10 years ago The Cambridge School board accepted the resignation with regrets of Peggy Hilton The Cambridge High Quiz Bowl Team placed first at Alma Invitational on Tuesday, March 6 and members are Katelyn Flammang, Jameela Pederson, Asanta Fuqua, Justin Dick, Jake Whipple, Seth Cope, and Brock Shoff. 20 years ago Steve Johnson met with the city council on March 5 to discuss the Recreation Director position and accepted.

10 years ago The Elwood Public School Board has been extended and approved a Teaching Contract for Courtney Gengenbach to teach elementary for 2012-2013. Cub Scouts participating in the Pinewood race on Sunday were Dameon Montey, Ben Tiede, Cauy Bennett, Conner Schutz, Evan Niemeieer, Trevor Jorges, Kaden Nickell, Zachary Dickau, Creighton Hecox, Jayden Kohl, Caleb Walters, Nathaniel Redwine, Kaden Clouse, Elijah Niemeier, Broden Dean, Dash Headley, and Isaiah Bullis.

10 years ago The Southwest School Board held their regular March meeting Monday evening at the library of the high school in Bartley. The resignation of Dennis Troester was accepted with many thanks for his 41 years of service to the Republican Valley and Southwest School staff.

We want to thank everyone for all the cards, visits and exressions of sympathy. All the good food and other supplies and everyones help with everything that needed to be done was truly a blessing and very much appreciated. A special thanks to all who shared stories about Terry. A very special thanks to Pastor Rathbun for the wonderful service and Dallas Garey for his caring guidance to our family. Our community is a very caring place to live and we appreciate you all.

The family of Royce Corder would like to sincerely thank you for your expressions of sympathy with your kind words, prayers, food, cards and flowers. God's blessings.

Leigha Odell (above photo left) of Arapahoe-Holbrook Public School has been selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State June 5-11, 2022, on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Odell is the daughter of Dawn Odell. The Alternate for Arapahoe- Holbrook Public Schools is Hilary Downey (above right), daughter of Tiffany and Ted Downey. Odell was selected based on selection criteria through Auxiliary Unit and high school. Odell will study local, county and state government processes in this nonpartisan political learning experience. Every spring, the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program provides approximately 25,000 young women with a hands-on educational opportunity designed to instruct tomorrow’s leaders in the privileges and duties of responsible citizenship.

The Arapahoe City Council met on Tuesday, March 1st. Mayor John E.

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Virginia Cookson received a call last week from Kenny Breinig saying that a classmate, Roger Hilker, had passed away recently. They were all classmates of 1951.

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