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Syracuse Cub Scout Pack 337 held their Pinewood Derby Sunday, Feb. 13, at the Unadilla Community Center. Lions, Bobcats, Tigers, Wolves, Bears and Webelos sent cars racing down the track seeking speed honors and placed them on display for design honors. Twelve scout cars and six open class cars raced. Tony Simon organized this year’s event. The top three in each category advance to the 20th Annual Seven Feathers District Pinewood Derby at the Beatrice Municipal Auditorium in Beatrice on March 26. Nick Emerson is the Cub Master and Ashley Emerson is the Assistant Cub Master.

Otoe Country 4-H’er Bailey Boitnott was recently honored with the Romeo 4-H Scholarship. One male and one female from the state of Nebraska were awarded a $500 scholarship to be used for post-secondary education. The award was presented at the NAFM Convention in Kearney, NE. Mr. Romeo of Nashville, TN attended the presentation and was filled with stories of his upbringing in Omaha, NE, and the progression of his career. He commended both students on their involvement with 4-H, their community, and encouraged them to continue these practices in their adult lives. The NAFM was extremely supportive and encouraging to these young people; their passion for promoting fairs, 4-H, and community was obvious.

Taylor Mead of Syracuse has been named to the dean’s honor roll for the Heider College of Business at Creighton University. Taylor is the daughter of Tammie Heller of Syracuse and Ron Mead of Des Moines, Iowa.

As the worldwide population ages, vision loss from eye disease is becoming a major health concern. More than 40 million people are of the age 65 or older, and that number is expected to more than double by 2050. By that same year, the number of Americans with agerelated eye diseases is also expected to double, and the number of people living with low vision is projected to triple.

Aaron John Mead has been named to the Ivy College of Business dean’s list at Iowa State University. The dean’s list recognizes students who have carried at least 12 credit hours of graded or S-F courses with a 3.50 grade-point average or above for the semester. Mead is the son of Tammie Heller of Syracuse and Ron Mead of Des Moines, Iowa. He is the grandson of Cheryl Hauptman of Nebraska City and the late Philip Dean Hauptman, Ken and Carol Arthur of Omaha.

The Otoe County 4-H Foundation celebrated their Annual Banque at the Kimmel Event Center in Syracuse to raise funds for the 4-H’ers activities, iin what could be described as a friendly and lovely night for those present.