Each year, thousands of volunteers locally donate their time and energy to make communities a better place to live. These volunteers will be among the millions nationwide to be spotlighted during National Volunteer Week, April 21-27.

The 2024 Curtis Volunteer Fire Department scholarship recipient is Alaina Eberle. Alaina (center) is the daugher of Dusty and Teresa Campbell and Jason and Becky Eberle.

The family of Carl Yonkers of Maywood is requesting a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday on Tuesday, April 30th. He was born on April 30th, 1934.

Please join us, as we honor our parents, Dale and Sharlene Woodring, on their 50th Wedding Anniversary, May 4, 2024. Please help celebrate this Golden Anniversary with them by sending a card or note to include a memory or express your well wishes. Please mail cards to: Dale and Sharlene Woodring PO Box 66, Stockville, NE 69042

LEXINGTON - The Southern Valley and Medicine Valley track teams competed at the Don Bader Invite in Lexington last Friday. For Southern Valley, Adi Hunt won the 200, took runner- up in the 400, and placed fourth in the long jump.

PAXTON - The Maywood- Hayes Center Wolves competed at the Paxton Track and Field Invite last Thursday, April 18th. The MHC boys won with 113 points, and the MHC girls took runner-up with 73 points.

OXFORD - Southern Valley hosted a quad track and field invite last Monday, April 22nd. The Eagles competed against Alma, Loomis, and Elm Creek.

ARAPAHOE - Southern Valley, Cambridge, Arapahoe, and Hi-Line were among the eleven teams that competed at the Jim Mather Invite in Arapahoe last Wednesday, April 17th. Both the Cambridge girls and boys placed second as a team, and both the Arapahoe girls and boys placed eighth.

CAMBRIDGE - Four area athletes medaled and Southwest finished third at at its home invite Friday in Cambridge. The Roughriders shot a 370 to tie Dundy County-Stratton for third place and Cambridge shot a 373 to finish fifth.

TRENTON - Medicine Valley and Southwest were among the five teams that competed at the Hitchcock County Track and Field Invite last Wednesday, April 17th. The Medicine Valley girls placed third and the Southwest girls placed fourth.