The Forestry Board of Cozad hosted it's fifth Arbor Day celebration and announced this year's eight poster winners on Friday, April 24.
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Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) marked Arbor Day with a ceremonial tree planting of a New Horizon Elm at the State Capitol, joined by state and conservation partners. The event highlighted ongoing collaboration among organizations like the Nebraska Forest Service and Arbor Day …
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Lexington High School held the annual Don Bader track and field Invite Friday at Ray Ehlers Stadium in Lexington.
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The Cozad Haymaker boys track team finished in fifth place as a team Thursday at the Northwest Dave Gee Invite at Grand Island Northwest High School.
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I am enjoying my time in Arizona. I don’t regret moving here.
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Some State Capitol watchers say they can’t relax until state legislators go home for the year.
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I traveled to Holdrege on Saturday, April 18, for an antique auction conducted by Bramer Auction and Realty. I had seen the advertisement on Facebook for the event, and the amount of stoneware crocks and antique furniture to be auctioned off was substantial.
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Wild Adventures: A Smart Zoo Experience returns to Kearney on Saturday, April 25 with animatronic animals, virtual reality aquarium and family activities.
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Visit the store on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a Walleye Madness fish fry with fresh grilled fish, samples and Bass Pro Shops Uncle Buck’s batter mix.
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Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers will lead a GISH student workshop and a free public reading with open mic on April 27 at 6 p.m. in the GISH Little Theatre.
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J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska City proposed Arbor Day in 1872. His April 22 birthday later became both Nebraska’s Arbor Day and the date of Earth Day.
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