On Wednesday, Feb. 1, twenty Syracuse High School students participated in a Winter Service Day. The students are part of the Students of Service or SOS group. The students volunteered at the Heartland Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity Restore, both in Omaha.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (02/10/23). Benefits flow through communication this year. Personal practice builds self-confidence and ease. Adapt with winter changes for home and family, inspiring buzzing springtime creative communications. Alternative professional opportunities reorient your summer, leading to incredible autumn exploration and discovery. Talk about what you love.
The Syracuse High School speech team duet of Nathanial Cordray and Leland Dilley have placed twice this season. Both juniors, they placed fourth at the Ashland Greenwood Invitational and fifth at the Conestoga Invitational.
Otoe County childcare providers came together in Syracuse Feb. 2 to discuss their successes and challenges during a gallery walk event at the Syracuse Public Library.
Mary Lee Pietzyk of Syracuse, NE passed on Tuesday January 31, 2023. Mary Lee Elizabeth (Eichenberger) Pietzyk was born on April 1, 1930 in Steinauer, Nebraska to Adolf and Nora (Bradley) Eichenberger. She attended school at Pawnee City High School. After graduation, she attended Nebraska State Teachers College in Peru and the University of Nebraska, then taught grade school for several years. On June 21, 1958 she was united in marriage to Earl Pietzyk at St Mary Catholic Church, in St Mary, NE. They then bought a farm in Cook, NE, where together they raised five children. Family was the most important thing to her. She loved every minute with her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids. She and Earl took several vacations across the US, Alaska, and Europe, creating lifelong memories.
One month into the 118th Congress, we are forging ahead with our Commitment to America. In order to restore a strong American economy, we are working to exercise oversight over reckless federal spending and the failed White House policies that have hamstrung recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the severe inflation and large-scale layoffs we’ve seen throughout the first 23 months of the Biden presidency. Despite the fact President Biden declared “the pandemic is over” in an interview with 60 Minutes last September, he has since extended the Public Health Emergency (PHE) while pursuing harmful proposals such as student loan debt cancelation and heavy-handed vaccine mandates. This week, the Republican-led House took action to check these abuses of executive power and uphold government accountability.
Valentine’s Day sparks one of the busiest shopping seasons of the year. Though it might not inspire the masses quite like Black Friday, Valentine’s Day compels millions of people to find gifts for that special someone in their lives each February. In fact, the National Retail Federation’s Annual 2022 Valentine’s Day Spending Survey found that the average person expected to devote $175 to Valentine’s Day spending in 2022.
Saint Valentine is the patron saint of lovers and engaged and married couples. He also is the name behind the holiday that inspires images of red hearts and rose petals in the middle of February.
The Nebraska City wrestling team hosted a JV invite on Monday, Jan. 30.
A schedule of 2023 National Weather Service Storm Spotter training classes has been released. The Fremont County, Iowa, Spotter Talk is set for 7 to 9 p.m.