The Syracuse High School FBLA chapter hosted a contest for students in grades kindergarten through sixth to bring awareness to the students about American Enterprise. The contest was to promote saving money for the lower grades.
The next session of “Know Your Numbers, Know Your Options,” Nebraska Extension’s four-part recordkeeping course, will be held virtually from 1 to 3 p.m. Central time on March 15, 17, 22 and 24.
The 57th annual Nebraska City Coin Club Show will be held Sunday, Feb. 13, at the Nebraska City Eagles Club, 600 First Corso, in downtown Nebraska City.
When you watch a medical drama on television the main characters are generally doctors, nurses, and patients. We rarely learn about the many extras in the background. In an actual hospital, patients are cared for by their doctors and nurses, along with a large supporting cast and crew. Many of these people on stage and behind the scenes rarely get their name in lights. I would like to introduce them now.
I think back to the “way things were” sometimes and sadly realize I didn’t fully appreciate the many things I thought would always be there. I learned to appreciate my small town bank even more when I was living in Lincoln.
So apparently this week and next are supposed to be really nice weather. Hope you are able to enjoy.
Last week, I participated in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the mental health crisis in the United States. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five American adults live with some form of mental illness.
Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) and Nebraska Extension are teaming up for the 2022 Small Grain Conference. The conference will be held March 1st at the University of Nebraska innovative Campus Conference Center at 2021 Transformation Drive in Lincoln, NE. The small grains conference is FREE for PFI members and costs $40 for non-members. Registration is required to attend the event and includes continental breakfast and lunch. Please register by February 22. To register, complete the online form at https://practicalfarmers. app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/practicalfarmers/eventRegistration.jsp?event=756& or call the PFI office at (515) 232-5661. After the Feb. 22 registration deadline, walk-in registration will be available the day of the event unless the venue is at capacity.
Since 2012, the Innovative Youth Corn Challenge has engaged 178 youth with in-depth, experiential learning. This partnership between the Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Extension has created an awareness of agronomic-related career opportunities and successfully involved youth in rigorous hands-on inquirybased learning through completion of on-farm research or demonstration plots in corn fields across Nebraska. This year, nine teams signed up with four teams able to glean harvest data from their plots to complete the program. COVID-19 continued to make this a difficult year and created obstacles for some of the teams.
Last week Syracuse Journal Democrat ran a story on the FFA chapter competition at the district’s Leadership Development Events (LDE’s) at Norris High School. This week we had the oppportunuty to talk with the FFA teacher, Nicole Mowry, on the team’s participation.