Evangelical Free Church Oxford Wes Holen, Pastor 824-3200 Wednesday, July 6 - No Bible Study at Charles McGreer Sunday, July 10 - Sunday School adults only 9:40 am; Worship 10:45 am Wednesday, July 13 - No Bible Study at Charles McGreer St. John’s Lutheran Oxford, NE, Pastor Wes Hafner 10:30 am Worship Service First Baptist Church Oxford, NE Brian Jenkins, Pastor 824-3744 Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Monday, July 11 - Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes/gravy, Vegetable, Dessert Tuesday, July 12 - BBQ Chicken Sandwich, Beans, Salad, Fruit Wednesday, July 13 - Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Roll, Vegetable, Ice Cream, Birthday Cake Thursday, July 14 - Fish Patty, Coleslaw, Cheesecake Friday, July 15 - BBQ Pork Sandwich, Noodle Salad, Pickle, Fruit.

Monday, July 11 - BLT Tuesday, July 12 - Chili Dog Wednesday, July 13 - Chicken Strips Thursday, July 14 - Chef Salad with meat Friday, July 15 - Tuna Sandwich.

Available Tuesday and Thursday by appointment only. An equal opportunity provider Contact phone numbers include 991-1064, 991-7331, 655-1922, 991-6911, 999-9418.

Phone 308-824-3381 Mon-Thur 2:30 to 7:30 Friday 10:00 to 5:00 Saturday 9:00 to 2:00.

Phone 824-9177 Monday – closed Tuesday – 1 pm - 5 pm Wednesday – 1 pm - 5 pm Thursday – 1 pm - 5 pm Friday – 1 pm - 5 pm Saturday – 10 am - 3 pm.

The Oxford Volunteer Fire Department held their annual Pork in the Park on Monday, July 4th. They served pulled pork and held a live auction with donated baked goods and items. There was a brief delay to the auction when a much needed rain shower poured down on the festivities for about 15 minutes. All the proceeds from the meal and the auction help to pay for the fireworks show hosted by the fire department. They capped off the evening with a wonderful display of fireworks.

The Hilltop Event Center/Golden Generation bid farewell to outgoing director Heather Linden on Wednesday, June 29th. She is moving to Hastings with her family as her husband Jeff has taken a school principal position there. Linden has been the director for the last two years and oversaw a lot of change and improvement during that time. The popular "Dancing Through the Generations" fundraising gala was started. The much needed roof replacement and appliances was also accomplished. They had a farewell party and served cake and ice cream. Linden said she will still be involved behind the scenes as needed. Taking the helm is Jade Hutchens and Carmen Jepsen.

Recently, I visited a small pioneer cemetery just north of Oxford, Nebraska. It is located one mile north of highway 6 and highway 46. It only has eighteen graves that date back to the late 1800's and early 1900's. According to Christine Weaver who compiled some information about the cemetery for the Furnas County Genealogy Society, William C. Kellner, a Kansas-Nebraska Methodist Circuit Rider Preacher gave a plot of ground to the German Methodist Church located 4 miles north of Oxford. He gave a one-acre lot for the cemetery. There were several burials and these graves mark some of the first deaths in the county. No one has been buried in the cemetery for over 70 years.

610 Central St. Oxford Sat.