The Town & Country Club met on December 19th at the Wolbach Community Center for their annual Christmas party. All members and five guests were present. Members enjoyed a soup lunch followed by an afternoon of card playing. Winners were Jerry Cook, men’s high; Delvin Teter, men’s low; Wanda Rother, women’s high; Shirley Cook, women’s low; and Larry Steenson, traveling. Gifts were exchanged by secret sisters and new secret sister names were drawn for next year. The group’s next meeting will be on January 16th at the home of Marilyn Paulman.

Friday morning, the South Loup River was up, with a reading of 164 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), compared to 139 cfs last Friday. I had found that to be interesting, as Shawn thought the river looked higher. I just don’t know what would cause the river to rise, as we haven’t had any rain. The Middle Loup River at St. Paul is lower, at 1,260 cfs. Last Friday, it was at 1,490 cfs. The North Loup River at St. Paul was up just a bit on Saturday, at 1,090 cfs. Last Friday, it was 1,010 cfs.

Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (DKG) met on November 21, 2024 at the Central City Public Library. Emphasis of the day was celebration of DKG Founders, so as the meeting began, member Nola Oberhelman of Group 5 invited all to do a little research about those who have historically been part of DKG in the area.

The Howard County Board of Commissioners tackled a short agenda last Thursday, December 26th, when they gathered for their last regular meeting of 2024. The county board of equalization convened briefly prior to the commissioners’ meeting, with that body approving a tax correction for the St.