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Stanley Kieckhafer, 75, of Pender, NE passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his home in Pender, NE.
Memorial services for Stanley are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender.
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| Lyons, NE – The Center for Rural Affairs is pleased to announce that they are one of 71 projects spanning 42 states and the District of Columbia receiving support this year through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm to School Program, an effort to better connect school cafeterias and students with local farmers and ranchers. The Lyons, Nebraska, non-profit organization the Center for Rural Affairs received a $99,600 support service grant, “Growing Connections for Farm to School: Networking and training to bring farmers and schools together” to impact students across ten schools and beyond. “In rural and urban communities across the country, farm to school is teaching students where food comes from and how it gets to their plate, and encouraging them to make healthier food choices in the cafeteria and at home,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Farm to school programs are an investment in the health of our nation’s children and in the vibrancy of rural economies.” Kathie Starkweather Director of Opportunities & Stewardship with the Center for Rural Affairs said, “We are excited to be able to move Farm to School into the forefront in Nebraska. It not only allows for healthier food choices for our children but it helps them understand where their food comes from and also will have an impact on local economies as local farmers supply food to schools across the state. As some of these young minds understand where and how the food they eat is grown, it might just open up an opportunity to nurture new farmers for our future, too.” USDA Farm to School grants help schools respond to the growing demand for locally sourced foods and increase market opportunities for producers and food businesses, including food processors, manufacturers, and distributors. Grants will also be used to support agriculture and nutrition education efforts such as school gardens, field trips to local farms, and cooking classes. The Center for Rural Affairs will use support service funds to provide training and technical assistance to both farmers and food service personnel on how to start a Farm to School program. The Center will work alongside farmers and ten schools to facilitate the connections that need to be made for successful Farm to School programs. In addition, training will be offered in farm food safety and usage for farmers and school food service personnel. Two convenings will be held to introduce farmers to food service personnel, and year two will include invitations to key people in the state who will be able to hear the success stories of programs started through this work. According to Starkweather, two schools committed to participating in the project when the application was completed: Bancroft-Rosalie and the Santee Community school. Partners on the project include the Nebraska Department of Education Nutritional Services, the Nebraska Food Cooperative, and the Nebraska Farmers Union. In addition, we are fortunate to have the expertise of Mrs. Linda Truscott, a long-time food service director at Norris school who runs a successful long-term Farm to School program. The types of local products that students will be trying this year include a variety of fruits and vegetables, milk, cheese, eggs and meat. Please visitwww.cfra.org in the upcoming months to see how the project is progressing and the Center for Rural Affairs’ Farm to School Facebook page can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/NebraskaFarmToSchoolProgram USDA is focused on improving childhood nutrition and empowering families to make healthier food choices by providing science-based information and advice, while expanding the availability of healthy food. USDA’s Farm to School Program is part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which authorized USDA to provide grants and technical assistance to help schools gain better access to local foods. For a complete list of fiscal year 2014 Farm to School grant recipients, please see: http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/FY_2014_Grant_Award_Summaries.pdf. |
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December 3, 2013 1 Comment
Christmas Trivia: One person, Laura Marr Mittlestadt got yesterday’s answer right, Jacob Marley. Today’s question is:
What is the name of Tiny Tim’s father in the story, “A Christmas Carol”?
Post answers here!
December 2, 2013 Leave a comment
Dream the Day Away
Many times during the day or in the evening, or anytime in general, I catch myself day dreaming. It can be about anything and it will pull all of my attention away from what I am doing.
I feel that is important to dream, because without dreams, we have no want to get better, or no vision we want to accomplish in life. Dreams can push a person to strive for greatness, or their own form of it. I often catch myself dreaming of what I want my life to be like after I get done with college. A house set in the center of a section, a lake behind it with timber surrounding.
I dream of the house to be around 7,000 sq. ft. so I have plenty of room when I want family to stay, plus I want to adopt many, many children over the years. I dream of having enough money that it will never be an issue, and when anybody asks for money it would never be an issue to give it away. But that is a dream, so far. Hopefully after the next three and a half years of college, I can land a six figure job somewhere travelling for some engineering firm. They love to send single, young, and straight out of college newbies to foreign countries to get the jobs! As soon as I have enough saved up, I plan to invest it into land for a place to build my house. I like quotes, so I found some that I really liked, here are a few. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe”- Anatole France. “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours”-Henry David Thoreau.
“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world”- Oscar Wilde. Dreaming, I think, is the most important key to success or change in life. I mean, “I dream,” were two words said by one man that changed the rights for a whole race. If Martin Luther King Jr. can change civil rights with those two words, why can’t I change the world when I say it?
Corey McCullock
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Lyons Police Department
Lyons, Burt County Nebraska
October 2013
Mileage, 1022
Citations, 4
Refusal to submit to alcohol test, 1
Driving under the influence of alcohol, 2
Careless driving, 1
Correctional, 9
Expired plates, 2
Head light violation, 3
No operators license on person, 1
Taillight, 2
No trailer lights, 1
Warnings, 12
Careless driving, 2
No headlights after dark, 1
Stop sign, 3
Speeding, 5
Underage ATV operator, 1
Calls, 57
Civil dispute, 5
Prowler, 4
Dog at large, 10
Car blocking road, 1
911 hang-up, 1
Harassment of tenants, 1
Check the welfare of elderly person, 2
Burglar alarm activated at school, 1
Theft, 4
Call for service, 7
Assault, 1
Criminal mischief, 4
Check welfare of child, 1
Accident, 1
Lady needing help with ADD child, 1
Car tearing around, 3
Vehicle in neighbors driveway people having relations inside, 1
People running through yard, 1
Terroristic threats, 2
Trespassing, 1
Rabbit stuck in fence, 1
People yelling, 1
Ex-boyfriend going to burn down house, 1
Dead dog left in neighbors yard, 1
Strange things going on at house down street, 1
Assisted Oakland Police, civil disputes, 2
Arrests, 1, driving under the influence, 2, driving under the influence-resisting arrest
Received assistance from Nebraska State Patrol, 1, Burt County Sheriff, 1, Oakland Police Department, 4
Car searches, 5
Lyons Police Department Chief, James P. Buck
December 2, 2013 Leave a comment
Bancroft Senior Center News
* The senior center provides Information and Assistance to any individual who is looking for services for themselves or another person 60 years and older, the center manager and/or center participant can provide information to individuals on services available within the community. We link individuals to the services and opportunities that are available within or beyond the community itself. We will then establish adequate follow-up procedures to see that their needs were met. For more information call 402-648-3387.
