Book Buddies with Preschool and 2nd Grade

Book Buddies with Preschool and 2nd Grade

Book Buddies is a joint reading project between the Arnold Public School and the Rotary Club.  It started for second graders but has grown to include preschool children.  The Rotarians consider this as one of their favorite projects. Every year, the Rotarians buy a...
Rotary Honors the Class of 2024

Rotary Honors the Class of 2024

The Rotary invited the Arnold Senior Class of 2024 for nice meal at Grazers.  After a dinner of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and salad bar, Ms. Lange gave an inspiring presentation to seniors. Kiersten Lange, Banker at Heartland Bank in Kearney, Nebraska, was the...
Paula Witt of Rotary Student Exchange

Paula Witt of Rotary Student Exchange

On April 18th, Paula Witt traveled to Arnold for the Rotary meeting, as well as to meet with sophomore Interact student Eli Rogers.  Following the district conference, Rogers became motivated to promote the Rotary Youth Exchange program within our school again.  He...
T.L. Jones Mercantile – 1914

T.L. Jones Mercantile – 1914

“T.L. Jones Mercantile” – 1914          BrewBakers Coffee House & Gifts – 2016 T.L. (Tucker Lon) Jones came to Arnold on March 13, 1912, to manage a general merchandise store that Duckett and Maddox (Custer Hotel site)  had rented to Omar Helton and Thomas...
Center School District #185 – 1892

Center School District #185 – 1892

In 1892, Center School District 185, was located about 4½ miles southeast of Callaway, Nebraska, and about 3 miles north of the site of the old village of Lodi. It stood on the south side of the South Loup River in the west-central portion of Custer Township or...
Custer Hotel – 1928

Custer Hotel – 1928

Grand Central Hotel, built by Robert Probert in 1887 was just south of Unganst’s Hardware store, which he had also built, in 1884.  Both buildings were on the corner of the present Custer Hotel lot. A series of folks managed the hotel until it was sold in 1903 to...