Last week, Omaha Westside Superintendent Mike Lucas had a conversation leaked online by “Accuracy in Media,” a government accountability group. In it, Dr. Lucas bragged that his district had some of the “most important” people in the state. These “important people” could be fed talking points by the school district to lobby the legislature to kill bills the Omaha-based school district didn’t like.
The Syracuse High School track and field teams competed at the Ashland-Greenwood Invite on Saturday, March 25. GIRLS Team Scores: Elkhorn 104, Ashland-Greenwood 81, Blair 73, Syracuse 69, Milford 57, Lincoln Christian 48, Platteview 42, Wahoo 19, Tekamah-Herman 16, Ralston 14, Nebraska City 3 Reagan Wilhelm, High Jump, 6th, 4’8 Emily Holz, Pole Vault, 3rd, 8’ Jayden Meyer, Long Jump, 2nd, 14’11.75”; Triple Jump, 2nd, 32’6”; 800m, 2nd, 2:30.72 Katelyn Smith, Triple Jump, 6th, 29’1.5” Kadyn Sisco, 400m, 2nd, 1:03.14 Ashlynn Vestal, 100m Hurdles, 2nd, :17.38; 300m Hurdles, 2nd, :50.73 Kathleen Donovan, 100m Hurdles, 5th, :18.08 4x100m Relay, 4th, :53.69 - Kathleen Donovan, Kadyn Sisco, Bridget Donovan, Ashlynn Vestal 4x400m Relay, 2nd, 4:21.79 - Bridget Donovan, Kadyn Sisco, Ashlynn Vestal, Jayden Meyer BOYS Team Scores: Elkhorn 128, Blair 82.5, Syracuse 54, Platteview 47.5, Lincoln Christian 46, Wahoo 45, Milford 36, Ashland-Greenwood 31, Takamah-Herman 29, Ralston 15, Nebraska City 13 Jacob Liscomb, High Jump, 3rd 5’8 Cy Peteresen, Pole Vault, 3rd, 10’6; 400m, 4th, :53.84 Will Janssen, Long Jump, 5th, 18’6.5”; 100m, 5th, :12.0 Jase Voorhees, Discus, 2nd,151’10”; 110m Hurdles, 6th, :16.52 Kaleb Swanson, Shot Put, 6th, 42’11.5” Grayson May, 110m Hurdles, 3rd, :16.32 Barrett Bischoff, 100m, 6th, :12.04; 200m, 6th, :24.50 Max Parde, 300m Hurdles, 4th, :46.30 4x800m Relay, 5th, 9:06.12 - Elliot Harden, Xavier Apel, Dayton Graves, Nolan Gartner 4x100m Relay, 2nd, :46.35 - Jacob Panko, Jase Voorhees, Max Parde, Will Janssen 4x400m Relay, 5th, 3:42,10 - Cy Petersen, Max Parde, Nolan Gartner, Will Janssen UPCOMING MEETS Tuesday, March 28, Auburn Invite Thursday, April 6, Nebraska City Invite
For the past decade, distracted driving has taken U.S. roadways by storm, endangering not only the distracted drivers, but their passengers, pedestrians and others using the road.
The City of Syracuse hosted an open house on the availability of funds for the Syracuse Downtown Revitalization (DTR) project on Thursday, March 23, at the Syracuse Library. Over 25 individuals representing downtown businesses attended. Representatives from SENDD (Southeast Nebraska Development District) and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development were also in attendance to provide an overview of the application process, timeline and eligible improvements.
The college outdoor track season is about to start! Look for weekly results for Syracuse graduates in the Syracuse Journal Democrat. Meredith Clark, daughter of Jim and Mary Clark, junior track standing, University of South Dakota, Throws Lauren Meyer, daughter of Bruce and Kerri Meyer, sophomore track standing, University of South Dakota, Jumps Lauren Siefken, daughter of Andy and Stacey Siefken, junior, Doane University, Middle Distance, outdoor only this season Grace Damme, daughter of Mike and Jodi Damme, junior, Doane University, Javelin, outdoor only this season Kennedy Stanley, daughter of Jason and Trisha Stanley, freshman, Doane University, Pole Vault Kamdyn Stanley, daughter of Jason and Trisha Stanley, freshman Iowa Wester, Jumps and Sprints Ethan Zastera, son of Ed and Joanna Zastera, senior Dakota State University, Throws UPCOMING: USD: March 30-31, Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Austin, TX; March 31-April 1, Bobcat Invitational, San Marcos, TX Doane: April 1, Nebraska-Kearney Invite, Kearney,NE Iowa Western: March 30-31, Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Austin, TX; March 31-April 1, Bobcat Invitational, San Marcos, TX .
The characteristics of an ideal day of relaxation differ for everyone. Some people might envision a day spent boating on a favorite lake, while others may want to plant their feet firmly in the sand of a local beach. Regardless of what serves as the focal point of a day of relaxation, it’s not uncommon for individuals to crack open a good book at some point during their day of R&R.
4-1, Library Open 9 - 11 a.m. 4-5, Yoga 6 p.m.
Dr. Jason Phillips and Dr. Kathi Nehls took seven students to Phi Alpha Theta National Biennial Conference in Albuquerque, N.M., in January. Students presented papers from upper-division courses, and capstone papers.
Speaker David Marsh will present a program Music from Around the World on Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. at Morton-James Public Library Kimmel Gallery, 923 1st Corso.
with Phyllis Buell I don’t know about you but personally I think it has been a very long winter. Oh, yes, we haven’t had the several feet of snow some places in our country have had and cold spells haven’t lasted too many days in a row, but .