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May 1, 2017 Leave a comment
The City of Oakland will be flushing the fire hydrants on :
Thursday May 4 and Friday May 5 2017
Please refrain from washing whites until the water runs clear.
Thank you!
City of Oakland Water Department
April 26, 2017 Leave a comment
Freezing and frost conditions are possible tonight... Monona-Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison- Stanton-Cuming-Burt- Including the cities of Onawa, Mapleton, Creighton, Bloomfield, Crofton, Wausa, Verdigre, Niobrara, Hartington, Laurel, Randolph, Coleridge, Pender, Macy, Walthill, Winnebago, Neligh, Elgin, Pierce, Plainview, Osmond, Wayne, Albion, St. Edward, Norfolk, Stanton, West Point, Wisner, Tekamah, Oakland, Lyons, and Decatur 833 AM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Thursday. The Frost Advisory is no longer in effect. * TEMPERATURE...Widespread temperatures of 29 to 32 degrees are expected, with colder temperatures possible in low-lying spots and cold drainage areas. * IMPACTS...Sensitive outdoor vegetation may be damaged or killed if left unprotected. * UNCERTAINTY...Cloudier skies or winds remaining light instead of calm would keep temperatures on the higher side of the forecasted range, while calm and clear conditions for longer periods would allow the colder temperatures to occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
April 26, 2017 Leave a comment
Patchy to widespread frost possible tonight... Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont- Page-Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison- Stanton-Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler- Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-Seward-Lancaster-Cass-Otoe-Saline- Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson- Including the cities of Onawa, Mapleton, Missouri Valley, Woodbine, Logan, Dunlap, Harlan, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Red Oak, Sidney, Hamburg, Tabor, Farragut, Clarinda, Shenandoah, Creighton, Bloomfield, Crofton, Wausa, Verdigre, Niobrara, Hartington, Laurel, Randolph, Coleridge, Pender, Macy, Walthill, Winnebago, Neligh, Elgin, Pierce, Plainview, Osmond, Wayne, Albion, St. Edward, Norfolk, Stanton, West Point, Wisner, Tekamah, Oakland, Lyons, Decatur, Columbus, Schuyler, Fremont, Blair, David City, Wahoo, Ashland, Yutan, Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Seward, Milford, Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Nebraska City, Crete, Wilber, Fairbury, Beatrice, Tecumseh, Sterling, Auburn, Pawnee City, Table Rock, and Falls City 354 AM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Frost Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Thursday. * TEMPERATURES...Overnight lows are forecast between 29 and 35 degrees in most areas, with the warmer temperatures across western Iowa and extreme southeast Nebraska. * IMPACTS...Sensitive outdoor vegetation may be damaged or killed if left unprotected. * UNCERTAINTY...The most likely areas for widespread frost is west of a line from Seward to Fremont to Onawa, Iowa. Patchy frost is possible east of this line. Despite cold temperatures, winds may stay strong enough across western Iowa and extreme southeast Nebraska to prevent much frost formation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
April 7, 2017 Leave a comment
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U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to conduct air strikes in Syria:
“The horrific actions of Bashar al-Assad, including the use of chemical weapons against his own people, had to be met with firm resolve. Last night, our president took the decisive action necessary. This proportional response demonstrated the United States’ moral and global leadership. For several years, I have called for a strategy from the previous administration to deal with this increasingly complicated situation. I look forward to working with the Trump administration on their plan to fully address this crisis.” |
April 5, 2017 Leave a comment
By Mary Loftis, Extension Associate
Ashley Bohannon of Tekamah will traveled to Atlanta, Ga., with other Nebraska 4-Hers to participate in the 2017 National 4-H Congress November 24 – 28, 2017.
National 4-H Congress is the flagship event of the 4-H program. For over 80 years, youth from the United States and its territories have participated in the youth leadership development conference. Congress provides youth, ages 15-19 a quality educational and cross-cultural experience. It is designed to address the needs and issues of youth while helping to develop capable, competent and caring citizens.
Nebraska youth are selected for this honor based on their leadership, community service and educational activities through 4-H. Ashley received her award by winning the Leadership and Citizenship curriculum area through her 4-H Career Portfolio application.
Congress delegates experienced an awesome educational program including a variety of fun and exciting recreational and networking opportunities. The workshop presenters and speakers motivate as well as shared the most current information in their area of expertise. A cultural evening exposes the youth to a variety of forms of fine arts. The conference emphasizes leadership, youth empowerment, and cultural diversity. Delegates visit venues in the city including the Centennial Olympic Park, The World of Coca-Cola, CNN Center, the Carter Presidential Center, and the Martin Luther King Center.
All youth ages 5 to 19 can explore their interests and enhance their potential through 4-H. This University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension youth development program offers projects for nearly every interest, ranging from Web design to rockets, genealogy, animals large and small, woodworking, fashion, photography, and much, much more.
