Nebraska Updates

August 7, 2010

 

Payroll Two checks have been mailed out!  I'll be working on the corn poetry submissions next . . .

 

In alphabetical order, here are your Top Five winners from each bus.  You'll notice that some buses have more than five people listed.  That's because there were ties and the bonus money was split between people.

 

Berean 1:  Micah C., Crystal C.,  Daniel C., Brandon F., Josh M., Brook R., Nathan R., Caleb S.

 

Berean 2:  Joe B., Rachel B., Kyle D., Emerie G., Heather G., Hannah H., Nicole M., Karli S., Jordan W.

 

Berean 3:  Shane B., John H. F., Claire F., Rosie M., Will P., Steven V.

 

Lincoln Lutheran:  Amanda B., Drew D., Nate K., Jon L., Eddie M., Kaitlin M., Connor R., Pierce W.

 

Omaha:  Steven H., James K., Marcus L., Cody P., Tim R.

 

Parkview:  Pavlo D., Taliesin H., Josh J., Zach K., Jason R., Svetlana S. 

 

All of the regular buses listed above had the opportunity to go out 13-14 times apiece, with the exception of Omaha, which only had 10 days available due to the flooding of the Elkhorn River.  I was able to keep the hours balanced between the regular buses so that there was only a 7-hour difference between the bus that logged the most hours and the bus with the least (again, with Omaha being an exception here).

 

Thank you for all of your hard work!!!  I am so very, very proud of this crew.  Out of all the many, many fields we were on this summer, only 4.5 of them required a third walk.  That is truly amazing, considering the level of greensnap in quite a number of our fields.  One company told me that their field inspectors are always happy when they are assigned to inspect a field that NATS has been on, simply because they know the job will have been done right.  So congrats on a job well done!  I know we sort of get used to passing lots of fields on second pull, but a lot of companies routinely do third pulls, and at the beginning of the season some companies were having to do fourth pulls.  

 

My hope and dream for NATS is to provide opportunities for you to develop leadership skills.  Bus leaders commented on how rewarding it was to see the growth in some of you over the past couple of years and how you're beginning to provide real leadership on your buses.   Detasseling is a lot of hard work, it's true--and you can learn a lot about yourself and the kind of person you are through persevering through hard work.  The cornfield is a crucible of sorts. The character that is inside of you really does come out.  And so much of the character that I see coming out gives me great hope and confidence for our country.  So take what you've learned this summer and use it for good in whatever realm you find yourself!

 

Sleep well.

 

very gratefully yours . . .

 

dawn