Otoe County 4-H members participated in the 2021 Cass County 4-H Livestock Judging Contest at the Cass County Fair in Weeping Water. 4-H members judged seven classes of livestock, answered three sets of questions and gave three sets of oral reasons, said Erin Steinhoff, 4-H Extension Assistant. The livestock judged were market and breeding beef, swine, sheep and goats.
Educational Service Unit 4, an agency which serves and provides resources for schools in Otoe County, is welcoming new staff members for the 2022-23 school year. Front row, from left are: Sydney Looper - Sydney is a school psychologist intern with ESU 4.
Individuals diagnosed with celiac disease recognize they must avoid gluten. That’s become easier over the last couple decades as manufacturers have recognized the growing number of consumers on gluten-free diets. However, the Celiac Disease Foundation notes that various foods may contain gluten in hidden or unexpected ways. That underscores how important it is that individuals with celiac disease read labels prior to purchasing foods and beverages for the first time. In the meantime, such individuals can keep this list of potential hidden sources of gluten in mind as they shop for groceries or dine out.
Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media Concussions, from diagnosis to recovery, present as a complicated subject filled with nuance and can easily become the subject of fear and generalization. The University of Nebraska in Lincoln (UNL) is working toward erasing some of that confusion through research, treatment, and education.
Earlier this year, eligibility for the Nebraska Film Office Grant was expanded to include television series and miniseries. Administered by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, the Film Office Grant offers financial support for television and film projects that are budgeted to spend at least $1 million in Nebraska and which feature Nebraska-based stories and locales.
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Closes Summer Driving Season Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed from the road 15 impaired drivers during the first weekend of the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The national campaign marks the end of the summer driving season.
Both state and local grants are available to filmmakers who want to make a movie or TV show in the Cornhusker State. “The Snack Shack,” currently filming in Nebraska City, received $200,000 from the Nebraska Film Office and $50,000 from the Nebraska City Economic Development Growth fund before filming began.
Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the August lunch menu. The menu for the next week is as follows: Friday, Aug. 26: Chicken salad sandwich on wheat bread, mixed vegetables, potato salad, canned fruit.
Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner A Nebraska native has returned home to film a Nebraska story, in large part because of a new state grant program for filmmaking. Adam Rehmeier, now a Michigan-based screenwriter and director, has been shooting his coming-of-age comedy, “Snack Shack,” in his hometown of Nebraska City as part of a six-week shooting schedule.
Speakers Marci Broyhill and Teresa Kay Orr will present Sisters from Outlaw Trail: Riders of the Hoot Owl Trail – Nebraska’s Outlaws on Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. at Morton-James Public Library Kimmel Gallery 923 1st Corso. 402-873-5609 This presentation is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Morton-James Public Library’s Harry and Grace Moller Endowment as part of the HN Speakers Bureau.