Senior Center Menu
Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the senior lunch menu. The menu for the next week is as follows: Friday, March 24: Popcorn shrimp, cheesy rice, pea salad, fruit.
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Syracuse Rescue Squad reviews service calls for 2022
Syracuse Rescue Squad statistics for 2022 were shared at the last Syracuse City Council meeting March 8. Syracuse Rescue Chief Tim Wilson provided the year in review. The squad had 361 calls for which 232 were 911 calls, four were intercepts, 78 were transfers, one was a mutual aid and 46 calls were requesting standby. Total calls were up from 357 the year before and up 32 calls from 2012. A majority of calls occurred between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. followed by the 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. timeframe. Runs by day are fairly equal across the week with the most number of calls occurring on Sundays and Wednesdays (57) followed by Mondays (56) and Fridays (52). Patient age with the highest number of calls was the 70-79 age group followed by 80-89 age group. The highest number of youth calls occurred in the 10-19 age group.
Unadilla News
3-25, Library Open 9 – 11 a.m. 3-26, Unadilla Fire & Rescue Dinner 11 – 1 p.m.
Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 27 to 31
The National Weather Service office in Omaha has announced that southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa will observe Severe Weather Awareness Week beginning Monday, March 27. Monday’s NWS messaging will focus on severe thunderstorms, while Tuesday’s messaging will be concerned with weather warnings.
Nebraska State Patrol News
State Patrol arrests 12 impaired drivers during St. Pat’s Day enforcement Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed from the road 12 impaired drivers as part of a special enforcement effort around St.
Syracuse school district patrons invited to hear report
Syracuse school district is inviting patrons to attend the External Team Visit oral report on March 28 at 3:45 p.m. in the Middle School Commons Area.
Community Calendar
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. Friday, March 31: Knights of Columbus Fish Fry, St. Paulinus Catholic Church, 863 5th St. 5 to 9 p.m. 402-269-3382. Satruday, April 29: Syracuse Area Cleanup Day, Syracuse Comples, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 402-269-7411 or 402-269-5027. Sunday, May 28: S-D-A Alumni Banquet, S-D-A Middle School, 1430 Education Dr. 5 p.m. 402-2170316. Friday, Sept. 29 to Sunday, Oct. 1: GermanFest 402-269-3242.
Nebraska Highway 2 westbound lane closures for Lincoln South Beltway
Weather permitting, on March 28, starting at 9 a.m., the new Nebraska Highway 2 (N-2) westbound lanes will be closed for the installation of an overhead sign structure and other miscellaneous work for the construction of the Lincoln South Beltway project, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT).
S-D-A Middle School honor roll
The Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Middle School has released its third quarter honor roll. Earning high honors were Eighth grade: Hadyn Berner, Kelsay Engelbrecht, Wyatt Higgins, Madilyn Kailing, Kaita Kreifels, Luke Kuenning, Mason Lintz, Tristan Sisco, Josh Stinson, Izzy Stubbendick, Nathan Wemhoff, and Brylar Werner.
Loos named president of Arbor Day Foundation
Arbor Day Foundation Chief Operating Officer Katie Loos was recently promoted to president of the organization. Loos is just the third president of the 51-year-old global nonprofit organization.