Improve soil quality for a better lawn
A lush, green lawn can vastly improve a home’s curb appeal. Thick, healthy grass indicates that homeowners care enough about their properties to invest the time, effort and money to make them beautiful.
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National Honor Society
Lourdes Central Catholic recently inducted 12 new members from the junior class to the National Honor Society. Front row, from left are Rebekah Vaverek, Baylor Lee, Cora Krog, Lucy Chaney, Ava Buggi, Jenna Box; second row: Fr. Jonathan Haschke, CAO, Alex Peter, Jayger Haag, Ben Chance, Nolan Beccard, Isaac Bruggeman, and Jake Bebout.
What to know before planting around your property
When planning a landscape, it’s tempting to pick the most colorful, vibrant plants. An eye-popping property filled with yellows, purples, pinks, and other bold colors is sure to catch anyone’s eye. However, the right plant for a property is not always the most colorful.
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Outdoor living is wildly popular, as more and more homeowners are bringing elements once reserved for home interiors into their backyards. When designing outdoor living spaces, homeowners may learn about biophilic design, an architectural concept that aims to incorporate natural elements into outdoor living spaces. Proponents of biophilic design say it satisfies an innate human need to affiliate with nature, thereby helping to reduce stress that people may experience after being stuck indoors for much of their days. Biophilic design is often part of a home interior design, but many homeowners also embrace it when designing their outdoor living spaces. For example, surrounding outdoor living areas with noninvasive plants, flowers and trees and using natural materials like wood and stone when building such spaces are great ways to embrace biophilic
Peru State College releases fall dean’s list
Peru State College has announced its dean’s list for the fall 2022 term. Students representing Nebraska, plus 23 other states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Dominican Republic were on the lists.
Syracuse Rescue Squad reviews service calls for 2022
Syracuse Rescue Squad statistics for 2022 were shared at the last Syracuse City Council meeting March 8. Syracuse Rescue Chief Tim Wilson provided the year in review. The squad had 361 calls for which 232 were 911 calls, four were intercepts, 78 were transfers, one was a mutual aid and 46 calls were requesting standby. Total calls were up from 357 the year before and up 32 calls from 2012. A majority of calls occurred between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. followed by the 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. timeframe. Runs by day are fairly equal across the week with the most number of calls occurring on Sundays and Wednesdays (57) followed by Mondays (56) and Fridays (52). Patient age with the highest number of calls was the 70-79 age group followed by 80-89 age group. The highest number of youth calls occurred in the 10-19 age group.
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NCPD to participate in ‘U Drive U Text U Pay’ enforement The Nebraska City Police Department is reminding drivers about the dangers of distracted driving during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national “U Drive U Text U Pay” high-visibility enforcement mobilization from April 3 to 9.
Something Good
It is Income Tax time in our land. Pretty certain that isn’t news to anyone. Indeed, I can’t say it is one of favorite times of the year. But – I have discovered this year I will be sorry to see the deadline for filing come to an end.
Syracuse Area Health Auxiliary meeting minutes
The Syracuse Area Health Auxiliary held their quarterly meeting January 10, 2023, at Syracuse Area Health. Prior to the meeting, Mike Harvey, CEO gave an update to the auxiliary members. Mike stated that SAH is receiving positive feedback from patients regarding personal care at SAH, Syracuse and North Campus and the fact that they can stay local for many procedures in a much timelier manner than in Lincoln or surrounding area hospitals. One patient was so pleased that he contributed to SAH Foundation.
Tractor and farm equipment safety course now open for registration
Classes offered in seven locations throughout state for teens 14 or 15 years old who work on farms Teens 14 or 15 years of age who work on farms, or others who are interested in learning about tractor and farm equipment safety practices, can register for a safety training course offered at seven locations across Nebraska from May 22 through June 8.