Elmwood News January 2, 2019

  Cass County News   Elmwood Village Updates   SUBMIT NEWS 

 Happy New Year!!!!

I hope your Christmas was wonderful and you are looking forward to 2019.

As with many people I find myself looking back at 2018 and recapping all the positive things that happened. Well, that's what I'm going to do here. 

Elmwood is a wonderful community full of wonderful people.

For such a small town we stay busy and productive. We volunteer in many ways and encourage our kids to volunteer. 

Without community participation, Elmwood would wither away and die. We are vibrant and many in Cass County recognize this. It wouldn't be possible without the thousands of hours every year from volunteers.

Next week I'm going to provide a list of where you can volunteer in Elmwood, if you have ideas please send them to editor@elmwoodnebraska.com 

I know I'm going to leave something out but here are a few things that happened this year. But none of these would be possible WITHOUT volunteers.

Elmwood Famers Market in the Park

Hundreds of additional people visited the park from not only the local community but around the United States including Wisconsin, Chicago, Washington State, Japan, Germany, and many others. 

String Beans Concert - Library Fundraiser

Memorial Day & Veteran Day Observances

Many people in the state, including the Governor, have stated Elmwood does one of the best jobs of honoring our veterans. All of this is due to the active American Legion and many many hours of volunteers.

Aldrich House Expanded Gardens & Events 

Elmwood Main Street Revitalization Committee

Main street building zoning progress, new parking, trees removed to preserve sidewalks plus much more

Elmwood Park Strategic Planning Meetings

Look for great park events in 2019 

Elmwood Pet Vaccination Clinic

Increased Library Events and Community Participation

First Color Run in the Park

Bubble Soccer in the Park

Community Center Coffee Mornings, Lunch and Events

Kindergarten class singing during lunch in December (Thanks to Gretchen R for the photo)

Market to Market Race

Several Make and Take Project Classes at the Thairapist Salon

G.A.R. Museum Ice Cream Event

Holiday Extravaganza

 People come for miles and even former residents return from out of state because they miss the community atmosphere of Elmwood. We do kick off the holidays right the Saturday after Thanksgiving during the Holiday Extravaganza. 

Hi GRACE!!! We miss you and LOVE seeing you and Jim throughout the year.

Holiday Light Parade

This keeps getting bigger and bigger every year. Hundreds of people lined Main Street this year. 

If this doesn't make you proud of being from Elmwood I don't know what will.

 Elmwood Community Center 

A special Thank You to everyone that was involved with the 2018 Food /Money Drive ($1,462.50) for the St. Paul UMC Cass County Food Bank that is held every Third Saturday of the month at the Elmwood Community Center from 9am-11am.

We appreciated all that you have done to help make this continue for the Cass County area.

Tai Chi Every Tuesday and Thursday
Beginners Class
9:00 am
A low-impact program will help improve balance and memory
Everyone is welcome to come.

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The Elmwood Community Center provided daily lunches Monday through Friday for anyone who wants a good home cooked meal for a very reasonable price...$5 per person!

Billie B. Brown is brave, brilliant and bold! Brand new readers will love her problem-solving adventures and humorous illustrations. Check her out!

Front Row: Alicia Clements, Tammy Pester, Karen Schweitzer Christmas break is a great time to visit the Elmwood library.

If you have kids at home it's a great place to spend an afternoon.

This is a great Christmas break activity for all kids.

  Preschool Story Time begins September 6th

Thursdays 10:30 am

Ages 3-5 

Library cards are available for non-residents for only $10.00 What does this include? Access to the books, movies, and services at the library, PLUS e-books for your Kindle, or tablet reader. 

Spread the word about the Elmwood Public Library!

Visit the Overdrive website for more information on checking out electronic books and media. 
www.help.overdrive.com 

Library hours

Monday 3- 8pm

Tuesday 2-6pm

Wednesday 2 pm -6 pm

Thursday 10 am - 2 pm

Saturday 10 am - 2 pm 

 Elmwood Christian Church Update 

St. Paul United Methodist Church
400 West G Street
Elmwood, NE 68349 

Sunday School (Sept.-May) 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship Services 10:30 a.m.

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NEW ELMWOOD-MURDOCK SCHOOL WEBSITE

There is a wealth of information on the new Elmwood-Murdock website. It is updated on a daily basis by various teachers and department heads.    

Check out the calendar on the Elmwood Website

If the date is TAN (Beige) then there is something to do in town that day!! 

Send me Elmwood-Murdock events you would like me to place on the calendar at editor@elmwoodnebraska.com   

Elmwood #LittleFreePantry

The Little Free Pantry is located between Hufstader Chiropractor, the Elmwood Meat Market, and the Village Hall. 

You may not get out as often, but people are still in need of emergency supplies and cupboards are bare in some Elmwood homes. 

Questions? Call 866.394.8336 or email info@nolimitsnebraska.com

We are currently serving hard ice cream in dishes.
we have 8 different flavors to choose from.

Elmwood C Store
402-994-3305

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