Labor Day weekend is much-anticipated. Many people look forward to Labor Day weekend because it offers one last extended break to enjoy summer weather. Though summer does not officially end until September is nearly over, for many people Labor Day, which is celebrated annually on the first Monday in September, marks the unofficial end of summer.
November 5, 1959 in Omaha to Harold and Rosa (Hultquist) Copple. Besides spending time with her family, Colleen enjoyed playing keno, watching the Hallmark channel, game shows, reading books, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren and family.
Below are bios for new teachers at the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired for the 2022-23 school year. Cynthia Aranda joins the NCECBVI team as a Residential Assistant.
Below are bios for new teachers at Nebraska City High School for the 2022-23 school year. Joslynn Hudson is currently teaching 2nd grade at Northside Elementary.
Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the August lunch menu. The menu for the next week is as follows: Friday, Aug. 26: Chicken salad sandwich on wheat bread, mixed vegetables, potato salad, canned fruit.
Brief breaks during the work day can dramatically improve one's ability to focus on a task. A 2011 study published in the journal Cognition found that brief mental breaks can improve focus on a prolonged task. The study's authors tested participants' ability to focus on a repetitive computerized task for 50 minutes under various conditions. The control group performed the task without breaks or diversions. The switch group and non-switch group memorized four digits before performing the task and were directed to respond if they saw one of the digits on the screen while performing the task. The switch group was the only group to be presented with the digits twice during the experiment, and both groups were tested on their memory of the digits at the end of the task. Most participants' performance declined considerably over the course of the 50-minute task. However, the performance of those in the switch group did not decline at all, as the two brief breaks to respond to the digits allowed them to maintain their focus throughout the experiment. The researchers behind the study concluded that the switch group's performance was steady because the brain is built to detect and respond to change, and its performance will actually suffer if it must maintain prolonged attention on a single task without taking a break. Professionals with a lot on their plates may see their performance improve by taking frequent mental breaks throughout the workday.
Nebraska has a new millionaire. One lucky player who bought a Mega Millions ticket for the Tuesday, August 16 drawing is holding a ticket worth $1 million. The Nebraska Lottery has confirmed that one ticket sold for Tuesday’s $82 million Mega Millions draw matched the first five numbers, but not the Mega Ball number itself. The ticket was sold at Hy-Vee Food Store #11, 1000 S 178th St., in Omaha. The winning numbers from Tuesday’s Mega Millions draw were 33, 35, 41, 45, 51, Mega Ball 01, and Megaplier 02. Players are encouraged to check their tickets at any Nebraska Lottery retailer, online at nelottery.com, or by calling the Lottery office at 402-471-6100.
Good water quality is important to your health and the health of your community. In communities surrounded by agriculture, there is potential for contamination of water resources by manure and fertilizer application. Nitrate and phosphate are nutrients needed for improved plant growth, but excesses of these nutrients cause adverse impacts on water resources and those who depend on these water resources.
Gary Lesoing, Extension Educator Southeast Nebraska farmers can sharpen their management strategies for the third and fourth most grown crops at the second annual Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa and Wheat Expo. Hosts and southeast Nebraska Water & Integrating Cropping Systems Extension Educator, Nathan Mueller, and southeast Nebraska Beef Systems Extension Edu-cators, Wayde Pickinpaugh and Connor Biehler ad-vocate for more diverse crop rotations that are both underutilized and undervalued.
Speakers Marci Broyhill and Teresa Kay Orr will present Sisters from Outlaw Trail: Riders of the Hoot Owl Trail – Nebraska’s Outlaws on Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. at Morton-James Public Library Kimmel Gallery 923 1st Corso. 402-873-5609 This presentation is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Morton-James Public Library’s Harry and Grace Moller Endowment as part of the HN Speakers Bureau.