Street Legal to Perform at Burt County Fair Tomorrow Night
August 6, 2015 Leave a comment
Friday, August 7th from 9:00 p.m-Midnight. Burt County Fair Grounds – Grandstand
Tickets sold at gate
$10/person
Beer Garden On-site.
Social Speaks: Favorite Part of the Burt County Fair
August 6, 2015 Leave a comment
With the Burt County Fair just a few days away, I am curious, what is your favorite event or part of the fair?
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Denise LeAnn Marr-Gilliland I will get the ball rolling. Jeff and I love going to both kitchens to eat and the cattlemen’s bbq after the parade, which we love too. Most of all, we feel like it is a reunion of the county, seeing many people we haven’t seen in a while!
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Diane Thomas-Greckel 4-H Kitchen. !!
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Jackie Black My girls love the dog show!!!
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Kay Gibbs Kommers Used to be the demo derby…the best was the figure 8 races…
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Lauri Bundy Canarsky Since Leonard & I met at the fair like 100 years ago, it’s a family event for us. We always have our camper in the park as a home base for us all to gather & gives Larinda a place to stay.
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Bev Case Landholm Love Fair food! Enjoy any of the 4-H events the grandkids are on. Beef show Sunday and of course the parade.
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SueEllen Hammer Bullarama.
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Lisa Parcel I love every part of the fair. The livestock shows,walking thru all the exhibits, the entertainment, the parade, the beer garden, seeing all the people, but most of all the 4-H kitchen. I don’t have to cook the whole fair.
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Brenda Pearson Every thing also!!!! See people you only see once a year.
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Jane Olson Love the parade and the Cattlemen’s BBQ. This year they’re having a rodeo aren’t they, I’m looking forward to attending that.
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Mary Alice Pearson I enjoy it all. Has been so much a part of my life for so many years Love it..
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Susan Penke I agree with Lisa. It wouldn’t be the Burt Co Fair if you didn’t walk up and down that HILL see everything and everyone!
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Linda Carlson it is all just great and to me means the official end of summer. It was s much fun watching my boys show livestock and Mindy take 20 items for the Smiley Belles.
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Jackie Rooney Guenther Bull riding. .. ride rank for a cure!!
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Bobette Toalson 4-H exhibits and seeing all the familiar faces! We will miss the fair this year, but our hearts will be there.
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Paula Stromquist Watching the grandkids on rides & of course the great fair food…funnel cakes!!!!
Summer Fun With Outdoor Exercise
August 6, 2015 Leave a comment
Outdoor exercise is a great way to improve heart health and it brings variety to your activity to keep it interesting. However, protecting your skin during exercise is important as you may be at a higher risk for skin linked cancers due to sun exposure. More time in the sun, lack of protective clothing, and too much sweating can contribute to increasing your risk of skin cancer while exercising. Skin cancer may first appear as a small spot on the skin and some cancers may reach deep into nearby tissue. Also, over time ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun can take a toll on your skin and connective tissue resulting in more wrinkles and lines.
While exercising outdoors, there are many ways that you can protect yourself and still enjoy the outdoor activities you love. A few of our tips:
- Check the UV index. You can find the UV iIndex and UV alert forecasts for your area by visiting EPA’s SunWise Web site at: www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html.
- When possible, stay in the shade, and avoid exercise between 10am and 4pm when the sun’s rays are most intense.
- Wear wraparound sunglasses that are labeled to guard against both UVA and UVB.
- Sunscreens come labeled with a sun protection factor (SPF), such as 15, 30, or 50. A sunscreen labeled SPF 15 means it will take you 15 times as long to get sunburn as it would if you had no sunscreen on. A sunscreen labeled SPF 30 means it would take you 30 times as long to burn. When choosing a sunscreen, aim to use broad spectrum which includes UVA & UVB protection with a SPF of 30 or higher and is water resistant or sports specific.
- Since up to 80 percent of the sun’s UV radiation can go through clouds and harm your skin, remember to protect yourself on overcast days.
- Carry sunscreen with you and reapply every two hours, especially when you are sweating heavily.
- Add sunscreen evenly and in hard to reach places like the back of the neck, backs of your hands and feet, scalp, and behind your ears.
