Polk Library

Not a lot happening in Polk these days. Vacation Bible School is over and people are getting ready to start back to school. With it being so hot outside, the library is a GREAT place to cool off. Come and check out our new books and look around to see what the library has to offer.

Golf Scramble to Helps Pay Camp

The third annual Dennis Gray Memorial 4-Person Golf Scramble returns at 9 a.m. Saturday. The scramble is at Valley View Golf Course in Central City. Proceeds from the scramble help offset the cost for High Plains students attending summer camps for athletic and other activities.

FROM THE FILES of The Gresham Gazette

TEN YEARS AGO August 2, 2012 Enjoying the lawn mower races at Bradshaw Days were Tom and Judi Luettel and Art and Shirley Richter. Conner Luettel placed third in the modified class.

GRESHAM LOCALS

Bob and Adelle Tonniges were among those attending M & T Agriculture 25th anniversary supper on Friday evening at Mark and Tera Dey’s warehouse near Gresham.

Centennial Public Schools

Monday, August 8 Board of Education Meeting 8:00 p.m.

FROM THE FILES of The Osceola Record

TEN YEARS AGO August 2, 2012 Osceola Public Schools was chosen as a finalist for an America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education grant. There are 24 finalists in Nebraska, and the school could receive up to $25,000. Bob Zelasney is a legacy at the Bob Zelasney is a legacy at the Osceola ball field.

Aspects

I was STUNNED by the total for my recent grocery purchase, even briefly wondering if the clerk “knows CPR”! However, I must “fess up” for also having included toothpaste and a cute ball for our Toy Poodle within our food purchases.

Osceola News Briefs

Historical Society Meets in Osceola The Polk County Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, August 9th at the Osceola Civic Center at 7 p.m. All are welcome. Membership is just $10 a year, or a lifetime membership of $100.