Another part of the audience at the schools where My Real Life Tour stops is the faculty. As you can see, they get into it too. The Principal of Grand Island Senior High School is Kent Mann. I spoke to him before the show yesterday and he was really looking forward to it. He said his only fear was how …
Student Reaction to Michael Peterson
When it comes to gauging how well students receive the My Real Life Tour message it’s best to hear it from them. The auditorium was packed at yesterday’s event, including the upper level seating. I asked several of them after the show at Grand Island Senior High School what they thought of the program and here’s what they said. My …
Michael Peterson Reaching Youth in Ag
Hello from Lincoln, NE where the Michael Peterson, My Real Life Tour, continues. The photo album is updated and I’ve been working on some video clips and audio. Now I know you may be asking, “What does this have to do with agriculture?” Well, to start with, my coverage is sponsored by New Holland, a company that is also sponsoring …
Peace Be With Lee McCoy and Family
Our friend and colleague Lee McCoy passed away early this morning in the arms of his sweet and courageous wife Aurora. She wrote us this morning to say that Lee “rode away on Chariots and White horses to meet the Morning Star.” As many of you know, Lee has fought a tough battle with cancer for the past two years, …
American Legion Cake is Slice of Real Life
On today’s My Real Life Tour we stopped in Columbus, NE at the American Legion for lunch and they made Michael this great cake. A group of members escorted us into town on their motorcycles and there will be pictures in the photo album later. Michael is the spokesperson for the American Legion’s Legacy Scholarship program. While we were at …
Tag You’re It Program in Grand Island
Today on the My Real Life Tour we left Lincoln, NE early and headed to Grand Island where we had a Tag You’re It program on the final day of school for Grand Island Senior High School. The students were excited and I’ve got video interviews with some of them that I’ll be posting when I get to a good …
My Real Life Tour Bus Rolling
The My Real Life Tour Bus is on the road to Grand Island, NE this morning. We just made a pit stop so I thought I’d use the AT&T connection while I’ve got it. I’ll be starting a photo album of this week’s tour in Nebraska later today so you can look forward to that. My plan is to document …
Zimfo Bytes
DuPont and Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, announced an agreement to form DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC, a 50/50 global joint venture to develop and commercialize the leading, low- cost technology solution for the production of cellulosic ethanol — a next generation biofuel produced from non-food sources — to address a $75 billion global market opportunity. Land O’Lakes Member …
Historic Haymarket
I’m staying in the historic Haymarket District of Lincoln, NE. I’ve got a couple more pics in my Twitter feed. When you enter the area, you are met with aromas from our many restaurants and are visually overwhelmed by the beautiful restoration and artwork of the old warehouse district. You hear the sounds of people living, working, and enjoying life …
Getting Real on the Road With Michael Peterson
Michael Peterson is helping young people get real in their life. He’s on the “My Real Life – Strong for America Tour” and I’ll be joining him this week in Lincoln, NE. During the week I’ll be posting frequently from the various events taking place on this last leg of the current segment of the tour. I spoke to Michael …