The 2025 house building season is underway at Casa de la Esperanza, located in Yuma, Ariz., and San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, and volunteers from First Evangelical Lutheran Church have already built the second home of the 2025 season in the first month of the new year.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 covers non-recreational uses of drones weighing between 0.55 to 55 pounds. All drone pilots are required to have a license if they are using their drones for paid work or for non-recreational purposes. This includes industries like emergency management, law enforcement, real state and land management, aerial photography, and agriculture. In agriculture, drones are primarily used for crop monitoring and scouting and checking on livestock. Sray drones are also becoming an important tool in agricultural operations.
Nebraska City Master Gardener and gardening enthusiast Rita Beck gave an educational presentation on becoming a Master Gardener at Grimm’s Gardens on Thursday, Feb. 20. Beck volunteers her time and talents to maintain the Victorian Garden at the Wildwood Historic Center. Grimm’s will host a free educational presentation by Aaron and Paige Hill of Prairie Star Botanicals on herbal therapy on Thursday, March 20, at 9 a.m. Grimm’s Gardens is located at 1401 S. 11th St. Call 402-874-9340 for more information.
The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor Center is hosting its annual Native American Artifact Show Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The American Legion Department of Nebraska District 12 convention will take place on Saturday, March 15.
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Flu by Joe Heller
As part of its relentless climate agenda, the Biden administration imposed rules and regulations that would force Americans to adopt electric vehicles (EVs) at a breakneck pace. Today, we’re left with more electric cars on the roads, and more problems we must address.
Recently, I had a gentleman come for an annual wellness visit. He hadn’t had one for quite some time, and I could tell he was a little uncertain about what to expect. He was patient while we reviewed his family history, and tolerant while we talked about diet and exercise, but he’d had enough when I asked about the last time he’d been to the dentist and the eye doctor. “What is this about?” he asked me, somewhat exasperated. I suppose people don’t usually expect to go to their primary care doctor and have her nag them about their teeth or their eyes!
I’m doing it again.