*If you are 60 years and older and need information on programs designed to help keep you in your home longer or if you need legal help, contact Connie at 402-648-3387 or in the evening at 402-648-7648.
* We have the following medical equipment to loan out on an as need basis, wheel chair, bath seats, toilet seat riser and portable toilet chair, crutches or walker. Call 402-648-3387 during office hours.
Weekly Activities:
Wed. Dec. 4: Melody chimes practice at 9:00. Join us for coffee at 10:00. Come and play rummikub, dominoes or the card game 65 at 1:30.
Thurs. Dec. 5: Pool at 9:30. Join us for Tai Chi at 9:30 and walking exercises at 10:00. Sign up for the pitch tournament at 1:30.
Fri. 6: Pinochle tournament at 1:30. The lunch will be furnished by St. Joe’s Retirement Community.
Sat. Dec.7: We will be having a Cookie Walk and quilt raffle from 11:00 -1:00 at the Community Building. Come and enjoy the music at the evening music jam. Bring finger foods for lunch.
Mon. Dec. 9: Stop in for a cup of coffee. Pastor Emeritus and Mrs. Gary Fugman will talk at 1:30 and show pictures of their mission trip to Cuba.
Tues. Dec 10: Pool at 9:30. Tai Chi Class at 9:30 and walking ex. class is at 10:00. Sign up for the pitch tournament at 1:30.
Wed. Dec 11: Melody chimes practice at 9:00. Join us for coffee at 10:00. Come and do some Wii bowling at 1:00 and then play bingo at 2:00.
Bancroft Senior Center News
* The senior center provides Information and Assistance to any individual who is looking for services for themselves or another person 60 years and older, the center manager and/or center participant can provide information to individuals on services available within the community. We link individuals to the services and opportunities that are available within or beyond the community itself. We will then establish adequate follow-up procedures to see that their needs were met. For more information call 402-648-3387.
*If you are 60 years and older and need information on programs designed to help keep you in your home longer or if you need legal help, contact Connie at 402-648-3387 or in the evening at 402-648-7648.
* We have the following medical equipment to loan out on an as need basis, wheel chair, bath seats, toilet seat riser and portable toilet chair, crutches or walker. Call 402-648-3387 during office hours.
Weekly Activities:
Wed. Dec. 4: Melody chimes practice at 9:00. Join us for coffee at 10:00. Come and play rummikub, dominoes or the card game 65 at 1:30.
Thurs. Dec. 5: Pool at 9:30. Join us for Tai Chi at 9:30 and walking exercises at 10:00. Sign up for the pitch tournament at 1:30.
Fri. 6: Pinochle tournament at 1:30. The lunch will be furnished by St. Joe’s Retirement Community.
Sat. Dec.7: We will be having a Cookie Walk and quilt raffle from 11:00 -1:00 at the Community Building. Come and enjoy the music at the evening music jam. Bring finger foods for lunch.
Mon. Dec. 9: Stop in for a cup of coffee. Pastor Emeritus and Mrs. Gary Fugman will talk at 1:30 and show pictures of their mission trip to Cuba.
Tues. Dec 10: Pool at 9:30. Tai Chi Class at 9:30 and walking ex. class is at 10:00. Sign up for the pitch tournament at 1:30.
Wed. Dec 11: Melody chimes practice at 9:00. Join us for coffee at 10:00. Come and do some Wii bowling at 1:00 and then play bingo at 2:00.
December 2, 2013 Leave a comment
Books have the ability to change your thoughts, perspective, and dreams. This December, find a new favorite book as we celebrate Read A New Book Month. What a better way to spend the holiday break than to curl up with a new story; a journey that will expand your imagination and knowledge. To help you make a new choice, we will be featuring a selection here each day!
Today’s pick is “White Fire”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17159011-white-fire
So check out something new today, at the Oakland Public Library.
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Decatur Musem. Photo Credit/Norma Farrens.
There will be gingerbread cookie decorating for the youngsters and both the main and second floors of the museum will be open for tours. Visitors will be treated to a nostalgic display of vintage Christmas items including a variety of decorated trees, ornaments and Christmas displays.
Get into the holiday spirit and stop at the museum for refreshments and a tour through Decatur’s past. The current display also highlights the Decatur and area country schools in addition to the permanent Decatur Timeline exhibit.
After the open house at the museum the Community Club is hosting a free chili feed at the Sears Center beginning at 5 p.m.. The parade of trees will also be on display and Santa will arrive around 5:30 p.m. for the children. Come join the fun!
December 2, 2013 Leave a comment
Oakland city employees Mike Francis and Bryan Johnson are decorating Oakland’s Main Street for Christmas. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Kat Country Hub.
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