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The last Sunday in September is designated as 'Gold Star Sunday' by an act of Congress in 1936. Gold is a symbol of things precious and everlasting, the blue star of the American Legion Auxiliary which had turned to gold, signifies the death of a loved one while serving his country.

Banana Bread-Blue- Becky Schelm Cinnamon Rolls-Blue- Carol Woods, Red-Gracelynn Juett Coffee Cake- Blue-Kay Anderson, Red-Kaydence Myers Corn Bread-Blue-Kay Anderson, Red- Sienna Myers Donuts- Blue-Wendy Smith, Red-Amy Juett Muffins- Blue- Becky Schelm, Red-Wendy Smith, White-Connie Rossenbach Nut Bread- Blue-Cheri Coutts Pumpkin Bread- Blue-Kay Anderson, Red-Daxton Myers Sourdough Bread-Blue-Wendy Smith, Red-Kelsey Corker, White-Amy Juett White Bread-Blue, Carol Woods Yeast Rolls-Red- Carol Woods Zucchini Bread-Blue-Joyce Schmidt, Red-Patricia Sisson Miscellaneous Bread-Blue-Amy Juett, Red-Carol Woods, White-Patricia Sisson Angel FoodCake- Blue-Joyce Schmidt Apple Cake-Blue-Joyce Schmidt Chocolate Cake-Blue-Joyce Schmidt, Red-Becky Schelm Pound Cake-Blue-Joyce Schmidt Spice Cake-Blue-Cheri Coutts Miscellaneous Cake-Blue-Cheri Coutts BestDecoratedCake-Blue-Cassidy Swanson, Red-Gracelynn Juett, White-Kaydence Myers Bar Cookies-Blue- Wendy Smith, Red-Joyce Schmidt, White-Patricia Sisson Brownies-Blue-Joyce Schmidt Chocolate Chip Cookies-Blue-Cheri Coutts, Red-Joyce Schmidt, White-Kaydence Myers Frosted Cookie-Blue-Gracelynn Juett, Red-Patricia Sisson, White-Joyce Schmidt Holiday Cookies-Blue-Becky Schelm, Red-Carol Woods, White-Gracelynn Juett Oatmeal Cookies- Blue-Wendy Smith, Red-Joyce Schmidt, Peanut Butter Cookies, Blue, Joyce Schmidt Rolled Cookies, Blue, Connie Rossenbach Sugar Cookies, Blue, Kaydence Myers, Red-Gracelynn Juett, No Bake Cookies, Blue-Joyce Schmidt,Red-Wendy Smith, White-Kay Anderson Misc. Cookies, Blue, Cheri Coutts, Red-Carol Woods, White-Connie Rossenbach Patriotic Cookies-Blue-Gracelynn Juett, Red-Becky Schelm, White-Kaydence Myers Fudge-Blue-Cheri Coutts Misc. Candy- Blue- Cheri Coutts Red- Carol Woods Apples-Blue-Kay Anderson Blueberries- Blue-Kay Anderson Cherries-Blue-Kay Anderson Nectarines-Blue-Kay Anderson Peaches-Blue-Kay Anderson, Red-Sam Davis, White-Gracelynn Juett Pears- Blue-Kay Anderson Raspberries- Blue-Kay Anderson Strawberries-Blue- Kay Anderson Miscellaneous Fruit- Blue-Kay Anderson, Red-Sienna Myers Grape Juice- Blue-Kay Anderson Tomato Juice- Blue-Travee Hobbs Miscellaneous Juice-Blue-Kay Anderson Apple Jelly- Blue, Wynona Bolton Chokecherry Jelly- Blue-Betty Bower, Red-Gracelynn Juett Plum Jelly-Blue- Gracelynn Juett, Red-Isaac Rossenbach Wild Plum Jelly-Blue-Travee Hobbs, Red-Wynona Bolton, White-Betty Bower Misc. Jelly- Blue-Kay Anderson, Red-Lyndsy Myers Apple Butter-Blue-Kay Anderson Preserves-Blue-Lyndsy Myers Choke Chery Jam-Blue-Wynona Bolton, Red-Amy Juett Misc. Jam-Blue-Kaydence Myers Green Beans-Blue-Bryan Myers, Red- Wynona Bolton Beets- Blue- Wynona Bolton Corn- Sienna Myers Salsa-Blue-Kaydence Myers, Red-Travee Hobbs Spaghetti Sauce-Blue-Sam Davis, Red-Travee Hobbs, White-Sue Crooker Tomatoes, Red Chunked-Blue-Kay Anderson,Red-Sue Crooker Tomato Soup-Blue-Bryan Myers Tomatoes Yellow-Blue-Kay Anderson Tomatoes Stewed-Blue-Travee Hobbs Misc. Vegetable- Blue, Sam Davis, Red-Kay Anderson, White-Sue Crooker Beef Tallow-Blue-Travee Hobbs Bread & Butter Pickles-Blue-Wynona Bolton Cinnamon Cucumber Pickles-Red-Wynona Bolton, White-Duane Bolton Dill Pickles, Whole-Blue-Sam Davis, Red-Travee Hobbs Dill Pickles Sliced- Red- Travee Hobbs Dill Pickles, Spears-Blue-Sam Davis, Red-Travee Hobbs Pickled Corn- Blue-Kay Anderson Pickled Peppers-Blue-Bryan Myers,Red-Sam Davis, White-Sienna Myers Relish- Blue-Kay Anderson Miscellaneous Pickles-Blue-Bryan Myers Dried Herbs-Blue-Marsha Fuchs Misc. Dried Food- Blue,Marsha Fuchs KIDS

