Clean-up Day in Oxford is scheduled for Saturday, April 29. Residents are asked to have items they want hauled away at their front curb by Saturday morning or a few days before. Residents are being asked NOT to place their haul away items in alleys as volunteers will not be going down the alleys. The dump pile behind the light office will be open the week of Monday, April 24th – Sunday, April 30th for those who want to haul their items themselves.

Cambridge City Council met in regular session on Monday, April 17, 2023. All Council members were present for the meeting. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Council held a public hearing for the Citizen’s Advisory Review Committee for the City of Cambridge Local Option Municipal Sales Tax (LB840). Melissa Jackson, Economic Development Director, presented the report. After review, Council closed the public hearing. A motion was made and seconded to approve the Citizen’s Advisory Report as submitted. The motion passed.

Since my last writing, we’ve had summer, back to winter with temps at or near freezing, and back to summer. But the one constant remains, no moisture! Keep polishing those prayer bones.

Outstanding Service Awards.

Southern Valley had a lot of success at FBLA SLC in Kearney this year. Southern Valley FBLA attendees of the State Leadership Conference are required to compete in three to five business-related competitions. There are many events to choose from ranging from objective tests (Advertising, Personal Finance, etc.) to performance events (Job Interviews, Public Speaking, etc.) to project events (Digital Video Production, Publication Design, etc.). There is a competition for every type of person and business topic. With so many events to choose from, the SLC schedule was very busy, and it was up to each of us to know when our individual events were happening. Additionally, we had the opportunity to attend various business leadershiprelated workshops and presentations. On to the Awards. Congrats to Southern Valley FBLA members. Kamden Bose and Nathan McPhillamy for a 4th place finish in Sports and Entertainment Management. Congratulations to Southern Valley High School FBLA at Nebraska FBLA SLC. Individual awards are Isaac Hamilton 4th place in Introduction to Business Communication, Honorable Mention Introduction to Financial Math, Political Science, and Introduction to Business Concepts. Nathan McPhillamy was recognized as FBLA Who’s Who Outstanding Senior and Mr. York was recognized for his 20 Years of Service to the State of Nebraska FBLA.

Ag Mechanics: Heath Koch-Blue, Kiana Martin-Red; Tristan Martin-White, Jarrett Hitt. Agriscience: Ella Cure-White, Alex Lashley, Kyra Nelms, Anikka Nelms.

Natural resources--> Trey Broeker, Sam Russell, and Sam Bantam all received red ribbons, leading the Team of Trey, Sam R, Sam B, and Shandlyn green to a red ribbon team. Biotechnology--> 8th place team, Kamden Bose was 11th overall and Natalee Holste received a white ribbon.

Arapahoe attends FCCLA State Leadership Conference.

Southwest FBLA received the Seven-Up Award for increasing membership over the previous year by seven members. They also completed the Go Green Challenge this year. Haylee Thomas received an Honorable Mention for her score on the Organizational Leadership test, meaning that she was in the top 4% of test takers at the convention.

Arapahoe attends FFA Convention.