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Lincoln – The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County, Maskenthine Reservoir in Stanton County, and Iron Horse Trail Lake (Wildlife Management Area) in Pawnee County.

by Jeanne Murray, Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Are you planning to can some of your garden produce? Garden produce can be preserved by two canning methods, the water-bath or the pressure canner. Water-bath canning is for produce with high acidity, like pickles, most fruits, sauerkraut, tomatoes, jams and jellies.

ACTIVITIES Cards daily at 1:00 p.m. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

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

ACTIVITIES Cards daily at 1:00 p.m. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ACTIVITIES Cards daily at 1:00 p.m. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.