Seward Public Schools piloted its unified track program this spring, has found success with its unified bowling team over the past two years and is looking into the possibility of adding unified basketball. Read the Seward County Independent this Wednesday to hear about how the school is expanding its inclusive sports options.
Like fashion, diets and tires, wellness and recovery programs are seldom one-size-fits-all. The support and techniques that may help one person who is recovering from substance abuse may not be what works for another. The program that assists one person with a severe illness or mental health concerns may not fit for someone else.
That is the philosophy behind The Wellbeing Initiative, Inc.’s programming that started in Seward this month. Read more about it in the May 14 Independent.
Nebraska lawmakers yesterday voted yes and then no on a bill to provide paid sick leave for small businesses.
A bill that would have reduced inheritance tax rates and found other income sources to replace those funds failed to overcome a filibuster in the Nebraska Legislature.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has changed the definition of "permanent ban" so it will expire at death. This means Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson are among those now eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Seward girls were the runner-up at the District B4 meet yesterday. District champions are Grace Brees, 100m and 200m; Kelsey Miller, 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles; and 4x400m relay. Also qualifying for state are Ella Peterson, 200m; Haylen Holliday, 1600m; Tessa Greisen, 1600m and 3200m; Hayden Minchow, 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles; 4x100m relay; 4x800m relay; Madison Green, shot put; Addy Heaston, discus.
The Seward girls were the district runner-up in the B4 competition at Crete yesterday.
Stephanie Croston
Concordia University women’s tennis competed in its first NAIA national championship tournament and fell to No. 11 Marian University (Ind.), 4-0, May 13. The Bulldogs traveled to the Mobile Tennis Center to face the Knights as both programs made their first appearance in the national tournament.
Head Coach Lisa Hart and company finish with a 17-5 overall record, breaking the single season win total in her second year of tenure.
The Milford track and field teams competed in the B4 district at Crete yesterday and saw several athletes qualify for state. District champions were Isaac Roth, 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles; Cash Martin, pole vault; Zeb Reil, long jump. Additional qualifiers for the Eagles are Abby Crabtree, 400m; Avery Carter, 3200m; boys 4x400m relay; Sarah Reynolds, discus.
Isaac Roth takes the baton from Zeb Reil in the 4x400-meter relay at districts yesterday. The Eagles finished third in the event and qualified for state based on their time, which was 3:26.19.
Stephanie Croston
In an ace-off, it was a contest to see who would blink first. Finally, in the top of the eighth, Jalen Martinez lifted the first pitch he saw to left for a three-run homer. The towering drive propelled top-seeded Webber International University (Fla.) to a 3-0 win over the second-seeded Concordia University baseball team May 13. The result put the Warriors of Babson Park, Fla., in the driver’s seat in the Lincoln Bracket site, one of 10 hosts for the 2025 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round.
In an elimination game at noon on Wednesday, Concordia will take on fourth-seeded Indiana Wesleyan University. The winner of the matinee will remain alive to play Webber International at 4 p.m.
The GFWC Seward Woman’s Club will have its annual spring luncheon meeting at the Seward Civic Center in the remodeled club room on Wednesday, May 14, at 12:30 p.m. A special 125th anniversary luncheon will precede the meeting and program. A short business meeting and installation of officers will follow, with discussion on moving back into the newly remodeled facility and the club’s activities with the approaching July 4 celebration.
For more information or to RSVP attending the luncheon, contact GFWC SWC President Angela Belew at angelabelew@gmail.com or call her at (714) 331-2554.
The Milford Senior Center will host a baked potato fundraiser Wednesday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Seward VFW, 243 S. Ninth St., will host a blood drive Thursday, May 15, from noon to 6 p.m. Appointments are needed by scheduling online or calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.
The Seward County Genealogical Society is open Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Fridays from 3 – 5 p.m. and the first Saturday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or by appointment. A business meeting is the third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. The organization is located at 233 Jackson Ave., Seward. Phone (402) 400-5250.
