annually increased by 47 percent between 2010 and 2020. Avoiding sunburn by applying and reapplying a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a minimum sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 should be a priority for anyone spending time outdoors.
Peru State volleyball signs Schneider for 2022
Peru State volleyball coach Madison Kindle has recently signed setter/right side Allie Schneider for the upcoming 2022 season. Schneider is from Humphrey and went to Humphrey Public High School.