Cambridge Public School held a “Rustic Romance” Prom on Saturday, March 20. Pictured above is the Senior Class..

Furnas County 4-H was ecstatic to have an in-person speech contest this year! The contest was held in Arapahoe at the Ella Missing Center on Monday, March 15th. Three 4-H’ers and two Clover Kids wowed the judge and audience with their fantastic speeches. Earning a purple ribbon and qualifying for the State Speech Contest in Lincoln was Micah Gerlach with his speech “Wheel of Projects”. Also earning purples were Asher Gerlach with his speech “I Don’t Want To” and Kinley Christensen with her speech “What’s Your Story”. Clover Kid, Silas Gerlach, cracked jokes with his speech “Silliness with Silas” and Clover Kid, Emma Houser, performed “The Best Friend Book” by Todd Parr. We look forward to watching these 4-H’ers and Clover Kids grow and seeing them next year at the 022 Furnas County 4-H Speech Contest!

Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 26, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides technical and financial assistance to help Nebraska farmers and livestock producers recover from damages brought on by winter storms Uri and Viola. Agricultural producers are encouraged to contact their local USDA Service Center to learn about the programs available to help them recover from crop, land, infrastructure and livestock losses.

The Central Community College Board of Governors has voted unanimously to keep tuition and fees at the present rate for the 2021-22 academic year. The per-credit hour tuition rate is $92 for Nebraska residents and $138 for non-Nebraska residents.

For 50 years, a small group of ladies who enjoy music have gathered together. In February 1971, Jan Andrews had a vision to organize a group of ladies that were interested in music, thus the Holbrook Music Club was organized with 18 members. During the 50 years there have been 55 ladies who have joined at various times. At the present time there are 14 members: Lucetta Andrews, Jeanene Faw, Susie Foster, Dee Glanzer, Connie Graning, Elaine Haussler, Shelly Johnson, Betty McKinney, Judy Maline, Ida Mae McBride, Patty Reese, Linda Schaben, Jeanne Schroeder and Mary Lou Wineland. With their dues they have provided partial scholarships for 48 students from the Holbrook, Arapahoe and Cambridge Schools who were outstanding in music to various summer music camps.

Tri Valley Health System has 170 doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine available for: Individuals 50 years and older, and those 18 years and older who have “high risk medical conditions”. This vaccination clinic will be held on Thursday March 18th from 2:00pm-4:00pm.

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