The Cambridge City Council met in regular session on Monday, December 7, 2020. All members were present for the meeting. The first order of business was to adjourn the old city council and reconvene as the new city council.

Tri Valley Medical Foundation purchased four new electric stretchers for the surgical department in the amount of $75,864. The new electric stretchers will allow for a higher standard of patient safety and comfort while also providing easier use for staff.

Funeral Services for Janet C. Debban was held on Friday, December 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Pastor Kenton Birtell officiating. Private Family Interment followed at the Elwood Cemetery, Elwood, Nebraska.

Georgene Marie Carskadon, 72, of Edison Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 due to complications of latestage dementia, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born Georgene Marie Knecht i▪ n Lincoln, Nebraska on April 15th, 1948 to Eldon and Marie Knecht.

Doris LaVerne Crosley, age 94, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Phelps Memorial Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska.

Jeffrey David Schutz, age 51, of Grand Island, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at CHI St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Edith Irene Roberts, age 96, passed away on Monday, November 3o, 2020, at Berthoud Living Center in Berthoud, Colorado. Where she had been a resident since Edith and her twin sister, Esther Eilene, were born April 7, 1924.

Vivian Kaye Malone, 70, of Apache Junction, Arizona, formerly of Lexington, NE passed from this life into Heaven’s gates On November 25, 2020, at the Apache Junction Health Care Center. Vivian, the eldest child of Floyd (Butch) and Geraldine (Geri) Malone was born in McCook, NE on January 18, 1950.

Success in life and all its phases can be measured in many ways. Some reminisce of their glory days in high school. Maybe they were captain of the football team or homecoming queen or won the state chess championship.

Nebraskans are known for common sense, tenacity, and grit. When faced with a major challenge, we don’t panic or abandon core principles and long-standing traditions. we pull together to do what’s best for our communities.