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Salt in canning

Salt is generally added to canned foods to enhance their flavor. Canning or Pickling Salt is recommended for home food preservation.

National Immunization Month

Lincoln – While life-saving vaccines can be given at any time during the year, August is an ideal time for immunizations, as teachers and students are typically due for their annual check-ups. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), immunizations help prevent between two to three million deaths each year.

Lakeview/Crookston

It was a hot 4th of July, but that didn’t stop folks from getting out to celebrate! About 70 attended the Lakeview Church picnic, with good food, games and visiting. Rick, Kitty and Mikah Vander-Wey traveled to Cedar Rapids, IA on July 2 to visit Brayden and Bethany Hammer and celebrate granddaughter, Paisley’s 2nd birthday, with a Welcome Two the Jungle theme.

Elder justice training to be held

Lincoln-The 12th Annual Elder Justice Training will be livestreamed by Nebraska Public Media on Wednesday, August 10, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The goal of the event is to raise awareness and provide information to attorneys, nurses, social workers, bankers, long-term care administrators, and other interested professionals on the current issues facing elders in Nebraska. However, everyone is welcome to attend; there is no cost to attend but registration is needed to receive the link to the live-stream or to attend at a remote location.

Let’s ensure Nebraska thrives with access to quality early childhood education

One of the things that makes Nebraska work is in danger of not working at all—the availability of quality early childhood education for families. Ninety-one percent of counties in Nebraska with licensed child care providers do not have enough available places to meet demand. We also have a looming shortage of early childhood teachers—nearly half of licensed centerbased providers recently surveyed by the Buffett Early Childhod Institute reported that staff have left the profession entirely.

Chohon and Adams Recite Vows in Valentine

Hayes Chohon and Taryn Adams were united in marriage on Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Valentine. Adams is the daughter of Shane and Shevaun Adams of Valentine and Chohon is the son of Tom and Lisa Chohon of Ainsworth.

Lakeview/Crookston

Jason and Lizzie Schubauer, Ella and Clara spent the weekend in the Black Hills and attended the wedding of Melanie Picklesimer and Zach Lerdal at Hill City. Duane and Janet Cady visited Bob and Delia Stetter on June 8 to celebrate Bob’s birthday.