So next time you are headed outdoors for your exercise, remember the basics. For more information on safe outdoor exercising contact Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department at www.elvphd.org or 402-529-2233. Funding for OHH provided by AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation’s Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM
Meteor Shower to be Seen August 12th……You’re Invited
August 5, 2015 Leave a comment
By Gary Fugman
People of all ages are invited to Northeast Nebraska Astronomy Club’s (NENAC’s) Perseid Meteor Shower Party Wednesday, August 12 at dusk at the Cory and Tracie Martin residence 3 miles south of Lyons on Highway 77. The Perseid Meteor Shower is the result of the Earth moving through its orbit and plowing through debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle. Every August 12 the Earth is at the same place in its orbit where the path of Comet Swift-Tuttle intersects the Earth’s orbit.
On that date we see as many as 40-80 per hour slow, bright meteors, shooting stars, coming from the northeast burning up in our atmosphere. The meteor showers vary from year to year, but the Perseids are one of the best known and most reliable showers of the year.
When you come to this August 12 event, please bring a lawn chair and warm clothes or a blanket. You will want to be comfortable as you watch for meteors looking northeast as the evening progresses toward midnight. The Perseids will grow in intensity toward and after midnight as we become the leading edge of the Earth traveling in our orbit. During the shower you will also be able to take time out to observe Saturn and deep sky objects through two large astronomical telescopes at the Martin’s. You are invited to bring binoculars and telescopes as well, but they are not needed to enjoy the meteor shower.
NENAC will hold it’s regular meetings open to the public August 21 at the Lyons Library and August 22 at the Decatur Sears Center at 8pm where Jamie Horter will discuss “Night Photography”. Maybe you’ll be able to grab some meteor pictures August 12! For more information on any NENAC presentations, please call Pastor Gary Fugman at 349-1953, and Keep Looking Up!
Happenings at Oakland Heights
August 5, 2015 Leave a comment
Oakland Heights News
By Nancy Silvey Activity Director
We would like to wish Ann Gahan a Happy Birthday on August 6th , there will be a 2:30 pm Coffee and Cake for her on Thursday with residents being invited to come. Next Monday August 10th we will taking the resident at 9:00 am to go down to the fair grounds to the Methodist Kitchen to have pie and coffee, and to tour the exhibits. On Thursday August 13th Charlie Davis will be here at 2:30 pm to play his Harmonica.
Church Service for August 9th at 2:30 pm will be given by Evang. Free Church with a luncheon served afterwards. On Tuesday August 11th at 9:30 am is Catholic Mass with Father Paul.
Activities for the week of August 10th to August 15th , are as followed: Reminiscing Group, Sing a Long, Bingo w/Evang. Free, Reading Group, Bible Fellowship, Reading the Local Paper, Let’s Play Ball, Crafty Cooking, Friday Bingo and Saturday morning movie.
Volunteers signing in last week were; Judy Nelson, Betty Hanna, Bonnie Fleischman, Di Ruwe, Mary Donavon, Dani Moseman, Anne Anderson , Marge Maller, Pat Anderson, Sly Rouse, and Lola Bridgeford.
Guest signing in last week was: Visiting from Sweden to visit Muriel Rabe was Ingemar H., Ingrid H., and Kerstin Hultquist. Also visiting was Nate Plageman and Amanda Tanner to see Dorothy Larson, and Chuck and Celia Neitzke from Missouri to see Wilma Neitzke.
Come to the Fair
August 5, 2015 Leave a comment
By Mary Loftis, Extension Assistant
The Burt County Fair opens this week,
With activities and fun that can’t be beat!
We’ve ordered great weather, but we need you there.
Come meet all your neighbors at the Burt County Fair!
The Burt County Fair takes place in Oakland Friday-Tuesday, August 7-11 on the northeast edge of the Oakland City Park. There are activities each day and excellent exhibits to help you appreciate the fine talents of our county 4-H and FFA members.
