High property taxes are easy to describe, harder to solve

ALL THINGS NEBRASKAThat time of year is nearing – the time when you have to pay the second half of your property taxes, due by the end of July.It’s a big check, and I write two of them, one for my house and one for the small farm that’s still in the family.

Dennis Gray Memorial Golf Scramble

Join the High Plains Storm for the 2026 Dennis Gray Memorial Golf Scramble on August 1 in Fullerton at Pawnee Hills. Contact Mr. Phillips to reserve your spot today! mphillips@hpcstorm. org Golfing starts at 9 AM. Cost is $260 per 4-person team. Cost includes 18 holes of golf with cart and lunch.

Love the Church Like Jesus

Imagine you see the bride on her wedding day, but REALLY early just getting coffee at the hotel. She is a mess! Her hair is in knots, she is still in her jammies and robe, no makeup, no jewelry. Now would you go tell your family and friends how ugly the bride was? Of course not.

Grace Notes

Ice cream lovers! This is your month to celebrate! July is National Ice Cream Month, and this coming Friday, July 17, is National Ice Cream Day.My late hubby used to say that EVERY month should be ice cream month! And so he never turned down an opportunity to enjoy a bowl of icy cold sweetness.

God’s Word: Verses for this Week

“While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

FAIR HIGHLIGHTS

Lines on the Page

LINES ON THE PAGESummer has hit hard, right?Some people love it, and some don’t!When the corn sweats, I sweat. That’s the truth of it.I grew up on a farm, and I don’t remember Dad telling me about corn sweat.

Senior Center

Regular activities at Osceola Senior Center: July 27th: County cards in Burg Bible study 10:00 am every Friday Pool and coffee every morning. Hope to see you at the center.

Legion Auxiliary

American Legion Auxiliary Unit #91 will meet on Thursday, July 16th, at the Osceola Legion Club at 7:00 pm.This will be a planning meeting for our 2026-27 year.Roxanne Page is the hostess.

Library

Happening at the Library Summer Reading was busy at the Library. We had 30 children registered and they read books for a total of 208 hours. Our high reader was June Christy with 20.5 hours.