Observing Lent Can Reveal Our “Heart God”

Do you “give up” something for Lent? I remember growing up and my Catholic friends and others would “give up” meat for Lent. Every Friday the cafeteria would serve fish, macaroni and cheese or a grilled cheese sandwich.

Osceola Lenten Lunch Schedule

The full schedule is as follows: February 25 at Calvary Lutheran, topic: The scandal of the Word made flesh with Pr. Raleigh White March 4 at St. Paul Lutheran, topic: The scandal of forgiveness with Pr. Evan Christensen March 11 at St. Vincent Catholic, topic: The scandal of grace with Pr.

Grace Notes

“So God created…every winged bird according to its kind.And God saw that it was good.”(Genesis 1:21b, English Standard Version) Last Saturday was Valentine’s Day--the day many “love birds” celebrate the special person in their life.

Lines on the Page

LINES ON THE PAGEAs an author, to simplify the many ways to write a story, there is the pantser/discovery way, or the plotter. The phrase pantser originated from early aviation, where pilots relied on their senses to navigate without advanced instruments. Flying by the seat of their pants.

Painting Animals Up for Adoption

For the last 3 weeks, Mrs. Klemmensen’s Art 3 and 4 class have been working on such an incredible service learning project! Every student picked out an animal available for adoption from Blue River Pet Rescue in Seward, then painted the cutest pet portraits you’ve ever seen.

USDA Announces Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions

Specialty Crops Acreage Reporting Deadline for 2025 is March 13 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the U.S.

Senior Center

Activities at Osceola Senior Center for February.February 23 Polk County pool at Polk at 1:30 PM Pool and coffee at the center daily.Bible study 10 AM every Friday.Hope to see you at the center!The next staff meeting will be April 10.

Library

The Library will host Story Hour Feb. 18, at 4:00. All children between Pre-K and 2nd grade are encouraged to join us for stories, crafts and treats.The Library Book Club will meet Feb. 23, at 5:00. We will be discussing Sandwich by Catherine Newman.

Speech Results from David City

The kids performed at our biggest meet of the season at David City.Duet Ella and Lily Cramer - 4th HONORS Entertainment Naima Ramirez- 6th Consolation Persuasive Kylie Moore - 2nd CHAMPS Humorous Graycen Michel - 6th Merit Poetry Oliva Phillips - 6th JV Champs

Cross County Robotics Finishes Regular Season in GI

GRAND ISLAND - Cross County robotics had three high school and two junior high teams participate Saturday in robotics competition at Grand Island Senior High.