The Otoe County Board of Commissioners has proclaimed May as Community Action Month in Otoe County. Southeast Nebraska Community Action (SENCA) celebrates Community Action Month annually, and representatives of the organization requested the proclamation from the board during its April 11 meeting.
Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a staff member of his office at an upcoming Mobile Office in Nebraska City. Third District residents can meet directly with a member of Smith’s staff at a Mobile Office about federal issues, receive assistance with a federal agency, or take advantage of the services available through his office.
First Monday: Syracuse Chamber of Commerce member meeting, Syracuse Library, 496 5th St., noon. (402) 269-3242. Third Monday: Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Public Schools Board of Education meeting, elementary school conference room, 550 7th St., 7:30 p.m. (402) 269-2382. Every other Tuesday: Otoe County Board of Commissioners, Room 108, Otoe County Courthouse, 1021 Central Ave., Nebraska City, 8:30 a.m. 402-8739505. Second Wednesday: Syracuse City Council, Council Chambers, 495 Midland, 6 p.m. (402) 269-2173. Third Thursday: Otoe County Planning Commission, Syracuse Library, 496 5th St., 7 p.m. (402) 8739548. Saturday, April 15: Syracuse Annual Fireman’s Dance, Kimmel Event Center, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 29: Syracuse Area Cleanup Day, Syracuse Complex, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 402-269-7411 or 402-269-5027. Friday, May 5: Food Bank of Lincoln distribution, Unadilla City Park, 598 D St., 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 13: Food Bank of Lincoln distribution, parking lot at 9th and G, Palmyra, 11 a.m. to noon. Sunday, May 28: S-D-A Alumni Banquet, S-D-A Middle School, 1430 Education Dr. 5 p.m. 402-2170316. Friday, June 2: Food Bank of Lincoln distribution, Unadilla City Park, 598 D St., 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 10: Food Bank of Lincoln distribution, parking lot at 9th and G, Palmyra, 11 a.m. to noon. Friday, Sept. 29 to Sunday, Oct. 1: GermanFest. 402-269-3242.
The Massie-Richards American Legion Auxiliary Unit #100 met at Post Home on April 4, 2023. The minutes for the last meeting were accepted as printed.
The VFW Auxiliary Post No. 5547 met on Monday evening, April 3, at 6:30 p.m.
Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the senior lunch menu. The menu for the next week is as follows: Friday, April 14: Chicken tenders, potato wedges, three-bean salad, fruit.
with Phyllis Buell Another Easter is “in the books,” so to speak. In many ways, as always, it was indeed a great day.
Gov. Jim Pillen has declared the month of April Child Abuse Prevention Month along with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Nebraska Children & Families Foundation (NCFF).
Hope everyone had a good weekend. The sunrise was perfect for the Easter Sunrise Service at the Three Crosses. Several local families shared the service and breakfast at the Palmyra Presbyterian Church.
Syracuse graduate and University of Nebraska at Kearney junior, Megan Wallman, placed at the Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate State Leadership Conference April 2-3, 2023 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Kearney. Wallman who is attending Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Mass., as part of the National Student Exchange Program for a semester, competed virtually. Wallman got fourth place in macroeconomics; fifth place in cybersecurity concepts; fifth place in information management; and fifth place in project management.