Open Class entries are available for any Burt County resident, so get involved in the fair yourself! Fair books are available at any of the local banks, in the Fair Secretary’s office on the fairgrounds and of course in the Nebraska Extension Office in Burt County in the courthouse in Tekamah. There are areas to enter including fine arts including crafts, sewing, quilts and painting, photography, garden produce, flowers, and foods! The fair is always more fun when everyone has a part in it! The excitement of looking for what ribbon you got on an exhibit NEVER gets old! Open class entries are due Thursday, August 6 from 2:00-8:00 p.m. in Ag Hall and all judging is on Friday, August 7.
4-H exhibits may be entered Thursday evening, August 6 7:00-8:00 p.m. or Friday morning, August 7 from 7:30-9:00 a.m. with judging including interview judging beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Livestock entries close at 10:00 a.m. and late entries are not eligible for a purple ribbon, so get there on time!
The 4-H Cat Show will be held Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Fair Foundation Pavilion followed by the Dog Show in the 4-H Livestock Arena at approximately 3:00 p.m.
The 4-H Building will be open to view exhibits at approximately 6:00 p.m. Friday evening. The 4-H Fashion Show will start at 6:00 p.m. on the stage in front of the grandstand that evening following by the Farm Family Awards and special 4-H awards. The stage entertainment will conclude with the 4-H Coronation at approximately 7:45 p.m.
The grandstand will be cleared out immediately after the coronation because a big crowd is anticipated for the Street Legal performance at 9:00 p.m.
Saturday brings lots of livestock shows including hogs, sheep, and goats in the livestock arena and the 4-H rabbit show will be in the Fair Foundation Pavilion at 10:00 a.m. followed by the Companion Animal Show.
Sunday is the beef show with Clover Kid activities in the 4-H Building from 1:30-3:00 p.m. The big parade starts at 4:00 and at 6:30 p.m. we’ll gather in front of the 4-H Building to take a picture of all the 4-H members with their state fair entries.
Monday morning finds our 4-H and FFA members registering for the livestock judging contest at 10:00 with the contest beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Educational fitting clinics will be held Monday afternoon with the beef clinic at 1:00, Swine Clinic at 2:00 Meat Goat Clinic at 3:00 and Sheep Clinic at 4:00 p.m. At 7:30 p.m. the 4-H Olympics will begin in the Livestock Arena.
Things start to wind down on Monday evening with exhibits in the 4-H Building released from 9:00-10:30 p.m. and all livestock not in the auction are released at 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday is the 4-H Archery Contest at 9:00 on the ball field behind the 4-H Kitchen and at 1:30 p.m. we have special 4-H awards presented with the livestock auction at 2:00 p.m.
Fairgrounds cleanup will be held immediately after the auction, so please help out!
For a complete list of activities and times pick up a fair book or go to the Burt County Fair website at:http://www.burtcountyfair.net/?page_id=35
Hope to see you at the Burt County Fair!
Clean Power Plan Finalized
August 5, 2015 Leave a comment
By Lauren Kolojejchick-Kotch, laurenk@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs
On August 3rd, President Barack Obama and EPA Director Gina McCarthy announced EPA’s release of the final version of the Clean Power Plan, establishing the first U.S. limits on carbon pollution. We applaud the Administration for taking this step. The Clean Power Plan will provide a significant opportunity to reduce America’s dependence on fossil fuels by stepping up our commitment to renewable energy and greater energy efficiency.
The Clean Power Plan requires the nation’s existing power plants to reduce carbon pollution by an average of 32% by 2030, an increase from the target of 30 percent proposed in the draft rule. States must submit implementation plan drafts by 2016, with final versions due in 2018. The final rule also includes incentives for states that invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency prior to 2022.
Energy efficiency investments benefit ratepayers, especially in low-income households and rural communities. Moreover, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory forecasts that an 80 megawatt wind farm can generate nearly 400 jobs, $4.8 million in land lease payments, and $6.3 million in new tax revenues for schools and services like local fire and police forces.
During the Clean Power Plan comment period, the Center for Rural Affairs helped nearly 1100 rural and small town Americans submit comments in support of a strong carbon rule. As we review the final plan in coming months, we should all emphasize energy options that dramatically reduce emissions and protect our health, while keeping our hard-earned dollars closer to home.
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