In the 49 years since the Roe v. Wade decision, the pro-life movement has displayed remarkable commitment and resolve. Decades of steady, grassroots efforts by pro-life advocates are yielding not just state-level legislation which recognizes the humanity of unborn children but a growing culture of life which seeks to compassionately connect with expectant mothers who lack support.
I don’t know how you feel, but in my opinion, parenting is hard! Someone must have forgotten to hand me the instruction manual when my children came home. I have yet to meet a parent who wouldn’t appreciate one.
The Good Life we all enjoy is made possible by the courageous men and women in blue. After traveling the state for the past 7 ½ years as governor, I know Nebraskans appreciate all that law enforcement does to keep them safe. While other states cut funding for the police, Nebraska is boosting our support for our law enforcement.
A Christmas gift almost ten years ago that turned into a hobby is culminating in a new business opening in Syracuse. Roc Hopper Brewing Company, owned by Ben and Katy Biehl, is opening a Taproom at 448 5th Street that will offer beer on tap, wine, cocktails and food. The grand opening is Saturday, May 28, from 2 to 10 p.m.
As the Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca girls’ track team has learned over the years, tradition doesn’t graduate. With state championship teams in 2018 and 2019, this year’s team continues to make its mark. After a contested B-1 district championship on Tuesday, May 10th at Platteview High School head coach Rick Nordhues comments, “It was so much fun watching these kids step up and compete! We were nervous about some injuries keeping us from winning the district title but the girls really came together. It is a testament to the kids. We were without 2 probable placings in the 300 hurdles and our 4 x 800 relay and the girls still made it happen! I am so proud of them!”
Isn’t it strange? We move through life and suddenly “discover” anew what our ancestors knew for years - probably thinking they had “discovered” them. What is it I am rambling about? Well – it started like Well – it started like this – about a million or so years ago .
The Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca boys’ golf team competed at Hidden Valley Golf Course in Lincoln on Monday for the Class C-1 Districts. Scoring for the Rockets were freshman Cade Stephenson, 94, 21st place; junior Logan Zoller, 95; junior Robert Shanks, 95; junior Gabe Dilley, 115; and junior Cody Damme, 115. The team scored 388 for 7th place. Lincoln Lutheran won the event with a score of 340. The top ten players and top three teams will play at the state tournament at Elks Country Club in Columbus on May 24 and 25.
A comprehensive review of research published between 1990 and 2020 studying the link between physical activity and mental health outcomes determined that nearly 90 percent of all peer-reviewed, published research reported a positive, statistically significant relationship between exercise/physical activity and mental health. Conducted by the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation, the review found that 1,029 of the 1,158 experimental studies examined reported significant positive relationships between physical activity and mental health outcomes. General physical activity, a broad descriptor referring to the amount of daily or weekly physical activity people engage in irrespective of type, had the greatest number of positive studies of any type of physical activity, followed by cardiovascular and aerobic activity and yoga. Authors of the review concluded that their findings illustrate that exercise and movement can now be considered mainstream elements of mental health care.
Under the direction of coaches Joey Reisdorff and Russ Cooper, the Syracuse 10u soccer team recently finished its season. Pictured are team members JB Murdoch, Kaleb Edwards, Jude Fricke, Elliot Johnson, Easton Cooper, Max Wieneke, Ryker Keslar, Edison Alder, Jak Kalina, Micah Noerrlinger, and Truman Reisdorff. Not pictured is Wyatt Wittgren. Courtesy Photo
Grit and determination. Readiness to help at a moment’s notice. Willingness to work long and hard. Steadfastness in the face of difficulty. These are the qualities that define us as Nebraskans. And we saw them on full display last month as our state battled the worst fires in a decade.