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Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the senior lunch menu. The menu for the next week is as follows: Friday, Feb. 17: Cook’s choice. Monday, Feb. 20: Center closed for Presidents’ Day. Tuesday, Feb. 21: Meat loaf, baked potato, mixed veggies, fruit.

The Massie-Richards American Legion Auxiliary Unit #100 met at Post Home on February 6, 2023. The minutes for the last meeting were accepted as printed.

A card shower has been requested for Dwight Kastens for his 70th birthday. His birthday is Feb.

In a year in which the Arbor Day Foundation announced a focus on more of its community tree plantings in neighborhoods of greatest need, year-end data showed it completed 535 community tree planting projects — more than any year in its history. “This record-breaking year is a testament to the unmatched network of tree-planting partners we have throughout the United States and around the world. Thanks to these dynamic local organizations, the Arbor Day Foundation is constantly expanding our impact to redefine what a tree can be for our communities,” said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “We’re energized not just by the number of trees planted in 2022, but by our focus on getting those trees planted in the communities that stand to benefit from them most.” The community tree plantings resulted in more than 500,000 new trees finding homes in urban areas — more than 270,000 trees were distributed and another 245,000 trees were planted. The work spanned across approximately 175 cities in all 50 states and 16 other countries, including Mexico, Malaysia and Guatemala. The Arbor Day Foundation’s work in communities will have a focus in future years on planting trees where they are needed most as it continues to build on its growing momentum in 2023. It has committed to planting 500 million new trees in five years with a focus in neighborhoods of greatest need.

Nebraska’s Division of Behavioral Health (DBH), a part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), urges parents and other adults to have real and in-depth conversations with their children during Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. DHHS is one of the providers of funds to The Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence.

February is National Senior Independence Month, which provides an opportunity to celebrate older adults across the state of Nebraska and spread awareness of information and resources that are available to help support them and their independence throughout their journey.