Eleven teams competed in breezy and cool conditions at the Scott Niseley Track Invitational in Syracuse on Thursday, April 14. Coach Rick Nordhues commented that 42 Syracuse athletes had their personal bests at the meet. Senior Kennedy Stanley set a meet record in the pole vault at a height of 10’02’ and the girls’ missed first place as a team by a half a point to Norris.
The Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High School boys’ golf schedule dwindled from three competitions to one last week because of weather. On Monday, April 11, the boys competed at the competitive Bob Simpson Classic at Ashland-Greenwood. Norris won the 16-team event. Syracuse placed 15th. The highest placed golfer for Syracuse was Logan Zoller with a personal best of 85 for 25th. The home dual against Nebraska City on Tuesday and an Invite at Nebraska City on Thursday were canceled.
Summer is a season for recreation. Warm weather beckons people outdoors every day and during every season, but a quick glance outside your living room window in June, July and August will illustrate just how much people cherish any chance to spend time in nature when the mercury rises. So how are people spending their time outdoors? According to a recent report from the Outdoor Foundation that studied participation in various sports and activities, the most popular outdoor activity in the United States is running. The Outdoor Foundation report indicated that more than 61 million U.S. residents did some recreational running in 2019. To put that in perspective, 61 million people represents roughly 19 percent of the American population ages six and up. Fishing was the second most popular outdoor recreational activity among adults in the U.S., attracting more than 50 million participants. Outdoor recreation also is popular in Canada, where winter-dominant sports like skiing, snowboarding and hockey aren’t the only ways to enjoy the great outdoors. For example, the Trans Canada Trail, a recreational trail that connects every province and territory in Canada, attracts cyclists, joggers and hikers throughout the warm weather seasons
An excellent weekend of four-sport entertainment concluded with the realization that, at least for me, the football offseason is over already. In addition to watching NBA playoff basketball action, Major League Soccer regular season competition and Major League Baseball on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, this sports fan was treated to some tackle football as the USFL (United States Football League) began its first campaign after a near four-decade hiatus.
There is a crisis at our southern border, and President Biden is only making it worse. At the end of March, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced it was on track to surpass one million encounters with immigrants illegally crossing our borders over the last six months. CBP data show there were 164,973 migrant encounters at our southern border in February, up 7 percent from January and 63 percent from February of last year. These staggering numbers do not include the number of illegal migrants who eluded border agents.
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!
A crowd of about 30 individuals gathered Monday morning, April 4, to raise the Donate Life Flag at Syracuse Area Health in Syracuse. The flag was raised in honor of National Donate Life Month that recognizes the need for organ, tissue and eye donors, honors recipients and remembers donors.
Kennedy Stanley of Syracuse has started the track season off strong. She is the new record holder for Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High School with a jump of 8’5 1/2”. The previous record holder was Lauren Sands with a jump of 8’5”. There are some great things yet to come for Kennedy. In terms of recent results, the Rocket team had their meet last week at Nebraska City called off due to weather. The team was scheduled to compete in its home meet on Thursday. Courtesy Photo
Presidents, especially those of different parties, have a history of reversing their predecessor’s policies once they are sworn in. This is not unusual. But a president inheriting a policy with bipartisan support that has helped keep America safe for two years, and choosing to reverse it anyway? That is very unusual.
A couple of weeks ago, I provided an update LB 825, a tax relief bill that failed to get the necessary votes to break a filibuster. This week, the story is quite different. The same $1 billion structural tax relief package (focused on addressing our income, property, and Social Security taxes) passed through the final round of debate this past Thursday!