Rare is the child today who returns home immediately after school. Many school-aged children now have busier schedules than their parents. Involvement in an extracurricular activity can help kids make friends while they learn about responsibility. Some extracurricular activities even allow kids to apply lessons learned in the classroom in real-world situations.
The Nebraska City girls’ basketball team played games at the Louisville Holiday Tournament. Ralston avenged a previous loss to the Pioneers by hitting seven three-point shots in a 33-23 final.
The human body is a marvel. How the body transforms over the course of an individual's life is one of its more remarkable qualities, and those changes never cease, even as individuals near retirement age.
Estimates vary depending on the year and scope of the study, but research into New Year's resolutions has generally found that fewer than 10 percent of people who make resolutions each year stay the course until they've accomplished their goal. In fact, a 2020 poll conducted by OnePoll in conjunction with Crispy Green found that the average person has abandoned his or her resolution by February 1.
Several changes await Nebraska wild turkey hunters in 2023. Hunters can begin purchasing their spring season permits from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission beginning Jan.
I wanted to make people aware of the 2023 Great Plains Growers Conference (GPGC) for 2023. This is a great local conference for commercial fruit and vegetable producers from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and other Midwest states providing research-based information, from both vegetable research specialists and local growers, to help your farms grow and thrive. I know there are a number of growers in southeast Nebraska and/or people that are interested in potentially growing fruits and vegetables as another source of income on their farms and/or acreages. I have attended this conference several times over the years, and it is well worth the cost. This program is planned by Extension Educators and Specialists from the University of Nebraska, University of Missouri, Lincoln University in Missouri, Kansas State University and Iowa State University.
The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced students who earned a place on the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. Students who are on the dean’s list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale.
Anglers in Nebraska got a lot accomplished this year — just by buying a fishing permit. Regardless of their success on the water, their purchase of a permit — and the Aquatic Habitat Stamp that is included — helped fund more than $8 million in improvements through the Nebraska Aquatic Habitat Program in 2022.
Professionals work hard to achieve both short- and long-term goals. Retirement certainly qualifies as a long-term goal, and many people spend decades building and investing in a nest egg that they hope will help them enjoy their golden years to the fullest extent.
Stay safe on the ice this winter while enjoying a day of ice-fishing. Follow these tips from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for safety on the ice: The minimum ice thickness for supporting one person is at least 4 inches of clear, solid ice.