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A recent partnership between the Nebraska Library Commission and the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NCBVI) has improved services the Ainsworth Public Library provides for patrons with low vision. NCBVI has provided a 20” ONYX Deskset HD CCTV (electronic video magnifier) to each public library location in Nebraska at no cost. At the Ainsworth Public Library, the magnifier is currently in the public computer access area right by the door, but is mobile enough to place anywhere in the library.

On October 29, 2022, Dustin Graham, son of Steve and Peggy Graham, was inducted into the Kearney USBC Bowling Hall of Fame. Dustin has a career of 29 - 300 games and 14 - 800 series. His high average is 226 and has a lifetime average of 215 in Kearney.

The Jane Keller Memorial Art Show in Bassett will be open to the public for viewing Friday, December 2nd from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, December 3rd and 4th from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. As a reminder the Chambers Parade of Lights starts around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 4th. Artists can pick up their items after directly after the parade or on Monday, December 5th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sandhills Care Center was able to open their doors this year to the Trick or Treaters. While Trick or Treating, the youth were able to say hi to the residents, exchange some smiles with each other and maybe in some cases, they exchanged a hug or two.

Throughout the season, Coach Jeri Graff pumped up her team during time outs. Graff said that some of the players set new school records for the volleyball team at Ainsworth Community Schools. New records were: Blocks in a Match - Cameryn Goochey had 8 vs Gordon Rushville on October 15th which tied with Kirsten Petersen’s record from 2008; Blocks in a Season - Cameryn Goochey with 67; Blocks in a Career - Cameryn Goochey with 142; Digs in a Match - Kerstyn Held with 38 vs Burwell on September 22, 2022; and Assists in a Season - Dakota Stutzman with 463.

387-0777 Taco or Chef Salad Available Thursday, November 10th: Beer roast, mashed potatoes, beef gravy, applesauce, bread and milk. Friday, November 11th: Sweet and sour pork, rice, brussel sprouts, egg roll and milk.

Thought for the week: “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude.” Harry S. Truman The weather for Halloween was super. The kids could run up and down main street without a coat, no wind either. We were to get snow on Thursday but we didn’t get anything. The farmers are harvesting very fast. The dust in the country is terrible.

Question: Should I keep watering my trees after they go dormant? It’s hard to think about our outdoor plants in the winter, however they are still alive and need some care, even when dormant. In fact, evergreen trees and shrubs don’t go dormant at all and dormant deciduous trees and shrubs are still transpiring although it is at a lower rate than in warmer weather.

In 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day, calling on the nation to “solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting and enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.”

Josie Ganser of Ainsworth is among 202 Husker undergraduates who have been awarded stipends by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer. Ganser, a sophomore animal science major, will participate in the project “The Effects of FSH on Follicle Growth and Fibrosis on Bovine Ovarian Cortex Cultures” as part of Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program, which supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities.