Madison Kreifels of Syracuse has been named to the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Council (NAYC). The 21 college students who serve on NAYC are chosen by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) to share their passion and knowledge about agriculture with young people across Nebraska.
The Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released its December lunch menu, which is as follows: Wednesday, Dec. 1: Cook’s choice.
Standing in the front of her classroom, Lindsay Hastings pointed to different leadership styles written on the board. The class was ALEC 202, Foundations of Leadership Theory and Practice. While Hastings and her students discussed how the leadership styles varied, one thread tied them together — a belief that effective leaders inspire hope.
Abigail Bennie of Nebraska City, Emily Van Meter of Bennet, and Cody Damme of Syracuse received the Outstanding Junior, Intermediate, and Senior 4-H member awards respectively at the recent Otoe County 4-H Achievement Celebration.
Nebraska Extension’s Women in Agriculture program will host the Love of the Land Conference for female farmland owners and tenants looking to improve their business management skills, Dec. 9 at the Sandhills Convention Center, 2102 S. Jeffers St., in North Platte.
Everyone have a safe Thanksgiving holiday and weekend. A million Thanks to Karin Chaffin for organizing the Christmas gifts for the Backpack Program since 2008 for District OR-1 through the local churches.
Otoe County 4-H leaders were recognized for 10, 15, 20 and 35 years of leadership at the annual Otoe County 4-H Achievement Celebration, said Erin Steinhoff, 4-H Extension assistant. Those honored include: 35 years: Cheryl Hobbie.
The Better Ba-C’s 4-H Club won the Otoe County 4-H Community Pride Award at the 4-H Achievement Celebration at the Kimmel Event Center in Syracuse on Sunday, Nov. 7.
In September 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World. The ship’s 102 passengers and 30 crew members – an eclectic mix of religious families fleeing persecution and single men seeking to become landowners on a new continent – had one thing in common: They hoped that better lives were waiting for them at the other end of the sea.
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to visit our close friends and family, eat a glorious amount of food, and remember the things we are thankful for in our lives. There is much to be thankful for in the United States, especially Southeast Nebraska.