Other Burt County 4-H members applying for this award this year in various curriculum areas were: Cody Bachtell, of Tekamah; Faith Roscoe and Amelia Schlichting both of Lyons.
April 3, 2017 Leave a comment
A Copy of the “Open Meetings Act” Has Been Posted on the Bulletin Board on the East Side in the Council Chambers.
LYONS CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
April 4, 2017 – 5:30 P.M.
The City Council reserves the right to go into Executive Session at any time as deemed appropriate and in accordance with State Statute.
None.
III. CONSENT AGENDA
Recommended Action: Approval of Consent Agenda
NOTE: All items are automatically approved when the Consent Agenda is approved unless moved to the Regular Agenda by the request of any single Council member.
Motion and second to approve the Consent Agenda/Tabulation of Vote.
Consideration and Action:
LYONS CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
April 4, 2017 – 5:30 P.M.
March 23, 2017 Leave a comment
A horrible month for weather-related disasters in the United States culminates with a devastating tornado ripping through Nebraska, near Omaha, on this day in 1913. It was the worst of five twisters that struck that day in Nebraska and Iowa, killing 115 people in total.
The week prior to this disaster saw all types of calamitous weather strike throughout the country. Blizzards hit the Northeast while hurricane-strength winds were battering Alabama and Georgia. In Florida, a late freeze devastated much of the citrus crop. But the worst weather came in Nebraska on the afternoon of March 23.
Rain began falling at 5 p.m., southwest of Omaha. Twenty minutes later, the first tornado touched down in Craig, Nebraska. At 5:30, another twister hit the town of Ithaca and began a 70-mile run through the countryside. In Yutan, a woman was reported to have been carried a full quarter-mile in her home before coming down unharmed.
It was the third tornado that did the most damage. It began near Ashland, 65 miles from Omaha. The people of Omaha believed that due to the location of the city, separated from the flatlands of the Nebraska plains, they were protected from tornadoes. On March 23, this belief was proven to be mistaken. The tornado roared and cut through the city for 12 minutes. Witnesses reported seeing houses explode or collapse in seconds. Seven people at the Idlewild Pool Hall were killed when they were struck by a pool table thrown violently into the air. Fires broke out all over the city, forcing the delivery of electricity to be discontinued. Lanterns were needed to guide rescue workers. Fortunately, the heavy rains put out most of the fires.
Meanwhile, another twister traveled from Berlin, Nebraska, into Iowa, killing 26 people total in both states. Within two days, heavy snow hit the area, complicating clean-up efforts. Overall, 115 people were killed, hundreds of homes were demolished and millions of dollars in damages were incurred by the tornadoes. The next deadly tornado in Omaha did not strike until 1975.
March 23, 2017 Leave a comment
On this day in 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech of Americans.
During the late 1830s, it was a favorite practice among younger, educated circles to misspell words intentionally, then abbreviate them and use them as slang when talking to one another. Just as teenagers today have their own slang based on distortions of common words, such as “kewl” for “cool” or “DZ” for “these,” the “in crowd” of the 1830s had a whole host of slang terms they abbreviated. Popular abbreviations included “KY” for “No use” (“know yuse”), “KG” for “No go” (“Know go”), and “OW” for all right (“oll wright”).
Of all the abbreviations used during that time, OK was propelled into the limelight when it was printed in the Boston Morning Post as part of a joke. Its popularity exploded when it was picked up by contemporary politicians. When the incumbent president Martin Van Buren was up for reelection, his Democratic supporters organized a band of thugs to influence voters. This group was formally called the “O.K. Club,” which referred both to Van Buren’s nickname “Old Kinderhook” (based on his hometown of Kinderhook, New York), and to the term recently made popular in the papers. At the same time, the opposing Whig Party made use of “OK” to denigrate Van Buren’s political mentor Andrew Jackson. According to the Whigs, Jackson invented the abbreviation “OK” to cover up his own misspelling of “all correct.”
The man responsible for unraveling the mystery behind “OK” was an American linguist named Allen Walker Read. An English professor at Columbia University, Read dispelled a host of erroneous theories on the origins of “OK,” ranging from the name of a popular Army biscuit (Orrin Kendall) to the name of a Haitian port famed for its rum (Aux Cayes) to the signature of a Choctaw chief named Old Keokuk. Whatever its origins, “OK” has become one of the most ubiquitous terms in the world, and certainly one of America’s greatest lingual exports.
March 21, 2017 Leave a comment
Frank Johnson of Oakland gets lots of service from these three East Oaks 4-H Club members at their annual pancake feed Sunday in Oakland.
The 4-H club members are: Bailey Pelan, Louden Pelan, and Lyndsey Johnson
Photo credit/Mary Loftis.
Senior East Oaks 4-H Club members, Jenna Bromm and Hannah Brudigam man the pancake grill during their annual pancake feed Sunday in Oakland. Photo credit/Mary Loftis.
March 21, 2017 Leave a comment
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