Racing with the Angels
Elmwood Murdock has sent another young angel to heaven. Jesse Osmon, 20, passed away last Thursday as a result of a motorcycle accident. Jesse is the son of Ken and Kelly Osmond and grew up in Alvo. He has three brothers, Steven, Dakota, and Alex.
Jesse graduated from Elmwood Murdock with the Class of 2011. After graduating he worked as a welder but soon followed his heart to the family farm where he worked with his grandpa and uncles. He pursued another passion at Eagle Raceway, racing his modified car. Jesse was a fun loving good ol' boy who made many memories with his friends while hunting and fishing. Jesse was always clowning around and loved to make silly poses for the camera. His easy way and happy heart endeared him to his classmates. Jesse and his classmates mourned the loss of several friends in recent years which brought them closer together. His family and friends take comfort knowing that Jesse is hunting and fishing with his friends in Heaven and they know that they have five special angels watching over them. Jesse will be missed. RIP Jesse Osmon.
NEW CONTESTS at the CASS COUNTY FAIR 2013!!!
MASTER GARDENER TRAINEES COMPLETE TRAINING
Last month the Southeast Nebraska Master Gardener Training Program concluded with 9 participants completing 40 hours of training. This is the third Master Gardener Training session we have had in southeast Nebraska in the past seven years. In 2010 Vaughn Hammond, Extension Educator at the Kimmel Education and Research Center and Gary Lesoing, Extension Educator in Nemaha County decided to join forces and coordinate and conduct the training together. Training sessions were conducted in either Nebraska City at the Kimmel Education and Research Center or in Auburn. The first 6 sessions were conducted via webinar and went out to over 20 sites in Nebraska. These topics vary from year to year. Webinar programs in Auburn were held at the Nemaha County Hospital in their classroom or at the Auburn City Library. All the face-to-face sessions in Auburn were held in the 4-H Building on the Nemaha County Fairgrounds.
The program was open to anyone in Southeast Nebraska. This is the only program conducted in the region, other than programs held at the Lancaster County Extension office in Lincoln, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus or the Douglas County Extension office in Omaha. We have trained over 40 participants in the region in the 3 years we have held Master Gardener Training Programs. Many of these are still active Master Gardeners and have provided hundreds of hours of volunteer service to the region sharing their expertise in the area of gardening or horticulture. Topics covered during the trainings included: Native Plants, Drought Recovery and Water Conservation, Soils, Lawn Pests, Container Gardening, Household Insects, Morphology and Plant Identification, Fruits, Vegetables, Trees, Home GAPS, Weeds and Drought. This year we had participants from communities in Richardson, Johnson, Otoe, Cass and Nemaha Counties. Now the trainees will complete their 40 hours of volunteer service in their respective communities to become Master Gardeners. To maintain their status as Master Gardeners, people must complete 10 hours of continuing education and 20 hours of volunteer service each year. UNL Extension will continue to provide opportunities for Master Gardener Training in years to come. If you have questions about this program, feel free to contact Vaughn Hammond at (402) 873-3166 or Gary Lesoing at (402) 274-4755.
Master Gardener Trainees
The Southeast Nebraska Master Gardener Educational Program concluded on Tuesday, May 21st at the 4-H Building in Auburn with trainees completing their final test. The program had 9 participants complete 40 hours of educational training in horticulture and now will conduct 40 hours of volunteer service this summer to become a Master Gardener. Pictured in the photo are the class participants and their hometowns. Front row-left to right, Jacqueline Baird, Tecumseh; Terri Messner, Falls City; Judy Schlosser, Shubert; Noni Thiesen and Donna Sharman, Plattsmouth; Julie Zahn, Syracuse and Bonnie Brewer, Elmwood. Back Row-left to right, Craig Long, Auburn and Larry Arnold, Syracuse.
Round the Bend Steakhouse is preparing for the annual Testicle Festival on June 14th and 15th. The Sheila Greenland Band will be performing both nights. Doors open at 5:00 with a $5 cover charge. Service men and women free with a military ID. Click here for more details!
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