Hazel Frances Hays Cross will celebrate her 106th birthday on December 19, 2021. Hazel currently lives at the Good Samaritan Rest Home in Arapahoe, and enjoys visiting with friends, family and the staff.

Volunteers unloaded more than 300 wreaths for the Cambridge Wreaths Across America event scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. Similar events will also take place this weekend throughout the area and the public is encouraged to attend.

Annual subscription rates to the Valley Voice newspaper will increase effective January 1, 2022. The increase will take the cost of in-state subscriptions from $36 for a 12 months to $45 and out-of-state subscriptions from $40 to $50.

Elwood High School recently had two students win first and second place in the Nebraska Game & Parks Kayak Kids essay writing contest. Delaney Collins, first place winner, will receive a sit-on-top kayak, paddle and life jacket. Gracie Rushton, runner-up, will receive a rod and reel.

Thanks to some late game dramatics and a pair of double-digit wins, the Cambridge boys basketball team opened its season 3-0 after a 60-46 win over Southern Valley Tuesday.

After a pair of defeats to open the season, the Hi-Line girls basketball team grabbed its first win with a 50-44 victory at Maxwell Tuesday. The triumph followed losses to Wilcox-Hildreth, 45-14, on Thursday and to Ansley-Litchfield, 47-36, on Friday.

After a resounding victory on opening night, the Hi-Line boys basketball team dropped a pair of hard-fought contests with Ansley-Litchfield and Maxwell to fall to 1-2 this season.