The Nebraska Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) met for their annual State Leadership Conference April 3-5 in the Lincoln Haymarket area. More than 1,000 students and advisers from 89 Nebraska schools attended the conference to grow their leadership skills, celebrate their accomplishments from the past year, and prepare for their future careers.
One of the most rewarding aspects of serving Nebraska’s Third Congressional District is the opportunities I get to engage with young people interested in government service. This spring, I’ve welcomed students from Bayard, Oakland-Craig, Boone Central, Summerland, and Doniphan-Trumbull schools, as well as Peru State College, to our nation’s capital. Fielding students’ questions is always a pleasure, and I deeply appreciate their thoughtful feedback and ideas about the issues we are working on in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 1934, Nebraskans voted to create the nation’s only nonpartisan unicameral legislature. The vote tally was 286,086 for and 193,152 against the unicameral system.
People planning a trip may be considering whether to drive or fly and wondering which is the better value. Each mode of travel has its pluses and minuses and associated costs. When gauging whether to drive or fly, think of the outright and ancillary costs of each type of travel. For example, driving costs associated with vacationing can include fuel, vehicle maintenance, hotel stays, food costs, and tolls. Costs related to flying are ticket prices, any additional checked bag fees, parking at the airport/transportation to and from the airport, terminal food costs, and rental car needs. It is often less expensive to drive, particularly if a person can share fuel costs with another traveler and if the trip can be made with as few stopovers as possible. However, flying can be a more frugal option for solo travelers who can capitalize on flexible schedules and discounted tickets. Also, flying becomes less expensive when baggage needs are minimal.
A downed power line has been identified as the cause of one of the largest grass fires in recent Otoe County history. The fire, which began at 1:03 p.m.
Trees benefit a landscape by serving both aesthetic and utilitarian functions. A home surrounded by healthy green trees can be a sight to behold, and those same trees can benefit surrounding plants and wildlife at the same time.
I think this Easter may have single-handedly created an egg shortage. It isn’t enough that the Asian Bird Flu is thinning the flocks of laying hens. Easter 2022 has just been celebrated with an abundance of everything!
Easter weekend in Nebraska City included Good Friday and Easter Sunday church services, along with a Saturday afternoon egg hunt in Steinhart Park that featured 4,000 eggs, including 48 that contained certificates that egg hunters could redeem for prizes from the Nebraska City Parks and Recreation Department. Lourdes Central Catholic middle school students help prepare for the April 9 Knights of Columbus egg hunt by filling eggs for the hunt with candy.
The price of trash collection is going up, Nebraska City. The Nebraska City City Council approved a 4 percent increase in trash collection fees requested by American Recycling and Sanitation that would be effective Sept.
Blue Star Mothers are searching for veterans to honor with Quilts of Valor. For more information or to suggest a person for the honor, call 402-297-3536.