The Furnas County GOP will be meeting at the Cambridge Community Center in Cambridge on Tuesday October 18th. Members of the Republican Party from Furnas and surrounding counties are welcome to enjoy a social time at 6:30 pm to be followed by the meeting beginning at 7:00 pm.

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Cambridge School Board met in regular session on Monday, September 10, 2022. All Board members were present. Virgil Banzhaf was a guest at the meeting. Council approved the agenda. During the Treasurer’s Report, Superintendent Greg Shepard informed the Board that Board Secretary Marisa Burke had shared different reports containing more information than previous reports. Shepard also said that it looks like the school will be receiving over $100,000 in valuation increases, but there is a possibility that state aid may go down. More information about that will be available soon. Shepard said “We are sitting really good. We will be able to ride out any waves that may come our way.”

The Southern Valley Board of Education met for their regular meeting on Monday, October 10 at 8 pm. There was an open hearing for the committee on American Civics prior to the regular meeting. The hearing is required biannually to take in public concerns or comments on what is taught at the school in that area. There was no public comment.

Nebraska Pride Sweet Adelines International once again presents the annual show, “Music, the Spice of Life”. Under the direction of Connie Witt from Kearney, the chorus will bring the best of barbershop style a cappella harmony to the stage. Nebraska Pride Chorus represents central Nebraska with members all the way from McCook and North Platte in the west to Hastings in the east and eight communities in between. The chorus meets weekly in Lexington and perform throughout the year for different organizations and churches. The mission of Sweet Adelines is to promote harmonious singing through education and performance.

ARAPAHOE - Several subcommittees met prior to the regular Arapahoe-Holbrook School Board meeting on October 10, 2022. Members of the Transportation Committee reported that since the lease contract for school buses ends in June 2024, it is important for the board to make a decision within the next several months.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved recommendations for 2023 wild turkey hunting seasons at its Aug. 31 meeting at Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford. The changes to orders for the 2023 turkey season are: Limit all hunters to two spring permits; during the meeting, commissioners amended the recommendation to allow nonresidents up to two permits.

In its inaugural year, approximately 215 students were selected to participate in the All-State Middle Level Chorus which is sponsored by the Nebraska Music Education Association. Gail Carpenter-Johnson, Director of Middle Level/Junior High Affairs for the Nebraska Music Education Association, is pleased to announce that Tirzah Goshert, Cydney Carlson, Alaina Leising, and Zachary Einspahr will be among the 215 students selected to be a part of the 2022 All-State Middle Level Chorus. Guest conductor for the group will be Maria A. Ellis, Director of The Sheldon’s City of Music All-Star Chorus and Choral Instructor at Sumner High School in St. Louis, Missouri. The chorus will rehearse Wednesday, November 16th on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, the host site of the 2022 NMEA Conference/ Clinic. A final public concert will be held Wednesday, November 16th, 4:00 p.m. at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.

AAA has long been an advocate for “Move Over” laws, requiring drivers to slow down and move over for emergency responders on the roadside, yet there continues to be an alarming number of fatalities. Nearly 350 people are struck and killed outside a disabled vehicle each year, and roughly a quarter of motorists don’t know that Slow Down, Move Over laws exist in their state. AAA Nebraska hopes to broaden the law and educational efforts with its new “Move Over for Me” campaign that asks drivers to move over for all motorists stuck on the roadside as well as first responders.

By Debra Johnston, M.D. It’s tempting to blame the pandemic for the dizzying rates of mental health concerns among American teens.