ARNOLD - The Hi-Line track and field teams hit the road for the South Loup Invite in Arnold last week, taking eighth in the boys race and 16th in the girls race. The competition was fierce in the boys sprints as Hi-Line’s Ryker Evans finished second in both the 100 and 200, running a personalbest 10.77 in the 100 and a 22.19 in the 200.

CAMBRIDGE - On one of the first pleasant days for a track meet this season, the Arapahoe, Cambridge, Southern Valley and Southwest track and field teams took part in Cambridge’s Don Stine Invite Thursday.

ARAPAHOE - As the temperatures rose Tuesday for the Arapahoe Golf Invite, the scores fell as local high school golfers enjoyed the best weather of the season to date and posted the best scores a swell.

It was lots of fun for these young kids finding eggs scattered all over the place. The Easter bunny got a few hugs and hopped to start the races in Arapahoe. Three legged races, flag tag and sack races were held after the hunt in Edison. This year, the younger kids hunted at Prairie Pines in Arapahoe so the residents there could enjoy watching the fun. The older bunch went to South Park to hunt so the residents of Sunshine Village could watch.

Shake, shake, mix! Nine youth from the Arapahoe community came to the Arapahoe Public Library and learned the science behind different foods. Homemade butter, ice cream, and pudding playdough provided a learning experience that showed the “how” behind a couple of favorite foods and a fun hands-on pastime.

You know what they say, April showers bring May flowers, weeds, and earthworms. The last two usually aren’t part of the rhyme, but this year we will make an exception. Find out what you can do to make sure the May flowers in your lawn aren’t unwanted weeds and how to keep earthworms under control.

ESu #11 Quiz Bowls held April 4-5.

Farmers National Company, the nation’s leading farm and ranch management company, is pleased to announce that Lori Harding of Cambridge, Nebraska has joined the company as a professional licensed real estate salesperson. As a licensed real estate salesperson, Lori sells homes, commercial properties, and farms in Nebraska. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chadron State College and has extensive work experience in the field of marketing. She joins farm manager Kaleb Huxoll and Area Sales Manager Cole Nickerson, both also of Cambridge, to serve the real estate and farm management needs of Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department would like to take this opportunity to encourage all horse owners to vaccinate their horses against West Nile Virus. West Nile Virus (WNV) is transmitted to horses though the bite of an infected mosquito.

Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a women teachers’ honorary, met on March 11 at a McCook restaurant. President Dianna Radcliffe conducted the business meeting. The chapter will be offering scholarships again this year to female college sophomores who are enrolled in a course student leading to a bachelor’s degree in education. To be eligible for consideration, the girl must have graduated from a high school in the 7-county area of Southwest Nebraska that represents Chi Chapter, which is Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Hayes, Hitchcock, and Red Willow Counties.