Happy Burt County 4-H Week

February 20, 2015 Leave a comment


The Burt County 4-H Council decided to embrace social media as a way to empower 4-H members to promote and share 4-H information during Burt County 4-H Week. They are doing this through the Burt County 4-H Week Social Media Contest.

The contest will run through Burt County 4-H Week, February 22-28. Twitter and Instagram users are encouraged to follow @BurtCountyNE4H.

The Contest Guidelines are as follows:

– Begins 12:00 A.M. February 22, 2015

– Ends 11:59 P.M. February 28, 2015

– Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

– Posts, tweets & pics MUST BE ABOUT BURT COUNTY 4-H!

– Tweet/Post about joining 4-H!  – Mention fun activities, experiences, etc.

– Mention following @BurtCountyNE4H on Twitter or Instagram

– Mention “LIKE Us on Facebook” at Burt County 4-H, UNL Extension

– Use “#burtco4hweek” when promoting Burt County during 4-H Week

– Any pictures posted MUST be appropriate for social media and

  MAY NOT contain specific names of people or locations

$25 Award in each Prize category:

  1. Most Persuasive Post, Pic, or Tweet
  2. Most Entertaining Post, Pic, or Tweet
  3. Most LIKES earned on Facebook page (please ask people you direct to the page to LIKE it and to post and credit you for the LIKE)
  4. Best ALL around Posts, Pics, or Tweets

If you have any questions about this contest please contact Carroll Welte at (402) 374-2954 or cwelte1@unl.edu or tweet @carrollWelte.

Of course, the more “traditional” 4-H promotions are always a hit too including taking special treats to your class at school and talking about 4-H, decorating a store window, or creating a 4-H Snow/Snowless Sculpture. Or you can make a poster, do a community service project or take a club picture and send it to the newspaper. Just come up with creative ideas to show how 4-H helps you learn, make new friends and make friends.

Send me a list of activities you and/or your club did to promote 4-H not only during 4-H Week, but throughout the year so your club can compete for cash awards in the Clover Crazy Club of the Year Contest.

 

4-H On-line Enrollment – Don’t Put It OFF!

The Nebraska 4-H program has gone to on-line enrollment for all 4-H members. This will make things better for some and worse for others. It is not a complicated process, but it does take a computer with internet service. A step by step instruction sheet is available on the www.burt.unl.edu website under the “Burt County 4-H” header and click on: Online Enrollment. A 4-H project list is also there to help you plan your project enrollment.

If computer skills and/or internet availability are a problem we welcome any 4-H members and their families to come in the extension office and use our computers to get this job done. Just call Nebraska Extension in Burt County at 402-374-2929 if you want to come in and enroll. I’m sure most of our 4-H members will find this a breeze. If you have problems, please call for help.

The initial enrollment deadline is May 1, 2015; however, changes to your enrollment account may be made until June 1st.  After June 1st, ne.4honline.com WILL NOT accept changes to project lists, family info, etc.  If you have questions please contact the Burt County Extension Office at 402-374-2929 or email: swimer2@unl.edu, or nick.bohannon1@gmail.com.

Mary Loftis

Mary Loftis

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Governor Ricketts Announces National Search for Roads Director

February 20, 2015 Leave a comment


Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced a national search for a permanent Director to lead the Nebraska Department of Roads. This announcement comes at the conclusion of three successful national searches for innovative and transformational leadership to lead the Departments of Corrections, Economic Development and Health and Human Services.

 

The search for a new Director of the Nebraska Department of Roads will follow a similar process to previous searches. With statewide financial support, the Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation has hired a search firm to conduct the search. Finalists identified by the firm will be forwarded to Governor Ricketts and his Chief of Staff, Matt Miltenberger, for interviews.

 

Ted Ford Webb of Ford Webb Associates, Inc. based in Concord, Massachusetts will assist with the search. Webb previously assisted with the successful searches that identified Scott Frakes to lead the Nebraska Department of Corrections and Courtney Phillips to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

 

“After successful national searches to lead key state agencies, it made sense to utilize a similar approach with the Department of Roads,” said Governor Pete Ricketts. “Building 21st-century infrastructure with fiscally-responsible funding mechanisms is critical for our state’s future. Forward-thinking leadership for the department can help accomplish these goals.”

 

Donors who contribute to the search process will be disclosed after the conclusion of the search.

 

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Jerry Grancer of Blair NE

February 20, 2015 Leave a comment


Grancer, Jerry Jack, 5/10/1931 – 2/17/2015
Blair – Passed away at the VA Hospital of medical complications . He was born in Hanover, KS. He is survived by his loving wife of 61yrs. Joanne K Grancer (Brock), children Jill Grancer Ft. Worth, TX, Jody Grancer, Omaha, Jerry Jay Grancer (Debbie), Omaha, Jacque McKeon (John), North Pole, AK., 12 Grandchildren, 20 Great grandchildren. Visitation Friday 6-8 PM at mortuary
Funeral Service Saturday 10:00 AM at Herman American Legion 274. Graveside Service Saturday 3 PM Peru Cemetery.

