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The Elwood Public Schools Board of Education met on Monday, October 14th, 2024. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

The meeting was called to order at 12:06 p.m. Open meeting laws noted in the City Office.

nominators applauded her integrity, her work ethic, and passion for hospitality as reasons that she was deserving of this recognition. Employees such as Glenda are critical to establishing the culture of their workplaces, by setting an example to her peers and to the guests of what constantly striving for improvement can accomplish. Glenda will be receiving a plaque that will be displayed at the Cobblestone Inn & Suites - Cambridge. If your travels bring you to the area, be sure to say hello to Glenda and congratulate her on her achievement!

During the October 8, 2024 regular meeting, the Bartley Village Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Deidre Doyle as a trustee. Recently Chuck Pines was appointed to fulfill the term of Brandon Brott, who also recently resigned.

The Sons of The American Legion Squadron 343 held a joint meeting with post on Wednesday Oct. 2. Trenton Roskop was in attendance and gave a talk about his experience at Cornhusker Boys’ State last summer.

National 4-H week is celebrated October 7 – 12. To celebrate, Phelps-Gosper 4-H staff & 4-H Council met with the Phelps & Gosper County Commissioners to proclaim the date of each county’s 4-H achievement banquet as “4-H Achievement Day”. 4-H empowers young people to be true leaders. True leaders are young people who have confidence, know how to work well with others, can endure through challenges, and will stick to a job until it gets done. In 4-H, we believe true leaders aren’t born–they are grown.

CAMBRIDGE - Three years ago, two Cambridge women began brainstorming ideas about how to freshen up and add some character to the Cambridge downtown. The two - Jessica Alexander and Ashley Gerlach - had a number of ideas, but one of their first priorities was to restore some original painted signage on downtown buildings. The second was to add a large mural that would bring the unique combination of color, history and art.

“It looks like bombs were dropped here,” is what Katie McCurdy says about the damage left in the wake of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. McCurdy, who graduated from Cambridge, now lives in the town of Clyde about 30 minutes from Asheville, where she works. She moved to North Carolina in July 2023 for more options in education and recreation. Mc-Curdy communicated with the Valley Voice via email using her phone. They have no internet service, and her phone service is spotty at best.