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Halloween is an exciting holiday for children, and the staff at the Poison Center would like to remind parents and care givers to take some simple precautions to make sure that everyone has a safe and happy Halloween. Here are a few tips about these tricks!

Cody-Kilgore Schools

Daily breakfast at Cody and Kilgore: cereal, toast, fruit, juice and milk.

Daily lunch at Cody and Kilgore: salad bar, relish tray, bread, lettus, fruit and milk.

Monday, Oct. 30 - Breakfast: Cody- French toast sticks. Kilgore- Cooks choice. Lunch: Cody- Sloppy joes, baked beans, peas. Kilgore- Chicken strips, green beans.

We’ve all heard an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But did you know an apple before grocery shopping means you will buy more fruits and vegetables? Researchers at Cornell University found that people who ate a healthy snack before grocery shopping purchased 25 to 28 percent more produce than those who ate a cookie or nothing at all before heading to the store.

If you ever played baseball, you may have been told to “keep your eye on the ball.” When batting, a baseball player is taught to watch the ball the entire time from when it leaves the pitcher’s hand to when, hopefully, their bat smacks the ball for a hit. It may sound simple, but some pitchers can throw fast and sometimes they throw a curveball. Great hitters use their vision and spot the difference, helping them get a hit. Lose focus, and in the blink of an eye the pitch has whipped past them for a strike.

Matt and Kara Walkling, James and Carson recently flew to San Diego, CA where they spent several days visiting Matt’s aunt Rose, and sightseeing in the area. Gary and Barb Peters traveled to Michigan last week to attend the funeral of Gary’s brother-in-law, Paul Kovering, who was 91.

Kansas City, MO — This Halloween, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Region 7 Office, is partnering with the State Highway Safety Offices in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska to remind everyone that Buzzed driving is drunk driving.

Lincoln-November brings NSAA State High School Volleyball and Football championships to Nebraska Public Media. Volleyball championships are Saturday, November 4 with Class D-2 at 9:00 a.m., followed by Class D-1 at 11:00 a.m., Class C-2 at 1:00 p.m., Class C-1 at 3:00 p.m., Class B at 5:00 p.m.

October 15 through December 7 is the time for all Medicare Part D participants to evaluate their Part D plans for 2024. It is very important every year Part D plans are reviewed and compared. Many plans change their benefits and costs. Also, many times the prescriptions people take change.

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

School is well underway, however, for Grace Lutheran School, the hallways and classrooms are a little more packed! Actually, their student population has doubled. They began their 2022 school year with 21 students in grades Kindergarten through eighth grade. For 2023, the students number 42!