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Card Shower for Mary Kaiser’s 90th Birthday

The family of Mary Kaiser invites you to help her celebrate her 90th Birthday on August 25th. Let’s see how many cards and birthday wishes come her way. For those of you who know Mary, you can just imagine the pleasure she will have in hearing from you. A dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, aunt, friend and Nebraska City nurse for over 50 years, she has touched many lives over the years. Here’s our chance to CELEBRATE with her!!

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Land Management Workshop set for Aug. 22 in Auburn

Gary Lesoing, Extension Educator If you’ve inherited or received farmland and want to learn more about the best strategies for managing this asset, learn what it means to own agricultural land today. TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN THE 3.5-HOUR WORKSHOP INCLUDE: Am I keeping the farm or selling it? What is the farm worth – from sale or rental income? How do I manage a farm? If leasing, what are key lease provisions? Now that I own land, how does that change my estate plan? And how do we manage family communications and expectations when other family is involved? Auburn at 4-H Building/Fairgrounds, 10:00 registration, 10:30 program starts – done by 2:00 p.m.

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Otoe County Board of Commissioners

Julie Davis, CherryRoad Media The Otoe County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, Aug. 2, and took the following actions: Approved the 2022 update of the Hazardous Material Emergency Response Plan as submitted by Otoe County Emergency Management; Approved the subdivision plat of Hildas Subdivision, an approximately 5.56-acre tract located at 2335 F Rd.; Approved the subdivision plat of Schmidt Subdivision, an approximately 6-acre tract located at 1939 Q Rd.; Approved the subdivision plat of the Dora Marie Griepenstroh Subdivision, an approximately 4.5-acre tract located at 4907 I Rd.; Approved a Class I Liquor License for Pearson Entertainment LLC dba Pearson’s Pumpkin Place, located at 1357 N.

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Otoe County 4-H Round Robin Livestock Showmanship Contest winners named

The Otoe County 4-H Round Robin Livestock Showmanship Contest was held during the 2022 Otoe County Fair on Sunday, July 31. The Round Robin Livestock Showmanship contest is an all-around showmanship competition among the senior showmanship winners across all six livestock species (beef, swine, sheep, dairy goats, meat goats, and horses), said Erin Steinhoff, Otoe County 4-H Extension Assistant.

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