The inaugural Go Red Heart Disease Awareness Fun Run/Walk is set for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, with the event beginning and ending at Syracuse Area Health’s Fitness Plus at 940 12th St., in Syracuse. Participants can choose a 5K or a 1-mile walk with proceeds to benefit the Syracuse Area Health Foundation. Register online at syracuseareahealth.com or stop by Fitness Plus.
St. John’s United Church of Christ, 511 7th Street, Syracuse is hosting a Free Will Soup Luncheon on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to benefit Eric Fass. The proceeds from the soup luncheon are designated to support the purchase of a new wheelchair. Fass suffered a TBI July 24, 2021 and his rehabilitation journey continues. After hospitalization and rehabilitation, Fass returned home a little over a year ago.
Chadron State College releases student honors lists Chadron State College has announced the names of 651 students who qualified for the institution’s fall 2022 academic honors lists. The president’s list consists of 312 students with a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Helping law enforcement eliminate poaching in Nebraska just got a little easier, thanks to a new program by Nebraska Game and Parks. The new online reporting tool allows people to anonymously report suspected wildlife violations through a form at OutdoorNebraska.gov/WildlifeCrimestoppers.
Doane Athletics is introducing a new academic honor this year that will be awarded each semester, the Athletic Director’s Semester Honor Roll and High Honor Roll. The academic honor is awarded to student-athletes who fulfill their athletic requirements while maintaining a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) in the semester with the High Honor Roll awarded for a 3.5 or higher GPA.
Childhood obesity poses a serious threat to the longterm health of kids across the globe. According to the World Health Organization, 39 million children under the age of five were overweight or obese in 2020. That means that tens of millions of kids across the globe are facing a serious and potentially chronic health problem before they even begin kindergarten.
Governor Jim Pillen has officially proclaimed January Radon Action Month in Nebraska. As temperatures drop and Nebraskans spend more time indoors, it is important to consider the indoor air quality within your home.
When I was a young physician, we talked with almost religious zeal about the “Golden Hour.” Early on, this principally focused on the idea that within the first hour after an injury, a patient needed to receive definitive treatment in order to maximize the chances of survival, and recovery. We usually interpreted this to mean that the patient needed to be in the hands of the trauma surgeon before this hour was up. We took ATLS classes so we could make sure that the patient in our emergency room got the best treatment we non-surgeons could provide, until the surgeon could take over.
Looking through all the beautiful tomato pictures in a seed catalog, how do you choose the best cultivars for your garden? Every gardener knows nothing is more disappointing than to raise a tomato plant, finally have it loaded with fruit, when suddenly it wilts and dies. One way to prevent this disaster is to choose tomato cultivars carefully with disease resistance in mind. Prevent Fungal Wilt Diseases Verticillium and Fusarium wilt are two common diseases effecting tomatoes and other plants in the tomato family such as pepper, eggplant and potato. Both diseases overwinter as fungal spores in garden soil or on infected plant debris not discarded at the end of the previous growing season. Fungicides are not effective at controlling these diseases, so prevention is the key to success.
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.