As of Saturday evening, the South Loup River was up just a bit, at 125 cubic feet per second (cfs), compared to 107 cfs last week. The Middle Loup River at St. Paul was down again this week, running 1,200 cfs, compared to last week, when it was 1,460 cfs. The North Loup River went down to 875 cfs; last week, it was at 1,260 cfs.

Edna (Bahensky) Zuehlke of St. Paul, who is one of the oldest residents of Nebraska, will be 104 years old on October 27th. Edna was born in Gage Valley in 1910 and remembers walking a mile and a half east to country school and coming home to the smell of freshly baked bread. Her mother baked three loaves every day. She traveled west to St. Paul for high school on Highway 92 with her two older brothers, LeRoy, who became a state senator, and Melvin, known as “Doc, the Flying Veterinarian.”

The Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Store will be giving away coats again this year. Because of the warm October days, organizers of the giveaway have changed the date to Saturday, November 2nd.

Reminder: The Elba United Methodist Church Fall Festival will be held Sunday, October 27th at the community center from 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Reminder: The Elba United Methodist Church Fall Festival will be held Sunday, October 27th at the community center from 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Our family says “Thank You” to all who supported us when our mom, Vanice Bahensky, passed away. First of all, thank you to all of her caregivers at Brookefield Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in St.