Last Friday, I had the opportunity to have lunch with our District 1 State Senator Julie Slama. The Governmental Affairs Committee from Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce arranged for the senator to visit Nebraska City and sit down with a group of city leaders and the media to talk about the most-recent legislative session in Lincoln and also a look ahead at what’s coming up next year.
Berklee Ried and Kaia Ried, daughters of Brian Ried, received a special Best in Show award at Bethel Church's "Gearhead Saturday" event on Saturday, June 18. .
It’s been a long time since I’ve worked in the ER, but some stories stay with me. One such story belongs to a woman in her early 30s. After a year of trying to conceive, she was finally pregnant. Then she started spotting. When she developed severe pain, and almost fainted while putting their toddler to bed, her husband brought her to the emergency room.
It is very difficult for me to toss anything I think my family would appreciate seeing. I guess I inherited that trait from my grandmother because my mother tossed everything that wasn’t nailed down!
A growing emphasis on STEM has emerged within the educational sector over the last decade or more. Schools and students have put forth extraordinary effort into fostering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in curriculums and through personal pursuits. Although there are many proponents of STEM classes and careers, many people feel that creative endeavors, namely arts education, have been largely pushed aside in favor of STEM. But as evidence that arts-based learning has a positive effect on all aspects of education continues to mount - including improving students' test scores on the SAT as well as in math and science - many educators are reintroducing art in schools. For example, prior to 2017, Mann Elementary School in Detroit had not offered art classes in 20 years. By 2017, some art and music classes had been restored. Students in Lebanon, Penn. also are learning the importance of the arts through the STEAM concept. First implemented by the Rhode Island School of Design, the "A" in STEAM stands for "Arts." STEAM encourages students to think not only analytically but creatively, essentially blending the best of math and science with the arts. A recent study from PayScale.com even notes that graduates obtaining art degrees from certain schools can expect healthy returns on their educational investments. This furthers the push for a reintroduction of arts education, as it indicates that a career in the arts can be a potentially lucrative pursuit.
On Saturday, June 11th, Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc. (SENCA) hosted their 16th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament at Kirkmans Lakeview Golf Course. A total of fifty-two, local and area golfers, participated in the four-person scramble.
Syracuse scored four runs in the top of the sixth to break a 2-2 tie, then added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to claim a 7-6 win in Seniors American Legion baseball action at Nebraska City Modern Real Estate on Saturday, June 18.
Nebraska City High School graduate Brennen Bales announced recently on Twitter that he will play his final season of college baseball at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. “I’m excited to announce that I will be transferring to the University of Nebraska Omaha to finish out my college baseball career.
Commercial State Bank 13 vs. Pizza Hut 4 (coach pitch) Gracelynn Haneline hit a triple and 2 RBIs Aquiles King hit a homerun Better Life Chiropractic 19 vs Cargill 16 9 (coach pitch) Ambassador Wellness Center 12 vs Jones Group 7 (coach pitch) Ambassador Wellness Center 15 vs Better Life Chiropractic 8 (coach pitch) Auburn Knife 8 vs Nebraska City Wheel 0 (10 under baseball team) .
Mark Eric Severson, age 62 of Bellevue, NE passed away peacefully June 15, 2022 at the Bellevue Medical Center surrounded by his children. Mark was born August 25, 1959 in De Smet, SD, the son of Melford and Helen (Hoxeng) Severson. Mark was a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Marine Corps and for the last several years, he worked with the TSA training employees on detection and security. Mark enjoyed spending time at the golf course and was an avid watch collector. He thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his family, and his dog Zoe.