25 Years Ago June 6, 1996 A female motorist was struck by a vehicle Monday evening in Oxford. She was transported by ambulance to the Cambridge hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.

The 2021 Girls’ CSO Allstar Basketball Game tipped off at 6:00 p.m. at Cambridge High School last Friday. The West All-Star team and the East All-Star team faced off in a final game, and the East All-Star team took the victory 62-56. The East Team consisted of Alonis Gliven of Hi-Line, Whitney Bauee of Elm Creek, Chiara Richeson of Gothenburg, Samantha Schomper of Loomis, Ashley Brown of Elm Creek, Taylor Wiser of Holdredge, Annica Harm of Gothenburg, RyLee Huff of Perkins County, Gretchen Hodge of Hi-Line, and Kaylin Brown of Dundy County Stratton. The West Team consisted of Zoey Buos of Wauneta Palisade, HayLee Davis of Dundy County Stratton, Maggie Lutz of Dundy County Stratton, Payton Yearous of Wauneta Palisade, Jordan Miller of Maxwell, Alexis Richmond of Chase County, McKinzie Baney of Dundy County Stratton, Haylee Sandman of Wauneta Palisade, Jaycee Widener of Maywood Hay Center, and Danielle Burqe of Perkins County.

On May 24-26, a youth wrestling camp was held at the Arapahoe High School for grades 3-8. A total of 22 children learned skills from past wrestling coach and clinician Darrell Barnes..

Tri Valley Health System is part of the Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative to improve health care for older adults. As part of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, The John A.

Bonnie Siebecker, age 94, of Cambridge, passed away Tuesday morning, June 8, 2021 at Bryan Medical Center West Campus in Lincoln. Funeral services are pending at this time.

Whereas, Americanism has been and should continue to be one of the major programs of The American Legion; and Whereas, The observance of proper respect for the Flag of our country and the education of our citizenry in the proper courtesies to be paid the Flag is an essential element of such Americanism program; and Whereas, it is fitting and proper that Flags which have been used for the decoration of graves on Memorial Day be collected after such service, inspected, and worn and unserviceable Flags be condemned and properly destroyed; and Whereas, The approved method of disposing of unserviceable Flags has long been that they be destroyed by burning, but no ritual for such destruction or cememony in connection therewith has been adopted by The American Legion or include in its official manual of Ceremonies; therefore be it Resolved, By the American Legion in National Convention assembled in New York City, September 20-23, 1937, that the ritual submitted herewith be adopted for use by The American Legion and that it be made the official ceremony for the destruction of unserviceable American Glags and to be included as such in the Manual of Ceremonies, Revised, of The American Legion. The purpose of the American Legion in adopting this ceremony was to encourage proper respect for the Flag of the United States and to provide for disposal of unsservieable flags in a dignified manner..

RIVER VALLEY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH - Nathan Goshert, Pastor; 1201 Elm St., Arapahoe, Ph. 962-7730.

Opal Coakley’s son, Roger, visited her for a week. They visited in Franklin, Naponee and Oxford at Alumni Banquets over the Memorial Day weekend. In Oxford, they ate at the old school house, which is now a senior center, museum and meeting hall. Many memorable times. On the 2nd of June, guests at Prairie Pines lunch were niece, Velma Loose of Holdrege and great niece, Nova Loose of Oxford. More memorable days.

Ilene Collins attended the Memorial for Bob Collins on Monday and attended the carry-in dinner at the Methodist Church. The June pot luck dinner was on Monday, June 7th with hostesses Joyce Utterback and Ruth Beck with Patriotic decorations.

Visitors of Jim and Ida Mae McBride a few days before Memorial Day were her aunt and cousin Charlene Adden and Tracy Adden of Lincoln. They had lunch out on Wednesday at a local restaurant. They were here especially to decorate graves for Memorial Day.