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The Custer County Foundation held its annual Scholarship Award Ceremony on Sunday, March 22, at the Ansley Public School in Ansley. Rilee Daffer, Executive Director of the Custer County Foundation, welcomed the estimated 350 people who attended.

I love a good joke or prank. Yesterday was April Fool’s Day, a day traditionally set aside for such tomfoolery.

With many public schools now contracting with food services such as Lunchtime Solutions to provide meals for students, made-from-scratch dishes that so many of us enjoyed at school in our youth have become a thing of the past. Except in Callaway.

Recent wildfires in Nebraska have left many cattle operations facing urgent management decisions. Once humans are safe, producers should focus on three priorities: stabilizing livestock through health checks and access to clean water and feed, documenting losses and engaging with insurers and/ or assistance programs, and developing a grazing recovery plan that protects rangeland health going into the next grazing season.

Jeff Cole is entering his second season as head coach of the South Loup golf team. Prior to that, Cole was an assistant to Coach Jarod Rush for three seasons. Joining Coach Cole on the course again this year will be Assistant Coach Garrett Hrupek.

Brian Gardner, guidance counselor at Callaway High School, was announced as the Outstanding Young Educator during the Broken Bow Jaycees Awards Banquet. There were 105 persons in attendance with Monte Griffin as the guest speaker. A portable home breathing machine has been donated to the Callaway Hospital by the Parker Calvin family in memory of Stella Wilson. Also, a beautiful and much-needed coat rack was made and donated by Bill Street.

Document, document, document. That was the key message for both local fire departments and landowners affected by the area’s recent wildfires, shared during a briefing at the Dayspring Bank Event Center in Gothenburg on Friday morning, March 20.

From the Collection of Pat Young Proofreading is a Dying Art • Man kills self before shooting wife and daughter • Something went wrong in jet crash, expert says • Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers • Panda mating fails; veterinarian takes over • Miners refuse to work after death • Juvenile court to try shooting defendant • War dims hope for peace • If strike isn’t settled quickly, it may last awhile • Cold wave linked to temperatures • Enfield (London) couple slain; police suspect homicide • Red tape holds up new bridges • Man struck by lightning: faces battery charge • New study of obesity looks for larger test group • Astronaut takes blame for gas in spacecraft • Kids make nutritious snacks They’re Not Mine It was pouring rain outside and the first grade teacher spent a full 10 minutes tugging and pulling to put boots on one little boy. Finally she succeeded, to hear the little boy say, “Those aren’t my boots.” So, the teacher spent the next 10 minutes tugging and pulling to get the boots off.

Valentine is stepping up to solve a problem that many rural communities face: a shortage of childcare. Families, local leaders, and churches are working together to fill the gap, showing what is possible when a community takes action. This issue directly impacts families, employers, and the ability of communities to grow.

A wildfire that started in Cottonwood Canyon south of Maxwell on Thursday, March 12, raced west across the hills during the afternoon and overnight hours, causing complete devastation in a 25-mile swath. By Friday morning, the fire had traveled to the hills south of Cozad and had forced the evacuations of countless residents in its path.