Question: How can I attract bees to my garden? (Part 2) Choosing the location for a bee hotel is important. It needs to be protected from rain and moisture, wind and predators. The hotel can be installed on a post, building or a solitary tree and should be four to five feet above the ground, facing south or southeast so it gets the morning sun. In addition, food (flowering plants) and water should be near.

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Emergency personnel responded to a one-vehicle accident on January 26th east of Ainsworth. Brandon Priestley, driving a 2006 Chevy Suburban, was eastbound on Highway 20 when he tried to turn south onto 432nd Avenue. The vehicle left the roadway and collided with the end of a culvert and embankment. Priestly told investigating officers he took the turn too fast. Norma Priestley was a passenger in the vehicle and was transported to the Brown County Hospital. Firemen had to left the passenger side of the vehicle so the passenger to be removed from the vehicle. Officers listed the Suburban as totalled. Responding to the accident were the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, Brown County Ambulance Association and the Ainsworth Fire Department.

On Tuesday, January 28th, the Lady Bulldogs finally broke their five game dry spell. The Lady Dawgs held the Hyannis Lady Longhorns to single digit points each quarter.

The Ainsworth Boys Basketball Team notched their third win of the season on Thursday, January 30th against the Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars. The Bulldogs started slow in the first quarter, getting out scored 17-7.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs took on the Niobrara/Verdigre Lady Cougars on January 30th. The Bulldogs were fresh off their win from Hyannis, but couldn’t seem to break down the 11-5 Cougars.