Bancroft-Rosalie and Tekamah-Herman Late Start
January 10, 2017 Leave a comment
Bancroft-Rosalie School will start at 10:15 a.m.
Tekamah-Herman School will start at 10:00 a.m.
Oakland-Craig and Lyons-Decatur Northeast Late Starts
January 10, 2017 Leave a comment
Oakland-Craig School will start 2 hours late. There will be no morning preschool.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast will start at 10:00 a.m. Also no morning preschool.
This Conservative Funding Opportunity May Be For You
January 9, 2017 Leave a comment
By Anna Johnson, annaj@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs
Farmers and ranchers, there’s a great conservation funding opportunity from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) that you can take advantage of.
The NRCS is accepting initial applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) at its local offices and on its website (http://bit.ly/2gLg2Q6) until Feb. 3. CSP is a national program, tailored at the state and local levels to address regional conservation concerns.
Paul Ackley, in Taylor County, Iowa, found that enrolling in this program allowed him to implement conservation practices. On land he rented and owned, he noticed the soil was looking tired after several years of cropping – his beans even turned white in certain places where the soil was particularly depleted.
With payments from CSP, Paul was able to add soft red winter wheat to his corn-soy rotation, and the soil started looking healthier. He also used payments to begin rotational grazing on part of his grazing land. Now his pastures are more diverse and he has more warm season grasses.
Is CSP right for you? The program is designed to reward farmers and ranchers for using conservation practices on their land. It provides comprehensive conservation assistance to whole farms. Farmers and ranchers can receive payments for practices like planting cover crops, installing buffer strips or starting rotational grazing.
Remember, the deadline to submit an initial application is Feb. 3. If you have questions, we can help. Contact us at the Center for Rural Affairs at annaj@cfra.org or 515.329.0172.
Happenings at Oakland Heights
January 9, 2017 Leave a comment
Oakland Heights News by Nancy Silvey
This week on Thursday January 12 th Charlie Davis will be here to perform at
2:30 pm and on Friday January 13 th is national popcorn day and we will be serving
a variety of popcorn at Happy Hour starting at 2:30 pm. Next week on Wednesday
we will be serving Honey buns and coffee at 2:30 pm in observance of Winnie the
Pooh Day. Then on Thursday January 19 th is Waffle Supper night starting at 5:30
pm. And on Friday January 20 th we will be having a 10-year Staff Anniversary
party for Connie Schneekloth at 2:30 pm. On Saturday January 21 st, the Rusty
Buckets will be here to perform at 2:30 pm.
Church Service for Sunday January 15 th will be given by First United
Methodist Church at 2:30 pm with a luncheon following service. On Monday
January 16 th is communion with First Lutheran Church at 2:30 pm.
Activities for the week of Jan. 16 th to Jan. 21 st are as follows, reading with
Jill, Manicures, Sing a Long, Game Day, Bingo the w/Salem, Bible Fellowship,
Word Games, Let’s Play Ball, Crafty Cooking, Friday Bingo, and Lawrence
Walk.
Volunteers signing in last week were; Judy Nelson, Betty Hanna, Mary
Donavan, Patty Miller, Marge Maller, Anne Anderson, Bonnie Fleischman, Sly
Rouse, Nadine Anderson, and Di Ruwe.
Oakland Heights Activity Memory Fund
A memorial was given to the Activity department memory fund in memory of
Arthur Schlichting by Ray Simpson.
Carroll R. Addison, 72, of Laurel NE
January 9, 2017 Leave a comment
Carroll R. Addison, 72, of Laurel, Nebraska died on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at his home near Laurel surrounded by his family.
Funeral services for Carroll will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church in Concord, NE; Pastor Randall Herman will be officiating.
The visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Church. Burial will be in the Concord Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to ELCA Disaster Relief or Concordia Lutheran Church. Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Wakefield is in charge of the arrangements.
Mynhardt E. Soenksen, 94, of Bancroft NE
January 9, 2017 Leave a comment
Mynhardt E. Soenksen, age 94, of Bancroft, Nebraska passed away Saturday, January 07, 2017, at Legacy Garden Living and Rehabilitation Center in Pender, NE.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at 10:30 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft; Pastor Nathan Henschen will be officiating.
Burial will be in the Bancroft Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 5 until 7 p.m. at the Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, NE.
Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Bancroft is in charge of the arrangements.
