FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH- 212 Randolph Ave., Holbrook, NE Pastor Dale Whitson Church Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m..

Kate and Ric Meyrs spent the day Friday with Janet Hosick in the Kearney hospital. That night they attended the Arapahoe vs Cambridge football game. Saturday, they went to the Watson anniversary party at the Arapahoe Country Club. On Sunday, after church, they helped with the thrift store clean out.

Thursday,September 23: Pasta/meat sauce, lettuce salad, broccoli salad, pineapple ambrosia, garlic bread. Friday, September 24: Porcupine meatball, hash brown casserole, corn, fluffy fruit salad.

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

After nearly nineteen months, our doors have opened to school programs once again! The children from the Arapahoe-Holbrook Public Schools have returned after a long hiatus due to the pandemic and the library's renovation project. Continuing a long-standing tradition, each month the school brings children from grades Kindergarten through 8th grade to the public library. The younger children are read a story by the librarians. Every single student gets the opportunity to check out a book. Their reactions to seeing the new library space were that of pure joy and wonder.

Open Tuesdays and Fridays 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 210 7th Street, Arapahoe, NE 308.962.7296. To observe social distancing during the COVID 19 pandemic, call the number posted outside the building and wait for the volunteer staff to bring out your box of groceries.

Opal Coakley had guests at the noon meal in Prairie Pines dining room on Sunday, September 19, 2024. Guests were her nieces and nephews on the Coakley branch of the family. Guests were Helen and Jim Blincow of Bertrand, Jim Snyder of Phoenix, AZ, Velma Loose of Holdrege and Nova Loose, a great niece. Much visiting and reminicing was enjoyed.

Friday evening Ilene Collins and Barbara Blickenstaff were guests of Howard & Erlene Davis to celebrate the September birthdays of Ilene and Barbara. It is great parking in the new Sunshine Village parking lot and residents are all so thankful for it..

The “Right to Life Chain” is October 3 from 3:00-4:00 PM. Please meet at the intersection of Highways 6/34 and 283 in Arapahoe. Bring a lawn chair if you want. (Trinity Lutheran Church, Arapahoe, will be hosting this year.)

Area fire chiefs received several cans of drinking water from the Anheuser-Busch emergency drinking water program to support volunteer firefighters. Since the program began, they have worked with 200 of their wholesaler partners to donate 3.2 million cans of emergency drinking water to more than 520 fire departments across 47 states. Kale Shafer, Brian Sisson and Lee Strayer from Arapahoe and Beaver Ctiy were on hand Wednesday morning to take the water to their local fire departments. Additional information is avaiable at www.nvfc.org/water