A backyard pool can be a wonderful summer oasis. Swimming immediately cools people off on hot and humid days, and even provides thorough exercise that works many different muscles in the body. And summer revelers know that swimming and splashing in the pool is an entertaining activity for people of all ages.
In traveling around southeast Nebraska I am seeing a number of trees in the area showing signs of iron chlorosis. This is the condition when the leaves of trees are more yellow than normal. In the environmental conditions southeast Nebraska has experienced in recent years, trees have been under a great deal of stress.
This spring, some of our lawns look beautiful and others are showing some winter damage. The dry conditions we experienced from September through March have caused patchy grass death in some locations, especially south or west facing sites exposed to wind. Here in eastern Nebraska, cool season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue should be fully green now. So if your cool season lawn has some brown patches – and it’s not zoysiagrass - the lawn may have experienced some winter desiccation injury. What should be done? Let’s look at this to and a few other common questions for lawn managers in spring.
Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” I believe an aquarium is like a person’s heart. In an aquarium you can put as many inches of fish in as you have gallons.
Nebraska City track and field athletes competed at the Class B-1 district meet at Platteview High School on Tuesday, May 10. Individual winners for the boys’ team were as follows: MJ Nelson, first, 200, 22.91, and second, 100, 11.32; Zach Ottemann, fourth, discus, 44’11.5”; and Mason Houghton, fifth, 3200, 11:19.39, and fifth, 1600, 4:59.44.
Nebraska City Public Schools has announced that Alex Meredith will assume the duties of head wrestling coach and Matt Thompson will remain as boy's basketball coach for the upcoming school year. Nebraska City Public Schools are excited to announce Alex Meredith as the head boys’ wrestling coach.
The Nebraska City boys’ soccer team wrapped up a successful season with a runner up finish at the district finals at home against Elkhorn North on Saturday, May 7. Elkhorn North’s offense controlled a good deal of the first half by keeping the ball on one half of the field, but the Pioneer defense stood strong in turning away several chances.
A multitude of gold medal finishes powered the Lourdes girls’ track team to a home meet championship at the Orville Rettig meet on the Nebraska City track on May 6. First place finishes were recorded by Sofia Fulton, 100, 13.65; Aspen Meyer, 200, 27.20, and high jump, 4’11”; Evie Madison, 3200, 12:57.24; and Jenna Box, 300 hurdles, 51.04, and long jump, 14’6”.
Nebraska City competed at the district baseball tournament last week, topping Douglas County West, 9-4, and falling short against host team Waverly, 2-0. The Pioneers had nine runs on six hits with three errors against D.C.
Nebraska City athletes took to the track for the Trailblazer Conference meet on Tuesday at Plattsmouth High School. Earning individual medals for the boys’ team were Mason Houghton, second, 1600, 4:51.05, and third 3200, 10:35.28; Alex Rico, third, 800, 2:10.77, and fifth, 3200, 11:09.47; and MJ Nelson, fifth, 100, 11.67.