25 Years Ago September 5, 1996 On September 1, speed limits increased from 55 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour on some two-lane highways. The Eagles took to the court and grid iron in a somewhat controlled practice on Thursday before many avid Southern Valley fans.

Steven L. Sunblade, 64 years of age, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021, in Kearney.

A card shower has been requested in honor of Don Woodruff's 100th Birthday on September 8th. Cards can reach him at Good Samaritan Home, Room 212, 719 Brown St., Alma, NE 68920.

SWNPHD recommends taking precautions to prevent the most common types of food poisoning when preparing food at home. In southwest Nebraska, cases of food poisoning are most often linked to poor hand washing prior to handling food or eating food that has been contaminated by an outside source such as contaminated water used to irrigate produce. The bacteria that cause these infections are usually salmonella, shigellosis, campylobacter and E Coli.

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. 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.

Three hundred ninetyfour (394) new cases of COVID-19 were reported by Two Rivers Public Health Department in the sevencounty region it serves for the week of August 20-26. Please check the Two Rivers website for more detailed information for our citizens on current COVID-19.

First Christian Church, 501 Calvert Ave., Elwood, 308-785-2669 Sundays-Fellowship and Coffee 10:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Our Redeemer Lutheran – Missouri Synod Elwood ourredeemerelwood.com Friday, September 10: 9:00 a.m.-Exercise Group.

September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month and Tri Valley Health System’s Senior Life Solutions is working to raise awareness and educate the community on the risk factors and warning signs of suicide. Talk of suicide should never be dismissed. If you, or someone you know, are thinking of suicide call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

“Pass The Potty” is a fun way to raise funds for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The Team Jack Foundation is sponsoring this fundraiser and this group from Arapahoe was busy Monday morning placing the potty chair at an Arapahoe business to help Flush Childhood Cancer. To remove the potty from your property within 24 hours after calling will cost $10.00; To remove the potty from your property within 24 hours after calling, and you choose where the potty passes would cost $25.00; To remove the potty from your property within 12 hours after calling, you choose where the potty passes and insures the potty won’t be passed back will cost $50.00. You can call Amanda at 308-737-5707 or Erica at 308-655-0298 to have the potty removed. Make check payable to Team Jack! All Proceeds will be donated to the TeamJack Foundation.

Kim and Joe Helms attended the Jurey family reunion at the Hobrook Community Building on Saturday and Sunday. They counted around 55 family members on Saturday night and somewhere between 70-90 on Sunday. They came from Oklahoma, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.