1st Quarter Honor Roll, ** Denotes all A’s: 7th Grade - Faith Brown*, Aspen Closman, Alex Einspahr, Marshall Krupicka, Lylah McGlothlen, Zoe Mortensen, Harper Watkins. 8th Grade - Elliott Oakman*, Robby Phillips, Sophia Shutts, Zoe Trimble.

A common lament I hear from my patients as they try to discuss a real concern they have about their body: “I’m sorry; this is so disgusting!” Their cheeks burn with shame as they tell me how their bowels have betrayed them. No matter what the issue is, so many of my patients are mortified discussing their diarrhea, constipation, fecal incontinence. My response, always, is “you can’t gross me out – we talk about poop every day in this clinic!”

Despite hysteria from social media, late night comedy shows, or even presidential administrations, net neutrality is not a policy that needs to be controversial. Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers should treat all data on their networks fairly, without favoring or disfavoring certain types of internet traffic.

This time of year brings out a lot of windshield time and that means long car rides with children in tow. Understand, you never want them all in one car.

October 15 through December 7 is the time for all Medicare Part D participants to evaluate their Part D plans for 2024. It is very important every year Part D plans are reviewed and compared. Many plans change their benefits and costs. Also, many times the prescriptions people take change.

During the pandemic, school closures and the transition to online or remote learning were no doubt challenges for our Nebraska students, teachers, and parents. As students logged on to their Zoom calls and worked on their online schooling, parents were often sitting side-by-side to work on their own online remote work.

DeLoris Ruth Summers died October 25, 2023, at home, in Marquis Assisted Living Center, Tualatin, Oregon. DeLoris was 91 years old. She was born May 26, 1932, and grew up on a farm outside of Bartley, Nebraska. DeLoris was the only child of Louis and Viola (Wall) Schaffert. DeLoris had fun growing up on the farm and liked telling stories such as riding her pony to country school. DeLoris had many cousins and relatives near her farm and life revolved around family and their country Lutheran church. Her grandfather lived with the family when DeLoris was young and kept the little girl occupied. She loved her grandfather very much. WW II, the Great Depression and drought figured strongly in her early life.

The 2023 Frontier County 4-H Achievement Celebration was held Sunday, October 22nd in Maywood with over 100 people in attendance. The Wild West 4-H Livestock Club hosted the event this year.

SUSIE FOSTER IS TURNING 75 on November 8th!! Help us celebrate by sending birthday wishes to: P.O. Box 115 Holbrook, NE 68948.

Time for a Bridal Shower Honoring the Bride-to-be Krisha (& Ryan) Rice November 15 7:00 PM Wilsonville Community Building They are registered at Amazon and Target.