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ACTIVITIES Cards/Board Games/Pool available daily. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

ACTIVITIES Cards/Board Games/Pool available daily. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

On June 10 Carolyn Harms had quite the surprise. Her sister, Marilyn Dahl of Jacksonville Beach, FL flew into North Platte. They hadn’t seen each other for 17 years. Her husband Tom knew since May 17! They originally went to get a dog but the Humane Society was closed. Marilyn’s birthday was June 19 and Carolyn’s June 15. Surprise, surprise!

The annual Lakeview Church 4th of July picnic will be held at the Lakeview Church community hall and grounds starting at 12:30 p.m. Community and area members are welcome to attend and enjoy food, fellowship, games, and did I mention food?

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Earth laughs in flowers.” Most of us want beauty around us that’s why we have plants in our homes and around our homes. We also want shrubs flowers trees for our birds, butterflies, and for our wildlife. The Nebraska Panhandle is “short grass prairie.” This swath extends from Texas up to Canada. This means we’re the type of prairie that might have one or two months of drought in the summers and our area can have tornadoes, hailstorms, and blizzards all in the same year. East of the Panhandle, there is more rain and, therefore, taller grass.

Watermelon is an American summertime favorite. Throughout the summer months, many cannot get enough of this sweet treat. There are more than 1,200 different varieties of watermelons. Watermelon provides a refreshing way to help us reach the MyPlate recommendation of 1-2 cups from the fruit group each day. One cup of watermelon is equal to 1 small slice (1 inch thick) or 1 cup diced. Watermelon is naturally low in fat, sodium and has no cholesterol. It provides a source of potassium, vitamin C, Vitamin A and folic acid. Some interesting facts about watermelon: A watermelon is 100% usable and compostable (70% flesh and 30% rind).

My first experience with cardiopulmonary resuscitation was during the summer of 1969. I was an orderly in a Minneapolis intensive care unit (ICU) when my patient stopped breathing. I called for help and provided mouth-tomouth breathing until the team arrived. Later the doctor told me I saved the patient’s life, further convincing me that medicine was my life’s purpose.

My name is Joanie Holm. I am a certified nurse practitioner in Brookings, South Dakota and I am the person fortunate to have been the life partner of the original Prairie Doc, Richard P. Holm, M.D. Rick and I were married for 40 years before his passing in March of 2020.

Jean Burge Greg Jackson and Gregory and LaCosta Jackson and family were in Harrisburg last weekend for the wedding of Sheridan Andre and Luis Gutierrez. Sheridan is the daughter of Chris and Jessie Andre.

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