The Sons of The American Legion, Squadron 343, Edison, donated $1,000 to the Arapahoe Area Pantry. Representing the pantry was Mary Kay Warner and Howard Davis receiving the check from Commander Wendell Chaffin. Others pictured l-r: Dean Collins, Russ Wood, Kope Willcock, Kody Collins, Lee Carskadon and Ryan Gardner.

BEAVER CITY – The city council held their regular meeting on October 3, 2022. Since three council members were absent, some items were held over for further discussion until the next meeting.

October 3, 2022 Lots of familiar faces were seen at the showing of the movie “Mother Theresa: No Greater Love”. It was quite an interesting show.

The Cambridge Lions completed their Highway Pickup activity east of town and collected trash and debris along the roadway in an effort to keep Cambridge looking beautiful! The Lions then presented a check for $500 to Austin Reisig, a teacher at Cambridge Public Schools, for support of the PBIS program.

Children’s Hospital & Medical Center recently paid tribute to extraordinary individuals who have dedicated their lives to delivering the very best health care to children. John Walburn, M.D., was among the five honorees who were recognized at a Pediatric Legends banquet on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, acknowledging their career of commitment to improving the life of every child through medical innovation, collaboration, accountability, respect and excellence. Although he had planned to become a pharmacist like his grandfather, Dr. Walburn was instead drawn to medicine, being mentored by his grandfather’s friend, an “old fashioned” GP in Cambridge, Neb. John spent many years working in Omaha’s underserved communities, as well as teaching the next generation of medical practitioners. Over the years, Dr. Walburn saw many families – and generations of families – treating newborns to late teens and from every walk of life. His approach to putting patients and parents at ease was to treat everyone with respect. He considers himself blessed to have been in a profession where not only can you help people, but you can keep learning your entire life. For more than 70 years, Children’s has been the place for families to come from far and wide to benefit from the care and expertise of physicians, scientists and leaders who are dedicated to improving the lives of children. Some of the region’s most beloved and talented physicians and scientists hold a special place in the hearts of parents and the children they serve, and they have earned the respect of their peers. Individuals selected as Pediatric Legends are those whose work will live on and impact the lives of children for years to come. We recognize their hard work and commitment, and most of all, a love for children and doing what’s right for children. In addition to Dr. Walburn, the 2022 Pediatric Legends include Jane A. Kugler, M.D.; John C.

CAMBRIDGE - The Cambridge volleyball team remains red-hot. The Trojans have won 14 matches in-a-row and 31-straight sets. Even through perhaps it’s most difficult stretch of the season, which included a pair of top ten teams as well as three teams from higher classes, Cambridge tore through eight games in eight days to improve to 22-1 this season. Saturday was the highlight. Taking on unbeaten No.

BARTLEY - The Southwest volleyball team is peaking at the right time as the Roughriders push down the stretch of the regular season. Southwest swept its way through six matches in the past week, including a straight-sets victory over D2 No.

CAMBRIDGE - Being a three-time State qualifier carries an obvious expectation for one’s senior year - you’ve got to make State again. Such was the expectation for Cambridge’s Macy Jones in her final district meet Monday. Against the bulk of best golfers and teams in the State, Jones rose to the occassion again and placed seventh at Monday’s District C-4 Tournament, firing a round of 87.

ARTHUR - After handing out the first loss to an unbeaten the week prior, the Southwest football team had thoughts of doing the same at Arthur County Friday afternoon. But a 10-point Roughriders lead withered away in the afternoon heat as Arthur County scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to claim a 49-45 victory.

Our runners had a great day on Friday as we saw best of the year times from multiple runners and were able to come away with the girls’ team championship for the second year in a row. In the high school girls race, fastest times of the year were turned in by Payton Muegerl, Dallas Weitzel, Genesee Knackstedt, Whitney Page, Grace Schimmels, and Katlynn Parker. We were especially excited to put five runners in the top 15 and be able to edge out Elm Creek for the team title. Whitney Dickau ran a solid race to finish in 3rd as our high individual. She did a great job of battling through the middle part of the race. Payton and Natalie Malcom made some nice adjustments and were able to go after some key competitors. We have talked all year about how important our number four and five runners are and how instrumental they are in putting points on the other team. This team championship wouldn’t have been possible without the efforts of Dallas, Whitney Page, and Genesee who all put on gutsy performances to get us where we needed to be in order to win the title. Grace Schimmels had an especially nice run Friday, taking well over a minute off of her fast time on the year. Katlynn Parker also dropped several minutes as she is getting back into the groove after taking some time off with a back issue.