100 Years Ago August 25, 1921 Highland defeated Oxford 9 to 0 in a ball game. Rankin the Highland pitcher allowed only four hits.

CAMBRIDGE - The Cambridge and Southwest girls golf teams opened their seasons Thursday at the Cambridge quadrangular event. Macy Jones of Cambridge shot a nine-holr round of 46 to lead all competitors while Southwest’s Kacee Brittain finished second with a 66.

The Southern Valley/ Alma softball team got its season off to a wild start Friday with a home opener against Chadron, losing the lead late in a 12-11 defeat. The Saints trailed 10-9 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Emma Joppa doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs.

10 years ago Annual Burton’s Bend Festival was held over the weekend in Holbrook. Event featured Toby tenBensel and his daughter Kaitlyn were part of the Open Sign Up Saturday morning and Alexa Whipple Saturday evening along with the band.

MISSION MALL Thrift Store, 509 Nebraska Ave., Arapahoe, NE Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1:00-5:00 p.m. Saturdays 9:00 am - 1:00 p.m..

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is working closely with the Nebraska Plains Healthcare Coalition (NPHCC) to help area hospitals and clinics coordinate care for people hospitalized with COVID-19. NPHCC is assisting hospitals with medical surge planning in order to spread the patient load across all hospitals. Surge planning is a key preparedness tool for responding to disasters and other events that may exceed the limits of the normal medical infrastructure.

WILSONVILLE – Austin Rice is a popular guy—at least among the students who have taken his concealed carry class. The 26-year-old farmer is a Nebraska Concealed Handgun Permit certified and National Rifle Association (NRA) basic pistol certified instructor. Since he opened Wildcat Firearms last September, over 30 people have taken his six-to-eight-hour class that includes both classroom instruction at his farm office and onsite shooting at the range he constructed across the road.

INDIANOLA - The annual Old Settler’s Celebration was held this past weekend in Indianola, bringing in a large crowd for a parade (led by the 2021 Honor Family of Don and Donna Behnke, pictured above), a ranch rodeo, the annual Bum Malleck Memorial Threshing (pictured right) and many more activities.

The Red Willow County GOP will meet for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Bedore Barn-Marlene’s Kitchen, 3 miles north of McCook. Guest speaker, Elizabeth Tegtmeier who has declared her intention to run for the State School Board, will speak at 7:00. Plans for the Blue Rock Shoot, to be held September 26, 2021, will be finalized. All area residents are invited to attend. Several from the area have attended public meetings throughout the previous month and will be reporting on those meetings. As usual, the GOP is encouraging everyone to become involved in local, state, and federal issues facing us.

Rarely are things ever all bad or all good. It’s just a matter of perspective and focus.