August 29 - September 4, 2021 Sunday, August 29th Investigated a report of property damage on N. Osborne Street.

It is that time of year when gardens are getting ready for harvest. Begin to make plans on what is going to be done with the bounty. Many will do home preservation by drying, freezing, or canning. Of all these methods, canning can be the trickiest. If canning is not done properly, people can get extremely ill, in some cases may cause death.

The Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the long-term financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2034, one year earlier than projected last year, with 78 percent of benefits payable at that time.

ESU #17 Budget Hearing The Board of Directors of Educational Service Unit #17 will meet at the Administration building in Ainsworth for a budget hearing at 5:00 p.m. on September 13th, immediately followed by a tax request hearing and a regular meeting.

The kidneys may be called the Rodney Dangerfield of the body, as they often “don’t get no respect.” The National Kidney Foundation estimates that one in three adult Americans are at risk for kidney disease, yet these organs are mostly ignored unless they develop stones or stop working.

The first very nice, cool morning came to Lincoln this week. It reminded me that fall is just around the corner and colder weather is coming. I paused to remember the coldest winter in living memory last year, and Nebraskans’ power being shut off by people in other states. With this on my mind, I wondered why is the Nebraska Public Power District circulating a survey about “decarbonization” and green energy? It seems to me their priorities are out of whack again. They should be figuring out how to never again shut off power to Nebraskans when we have more than enough generation in Nebraska to serve our state’s electricity needs.