Healthy individuals are needed every day to maintain an adequate blood supply for patients in need. Once a donor has made the commitment to give blood, it is important to take a few simple steps to prepare and help ensure a good donation experience.
Despite the number of ways people can store and play music that have evolved through the years, audiophiles often insist that music simply sounds better on vinyl. Is there anything to support this affirmation? It may be more complicated than music simply sounding better, as vinyl engages other senses as well. There is a tangible aspect to playing records rather than just streaming tracks through cyberspace. Records have a distinct smell and feel in hand. Vinyl records also can be displayed on shelves, which appeals to many music lovers. However, there may be something scientific to music sounding a particular way that makes it different from other methods. According to MeeMix, vinyl is recorded in an analog format, which means the sound is closer to how it was on the original recording. MP3 and other digital files are compressed for size and often lose some of the original sound, although it isn’t overtly detectable. When a person is listening to vinyl, all of the original data is present, as opposed to digital formats where the compression to keep files smaller omits certain frequencies that can add to the nuance of music. However, vinyl won’t always sound better than CDs or streaming digital. Equipment used to play vinyl records can affect sound quality. So a quality turntable and high-output speakers will provide the best sound, according to The Sound of Vinyl, a vinyl record retailer. Moderate-quality headphones can still do a bang-up job of outputting digital files and creating a sound that’s comparable to vinyl.
The Syracuse Post 100 Juniors rallied from down 6-0 and 9-5 to tie Elmwood-Murdock/Nehawka 9-9 entering the final inning before falling short 14-9 in an elimination game that determined which team would go to the tournament championship of the Area Tournament at Malcolm on Monday, July 11.
Beverly A. Hawk, 82 of Syracuse, passed away at home on July 11, 2022. She was born on August 5, 1939, to Branson & Maureen (Rader) Schell in Cortland, NE. Bev graduated from Osceola High School where she was a popular student. On March 27, 1960, she married James Olsen and to this union Karen & Brian were born. They later divorced after 20 years, but stayed friends. She then married Donald Hawk on November 5, 1989, in Lincoln.
Rosemary Stubbendeck was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend. She left this world suddenly on July 2nd, 2022.
Neri John Holscher, 91 of Syracuse, formerly of Cook, passed away on July 10, 2022, at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. He was born on February 7, 1931, the son of Harvey & Nora (Bentzinger) Holscher in the house at 107 East Main St., Cook, NE. He was baptized by Rev. J.M. Hertel & confirmed by T. Phundt, all at St. Paul’s UCC (Osage) in rural Cook.
Doane University Athletics is pleased to announce the Doane and Pflieger-Olson GPAC Scholar-Athletes for the 2021-22 academic year. To receive both honors, a student-athlete must be a participant in their sport for the full year and hold a 3.30 grade point average. The GPAC award (marked with an asterisk * below) is presented to those who contributed to their varsity teams (10-percent of varsity events scheduled for regular season) or those who are eligible for the NAIA academic honor that will be announced in September.
Earlier this summer Peru State volleyball head coach Madison Kindle signed Olivia Gordon for the upcoming 2022 season. She is from Oskaloosa, Iowa and went to Oskaloosa High School. Gordon will also be a member of the Bobcat softball team.
Do you ever have a day in your life when you really just don’t want to get out of bed? Maybe – just maybe, if you don’t acknowledge something has happened – it hasn’t? Well, that was the dilemma facing me last Saturday. Maybe, if I didn’t go to Dale Vanderford, Jr.’s funeral service, I could try to believe he was still the strong, enthusiastic for life – and his beloved community, all around nice guy he has always been, and still with us.
As tensions rise as a result of Russia’s occupation of Ukraine and China’s military exercises in the waters and airspace around Taiwan, our very own homeland security is at risk of being overlooked. Alarming data from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) reveal CBP encountered a record 239,416 individuals attempting to enter our country illegally at our southern border during the month of May – an increase of 32 percent over CBP encounters in May 2021 and a staggering 930 percent over 2020.