The family of Ed Fitzgerald would like to invite you to an open house to help him celebrate his 80th birthday. Where: Edison City Building, Main Street Edison When: Saturday, Dec. 4th Time: 1:00 to 5:00 If you can't attend please send cards to: Ed Fitzgerald Box 126 Edison, NE 68936

Over the next few months, Tri Valley Health System (TVHS) will be working with area providers to update the 2019 Furnas County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). We are seeking input from community members regarding the healthcare needs in order to complete the 2022 CHNA.

The Arapahoe Scouts held their annual Rain Gutter Regatta on Saturday afternoon at the Methodist Church, Each Scout made a sail boat and used a straw to race it down the gutter filled with water. After the races, the scouts received their popcorn orders so if you ordered something from a scout, you should be getting your order soon. Other scouting activites last weekend was the Night at the Museum where some of the scouts spent the night at the Hastings Museum.

25 Years Ago November 21, 1996 Rich Phillips, economic development director for Beaver City, and Ernie Hulinsky, Oxford branch manager for Union Bank and Trust, are pictured with dairymen from Holland who may locate their business in Canada and in the Furnas County area. They have twice previously toured this area and local officials are hoping their interest will mean location in Furnas County.

100 Years Ago November 24, 1921 The eighth grade basketball team held the high school team to a tie. The eighth grade line-up was Willie Beighle, center; Percy Clarine, forward; Flore McNamara, forward; Bacil Cowan, guard and Harle Grush, guard.

10 years ago Bartley will celebrate 125 years on the south side of the street coming in from the south - first business is elevator owned by E. E.

Elwood Bulletin 10 years ago The Elwood school play performance shows Fairies (Ashley Larsen and LexieRemminga scratch the donkey’s head (Grant Rajhes) as Titania (Tamara Amesbury) adoringly lets the donkey sleep on her lap. The Gosper County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the National “You Drink, You Drive, You Lose” selective enforcement.

10 years ago Jim Jackson and his son-in-law Ross Ebbers began a new boat storage business. The business consists of 100 foot by 32 foot steel building with eight separated 31 foot by 12 foot stalls and a concrete floor at the Harry Strunk Lake about 10 miles northwest of Cambridge.

10 years ago Arapahoe Public School’s afternoon pre-school class took their first field trip as they visited the Roskop Dairy south of Arapahoe with their instructor LeAndre Monie. Thanksgiving carries a lot of traditions according to the National Turkey Foundation in 2010 consumption of turkey was 16,4 pounds per person - 31 percent of that is eaten at Thanksgiving.

LEXINGTON - In a Furnas County District Court hearing Tuesday, 26-year-old Dylan Brooks entered nocontest pleas to three amended charges stemming from a 2020 sex trafficking investigation in Furnas County.