One Best Entries Best Zinnia-Callen Riesen Best Sunflower- Paige Wilkins Best Daisy- Briley Naprstek Best Marigold-Wendy Smith Best Single Petunia- Briley Naprstek Best Double Petunia-Phil Fuchs Best Rose-Patricia Sisson Best Mini Rose-Travee Hobbs Best Trumpet Vine-Marsha Fuchs Best Dahlia- Callen Riesen Best Item Not Mentioned-Kelsey Riesen Best Hibiscus – Madonna Coutts Alternanthera Joyce Schmidt-Red Succulent Clayton Cordell-Blue Sue Harthorn-Red Wendy Smith-White Golds and Yellows Britt Bartak-Blue Travee Hobbs-Red Madonna Coutts-White Dianthus Amy Juett-Blue Marsha Fuchs-Red Connie Rossenbach-White Gayfeather Amy Juett-Blue Briley Naprstek-Red Gladiolus Patricia Sisson-Blue Rose Joyce Schmidt-Blue Patricia Sisson-Red Clayton Cordell-White Branching Sunflower Madonna Coutts-Blue Cheri Coutts-Red Single Stem Sunflower Patricia Sisson-Blue McKenzie Brown-Red Briley Naprstek-White Zinnia-large Cathie Pankowski-Blue Micah Juett-Red Kaydence Myers-White Zinnia-small Amy Juett-Blue Travee Hobbs-Red Ida Hunt-White Persian Carpet Zinnia Amy Juett-Blue Peppermint Zinnia Cathie Pankowski-Blue Marigold-large Daxton Myers-Blue Connie Rossenbach-Red Kay Anderson-White Marigold-small Connie Rossenbach-Blue Gracelynn Juett-Red Oakley Davis-White Coneflower Phil Fuchs-Red Cosmos-Single Cathie Pankowski-Blue Patricia Sisson -Red Gracelynn Juett-White Cosmos-Double Gracelynn Juett-Blue Kelsey Riesen-Red Goldenrod Amy Juett-Blue Travee Hobbs-Red Madonna Coutts-White Hydrangea Iris Sisson-Blue (Lydia Greder Memorial Winner) Patricia Sisson-Red Madonna Coutts-White Non-Blooming Houseplant Travee Hobbs-Blue Kay Anderson-Red Kelsey Corker-White Blooming Houseplant Travee Hobbs-Blue Levi Juett-Red Sienna Myers-White Salvia Joyce Schmidt-Blue Marsha Fuchs-Red Connie Rossenbach-White Salvia-other Briley Naprstek Penta Travee Hobbs-Blue Connie Rossenbach-Red Osteospermum Patricia Sisson-Blue Balsam Cheri Coutts-White Perennial Phlox Joyce Schmidt-Blue Cheri Coutts-Red Four o Clocks Joyce Schmidt-Blue Russian Sage Kaydence Myers-Blue Briley Naprstek-White Moon Flower Patricia Sisson -Blue Joyce Schmidt-White Aster-single Wendy Smith-Red Aster-double Joyce Schmidt-Red Butterfly Bush Joyce Schmidt-Blue Canna Lily Briley Naprstek-Blue Joyce Schmidt-Red Rudbeckia Iris Sisson-Blue Patricia Sisson-Red Joyce Schmidt -White Hosta Marsha Fuchs-Blue Iris Sisson-Red Briley Naprstek-White Sedum Iris Sisson-Blue Patricia Sisson-Red Joyce Schmidt-White Fairy Garden Kaydence Myers-Blue Sienna Myers-Red Selah Juett-White Cactus Wynona Bolton-Blue Travee Hobbs-Red Kelsey Corker-White Viola Connie Rossenbach-Red Wildflower Amy Juett-Blue Briley Naprstek-Red Cheri Coutts-White Autumn Bounty Amy Juett-Blue Gracelynn Juett-Red Kelsey Riesen-White Item Not Mentioned Patricia Sisson-Blue Connie Rossenbach-Red Briley Naprstek-White Mixed Flowers Lyndsey Myers-Blue Kelsey Riesen-Red Patricia Sisson-White Mini Bouquet Isaac Juett-Blue Joyce Schmidt-Red Connie Rossenbach-White Morning Glory Ida Hunt-Red Briley Naprstek-White Impatiens-Single Joyce Schmidt-Red Patricia Sisson-White Impatiens-New Guinea Patricia Sisson-Blue Travee Hobbs-Red