Jerry Grancer

Jerry Grancer

Memorials to be determined at a later date by the family. Special request by family for the funeral service to dress in your game day attire. Luncheon immediately following the service provided by American Legion 274 & friends.

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Leroy W. Viles, 71, of Lyons NE

February 20, 2015 Leave a comment


LEROY W. VILES, 71 years, of Lyons, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015, at the Oakland Mercy Hospital, in Oakland, Nebraska.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Services are pending with Pelan Funeral Services Lyons.

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New Officers for Burt County Economic Development Corporation

February 19, 2015 Leave a comment


The officers for 2015 are as follows:

President – Sarah Chatt, Tekamah

Vice President – Pam Thomson, Lyons

Secretary/Treasurer – John Werner, Oakland

 

“We will continue to focus our efforts in 2015 in three areas – business development, community development, and tourism,” stated Patty Plugge, Executive Director.

 

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Q and U Wed at Lyons-Decatur Northeast

February 19, 2015 Leave a comment


The Kindergarten class at Lyons-Decatur Northeast School celebrated Valentine's Day with the wedding of Q and U. This is to symbolize how the two letters are always together. The bride was Alyssa Taylor and the groom was Kwyntin Kampa. The remainder of the class served as attendants. Kindergarten teacher Marlene Beacom officiated. Photos courtesy of LDNE.

The Kindergarten class at Lyons-Decatur Northeast School celebrated Valentine’s Day with the wedding of Q and U. This is to symbolize how the two letters are always together. The bride was Alyssa Taylor and the groom was Kwyntin Kampa. The remainder of the class served as attendants. Kindergarten teacher Marlene Beacom officiated. Photos courtesy of LDNE.

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Oakland Heights Waffle Supper

February 19, 2015 Leave a comment


Just a reminder, the Oakland Heights waffle supper is tonight at 5:30 at Oakland Heights. Stop in and enjoy a delicious meal with the residents at the Heights!

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Market Report

February 19, 2015 Leave a comment


Markets 9:58am 2/19/15

Corn +5 ¼ @3.89

Beans +10 @ 10.05 ¾ 

 

This week:

A short week for the trade with a holiday on Monday, traders came back ready to go with Tuesday’s NOPA Crush Report.  Report came in somewhat flat with the exception of reporting a record January.  This and a bump in crude caused some excitement and a nice bump for both corn and beans.  In fact crude closed above resistance which may have indicated crude may head on up, however sellers came in and quickly pounded it back down into the red the next day and made no attempts to rally back….. a “turn around Tuesday” feel on Weds as the markets quickly back tracked, and crude dropped back into the red and the US dollar remained strong.

 

This morning the overnight session pushed beans into the green and grains in general have been fighting to hold.  Toggling between green and red for the first ½ hour this am, but well into the green by 9:30am.  This volatility may provide some marketing opportunities for us on the upswing, and market order or offers can be a win.  With farmers anxious to sell on a rally, it is likely basis will break,  In other words if the market continues to rally we may see basis slip 5 to 10 cents.  It may be wise to limit some basis risk by simply using a basis contract or our Extended Price program to lock in your basis.

 

Looking forward:

USDA 2015 Ag Outlook Forum will take center stage today and tomorrow, so look for projections and estimates.  This is what I have seen so far, and the beans surprised me a bit, this may give us some strength in beans today, however bean numbers may come up.

[LSN] **USDA Ag Outlook:  2015 Corn planting projected at 89.0 mln acres vs 2014’s 90.6 mln acres

[LSN] **USDA Ag Outlook:  2015 Soybean planting projected at 83.5 mln acres vs 2014’s 83.7 mln acres

[LSN] **USDA Ag Outlook:  2015 projection for all wheat seeding at 55.5 mln acres down -1.3 mln acres from 2014

[LSN] **USDA Ag Outlook:  all cotton planting for 2015 seen at 9.70 mln acres off 1.3 mln acres from the 2014 crop

[LSN] **USDA Ag Outlook:  Average US corn prices in 15/16 marketing year are seen at $3.50 per bushel, soybean prices to average $9.00/bu

[LSN] **USDA Ag Outlook:  Average US wheat prices in 15/16 marketing year are seen at $5.10 per bushel

 

We will also be seeing 3 different reports over the next 30-45 days, which may provide some added opportunity to capitalize on a “market reaction.”

Warren Buffet and Deere: 

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently disclosed in federal filings that they had accumulated over 17 million shares of Deere & Co stock worth over $1.5 billion.

For Fun:

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop?

Mathematicians at New York University conducted a very important experiment to find out exactly how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Drum roll, please.

One thousand.

