Ainsworth Joseph McNair Atkinson Brody Deseive Weston Mathis Rylan Olson Isaiah Skrdla Bassett Dalton Clemens Jade Johnson William Pfister Stuart Lexi Schroder Valentine Jaycie Cox Jack Lancaster Becca McGinley Malika-Shae Monroe Jace Patterson Nathan Perrett Jackson Ravenscroft.

I hope you have enjoyed the recent messages about heaven lately, and I appreciate the emails expressing your speculations. My statements are my own opinions and calculations and originate from my fascination about what our future home will be like. There are so many more questions like will we eat, what will we do, will we live in mansions, will babies be born, can our loved ones communicate with us, will our pets be there, will all of nature including our bodies remain the same throughout eternity, will there be technology, will we sleep, and so on.

Brett Knoetzel’s 1-under par round of 35 claimed the top spot Thursday during the opening night of men’s league golf at the Ainsworth Golf Course. Knoetzel finished one shot ahead of Nick Martin’s even-par round of 36. Rod Worrell and Doug Weiss posted rounds of 39.

The Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District (NRD) will host Fallen Heroes Memorial Forest Dedications on Memorial Day in both Valentine and Bassett. These dedications are part of the Nebraska Memorial Forest.

Congratulations to the following students for receiving the following donor-advised scholarships. We wish them a bright future: Ainsworth Alumni Scholarship – Emma Kennedy, Jordan Beatty and Hannah Beel Morris Skinner Memorial Scholarship – Emma Kennedy Elizabeth Aten Memorial Scholarship– Preselyn Goochey and Hannah Beel Roy Aten Memorial Scholarship – Jordan Beatty and Jolyn Pozehl

After the first week of Spring trap, the league scores are First Class Auto - 219, Weed Wackers - 212, Doug’s Mobile- 209, Mob County 208, Ranch Hand Fencing 206, Buckley Steel - 204, Ty’s Taxidermy - 204, and The Put Togethers - 201.