Beaver City Lions Club donates $1000 to the Beaver City Senior Center. Lions Club President, Neal McInturf presented the donation to Brenda Pemberton, Director and Board Members Betty Garey, Bob Gardner and Becky Soderlund. Lions members present included Dorothy Bottrell and Bill Weaver. Other recent donations include $500 to the Nurture Nest Day Care in Beaver City. Photo credit Candace Weaver

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As I write this Tuesday morning, it’s foggy! The old saying says that snow will follow fog in 100 days. We would definitely take the moisture, but sure don’t want snow in June! And we for sure hope we get some moisture before 100 days!!

Applications to convert a Season 1 Pine Ridge Unit permit to an Auxiliary Season mountain lion hunting permit will be accepted by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission from March 2-5. Only residents who held a 2026 Pine Ridge Unit mountain lion permit but did not harvest a mountain lion during Season 1 are eligible to apply for the Auxiliary Season.

Cambridge Lions recognized these members for their years of service recently. Congratulations to Matt Faw on 45 years, Randy Heitmann on 40 years, and Derek Downer on 20 years of service as Lions club members. Thank you for your dedication and commitment to serve!

Getting to be your Governor has led to a lot of goosebump moments and last week had a few as Suzanne and I traveled to the annual Governor meetings in our nation’s capital. I’m a farmer – the first Governor of Nebraska from agriculture in over 100 years – and a kid who grew up on a dirt lot in Platte County.

On Tuesday, February 24, President Trump addressed the nation from the U.S. Capitol to highlight the progress since Republicans won control of the House, Senate, and White House.

How can you help your young person be beyond ready for what their future holds? How can you help them develop, leadership, citizenship and life skills, while having fun and meeting new friends? 4-H may have exactly what you are looking for.

This week, we celebrate national Future Farmers of America (FFA) Week. Agriculture is the heart and soul of what we do in Nebraska. The Nebraska FFA is doing tremendous work to cultivate the next generation of ag leaders.

Health care professionals enter every patient encounter with the goal of helping individuals heal, yet many don’t realize how often past adversity shapes the way a person experiences care. Trauma, whether from childhood experiences, medical procedures, accidents, interpersonal harm or environmental conditions, doesn’t remain a distant memory.