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.

(Holdrege, NE) The Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District’s board of directors approved a bid to repaint the control structures at Lake McConaughy during Monday’s monthly board meeting.

We are open to in-house meals and as long as our Gosper County numbers stay down we can remain open. We are following the guidelines that WCNAAA has suggested for our Center. Masks are optional. We will continue to do Home Delivery meals if you are homebound; Pick-up meals on need base only. Please call and visit with Lana at 785-2500 if you have questions, we will work it out. Thanks for your continued support. Visitors at the Center this past week included Carlton and Cheryl Clark, Raleigh Nott, Elwood; Ron Linden and Roger Linden, Lexington; and Catherine and Gary Bodenheimer, Holdrege. Thanks for coming and hope to see you soon.

Now more than ever, our society is addicted to social media after being thrust into isolation with devices as a portal to the rest of the world. Even prior to the pandemic, social media was a source of provocative research, according to Kelly Spanier, Nebraska Medicine Psychology Department. Researchers are asking how social media consumption and addiction play a role in mental and physical health. What have they learned?

Our Redeemer Lutheran – Missouri Synod Elwood Pastor Michael Wolff ourredeemerelwood.com Friday, June 18: 9:00 a.m.-Exercise Group. Sunday, June 20: 10:00 a.m.-Worship.

Four contestants from across the state will compete for the coveted title of Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2022. The Miss Rodeo Nebraska Association is hosting their annual pageant June 13-16 in North Platte during NebraskaLand Days. The contestants will compete is the categories of horsemanship, appearance, and personality.

Congratulations to Perry Kotschwar, the Elwood Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Week winner! Your yard (and your house) looks fantastic!.

The Cambridge Public Schools Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, June 14, 2021. Jason Houghtelling and Sally Farquhar were excused from the meeting. Both the agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting were approved. In the Treasurer’s Report, Superintendent Greg Shepard stated all funds were remaining consistent with previous years and that many projects around the school had been accomplished. In discussion for General Fund Claims, Board Member Kim Huxoll raised a question about health textbooks purchased by the district. School Counselor/Instructional Facilitator, Genny Kubik, informed the Board that all 9th grade students would be taking a combined health/PE/weights course to prepare them for subsequent physical education courses offered. The textbooks purchased cover general health and wellness topics.

LINCOLN, NE (06/15/2021)-- Sarah Katherine Cope of Cambridge is among 104 undergraduates who have been awarded stipends by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.

Week June 21 – June 25 Monday – cook’s choice. Tuesday – fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, fruit salad, green beans/bacon, cookie, wheat bread.