Evangelical Free Church Oxford Wes Holen, Pastor 308-830-3862 Wed. Dec 6 - Kid’s Club 5:30 - 7 pm Sun.

St. John’s Lutheran Church Garden Prairie UMC Sunday School: 8:30 am Worship 8:30 am WELLFLEET St.

First Christian Church, 501 Calvert Ave., Elwood, 308-785-2669 Sundays-Fellowship and Coffee 10:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Our Redeemer Lutheran – Missouri Synod Elwood ourredeemerelwood.com Preschool: 4-5 yr old-Monday-Thursday Noon-3:30; 3-4 yr old-Tuesday and Thursdays 8:30-11:00.

ELWOOD - With 20 local medalists, including five individual champions, the Arapahoe, Cambridge and Hi-Line wrestling teams finished second, third and fourth while Medicine Valley was 14th at the Hi-Line Invite in Elwood.

MCCOOK - First-round action at the Cattle Trail Basketball Tournament in McCook saw five are ateams advance into Friday’s semifinal contests. Both the Maywood-Hayes Center boys and girls teams rolled away to victories as the girls defeated Hitchcock County, 43-27, and the boys rolled past Decatur Community, 68-47.

The Medicine Valley boys’ basketball team started off its season on the right foot with two close wins over RPAC foes. The Raiders began their season Thursday at Southwest where MV claimed a 60-57 win.

BARTLEY - At its first-ever all-girls wretsling invite, the Southwest girls wrestling team finished eighth, Hi-Line took 26th and Southern Valley was 27th in a 30-team field Friday at Bartley. The Roughriders medaled three of their four individuals, led by runner-up finishes from Aubrie Seybould at 135 pounds and Madelyn Tryon at 235 pounds.

This week, we will celebrate the 150th birthday of one of Nebraska’s foremost literary icons: Willa Cather. Cather, who died in 1947, was born on December 7, 1873. One hundred and fifty years after that day, her legacy lives on through her poignant novels — including American classics “O Pioneers!” and “My Ántonia” — and her profound influence on our country.

December 7, 1941 is a “date that will live in infamy” as stated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his famous speech after the events of the Pearl Harbor bombing. That event let to the United States involvement in World War II. President’s Roosevelt’s speech was a call to arms and a declaration of war against this act of aggression by a foreign nation. He never wanted us to forget what happened.

By NCTA Recruiter Andela Taylor Holiday preparations and celebrations are the priority for most of us in December. Still, since 2015, when my eldest child was weighing college decisions, researching and applying for scholarships, and navigating the FAFSA, the stress related to this phase of life for students and parents loomed large.