“Back in the saddle again.” You know, there’s a part of me that is sad that I missed the entertainment career of the late great Gene Autry. It’s difficult to find a terse word said about the icon of the mid-20th century.

Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers share a special connection to the land and water they use to grow the food that feeds the world. They cultivate the rich soil of the Great Plains and graze cattle across the rolling Sandhills. Many families have worked the same land for generations. It’s their work ethic and stewardship that have helped make Nebraska number one in the nation for agricultural production per capita.

I was sitting in my beach chair on vacation soaking up the sun when I overheard the couple next to me sounding concerned. They were throwing out lots of big medical terms but were very confused and said that they did not understand anything that they read on this MRI report. I turned to them, apologized for eavesdropping, and introduced myself as a physician. I offered to “translate” what the radiologist report said, and they gladly accepted.

The Southwest Cheerleading Squad and the Southwest Marching Band led the Bartley Days parade Saturday, June 5. The festivities started at 5:30 Friday evening, picked back up at 9:00 Saturday morning, and ended at midnight with the street dance.

BEAVER CITY - All three Furnas County Commissioners voted to oppose the proposed Kansas Nebraska National Heritage Area (NHA) as well as the Biden Administration’s 30 x 30 program during the Furnas County Commissioner’s regular board meeting on Tuesday, June 8.

One local hero is getting recognition from far and wide. Arapahoe Good Samaritan Society employee Linda Lampe was recently recognized as the winner of the Forever Forward Caregiver Champion for Region 6. Region 6 includes all of the GSS facilities in Nebraska and Kansas. There are 42 facilities within these two states. Recipients are nominated by fellow employees.

Join in the fun at Oxford’s 64th Annual Turkey Days celebration on June 11, 12 and 13! The fun will start at 11:30 Friday morning with the Tasting Tea Salad Luncheon. Then, from 1:00 p.m.

100 Years Ago June 2, 1921 A tour of the St. Francis branch and through the southwest in general reveals that the wheat crop in this section is virtually gone.

25 Years Ago May 30, 1996 A near capacity crowd of 410 alumni and guests attended the Beaver City High School Alumni Banquet Saturday evening. Officers and hosts this year were Alvin and Sherri (Hardin) Linner, Ken and Julie Becker, Rick and Cindy Bieghler and Jeff and Patricia (Hyke) Westburg.

10 years ago Coral Sedden of Dannebrog was the speaker at the Holbrook Memorial Day service that was held Monday morning. She is the daughter of Clinton and Ardelle Olmsted of Arapahoe.