Body Dale A. Farabee passed away in peace surrounded by family at his home near Mayo, Florida on October 2, 2023. Dale was born April 21, 1947 in Curtis, Nebraska to Laurence H. and Violet Farabee (Fear).

Body Anew is participating in Nebraska’s annual Fuel the Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign brought to you by Fueled by Nebraska partners: Nebraska Ethanol Board; Nebraska Corn Board and Renewable Fuels Nebraska.

Body Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) recommends getting regularly scheduled cancer screenings to raise the chances of early detection and make treatments easier and less expensive.

Body As Thelma Ann (Riepe) Sprague celebrates her 90th birthday, on October 25th, her family invites you to join in with a card shower. If you have a memory of Thelma please include it in your card. Please send cards to: Thelma Ann Sprague, 1563 S. Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80210

Body Let’s Shower Ginger (Virginia) Adkisson with cards on October 16th! She’d love to hear from you. Ginger Adkisson 47336 E.

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Body On October 2, 2023, the Staff Development Department from ESU 11 organized a fall conference for schools in the ESU 11 area. This conference was entitled “Laughing and Learning” and provided teachers with the opportunity to learn more about the field of education.

Body The Elwood Public Schools Board of Education met on Monday, October 9th, 2023. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

Body The 39th annual Applefest was held in Orleans on Saturday, October 7. The festival had over 100 vendors that filled the Ag Center, 4H building, Legion, streets and park. A parade in the morning was followed by plenty of kids activities and wagon rides.

Body October has made its presence known by giving us our first frost of the season, at least in the low-lying areas. There’s not much evidence of a frost here on The Hill.