Despite extremely warm temperature on festival weekend, the third annual Radler Bike Festival at Arbor Day Farm was a successful event for all involved. “The Radler Bike Festival at Arbor Day Farm was a great success,” said Connie Van Nostrand, marketing manager of Arbor Day Farm.
Aaron Sanderford, Nebraska Examiner A cease-fire has been reached in a years-long fight between a farmer and a natural resources district over a hike-bike trail. The fight boils down to a disagreement over who should pay for fencing to separate the farmer’s land from the Steamboat Trace Trail.
Melvin H. Kuhlenengel, 92 of Syracuse, passed away on June 23, 2022, at the Syracuse Hospital. He was born on November 10, 1929, at home to William & Rosie (Behrens) Kuhlenengelken. On June 16, 1954, he married Marita Siepelmeier at St. John’s Evangelical Reformed Church (McWilliams). They were blessed with 4 children Mark, Mary Kay, Melody and Mona, as well as many grandchildren and great grandchildren, all of whom he loved deeply.
Ramona R. Hillman (nee Hahn) age 93, passed away June 24, 2022. She was born April 17, 1929 in Hampton, Nebraska. She was the beloved wife of the late Lloyd, loving mother of Cathy (of Missouri), Allan (Pam) (of Nebraska) and Lynette Scullen (deceased) (Rick) (of Ohio), grandmother of Matt Hillman (Shawna), Sarah Meints (Gabe), Brendon Scullen (Courtney) and Courtney Barto (Adam), great grandmother of James Hillman, Maverick and Everly Meints, sister of Rodger Hahn (deceased) (Pollie), Kenneth Hahn (Marilyn) (both deceased), Howard Hahn (Arleen) (both deceased), Marshall Hahn (Lucy) (both deceased) and Dwight Hahn (deceased) (Barb), aunt and great aunt of many.
The Southeast Nebraska Baseball Conference conducted its 2022 tournament last week. After earning an 11-3 win over Tecumseh, the Syracuse Juniors fell to Auburn, 10-2, sending the squad to a third place match up against Plattsmouth where the Rockets triumphed by one run, 4-3.
Pictured are members of the Syracuse Gold. Front row, from left: Nate McWilliams, Teagan Jording, Greyson Walters, Ricky Schramek, Tate Starzec; back row: Max Cary, Brock Bickford, Spencer Noerrlinger, Phillip Armknect, Jaxsen Walters, Brayden Campbell and Gavin Wardyn. Coaches are Travis Walters, Jared Bickford, Justin McWilliams, Chris Schramek and Bill Cary.
Earlier this year Peru State bowling coordinator Brenda Lutz signed Renee Gausman for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Gausman is from Lincoln and attended Lincoln North Star High School.
Earlier this spring cheer coaches Cara Cepuran and Carlene Cudney signed Alika Coon for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Coon is from Faucett, Missouri.
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) opened nominations this week for the 2022 Angels in Adoption Award for Nebraska’s Third District. Angels in Adoption, a project of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, provides Members of Congress the opportunity to honor an individual or entity from their districts for extraordinary contributions on behalf of children in need of homes.
There was recently a momentous victory for life when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on June 24, 2022. This marked an amazing day for our nation and a huge victory for the pro-life movement.