The Ainsworth Booster Club held its 4th Annual Bulldog Pride Fundraiser at the Elk’s Lodge on Friday evening, August 20th. A steak supper was provided before the live auction.

Many Americans look to the Labor Day holiday weekend as the unofficial end of summertime. No matter how you plan to celebrate the end of the season this year, make sure you plan it safely.

East City Park in Ainsworth was the site of the Back-to-School Bash sponsored by the Ainsworth Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, August 21st. Several businesses donated the items for the meal, consisting of pulled pork or a hamburger, chips and a drink.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, August 23rd. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of a third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals.

On Thursday, August 19th, three members of the Ainsworth High School Girls Golf team competed in the O’Neill Invitational golf tournament. Playing on the varsity squad for Ainsworth was Haley Schroedl shooting a 143, Shawna Fernau with a score of 158 and Allison Taylor shooting a 209.

North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) recently partnered with the Nebraska State Patrol to conduct alcohol compliance checks in several Nebraska counties. These checks aim to ensure retailers are properly checking I.D.s and only selling to those who are over the age of 21.