Thursday, September 30: 3:30 p.m.-JH Football & Volleyball @ Medicine Valley; 5:00 p.m.-Volleyball @ Elm Creek Triangular. Friday, October 1: 12:30 p.m.-FKC Cross Country @ Amherst; 7:30 p.m.-Football with Dundy County/Stratton @ Elwood.

The draft Loess Canyons Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) Update for Dawson, Frontier, Gosper, and Lincoln Counties is ready for public review. Draft copies of the document have been mailed to county offices and are available to the public online at https://nfs.unl.edu/documents/CWPP/LCCWPP.pdf. Comments will be accepted until November 1, 2021.

LINCOLN, Neb. – Johnson Lake State Recreation Area will host pumpkin painting and a campsite-decorating contest Oct. 9. The Johnson Lake Halloween Haunt will take place from 1-7 p.m. The pumpkin painting will take place from 1-3 p.m. at Area C. Campsite decoration judging will begin at 5 p.m. at the main campground. Prizes will be given for the top two finishers.

LINCOLN, Neb. – Visitors to Nebraska state parks have until Oct.

Sixty years ago this month on Labor Day, September 3, 1961, the Jorges-Puls families held their first family reunion with seventy-five members present. It was held in Ogallala. Many more reunions were to follow annually, always on Labor Day weekend, and for the past many reunions, have been held at the Elwood Senior Center. Hundreds of decendants over the years, but sadly to say the attendance has fallen by 2/3. With sad hearts, we voted this year, to disband. This year, on Labor Day 2021, was our last reunion. We always had a fun time with our “auction”. We voted to donate our remaining funds To the Elwood Senior Center. Elwood was the home of so many of us! We hope our departed would be happy of our decision. Thank you to all of our “caring cousins.”

What a September we've had! Hot and dry are about the only terms to describe it. When we had a low of 39 degrees, the thought was that the hot days were history. Wrong! Sunday saw a high of 100 with Monday close to the same. That's too hot for September, let alone the last days of September. But! At this writing, there are good chances of moisture coming. A two day, slow gentle rain is on everyone's wish list.

Please join us for a lunch hour meet and greet with State Senator Brett Lindstrom on Tuesday, October 5 from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Arapahoe Coffee and Floral, 516 Nebr. Avenue, Arapahoe, NE. Lindstrom is running for Governor of Nebraska and would like to visit with local citizens about important issues concerning Nebraska.

On Sunday, October 3rd, a Life Chain will be formed in Indianola along Highway 6 & 34 by the City Park from 2:00 until3:00. Life Chain is a peaceful and prayerful public witness of pro-life individuals standing for 6o minutes, praying for our nation and for an end to abortion. Participants are asked to meet at the City Park at 1:45. Water bottles, lawn chairs, umbrellas and strollers are welcome and encouraged. Signs will be provided. Coffee and cookies will be served afterwards.

Participants, volunteers and instructors of the Becoming an OutdoorsWoman Nebraska are invited to the 30th anniversary celebration Saturday, Oct. 9 at Platte River State Park.

Women, Infants & Children Program (WIC) is the nation's most successful and cost-effective public health nutrition program. We provide wholesome foods, nutrition education and community support for income-eligible women who are pregnant or postpartum, infants and children up to age five.