Lebanon’s 150th celebration is in the history book. It was well attended, everyone had plenty to eat and all had a good time. The activities of the day that were held in the park went well. It was especially interesting to visit with cooper James Gaster as he made and displayed his buckets and blacksmith Dale Forge as he brought iron into unique shapes and figures.

The Oxford Quilt Group hosted a ‘Bed Turning’ on the evening of Monday, September 18, 2023 at the Oxford Evangelical Free Church. A nice crowd of around forty were in attendance to view the handiwork. The ten members of the group each had five quilts that were shown.

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Eustis-Farnam Public Schools would like to take this time to recognize the outstanding achievements of our 2022-23 FFA Program. On March 29th, 30th and 31st Eustis-Farnam’s FFA Chapter participated in the State FFA contests in Lincoln.

Kearney, Nebraska- 10 students from the Medicine Valley Chapter recently attended the Nebraska Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Fall Leadership Workshop in Kearney. This annual event was held on Monday, September 18, 2023, with nearly 600 student members, chapter advisers, and guests from over 70 chapters statewide attending the conference.

Rough weather in Danbury on Thursday night with large hail, tornado warnings and wind that brought a lot of rain in some areas. (Above) Some things had to be moved out of the church basement so they could clean the carpets from water damage. A facebook photo shows the size of a hail stone and the broken window shows how the hail made some damage in the area.

The Oxford American Legion Auxiliary held a Gold Star Mother’s Day open house on Sunday, September 24 at the Golden Generation/Hilltop Event Center in Oxford. They served Cake, punch, mints and nuts. On display was a large photo frame honoring all the Gold Star Mother’s in the Oxford Cemetery and a book with their descriptions. This is on permanent display in the Museum of Oxford. Also on display were the plaques that will be placed at all of the Gold Star Mother’s graves. These will be placed around next Memorial Day. The Auxiliary raised funds to purchase the plaques during the last year. Pictured are Auxiliary president Geri Amen and plaque project organizer Marty Mitchell.

CURTIS – A large gathering of history lovers enjoyed hearing the presentation of author Jeff Barnes at the Curtis Community Building on Sunday, September 24, 2003. His program was entitled “’Mad’ Queen of the Prairies – the Frenzied First Years of Nebraska Territory 1854-1859” and was sponsored by the Frontier County Historical Society and Humanities Nebraska.

Thanks to the Ten Free Trees program, an effort of the Nebraska Forest Service and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, the Village of Farnam received six trees. Two trees were planted at the park, one replacing a tree that was removed earlier this year and one which will help fill a gap in the canopy of the park. Another tree was planted at the RV park located on Highway 23 to help develop a picnic area. Three trees were planted on private property but will provide shade to streets and sidewalks in the Village.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) will be offering Vaccines for Children at public clinics in October. Anyone two months of age and older are invited to get their vaccinations. Flu shots will be offered at all clinics in October for anyone six months of age and older. Now is the perfect opportunity to get a flu shot before the flu starts circulating.