Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, with a mission to Remember, Honor and Teach, Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath- laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 2,100 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad.

ARAPAHOE – During the regular school board meeting on December 12, 2022, the board approved a Seven-Year Continuous Curriculum Review Process; allowing curriculum to be continuously monitored and updated and replaced every seven years.

The State of Nebraska Court of Appeals released its opinion on Billy Quinn’s appeal of his conviction and sentence in a Furnas County trial in 2021. Quinn appealed from his convictions following a jury trial in the district court for Furnas County of three counts of first degree sexual assault of a child, two counts of sex trafficking of a minor, three counts of manufacturing a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, two counts of possession of a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, two counts of enticement by an electronic communication device, and one count of child abuse.

A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens in 1843. We all know the basic story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the three ghosts. In this time of Christmas, we can still use Dickens’s classic to help us get into the true Christmas spirit. Dickens touches on the core emotions of life and weaves in Christ’s message throughout his novella. The author also gives us even larger questions that are left for us to answer in our own lives. The story is a classic and endures the pressures of time.

I suppose every year gets to be like this in December, but for me, this December, it’s turned into “Can we just get to Christmas already?” I feel like Frosty the Snowman lately - here and there and everywhere. In a span of 36 hours, my gaggle of seven trekked to Sargent, Plymouth, Chapman, Kansas, then over to Hays and back to home.

Last Friday, I attended the change of command ceremony at U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base.

Merriam Webster defines humanity as “compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or disposition.” It is also defined as “the quality or condition of being human.” The first definition is what people want in a health care provider. We all want to be taken care of by a caregiver who is compassionate, kind, sympathetic, and generous with their time and knowledge.

Cambridge Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, December 12, 2022. Board Member Sally Farquhar was excused from the meeting. Newly elected board member Virgil Banzhaf was present as a guest.

News day almost got away from me. Guess I was so shocked to wake up to thunder and hail! On December 13th! The gauge here on The Hill showed .51” of rain.

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