The residents of Sunshine Village are patiently waiting the opening of their new parking lot. It is beautiful and a great assset to their homes.

Connie Graning, Scott Graning, and Teresa Vaughn attended the funeral for Connie’s cousin, James Foster of Hillsdale, WY. He passed away unexpectedly on September 3rd. The funeral service was in Stamford on Saturday morning.

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

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..

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.

Thursday, September 16: Sausage gravy, stewed tomatoes, cole slaw, fruit cocktail, biscuits. Friday, September 17: Liver & onions, Baked potato, Harvard beets, Watergate salad.

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

The Elwood Village Board held their monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Chairperson, Tom Martin, called the 7 p.m.

The Gosper County Senior Center is in full swing. We have coffee drinkers in at 8:30, pool-players in the midmorning, exercise machines that are in motion, a puzzle on the table, domino game to get started after lunch and of course great noon dinners for you to enjoy with some friendly neighbors. If you would like to join us please call the Center by 9:30 am. The Center is delighted with the folks who are coming to share in the noon meal. If you want to take your meal out, feel free to call the Center and we will be glad to visit about that with you. The staff will continue to make your visit here, either while participating in the activities or eating our noon meal, as positive and enjoyable as can be. Thanks for your support. Guests at the Center this past week include Mary Ann & Wayne Kerr, Mary Ellen Ford and Marilyn Ladwig, Lexington; Joe Debban, Kearney; Melissa Vinzant, Bertrand; and Brian Hambidge, Elwood. So very nice to have you join us and hope to see you again soon.

The Homecoming Parade for Eustis-Farnam School was held on Friday afternoon. The band led the students from the parking lot at the school south to main street and up the hill and back to school..