As the holidays approach, the Howard Greeley County Food Pantry is seeing a notable uptick in both demand and donations. Food Pantry Director Sandi Mudloff said on Monday that the current uncertainty surrounding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits has contributed to increased local need, and also elicited a strong community response.

Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2015 The Virgil and Jeane Berney family have made another improvement to Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach. When Jeane died her family erected a cemetery directory at Hillside.

The Bible has surprisingly little to say about laughter but, what it does say is important. Proverb 17:22 tells us “A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.” This ancient wisdom is getting confirmed by modern science, with some studies suggesting that laughing may actually boost the immune system and thereby help us to fight disease.

CITY OF ST. PAUL

Wildcats advance to district finals. St. Paul will take a 27-6 record into the District Volleyball Tournament finals Thursday night…On Monday night, St. Paul defeated Central City 25-9, 25-15, 25-14, then swept Grand Island Central Catholic 25-21, 25-21, 25-20 in the Sub-District finals, which were played in Grand Island.