Nebraska’s Big Birthday
January 6, 2017 Leave a comment
By Governor Pete Ricketts
Do you know the connection between the last official document signed by President Abraham Lincoln and Nebraska? It’s a little known fact that the last official document President Lincoln signed right before his death reappointed Nebraska’s territorial Governor. That document is on display at the Nebraska State Historical Society. This and other fun facts about Nebraska’s history will be highlighted through one of four new initiatives unveiled ahead of Nebraska’s sesquicentennial birthday.
Get ready to celebrate because Nebraska’s big birthday is right around the corner! On March 1, 2017, we’ll be celebrating 150 years of statehood for the Good Life. Over the past two years, my wife Susanne has been working with Nebraskans across the state to put together 13 programs and events to help us celebrate all year long. In their planning, Susanne and her team had three major goals: bridge communities, connect Nebraskans, and enhance state pride. This week, Susanne and I hosted a launch event for the sesquicentennial at the State Capitol where we unveiled four web-based programs to get the celebration underway.
The first program is the Nebraska Impact Initiative, which challenges Nebraskans to volunteer 150 hours or more either as an individual or as part of a group in 2017. Utilizing an online platform atwww.nebraskaimpact.com, the initiative allows participants to register, discover volunteer opportunities, connect with other Nebraskans, and track progress. Through the website and social media, the Nebraska150 Celebration will recognize Nebraskans who participate and highlight communities, schools, and non-profit organizations that are impacted.
This initiative is a partnership between the Nebraska150 Celebration and ServeNebraska, the state’s commission focused on encouraging service and volunteerism. This year, Nebraska ranked sixth in the nation for volunteerism, and the commission has set a goal of making Nebraska number one.
Second is the Nebraska150 Challenge, an online fitness program that strives to make fitness fun by motivating and assisting Nebraskans to reach the goal of moving 150 miles or more in 2017. Through an interactive website, www.ne150challenge.com, individuals and groups will register and document miles for walking, running, biking, swimming, kayaking, skateboarding, jump roping, or almost any type of exercise. An online physical activity converter helps participants easily turn their preferred exercise into miles. Participants will track their progress and earn virtual badges at certain milestones.
Our family is participating in the fitness challenge together. I regularly ride my bike and Susanne is a runner. Along with the kids—and even Olive, our family hedgehog—we are logging our miles. We hope you will do the same!
The third program we launched is a series of engaging video shorts on our state’s history called “Now You Know Nebraska.” Throughout the course of the school year in 2017, Nebraska150 Celebration will release 174 videos, which educators, families, and all Nebraskans can utilize to learn more about our state’s rich history. Each video will be one to two minutes, and will showcase some of the state’s most compelling, entertaining, and appealing stories and facts. The videos will be released at www.ne150.org/nowyouknow and via YouTube.
Finally, we launched “I Am Nebraska,” an oral history project that invites citizens of all ages to share their Nebraska experience via social media. Participants can record a short video and upload it to their own Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram accounts under the hashtag “I Am Nebraska” (#IAmNebraska). The Nebraska150 Celebration will pull together submissions and feature some on its website, www.iamnebraska.com. Participants can find instructions on how to produce their videos at those sites as well as watch sample videos.
At the end of the year, highlights from the submissions will be shared with the Nebraska State Historical Society for preservation. I’ve recorded my own video, which you can watch by visitingwww.facebook.com/GovernorPeteRicketts orwww.twitter.com/GovRicketts.
Susanne and I invite you to join our family in participating in these challenges and activities. This is just the beginning of the celebration—there is a lot more in the works! This anniversary is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the entire state to come together to celebrate how much the Good Life has grown over the last century and a half. Throughout 2017, follow updates on the sesquicentennial celebration by visiting www.ne150.org.
As always, you are welcome to contact my office by emailingpete.ricketts@nebraska.gov or by calling 402-471-2244. In the New Year, my administration will continue our efforts to help Nebraska grow and thrive as the best place in the world to live, work, and raise a family. We value your feedback!
Antone “Tony” Pycha, 88, of Winnebago NE
January 6, 2017 Leave a comment
Antone “Tony” Pycha, age 88, of Winnebago, Nebraska passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at on Omaha hospital due to medical complications suffered in a house explosion on December 19, 2016. Funeral services for Tony will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church in Walthill; Pastor Dean Ross will be officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Walthill. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender from 3 until 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Pender Hospital Foundation. Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Tony was born near Rosalie, Nebraska, the son of James, Sr. and Mary (Stepanek) Pycha. He attended and graduated from Winnebago High School in 1946. He was a lifelong farmer.
