A mountain lion was confirmed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission through video footage captured July 20 at the northwest edge of Lincoln. This mountain lion was recorded by a household security camera at about 4 a.m.
Individuals are urged to guard against sunburns and skin cancer by applying a sunscreen. But what does SPF and the various numbers associated with it mean? SPF refers to sun protection factor. The SPF rating, according to Verywell Health, refers to how long a person can stay in the sun without getting burned while wearing the sunscreen compared to how long he or she could stay in the sun before burning without wearing sunscreen. For example, if you normally burn after 10 minutes in the sun and you apply an SPF 15 product, it will take 15 times longer to burn in the sun, or 150 minutes (2.5 hours). Wearing a higher SPF product doesn't protect you better, it does protect you for longer durations. Therefore, you could conceivably wear an SPF 5 and with frequent reapplication, get the same level of protection as wearing SPF 45. Higher number SPF products may be preferable since people can easily get distracted or forget to apply sunscreen regularly while outdoors. But experts recommend reapplication of sunscreen every two hours, regardless of the SPF number on your sunscreen bottle
The GermanFest Sand Volleyball tournament and the Burgermeister Open Golf Tourney are both open for registration. The double elimination, co-ed volleyball tournament is Friday, Aug. 26, at the Syracuse Sports Complex. There is a 10-team limit with prizes going to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. The deadline to sign up is Aug. 24. Kendall Hallstrom is coordinating the sand volleyball tournament. For questions, contact her at 402.269.0282 or khallstrom14@gmail.com
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has announced hay harvesting permit applications for the public will be accepted through an online application portal beginning July 30 at 12:01 a.m. CDT. Applications will be processed in the order they are received during normal business hours beginning Monday, August 1, 2022. Individuals must have a permit to harvest hay on State Right of Way.
The Nemaha Natural Resources Board of Directors met on Thursday, July 15th, 2022. A 5% salary increase was approved for the General Manager.
The members of Heritage Needlework Guild donated $750 to the Syracuse Food Pantry in July. Members of the Guild live in eight different counties in Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa.
Drivers in the market for a new or pre-owned vehicle over the last couple of years likely discovered that the process of buying a car or truck is as difficult as ever. Prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, factory closures, supply chain issues, semiconductor chip shortages, and a bevy of other complications led to fewer vehicles on lots and much higher sticker prices on cars that were on the lot. That has caused people who are on strict budgets to reevaluate priorities and timelines.
Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the July lunch menu. The menu for the next week-and-a-half is as follows: Monday, Aug.
If your first, second or third grader loves to meet people, dress up and ride in parades, then they would be a great Lil’ Miss or Lil’ Meister candidate. Whether they have a lot of German blood or just a little (some is not required), Syracuse area youth are invited to participate in the GermanFest Lil’ Miss and Lil’ Meister Pageant on August 27, 2022, at 9 a.m. at the Fair Center on the Otoe County Fairgrounds. Following the pageant, the King and Queen and the Burgermeister will be announced. All participants are invited to ride on the float in the 2022 GermanFest parade which starts at 10:45 a.m.
The late Calvin Chapman finally got his hearing in front of the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission, but his most enthusiastic supporter was not in attendance. Chapman’s great-granddaughter, Teresa Geer-Teater, has been faithfully submitting her ancestor for consideration by the commission (she called and visited the News-Press offices to discuss her project, and I last spoke with her about her great-grandfather while standing alongside her car on Central Avenue on a brisk December day in 2021), and her date had been set: July 20. Unfortunately, she passed away unexpectedly on July 12, and the application she had prepared for Chapman was submitted by her daughter and read into the official record by a member of the Hall of Fame Commission.