I’ve Been Thinking..
with Phyllis Buell As the years go by, I occasionally find myself thinking about those “forks in the road.” You know the kind. What if we had done this or that instead of .
August 2022
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Peru State to Honor the late Dale Thomas and First Responders on Sept. 3
The Peru State College Athletic Department and the Peru State Foundation will be hosting Dale Thomas Night on Saturday, September 3, at its first home football game. Thomas, longtime public address announcer for Bobcat football, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 1, 2021.
Nebraska City High School Back to School Bash
Nebraska City High School conducted its Back to School Bash on Aug. 12. Event attendees enjoyed concessions, heard from Pioneer fall sports athletes, listened to the Pioneer band, cheered along with the NCHS cheer team, and enjoyed fun activities including bounce houses. Nebraska City High School has also welcomed its incoming freshman class, the graduating class of 2026.
Syracuse Blood Drive yields 43 pints
Dianne Steil, Blood Drive co-coordinator Thank you to the Methodist Church in Syracuse for hosting the Community Blood Drive today. They had 8 volunteers provide 16 power red pints and 27 whole blood pints to give them a total of 43 pints of blood.
Health promotion and personal safety
Debra Johnston, M.D. The annual wellness exam is one of my favorite things to do as a doctor.
Check fields, pastures for weed problems
Gary Lesoing, Extension Educator Late summer, fall and harvest are good times to check out where you may have a problem with specific weeds or where a new weed is invading or possibly even herbicide resistance is developing. By identifying the weed, extent of any infestations and locations of weed problems, you will have a better strategy for managing these weeds in the future, maybe even this fall.
Stanley Dale Sydow
Samaritan Center in Syracuse. 16, 1929 in Blair, the son of Harvey and Christine (Miller) Sydow.
History Nebraska receives ARPA funds
The History Nebraska Foundation received an $875,000 grant for operating costs from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 through the City of Lincoln/Lancaster County. The funds were awarded as part of a nearly $5 million grant program to benefit 15 non-profit tourism organizations.
Kregel plans community talk
Our next Kregel Museum event is called “The 1st Annual 'Community Kregel Talk,” and it will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.