BEAVER CITY – The Beaver City Council held their regular meeting on September 20, 2021. Pam Daniel requested that the city council give her until December 1, 2021, to transfer the feral cats that are currently at 406 Q Street, a property owned by Moira Stubb. She shared that she has purchased property outside of town but that she will not close on it until October. The city council approved her request.

The Red Willow County GOP will meet for their September meeting on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Bedore Barn-Marlene’s Kitchen at 7:00 pm. All area Patriots are welcome to attend. Patriots will report on local/state meetings attended recently, including the legislative redistricting meeting in Grand Island. As a result of the 2020 census, there will be changes affecting Southwest Nebraska, District 44. The upcoming Governor’s forum will also be on the agenda. On Saturday, September 26, the GOP will be represented in the Heritage Parade to acquaint the community with our organization and invite all area blue rock shooters to the McCook Gun Club on Sunday, September 26, at 4:00 pm. There will be fun and food for all. It will be an opportunity to sign the petition to initiate voter ID in the state of Nebraska. For information on any of these events call or text 308-350-3155.

If you would like to join us please call the Center by 9:30 am. The Center is delighted with the folks who are coming to share in the noon meal. If you want to take your meal out, feel free to call the Center and we will be glad to visit about that with you. The staff will continue to make your visit here, either while participating in the activities or eating our noon meal, as positive and enjoyable as can be. Thanks for your support.

September 16, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Have you ever drawn a picture of an airplane, helicopter or hot air balloon and added some extra details? Maybe you mixed and matched, combining the best features of different types of aircraft to create something unique. What is your perfect aircraft? What would power it through the sky? Would it be big or small? What special features would make pilots and passengers excited to be in the air?

Area fire chiefs received several cans of drinking water from the Anheuser-Busch emergency drinking water program to support volunteer firefighters. Since the program began, they have worked with 200 of their wholesaler partners to donate 3.2 million cans of emergency drinking water to more than 520 fire departments across 47 states. Kale Shafer, Brian Sisson and Lee Strayer from Arapahoe and Beaver Ctiy were on hand Wednesday morning to take the water to their local fire departments. Additional information is avaiable at www.nvfc.org/water

The “Right to Life Chain” is October 3 from 3:00-4:00 PM. Please meet at the intersection of Highways 6/34 and 283 in Arapahoe. Bring a lawn chair if you want. (Trinity Lutheran Church, Arapahoe, will be hosting this year.)

Friday evening Ilene Collins and Barbara Blickenstaff were guests of Howard & Erlene Davis to celebrate the September birthdays of Ilene and Barbara. It is great parking in the new Sunshine Village parking lot and residents are all so thankful for it..

Opal Coakley had guests at the noon meal in Prairie Pines dining room on Sunday, September 19, 2024. Guests were her nieces and nephews on the Coakley branch of the family. Guests were Helen and Jim Blincow of Bertrand, Jim Snyder of Phoenix, AZ, Velma Loose of Holdrege and Nova Loose, a great niece. Much visiting and reminicing was enjoyed.

Open Tuesdays and Fridays 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 210 7th Street, Arapahoe, NE 308.962.7296. To observe social distancing during the COVID 19 pandemic, call the number posted outside the building and wait for the volunteer staff to bring out your box of groceries.

After nearly nineteen months, our doors have opened to school programs once again! The children from the Arapahoe-Holbrook Public Schools have returned after a long hiatus due to the pandemic and the library's renovation project. Continuing a long-standing tradition, each month the school brings children from grades Kindergarten through 8th grade to the public library. The younger children are read a story by the librarians. Every single student gets the opportunity to check out a book. Their reactions to seeing the new library space were that of pure joy and wonder.