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.

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

The Edison Volunteer Fire Department held a hamburger supper Sunday night September 26, at AgValley Coop in Edison, in conjunction with National Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment Day. A special thank you to the coop for helping make this happen and to the Melvin Christensen family for the donation of hamburger. In addition to hamburgers, the department had on display it’s recently purchased grain bin rescue tube. This purchase was made possible through funds from Farm Credit Services of America. Pictured with the tube are (l-r) Adam Corbett, Gavin Doles, Daniel Morse, Tim Chapman, James Koelzer, and Jacob Corbett. Holbrook-Edison-Arapahoe Rural Fire District #5 fire engine housed in Edison was displaying a recruitment banner. Helping serve hamburgers were Arlan Leising, Daniel Morse, Tim Chapman, customer, and Kent Tidyman.

Thursday, September 29: Pizza, lettuce salad, pasta salad, mixed fruit. Friday, October 1: Lemon fish, wild rice, carrots, strawberry fluff.

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.)

Marilin Crawford was a Sunday guest of her mother, Emma Crawford and ate lunch with her in the Prairie Pines dining room. Donna McCoy is a new resident at Prairie Pines.

The 2021 Arapahoe Homecoming King and Queen Candidates are: Front (l to r): BriAllen Soncksen, Tracy Roskop, Hope Koller, and Areli Calamaco. Back (l to r): Levi Kerner, Wyatt Jenkins, Tristian White, and Colton Carlson. Coronation is Friday, October 1st at 1:00 pm in the North Gym with a parade and pep rally in the park to follow.

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. 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.

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, October 1: 9:00 a.m.-Exercise Group.