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(StatePoint) Summer road trip season is heating up.Whether your vacation plans include national parks, sandy beaches or major metropolises, you may be thinking of bringing the entire family along, even your fourlegged companions.

In the mid-1800s, Nebraska was still barely touched by settlers migrating West for a new life. Our state was home to the prairies and rivers we see today.

Independence Day. The fourth of July.

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As the third largest economy in the world, Japan is a vital trade partner of the United States, especially agriculture producers in Nebraska’s Third District.

As we gather to celebrate the birth of our great nation on this Fourth of July, it is an opportunity to reflect upon the values and ideals that have made America the greatest country that has ever existed. For centuries, our American flag has inspired and rallied Americans through times of triumph and tragedy. It reminds us of the sacrifices made to secure our freedoms. It represents the ideals upon which our nation was founded – freedom, justice, and equality – and our perpetual quest to form a more perfect union. It stands as a reminder of the unalienable rights given to all of us by our Creator and symbolizes the hope and opportunity that continue to attract people from around the world to move here in pursuit of the American dream.

July 4, 2018–The Nebraska Girls High School AAU Wrestling Team competed in Orlando, Florida last week at the ESPN Sports Zone at Disney. Jerzie Menke, Bridgeport, wrestled 132 pounds and went 5-1 to earn Silver All American…News-Blade welcomes new editor, Janelle Kesterson, Bridgeport 2013 alum. She graduated Chadron College with a bachelors in communication arts and journalism.

SARAH STRAWN

The Prairie Winds Community Center tried something new out at the golf course earlier this month when they hosted a youth golf tournament. Two brackets were offered, a seven- and eight-year-old contest, and a nine- and ten-year-old competition, playing five holes of golf.

The Bridgeport Beez competed in their third meet at Hemingford June 17. Results for swimmers finishing in the top three are: Women: