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Herbs and spices can help retain flavor in your foods while allowing you to cut back on fat, sugar and salt. Benefits of incorporating herbs and spices into recipes can: lower blood sugars, improve brain function and memory, provide anti-inflammatory properties, a natural meat tenderizer, provides phytonutrients, help fight infections and boost immunity.

May 9, 2022 – Often considered the unofficial kick-off to summer, Memorial Day weekend typically includes lots of celebrations and cookouts, often with grilling as a focal point. As the holiday, and summer months grow closer, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reminds everyone of basic safety tips to grill and celebrate safely.

If I have nothing else to write about – the BIG news of the week was the answer to many prayers – rain! On Friday and Saturday the rains came down, and in a way that soaked in the ground. Of course we had wind with it, but if we get moisture, we can deal with it! Many in the area received about 1.80”.

LINCOLN, (AP)-Nebraska state employees will get an added job perk starting this summer that will let their dependent children attend in-state community colleges for free. Gov.

May 2, 2022 – Electricity helps make our lives easier, but its potential for shock and fire-related hazards is real and often underestimated. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) actively supports National Electrical Safety Month, an annual campaign sponsored by Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), which raises awareness of potential home electrical hazards, the importance of electrical fire safety, and the safety of electrical and non-electrical workers, each May.

LINCOLN, (AP)-Nebraska state employees will get an added job perk starting this summer that will let their dependent children attend in-state community colleges for free. Gov.

Lincoln – April has long been observed as Parkinson’s Awareness Month, as it is the birth month of James Parkinson, the London physician who was the first to describe Parkinson’s disease in 1817.

ACTIVITIES Cards daily at 1:00 p.m.; Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m. Bingo on Monday night at 7:00 p.m.

Is anyone else tired of wind? Last week seemed relentless for wind – and I believe I saw a report of a top speed of 67 mph. On Saturday night several in the Lakeview area reported about .30 which was great, and will sure ease the worry or fires.

OMAHA, NE (April 5, 2022) -- April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and AAA says Nebraskans can avoid being April Fools by minimizing all distractions when driving. According to AAA, driver distractions come in many forms, such as eating, drinking, personal grooming, using a smart phone, other passengers and many others.