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toward learning hard skills in the classroom and continues to make learning fun! She works hard and is kind to friends. Mindee’s optimism and positive attitude are absolutely infectious.

On Wednesday, March 8th, the Ainsworth High School speech team competed in the C2-3 District Speech Contest in Plainview. This was a difficult day of competition for the speakers! In order to qualify for the state tournament, the speakers must make it into the final round of competition, which is made up of the six highest ranking speakers in each event, and then place in the top three speakers of their events.

Our ‘Steers for Students’ program is off again for a second year. This program is directed to the youth of the Sandhills for nutritious lunches and education about how beef gets from the pasture to your plate.

402-387-1294 Activities Thursday, March 16th: 10:30 a.m. - Basketball Competition; 2:30 p.m.

387-0777 Chef Salad Available Daily Thursday, March 16th: Spaghetti, garlic bread, Jell-O with fruit, cauliflower and milk. Friday, March 17th: Reuben bowl, rye bread, cream style corn, banana pudding and milk.

Thought for the week: A real friend never gets in your way unless you happened to be on the way down. The weather forecaster was wrong once this winter when we were to get five inches of snow and we received only a dusting.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) will hold a public information open house meeting regarding proposed improvements to the bridge overMinnechaduza Creek on Nebraska Highway 12 (N-12) in Cherry County. The meeting will be held at Mid-Plains Community College – Valentine Campus, 715 US-20 in Valentine, NE on Thursday, March 23rd from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be an openhouse format. No formal presentation will be given.

Brown County Hospital Board Meeting The Brown County Hospital Board meeting will be held on Monday, March 20th at 4:00 p.m. in the Brown County Hospital Conference Room.

Alpha Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met March 4, 2023 at the Range Cafe in Bassett. Five members answered roll call and made a donation to the Read Aloud Nebraska fund.

The Ainsworth Library is joining the Northeast Community College NEA Big Read during March and April. The Big Read selection will focus on the title of “Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body” by Rebekah Taussig.