Beverly Julienne (Stapp) Goltl went to be with the Lord December 24th, 2020 at home surrounded by the family who loved her so much. She was born March 5th, 1941 in Farnam, NE to Myrlin and Lula (Adkisson) Stapp. She was raised North of Bartley, NE and attended Bartley High School where she played volleyball and was a cheerleader for the Bartley Bombers.

RIVER VALLEY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH - Nathan Goshert, Pastor; 1201 Elm St., Arapahoe, Ph. 962-7730.

What a beautiful day we had for Christmas. COVID-19 has prevented lots of gatherings, but at least the weather made safe outdoor visits possible. Mid-50’s temps on Christmas Day were awesome. But, Covid did still curtail the usual big family gatherings.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is working with state public health officials and local hospitals to implement plans for the recently approved COVID-19 vaccines. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is distributing the vaccines in phases, following federal guidelines for each phase. At this time, the vaccine is not widely available. Healthcare facilities are reporting being overwhelmed with calls from the public seeking the vaccine. We are asking the public to stop calling healthcare facilities and the health department in search of the vaccine. Instead, wait patiently while the vaccine is distributed utilizing the federal guidelines.

Mavis Lorraine (Railsback) Ohlson, age 94, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Arapahoe Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Mavis was born on October 1, 1926 on a farm in Norton County Kansas 1/2 mile from the Nebraska line to John “Lloyd” and Leona C. (Palmer) Railsback. Mavis attended country school in Norton County through eighth grade. Since there was no local high school, she then lived with her paternal Aunt Grace and her husband Lyle Young for four years while she completed her high school years in Joes, Colorado. She graduated from high school in 1944 and then attended college in Greeley, Colorado where she received her teaching certificate. She then applied for and obtained her Kansas State Teaching Certificate. She taught for one year in the Country school in Lyle, Kansas.

SOUTHERN VALLEY - The Southern Valley basketball teams took both ends of a girls/boys varsity doubleheader at The Nest last Tuesday. The Southern Valley girls pulled down a 39-25 win.

CAMBRIDGE - The Valley Voice has added a new reporter to its staff. Guyla Mills, an Ansley native that resided in Lincoln several years before moving to Virginia in 2000 and California in 2004, made a permanent move back to Nebraska this past summer and resides in Wilsonville.

Cambridge Lions, in partnership with Bartley and Holbrook Lions and the Knights of Columbus from Indianola, met on Saturday, 12/19/20, to deliver boxes of food, gift cards, and toys to 50 families in our communities. This annual project has been going on for over 50 years and the community support and contributions were amazing. Toys were collected at multiple locations around Cambridge and sorted and bagged for each family last week and included in the food delivery on Saturday. This is truly a community effort and could not happen without your continued support. Thank you all!

Donna F. Wier, age 94, passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on December 20, 2020. She was born in Furnas County near Cambridge on November 27, 1926 to Orva B. and Josephine (Heitmann) Trosper. Donna was united in marriage to George Wier in Norton, KS on July 6, 1946. George preceded her in death on May 9, 1988.

PLEASANTON - Both the Cambridge boys and girls basketball teams went 0-2 at the Pleasanton Holiday Tournament last week. The Cambridge girls fell to Ravenna, 47-31, on Monday, then dropped a 58-21 decision to Anselmo-Merna on Tuesday.