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Sandhills Calendar

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Monday, August 28, 2023
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 7:00 Hooker County Historical Society, Old Hotel TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 7:00 Mullen Volunteer Firemen business meeting, Firehall WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 7:00 Fair Board, Village meeting room FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 1:00 American Legion Auxiliary, Village meeting room MONDAY, SEPTEMBER...

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Church Calendar

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Monday, August 28, 2023
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Confessions, 10:30 a.m. Mass. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Adult and Children Sunday School classes - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship 11:00 a.m., 2nd Sunday - 12:00 Fellowship Dinner - open to the community. MULLEN METHODIST CHURCH 11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship.

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Confused about home canning?

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Monday, August 28, 2023
by Brenda Aufdenkamp, Extension Educator If you are confused about whether you should to raw pack or hot pack your garden produce to safely preserve it for later this year, read this article to get clarity on which method is the best for preserving your produce.

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Qualifying for WIC food assistance program now easier

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Monday, August 28, 2023
Lincoln – New income guidelines have increased the number of families who could qualify for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition assistance program. The minimum income required to participate in WIC has increased.

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Nebraska State Patrol hiring troopers

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Monday, August 28, 2023
Lincoln - The Nebraska State Patrol is now hiring troopers! Applications are open this month to join NSP’s next training academy class in January.

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Celiac disease on the rise

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Monday, August 28, 2023
by Ellie Kuckelman, Nebraska News Service Twenty years ago, glutenfree products were a rare occurrence on grocery store shelves. Many who adhered to gluten-free diets were forced to order things like bread and flour by mail or do without.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. This slice of the vast universe is approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScl

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. This slice of the vast universe is approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScl

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Looking beyond the stars

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Monday, August 28, 2023
This article is distributed by NASA’s Night Sky Network (NSN). The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach.

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Forage Minute

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Monday, August 28, 2023
Late summer grasshopper management by Samantha Daniel Areas of the state are beginning to dry or continue to suffer from drought conditions after the recent hot and dry weather which has created an environment conducive to grasshopper movement into crops from field edges.
Prairie Wilde Gourmet Greens & Products is new business

Prairie Wilde Gourmet Greens & Products is new business

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Prairie Wilde Gourmet Greens & Products is new business

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Monday, August 28, 2023
by Gerri Peterson What started with a wake up call about her health has turned into a side business for Mullen’s Pam Petersen. Back in January, Petersen’s lab work at the doctor office came back in the “critical” level in several areas.
L-r: Whitney Jennings, Deacon DeNaeyer, Lauren Schoonveld and Medora DeNaeyer during Sandhills Leadership last school year. courtesy photo

L-r: Whitney Jennings, Deacon DeNaeyer, Lauren Schoonveld and Medora DeNaeyer during Sandhills Leadership last school year. courtesy photo

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UNL Extension’s Sandhills Leadership impacts local communities

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Monday, August 28, 2023
submitted by Shaniya Albertus, 4-H/Youth Development Assistant For over 20 years, students from Valentine, Cody/Kilgore, Dunning, Thedford, Mullen and Hyannis have been handselected by school staff to participate in the capstone Sandhills Leadership experience hosted by the University of...
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