Tony is survived by a sister Mary (Richard) Heyne of Pender, NE; sister-in-law, Mary Pycha of Schuyler, NE and many nieces and nephews and their families.
He was preceded in death by his parents James and Mary, siblings, Bessie (Claus) Eicke; Blanche (William, Sr.) Hamann; Joe Pycha; Helen Morgan; Louis Pycha; James, Jr. (Ruth) Pycha; and an infant brother Charles.
Donald Hankins, 73, of Rosalie NE
January 6, 2017 Leave a comment
Donald Hankins, age 73, of Rosalie, Nebraska passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017, at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender. Per Don’s wishes, there will be a private family funeral service. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE.
Donald Hankins was born September 27, 1943 to Floyd and Agnes (Beran) Hankins in rural Pender, NE. He married Dorothy Williamson (Cooper) on January 10, 1966 in Tekamah, NE. The couple had two daughters. Donald was a lifelong farmer. He started with Connealy Farms and most currently with the Stanek Brother’s Farms.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Rosalie, NE; daughters, Teresa Brenltinger of Bonner Springs, KS, and Viola Burkett of Hastings, NE; sisters, Darlene (Bryce) Grimsley, Mary Ann Eads of Green Forests, AK; brothers, Daniel Hankins of Rosalie, NE, David Hankins of rural Oakland, NE, and John Hankins of Pierce, NE; two nieces, Shelly and Julie Hankins, six grandchildren and ten grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step mother, June; in-laws, LeRoy and Ellla Cooper; brother, Dennis; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Just Say No to Norovirus!
January 6, 2017 Leave a comment
Barf Bucket Food Safety Training for Child Care Providers
You may have heard of Norovirus. You may have experienced Norovirus. You should know you do not want to experience Norovirus twice!
Norovirus is a highly contagious virus. Those who contact this nasty bug may experience gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines). This leads to diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. Some people may get severely dehydrated, especially young children, the elderly, and people with other illnesses.
Norovirus is commonly known as suffering from “food poisoning” or the “stomach flu”. Noroviruses can cause food poisoning, as can other germs and chemicals. Norovirus illness is not related to the flu (influenza). Though they may share some symptoms, the flu is actually a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus.
It only takes a very small amount of the norovirus particles to make you sick and it can spread easily and quickly in enclosed places such as day care centers, nursing homes, schools, and cruise ships.
Norovirus can stay on objects and surfaces and still infect people for days or weeks. It can survive disinfectants, making it hard to get rid of. It is important to clean up bodily fluids safely to avoid spreading illness especially in a child care setting.
Nebraska Extension and the Nebraska Department of Education CACFP Program will be offering a “Barf Bucket” Training for Child Care Providers on Wednesday, January 25, at the Burt County Extension Office, Courthouse, in Tekamah; Thursday, January 26, at the Dodge County Extension Office, 1206 West 23rd Street, Fremont; Monday, January 30, at the Colfax County Extension Office, 466 Road 10, Schuyler; and Tuesday, January 31, at the Stanton County Extension Office, 302 6th Street, Stanton. All people that work with children in groups such as churches, libraries, afterschool programs, etc. are invited to attend the training and learn how to use the barf bucket and supplies properly
The “Barf Bucket” Body Fluid Cleanup Kit training includes information on how to use the bucket appropriately, and how to train your staff to utilize it. Each child care center/home will receive one bucket which contains items that, when used properly, limit the spread of infectious disease. This information is designed to train all staff on the correct use of the cleanup kit. The class is offered to centers, in-home child care and pre-schools. A center may choose to bring more than one person but only one bucket will be given per center/program.
This training is designed to teach all child care staff and people working with children in group settings on the importance of the proper way to clean up bodily fluids to avoid spreading disease. Cost is $10 per person.
For more information on how to register for this child care provider training, contact Debra Schroeder, Nebraska Extension in Cuming County, at 402/372-6006 or dschroeder1@unl.edu. Registrations are due by January 24, 2017.
SOURCE: Debra E Schroeder, Extension Educator
RELEASE DATE: January 2, 2017
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