Lantana Connie Rossenbach -Blue Joyce Schmidt-Red Amy Juett-White Pansy Conne Rossenbach-Blue Calibrachoa Gracelynn Juett-Blue Briley Naprstek-Red Poppy Sue Harthorn Verbena Patricia Sisson-Blue Connie Rossenbach-Red Vinca Joyce Schmidt-Blue Gracelynn Juett-Red Strawflowers Kelsey Riesen-Blue Patricia Sisson -Red Wendy Smith-White Veronica Speedwell Gracelynn Juett-Red Gaillardia Connie Rossenbach-Blue Sue Harthorn-Red Marsha Fuchs-White Dahlia-large Kelsey Riesen-Blue Britt Bartak-Red Dahlia-small Kelsey Riesen-Blue Patricia Sisson-Red Connie Rossenbach-White Penstemon Marsha Fuchs-Red Delphinium Joyce Schmidt-Blue Patricia Sisson-Red Coreopsis Kimber Davis-Blue Gomphrena Patricia Sisson-Red Geranium Marsha Fuchs-White Shades of Pink Kelsey Riesen-Blue Micah Juett-Red Patricia Sisson-White All White Bouquet Connie Rossenbach-Blue Cheri Coutts-Red Grasses Amy Juett-Blue Gracelynn Juett-Red Red, White and Blue Gracelyn Juett -Blue Connie Rossenbach-Red Cheri Coutts-White Most Unusual Marsha Fuchs-Blue Hollyhocks Briley Naprstek-Red Blooming Potted Ornamental Connie Rossenbach-Red Kelsey Corker-White Non-Blooming Potted Ornamental McKenzie Brown-Blue Connie Rossenbach-Red African Violet Wynona Bolton-Blue Patricia Sisson-Red Moss Rose- Double Connie Rossenbach -Blue Sienna Myers-Red Joyce Schmidt-White Begonia-Single Patricia Sisson-Blue Daisy-other Patricia Sisson-Red Hibiscus Wynona Bolton-Red 6 and Under Bouquet Brynleigh Bacon-Blue Willa Johnson-Red Callen Riesen-White Petunia-Single Patricia Sisson -Blue Travee Hobbs-Red Kay Anderson-White Petunia-Double Marsha Fuchs-Blue Monarda Sue Harthorn-Blue Spiderwort Marsha Fuchs-Blue Snapdragon Connie Rossenbach-Red Trumpet Vine Marsha Fuchs -Blue Brynn Myers-Red Coleus Marsha Fuchs-Blue Patricia Sisson-Red Bryan Sisson-White Daylily Connie Rossenbach-Blue Briley Naprstek-Red Marsha Fuchs-White.

Since before the world was made, God has known you and loved you. He has never taken His eyes away or ignored you.

September 13 A traffic stop was made on Highway 7 south of Ainsworth. The driver received a repair order for improper or defective vehicle lighting.

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The North Central Nebraska RC&D is working together with communities to host several stops on Thursday, September 24th, and Monday, September 28th. All documents are shredded on-site to protect information, and the shredded material is then recycled into paper products.

Dolly Parton launched the Imagination Library in 1995 to foster an early love of reading and learning in the children in her hometown of Sevier County, Tenn. She created the program in honor of her father, who could not read or write but she considered the smartest man she knew.

Come say hello to a great friend of the Ainsworth community, Jared Hansmeyer, and participate in a 5k run or one-mile walk in support of his battle against cancer. Jared would say “Let’s Play Cross Country.”

The Brown County Board of Commissioners held its final regularly scheduled meeting of September on Tuesday, September 15. Members present were Dennis Bauer, Jeremiah Dailey and Don Painter.