For those patient enough to not take a bite, graduate student Jinzi Mac Huang determined it would take 1,000 licks to make it through one centimeter of candy, which is approximately half the length of one Tootsie Pop. The study was done to explore the effects of dissolving materials within a fluid flow, such as rocks in geological environments and pills for pharmaceutical applications. The lollipop angle was just a fun side effect.

Read more here: https://gma.yahoo.com/mathematicians-discover-many-licks-takes-center-tootsie-pop-224356597–abc-news-Recipes.html

Greg Mockenhaupt

ProEdge Risk Management Consultant

P: (402) 685-5613 | C: (402) 380-9855 | Greg.Mockenhaupt@cvacoop.com

1007 County Road O

Oakland, NE 68045

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Happenings at Oakland Heights

February 19, 2015 Leave a comment


Oakland Heights News

By Nancy Silvey Activity Director

It was a nice Valentines dinner that was served on Saturday, the resident really enjoyed it, we also crowned this year’s Valentine King and Queen last Friday at the Valentine party, we would like to congratulate this year’s King John Dekker and Queen Doris Anderson and would like to thank Judy Nelson and Patty Miller for providing the entertainment for the party. This week we have our monthly Waffle Supper on Thursday February 19th at 5:30 pm. On Saturday February 21st the Rusty Buckets will be here to perform at 2:30 pm. Also a Happy Birthday to Wilma Neitzke on Friday February 20th, Wilma turns 102 this year. Next week on Monday February 23rd is the Resident council meeting at 2:30 pm.

Church Service for Sunday February 23rd at 2:30 pm will be given by the First Lutheran Church with a luncheon served afterwards. On Wednesday this week February 18th at 2:30 pm is an Ash Wednesday serve given by Pastor Hoden. Next Tuesday February 24th at 9:30 am is Catholic Mass given by Father Paul.

Activities for the week of February 23rd to February 28th are as followed, Reading with Marilyn, Manicures, Sing a Long, Coffee and Conversation, Crafts, Word Games, Bingo w/Methodist, Bible Fellowship, Let’s Play Ball, Crafty Cooking, Friday Bingo, Saturday morning movie, and Lawrence Walk.

Volunteers signing in last week were; Judy Nelson, Nadine Anderson, Betty Hanna, Bonnie Fleischman, Donna Baldwin, Patty Miller, Anne Anderson, Mary Donavon, Mary Alice Pearson, Cathi McMurtry, Sandra Anderson, Dani Moseman, and Sly Rouse

Activity Memorial Fund

A Memorial was given by Ray and Virginia Simpson in memory of Jerome Anderson.

John Dekker and Doris Anderson were crowned Valentine's Day King at Queen at Oakland Heights. Photo Courtesy of Oakland Heights.

John Dekker and Doris Anderson were crowned Valentine’s Day King at Queen at Oakland Heights. Photo Courtesy of Oakland Heights.

 

 

 

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Healthy Communities Initiative (HCI) Opposes LB330

February 19, 2015 Leave a comment


Healthy Communities Initiative (HCI), a substance abuse prevention coalition, is strongly opposed to LB330 introduced, at the request of the Liquor Control Commission, by Senator Tyson Larson. This bill, among other items, eliminates mandated off and on-sale alcohol business hours, taxes “hard cider” at the lower rate reserved for beer, allows sale of confiscated alcohol by state liquor regulators, and would allow “powdered” alcohol to be sold.

The changes introduced by Sen. Larson are those which research has found exacerbate alcohol abuse in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds the cost of excessive alcohol consumption in the United States reached $223.5 billion dollars by 2006. Three-quarters of that cost, or approximately $165 billion, was related to binge drinking. The costs were attributed to loss in workplace productivity, health care expense, and automobile crashes due to impaired driving. Costs not studied include pain and suffering experienced by the excessive drinker, their friends and family, and their victims. Excessive alcohol consumption affects every citizen by increasing health care costs, costs associated with both intentional injuries (domestic violence, sexual assault, and firearms), unintentional injuries (falls, burns, drowning), unintended pregnancy, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and alcohol poisoning.

The Community Preventive Services Task Force has recommended evidence-based strategies to prevent excessive drinking. Among the best practice strategies: increasing alcohol excise taxes, which Sen. Larson’s bill contradicts by seeking to lower the tax on “hard cider” beverages. Reducing the days and hours of alcohol sales has also been found to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and the associated social and health costs. Again, Sen. Larson’s bill is contrary to evidence based research and practice.

Powdered alcohol can be used by snorting, and drank after being mixed with water, or ingested in its powdered form. Powdered alcohol is easy to transport, even in large quantities. Powdered alcohol is relatively new, and not even fully marketed throughout the United States. Research on this, the potential physical harms this product may cause, is still incomplete.

People, adults and children both, are our most precious community resource. Sen. Larson’s bill, again noting introduction at the request of the Liquor Control Commission, devalues our resources and demonstrates disrespect of the people of the State of Nebraska.

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