A sincere thank you to all the firefighters and volunteers from all the departments from across the state for saving our house and most of our outbuildings during the recent wildfire. We are truly blessed. Our farmland was homesteaded in 1881 and been in the family since. It means very much to us. Thanks to all of you again.

100 Years Ago June 1, 1922 Memorial and Decoration Day Services were held at the cemetery and the auditorium. Rev.

25 Years Ago May 22, 1997 A large crowd attended the second annual Southern Valley High School Commencement on Sunday and saw 47 seniors receive their diplomas. Honor students this year were Gina Bunnell and Amber Schmeits.

10 years ago Jason Daffer of Danbury, son of Steve and Sally Daffer, and Ryan Timmerman of Indianola, son of Norm and Sharon Timmerman graduated Saturday from Hastings College. Kenzie May earned 5th place cleared the bar at 5’2” and was the only Southwest entrant to win at the State Track Meet in Omaha.

10 years ago American Legion Auxiliary poster winners for sixth grade were Danielle Forster, Kent Rae, and Mandi Hodgson; fifth grade winners Kimberly Halouska, Julieann Puls and Marian Stauffer; fourth grade winners Juan Flores, Tripp Hodgson, and McKenzie Clouse; and a special category Avery Gerken, Ty Jorges, and Kevin Schneider. FCCLA members sponsored a dance this spring and gave the profits to the Elwood Library.

10 years ago Cambridge boys track and field team took home a state title from the Class D State Championship Track Meet in Omaha Saturday. Cal and Desiree Wineland, twenty-four year Army vets, honored fellow camaderies for Armed Forces Day this weekend by hosting a barbecue at their Vineyard.

10 years ago Salutatorian Reid Stagemeyer and valedictorian Ashley McCoy are the 2012 for Arapahoe High School. Rochelle Wendland, a sophomore of Arapahoe High School went to the 2012 Nebraska State Track and Field Championship on Friday and Saturday and came home Sunday night with Class C gold medal in girl’s high jump event.

The Cambridge Community Schools Organization (CSO) hosted its first all star game in 1985. Since then the game has been held every year, with the exception of 2020. Over the years the game has evolved to pit schools in an East/West format, expanding the territory of teams from the west Colorado border to east HWY 183 and from northern Interstate 80 to the southern Kansas border. We are excited to announce the players and coaches that will compete in the 2022 game. We look forward to hosting the event in Cambridge again on Friday May 27th with the girls game to begin at 6pm and the boys game to follow.

Between Arapahoe, Cambridge, Southwest, Hi-Line, and Southern Vallley, thirtythree athletes represented Southwest Nebraska at the 2022 State Track and Field Championships in Omaha. These schools brought home a total of twenty state medals.

CAMBRIDGE – Range and Forage Specialist, Jerry Volesky, headquartered in the University of Nebraska Extension Office in North Platte, was one of several speakers who addressed area producers impacted by the wildfires during a May 5 dinner sponsored by Arrow Seed.