December 2022

Cowgirls’ basketball wins two of three

Sidney picked up two wins in three games with road wins over East Atchison on Dec. 6 and Griswold on Dec. 9. The only loss of the week came at home against Falls City Sacred Heart on Dec. 8. Sidney 55, East Atchison 52 The Cowgirls led 43-36 at the end of three quarters and held off a hard charge in the fourth to claim the win. Avery Dowling led the scoring by hitting five three-point shots and finishing with 19 points. Kaden Payne had 12 points, five steals and 11 rebounds. Aunika Hayes had 10 point and four stelas while Emily Hutt had six points and six assists. Other scorers were Ava Osborn, four; Gabi Jacobs, two; and Lilly Peters, two. FCSH 51, Sidney 36 The first and third quarters tripped up Sidney in a clash against perennial contender Falls City Sacred Heart out of Southeast Nebraska. The Irish scored 31 points in the first and third quarters combined while Sidney had 11 points in those two quarters. Avery Dowling had 12 points including nine on three-point shots. Aunika Hayes had seven points and 11 rebounds. Ava Osborn had five points while Emily Hutt had four points and four assists. Kaden Payne had four points and four blocked shots. Macey Graham also had four points. Sidney 39, Griswold 17 After building a 17-point halftime lead, the Cowgirls cruised to victory.

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LINDA C.BLACK HOROSCOPES

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (12/09/22). Benefit through domestic harmony this year. Steady communication strengthens creative collaboration. Slow to navigate winter obstacles with health and work, before falling in love again next spring. Revise plans privately next summer, before dancing with friends in celebration next autumn. Feed your family with love.

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Three-State Beef Conference set for Syracuse on Jan. 12

Exploring management strategies to cut costs, increase performance, and capture value at the Three State Beef Conference For 38 years, the Three-State Beef Conference has provided beef cattle producers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska an annual update on current and critical cow-calf and stocker topics affecting producers in the three-state area. This year the program will focus on the seemingly little things that can make a big difference in cattle performance and profitability.

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The Two Sides of Humanity in Medicine

Merriam-Webster defines humanity as “compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or disposition.” It is also defined as “the quality or condition of being human.” The first definition is what people want in a health care provider. We all want to be taken care of by a caregiver who is compassionate, kind, sympathetic, and generous with their time and knowledge. Health care providers spend countless hours taking care of patients. In order to do this, at times we ignore our own needs for rest, sleep, and food. We recite mantras of “first do no harm” and “the patient comes first.” Many of us strive for this vision of the “perfect” provider or to be a “health care hero” as we were called during the pandemic.

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Outlook on the next Farm Bill

Q: What’s in store for the new Farm Bill? A: As a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee and a lifelong family farmer, I bring real world experience to the policymaking table on behalf of the farm families who feed and fuel the world. As Congress begins its work on the new Farm Bill, I bring years of legislative expertise to the negotiating table, having helped hammer out the last eight Farm Bills since I was first elected to the U.S.

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What a difference a week makes!

Last week, I was feeling like a Grinch! Come to think about it, how do I know how a Grandma Grinch feels? At any rate, nothing seemed to be going right. Somewhere along the way the appointments to install my new TV, my new computer and my new printer were lost in space.

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