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August has been a busy month at Hof Batie. The constant heat and prolonged dry spell have kept us hustling to keep the crops, lawn, garden, flower beds and young trees watered. Then there are all the seasonal activities to attend and special occasions thrown in to keep the calendar full.

Tuesday, Aug. 23.......................... 0.000 Wednesday, Aug. 24.................... 0.000 Thursday, Aug. 25 ....................... 0.000 Friday, Aug. 26.............................. 0.000 Saturday, Aug. 27 ........................ 0.000 Sunday, Aug. 28............................ 0.020 Monday, Aug. 29.......................... 0.000 Total for Week.............................. 0.020 Total for Month........................... 0.310 Total for Year................................ 12.812

AMANDA WEHNES Injuries continue to plague the South Loup Bobcat cross country team with two members sidelined Thursday at the Burwell Invitational, but that didn’t discourage them from bringing home four individual medals. Sophomore Ella Cool finished in third place with a time of 18:37.

AMANDA WEHNES The South Loup Bobcat football team, despite a 28-54 loss on Thursday, Aug. 25 to Elm Creek, is seeing improvements over last year and it’s only the first competition of the new season.

Roxanne Converse-Whiting “Put yourself in the way of beauty,” I heard Cheryl Strayed say was the best advice her mother ever gave her. “No matter how things are or how negative and ugly things may seem, you always have the opportunity to put yourself in the way of beauty.

ELLEN MORTENSEN The beginning of another school year brings with it the renewal of the interlocal agreement between Callaway Public Schools and Arnold Public Schools for the South Loup sports program. That agreement was one of the items on the Callaway School Board agenda at their Aug.

In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are 'limbs,' therefore painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the expression, 'Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg.' (Artists know hands and arms are more difficult to paint)

JO CHESLEY Auxiliary Unit #59 was honored to have Taylor Ross attend our meeting on Aug. 15, 2022, and to hear her speak of her experiences of attending Girls State as a representative from our local Unit.

As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October). Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term 'big wig.' Today we often use the term 'here comes the Big Wig' because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.

MARY RIDDER CMV is a little-known virus, yet more common than Down Syndrome or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Now that there is a state law addressing education and prevention of CMV (Cytomegalovirus), the Olivia Bailey Act can help to protect future Nebraska babies.