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Ever wondered how far back greenhouses date? All the way back to 30 A.D. in Rome during the reign of Emperor Tiberius Julius Ceasar Augustus. Just what drove him to have greenhouses built? As the story goes, the ailing Emperor was instructed to eat cucumbers by royal physicians. And so, the first greenhouse was built with stone walls for insulation and a glass ceiling to let the light in.

Equipment and newly advertised techniques are available to vacuum-seal jars to preserve foods. As a consumer you should evaluate your source of information always. Vacuum-sealing products can be misleading with their descriptions and images used to advertise these tools. Mason jar vacuum sealers cannot be used to preserve foods that would otherwise be canned and processed using a heat treatment (e.g., boiling water bath, atmospheric steam canning, or pressure canning).

Five generations of the Schmit family gather recently, from left to right is: Priscilla Wobig, Barbara Schmit, Ashley Walsh holding Briar Walsh, and Erin Hill. .

As we approach the end of our 22nd season, I would like to thank our audience for trusting us to bring them health information that is current and accurate. There are many doctors out there who cannot make the same claims as the Prairie Doc’s and I would like to take this opportunity to help sort out those charlatans and quacks from trusted sources of health information.

It’s human nature to tell stories about the past, and doctors aren’t immune to that impulse. The second year medical students rotating through my clinic have me reflecting on my own years as a fledgling physician, and the changes I’ve seen in my decades of practice.

Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a member of his staff during the month of April.

Jean Burge Too hot? Too cold? Just wait a few days and you'll get a temperature you are more comfortable with. Saturday Valentine had a temperature of 91! Dan and Sheri Tinant went to Platte last week to see Ann Keech, and had lunch with Elaine and Leroy Veurink.

Have fun and enjoy picking fresh fruit right outside your door thanks to compact varieties you can grow in containers. Just clear some space on your patio, deck, balcony, or front steps that receives at least six hours of sunlight and get busy planting.

ACTIVITIES Cards/Board Games/Pool available daily. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

Early in-person voting for the primary election begins today, April 15, at Nebraska county election offices. “Our 93 county election offices are open and ready to help Nebraskans vote in the May Primary Election,” Secretary of State Bob Evnen said.