After an eleven-day hiatus from games due to cancellations from weather and an overabundance of illness in the area, the Rockets boys team ventured to Plattsmouth (6-7) on Tuesday, January 18, only to fall 44-64.
On Thursday, January 20th, the Judiciary Committee heard arguments for Senator Tom Brewer’s LB 773, a bill that would adopt a constitutional carry law in Nebraska. It is absolutely vital to pass this legislation to protect our right to bear arms in Nebraska.
Athletic ability passed me by when those talents were being handed out, and I haven’t even missed it. Quite frankly, any real interest in athletics also is lacking in my life.
January marks the annual observance of School Board Recognition Month. The Syracuse American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 100 would like to take a moment to thank our Board of Education and Mr. Kraus for their leadership, commitment to our students, staff and community. We appreciate their efforts in leading us into the future. The job as a school board member is tough and maybe entails more than the individual board member bargained for when they initially decided to run for the board. The hours are long and the thanks few and far between. We often forget or don’t realize about the personal sacrifices they as board members make. Many do not realize the time spent in meetings and on committees, attending school functions, reams of reports, proposals and other information to read and study, a host of difficult decisions to make, advocating for our school.
Virginia Malaine (Wright) Geschke, age 89, of Syracuse passed away peacefully January 18, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society with her family beside her. She was born June 11, 1932 near Mullen, Nebraska to Florence (Simpson) and Wayne Wright. Her father…
Syracuse Area Girl Scout Troop 20756 has received their Bronze Award. The troop created Birthday Boxes that are being distributed through the Syracuse Area Churches Food Pantry in Syracuse. The girls wanted families who could not afford it to have a cake and supplies for a party. Each box contains a cake mix, frosting, candles, birthday plates and napkins, a coupon to Terry’s Family Foods in Syracuse for oil and eggs all put in a disposable cake pan.
With school and gym cancellations last week due to weather and a profound amount of illnesses, the Rocket teams had a light load last week. The ladies traveled to Milford on Tuesday for the only basketball contest. The games against Arlington on Saturday at home were postponed along with the Rocket Athletic Hall of Fame inductions.
It’s Martin Luther King’s birthday. He had a dream, you know.
Nebraska Public Service Commissioners recently elected leadership positions for 2022. District 1 Commissioner Dan Watermeier will remain chair for a second year.
With 1.4 billion consumers, China is a place with abundant potential. China also is ruled by the Chinese Communist Party, a longtime belligerent which enslaves its own people, steals intellectual and tangible property, and flouts fundamental values like national sovereignty, free enterprise, democracy, and the rule of law around the world. While Congress has taken several small steps to restrain China this year, including passing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act which bans products made with slave labor in China’s Xinjiang region, the Biden Administration is failing to more directly confront China’s aggression.